Security News

Police Probe Hack of London Plastic Surgery Clinic
2017-10-30 12:13

British police said Tuesday they were investigating the theft of data from a London plastic surgery clinic, with reports that sensitive images of celebrities have been stolen. London Bridge...

Ukraine Police Warns of New NotPetya-Style Large Scale CyberAttack
2017-10-14 00:24

Remember NotPetya? The Ransomware that shut down thousands of businesses, organisations and banks in Ukraine as well as different parts of Europe in June this year. Now, Ukrainian government...

US Financial Regulator Launches Unit to Police Cyber-threats
2017-09-26 11:44

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it is setting up a special unit dedicated to identifying cyber-related misconduct. read more

Another iPhone Change to Frustrate the Police
2017-09-15 11:28

I recently wrote about the new ability to disable the Touch ID login on iPhones. This is important because of a weirdness in current US law that protects people's passcodes from forced disclosure...

Do the Police Need a Search Warrant to Access Cell Phone Location Data? (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-17 11:12

The US Supreme Court is deciding a case that will establish whether the police need a warrant to access cell phone location data. This week I signed on to an amicus brief from a wide array of...

Chinese Police Arrest 11 Over Fireball Adware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-26 12:33

250 Million Infections of Click-Fraud Malware Tied to Digital Marketing AgencyPolice in Beijing have arrested 11 employees of a Chinese digital marketing agency on charges that they developed and...

Gang Behind Fireball Malware that Infected 250 Million PCs Busted by Police (The Hackers News)
2017-07-26 02:08

Chinese authorities have recently initiated a crackdown on the operators of a massive adware campaign that infected around 250 Million computers, including Windows and Mac OS, across the world...

Police Seize World's Two Largest Darknet Marketplaces (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-20 17:18

AlphaBay Shutdown Drove Users to Hansa, Where Police Were Already in ControlThe FBI and Europol announced that they've jointly shuttered the world's two biggest darknet marketplaces, AlphaBay and...

U.S., European Police Say 'Dark Web' Markets Shut Down (Security Week)
2017-07-20 15:50

Washington - US and European police on Thursday announced the shutdown of two huge "dark web" marketplaces that allowed the anonymous online trade of drugs, hacking software and guns. read more

AlphaBay Shut Down After Police Raid; Alleged Founder Commits Suicide in Jail (The Hackers News)
2017-07-14 02:26

AlphaBay Market — one of the largest Dark Web marketplaces for drugs, guns, and other illegal goods — that mysteriously went dark earlier this month without any explanation from its admins has...