Security News

Millions of Stolen MySpace, Tumblr Credentials Being Sold Online (Threatpost)
2016-05-31 17:37

Hackers are selling roughly 427 million passwords belonging to users of MySpace along with information on 65 million Tumblr users.

Week in review: API security, keyloggers disguised as USB device chargers, online tracking (Help Net Security)
2016-05-30 12:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Faulty TLS implementation opens VISA sites, users to attack A group of researchers has discovered 184 HTTPS servers...

Who’s tracking you online, and how? (Help Net Security)
2016-05-25 18:16

Armed with a tool that mimics a consumer browser but is actually bent on discovering all the ways websites are tracking visitors, Princeton University researchers have discovered several device...

State of Online Tracking (Schneier on Security)
2016-05-23 10:33

Really interesting research: "Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis," by Steven Englehardt and Arvind Narayanan: Abstract: We present the largest and most detailed measurement...

You are what you click: Online search security risks (Help Net Security)
2016-05-19 13:00

When it comes to the desire for the ideal body, people may be willing to sacrifice their online security if it takes them a step closer to achieving desired results, according to a Intel Security...