Security News

Calif. May Ban Facial Recognition in Police Body Cameras
2019-09-13 17:33

Legislation Awaits Governor's SignatureLawmakers in California have voted to ban the use of facial recognition technology within the body cameras that police wear. The measure now awaits the...

California Passes Bill to Ban Police Use of Facial Recognition
2019-09-12 15:05

The historic measure, which still needs to be signed into law, would prohibit biometric surveillance, including in bodycams.

ThreatList: Police Use of Facial Recognition is Just Fine, Say Most Americans
2019-09-06 20:14

A survey by Pew Research Center finds that Americans support use of facial recognition by law enforcement , but not by tech or advertising companies.

Analysis: How Police Disrupted a Cryptomining Malware Gang
2019-08-30 12:04

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an analysis of how French cyber police disrupted a cryptomining malware gang. Also featured: Apple's botched patching of a jailbreaking...

Police Trick Malware Gang Into Disinfecting 850,000 Systems
2019-08-28 13:33

Retadup Gang's Malware Scheme Disrupted by French Police and Security Firm AvastFrench police say they've disrupted the operations of the Retadup malware gang by subverting attackers'...

Avast, French Police Remove Retadup Malware From 850,000 PCs
2019-08-28 11:27

Cybersecurity firm Avast and French police have neutralized the Retadup malware on over 850,000 computers after taking control of its command and control (C&C) server. read more

French Police Remotely Removed RETADUP Malware from 850,000 Infected PCs
2019-08-28 10:33

The French law enforcement agency, National Gendarmerie, today announced the successful takedown of one of the largest wide-spread RETADUP botnet malware and how it remotely disinfected more than...

Police site DDoSer/bomb hoaxer caught after jeering on social media
2019-08-16 10:33

He called in bomb hoaxes days after the Manchester Arena murders, DDoSed police sites when they investigated him, then taunted via Twitter.

Police costs for Gatwick drone fiasco double to nearly £900k – and still no one's been charged
2019-08-16 08:03

Omnishambles just keeps on rolling and you're paying for it Sussex Police's probe of the infamous London Gatwick airport drone fiasco of Christmas 2018 has doubled in cost to nearly £900,000 – and...

Bomb-hoaxing DoSer who targeted police in revenge was caught after Twitter taunts
2019-08-15 12:23

Mostly the public adversely affected A young man who DoSed two British police forces' websites has been sentenced to 16 months in a young offenders' institution.…