Security News

Chrome extensions easily disabled without user interaction (Help Net Security)
2015-08-03 15:07

Independent researcher Mathias Karlsson has discovered a vulnerability that can be exploited to disable Chrome extensions without user interaction. Apparently, the bug has already been discovered a...

Health records of 5.5 million US patients accessed in MIE breach (Help Net Security)
2015-08-03 14:07

The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigating into the recent breach suffered by Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) and its subsidiary NoMoreClipboard, which resulted in the p...

Hacker steals Bitdefender customer info, blackmails company (Help Net Security)
2015-08-03 13:18

A hacker has managed to access a database containing usernames and passwords of customers of Romanian AV maker Bitdefender, and has tried to blackmail the company into paying $15,000 so that the infor...

Help with Mailing List Hosting (Schneier on Security)
2015-08-03 10:58

I could use some help finding a host for my monthly newsletter, Crypto-Gram. My old setup just wasn't reliable enough. I had a move planned, but that fell through when the new host's bounce...

Fake "Windows 10 Free Upgrade" emails deliver ransomware (Help Net Security)
2015-08-03 10:47

It didn't take long for malware peddlers to take advantage of the huge interest users have shown into Windows 10. The newest version of the popular software was released globally last Wednesday, an...

Hospitals advised to stop using vulnerable computerized drug pumps (Help Net Security)
2015-08-03 09:47

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety communication warning healthcare facilities using the Hospira Symbiq Infusion System - a computerized pump made for delivering infusion therapy ...