Security News

Accenture opens flagship innovation hub in San Francisco
2019-02-08 02:00

Accenture opened a flagship innovation hub in San Francisco’s iconic Salesforce Tower. The hub is a state-of-the-art destination where clients work side-by-side with Accenture teams to rapidly...

Vulnerability in San Francisco’s Public Safety Warning Sirens Fixed
2018-04-10 19:01

A patched vulnerability in San Francisco’s public safety warning siren system suggests other radio-based platforms could also be hacked.

San Francisco transport system ransomware attacker also extorted other US-based businesses (Help Net Security)
2016-11-29 19:44

The ransomware attack that hit the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency last Friday is just one of many mounted by the same attacker. According to an unnamed security researcher who...

San Francisco Transit System Target of Ransomware (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-28 23:36

It's really bad. The ticket machines have been hacked. Over the next couple of years, I believe we are going to see the downside of our headlong rush to put everything on the Internet. Slashdot thread....

Ransomware hits San Francisco’s transport system, users get free rides (Help Net Security)
2016-11-28 21:53

The computer systems of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have been hit with ransomware on Friday. The infection apparently still persists on some of the systems, but others have...

Hackers Make New Claim in San Francisco Transit Ransomware Attack (Threatpost)
2016-11-28 20:30

The San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency says it has contained a ransomware attack, but now it faces new unsubstantiated claims by attackers who say they have 30GB of the agency’s data.