Security News

Report: SEC Investigates First American Data Exposure
2019-08-13 10:48

Title and Settlement Company Exposed Hundreds of Millions of Data RecordsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the exposure of personal and mortgage-related records from...

SEC Investigating Data Leak at First American Financial Corp.
2019-08-12 20:30

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating a security failure on the Web site of real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. that exposed more than 885...

New UK Home Sec invokes infosec nerd rage by calling for end to end-to-end encryption
2019-07-31 14:28

Yep, Patel continues age-old tradition. Plus: Five Eyes word games Newly assigned UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has declared war on encryption safeguards, demanding they be torn up for the...

UK Home Sec kick-starts US request to extradite ex-WikiLeaker Assange
2019-06-13 11:11

Sajid Javid inks court papers for hearing tomorrow UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid revealed this morning that he has signed papers to have Julian Assange extradited to the US.…

SEC demands better disclosure for cybersecurity incidents and threats
2019-04-30 05:15

As companies increasingly rely on networked systems and on the Internet, cybersecurity threats have grown. Companies that fall victim to a successful cyberattack incur substantial costs for...

Cyber-sec biz Fortinet coughs up $545,000 after 'flogging' rebadged Chinese kit to Uncle Sam – but why so low? We may be able to explain
2019-04-17 01:40

Rogue employee takes blame, seems he ain't no Fortinet son Fortinet this week agreed to pay the US government $545,000 to settle claims it allowed employees to peddle Chinese-made gear that would...

SEC Allows Shareholder Votes on Amazon Facial "Rekognition"
2019-04-08 17:59

Amazon shareholders will get the opportunity to vote on two non-binding shareholders' resolutions concerning the Amazon Rekognition facial recognition system. read more

Les Hackers, en garde! 'Cyber war has begun', France will hack first, its defence sec declares
2019-01-22 20:12

No plans to surrender... and we're starting a military bug bounty scheme, added Parly FIC2019 France’s defence secretary Florence Parly today declared “Cyber war has begun.”…

Two charged with hacking company filings out of SEC’s EDGAR system
2019-01-17 11:51

They're charged with phishing and inflicting malware to get into the EDGAR filing system, stealing thousands of filings, and selling access.

U.S. Issues Multiple Charges For 2016 SEC Hack
2019-01-16 16:47

The two were able to hack into the SEC's computer systems due to phishing attacks that stole credentials and spread malware.