Security News

Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App
2019-01-30 16:53

Another one of Facebook's apps has been banned from Apple's ecosystem due to the level of data that it collects and how it was distributed.

Facebook Paid Teens $20 to Install 'Research' App That Collects Private Data
2019-01-30 10:33

If you are thinking that Facebook is sitting quietly after being forced to remove its Onavo VPN app from Apple's App Store, then you are mistaken. It turns out that Facebook is paying teenagers...

LabKey Vulnerabilities Threaten Medical Research Data
2019-01-25 22:16

LabKey Server version 18.3.0-61806.763, released on January 16, patches all three issues, so users should update as soon as possible.

Evaluating €1bn in cybersecurity research funding
2019-01-11 06:00

Crossword Cybersecurity looked at nearly 1,200 current and past research projects from academic institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia, and Africa. It reaffirmed the...

Cymulate and Symantec announce shared research of email-based attacks
2018-12-14 02:30

Cymulate partnered with Symantec to provide an Attacker-Defender collaboration to share the research into the latest email-based threats. Cymulate’s Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) platform...

FireEye: Russian Research Lab Aided the Development of TRITON Industrial Malware
2018-10-24 11:48

Cybersecurity firm FireEye claims to have discovered evidence that proves the involvement of a Russian-owned research institute in the development of the TRITON malware that caused some industrial...

Triton Malware Linked to Russian Government Research Institute
2018-10-23 18:26

The development of the malware tracked as Triton, Trisis and HatMan was supported by a research institute owned by the Russian government, FireEye reported on Tuesday. read more

Operation Oceansalt research reveals cyber-attacks targeting South Korea, USA and Canada
2018-10-18 08:05

McAfee released a report announcing the discovery of a new cyber espionage campaign targeting South Korea, the United States and Canada. The new campaign uses a data reconnaissance implant last...

Crowdfense launches Vulnerability Research Hub for top security researchers
2018-09-26 06:58

Crowdfense officially launched the Vulnerability Research Hub out of beta. After being internally developed and fine-tuned for several months, Crowdfense opened their process-oriented platform to...

Hackers selling research phished from universities on WhatsApp
2018-09-18 13:55

Millions of documents have been stolen from top UK universities and are being sold over WhatsApp for as little as £2.