Security News

Former Tor developer helped the FBI unmask Tor users (Help Net Security)
2016-04-28 21:36

A developer who used to work at Tor Project is the mastermind behind “Torsploit” (aka “Cornhusker”), the malware that was used by the FBI in 2012 to unmask visitors to three child pornography...

Privacy Activists Cheer Passage of Email Privacy Act, Brace for Senate Battle (Threatpost)
2016-04-28 20:12

In a vote of 419-0, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Email Privacy Act on Wednesday that would require the government to obtain a warrant in order to access digital communications...

PCI DSS 3.2 is out: What’s new? (Help Net Security)
2016-04-28 19:42

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has published the latest version of PCI DSS, the information security standard for organizations that handle customer credit cards. Changes and...

Unskilled Pro-ISIS Hackers A Growing Threat (Threatpost)
2016-04-28 18:41

Pro-ISIS hackers promote violence and are making strides with new tools, tactics and procedures, establishing themselves as a growing threat.