Security News

Chinese Cyber-Spies Target US-Based Research University
2019-08-20 18:45

A recently analyzed Chinese cyber-espionage and financially-focused threat actor was observed targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university, FireEye’s security researchers report. read more

EvilGnome: A New Backdoor Implant Spies On Linux Desktop Users
2019-07-17 14:19

Security researchers have discovered a rare piece of Linux spyware that's currently fully undetected across all major antivirus security software products, and includes rarely seen functionalities...

Amadeus! Amadeus! Pwn me Amadeus! Airline check-in bug may have exposed all y'all boarding passes to spies
2019-07-16 10:00

Patched IDOR hole would have been child's play to exploit A now-patched vulnerability in the Amadeus flight reservation system – used by airlines around the planet – could, or may, have been...

Spanish Soccer League App Spies on Fans
2019-06-27 11:41

The Spanish Soccer League's smartphone app spies on fans in order to find bars that are illegally streaming its games. The app listens with the microphone for the broadcasts, and then uses...

Decoding America's spies: What does the NSA's cryptic memo really mean? Citizens illegally spied on again
2019-06-26 21:22

Too much data slurped in October, months after snoops vowed not to do that Analysis The NSA illegally gathered a trove of Americans' phone and text message records just four months after it...

How KGB agents were invisible spies
2019-06-20 14:36

Dan Patterson interviews the KGB Espionage Museum's Agne Urbaityte about how agents in the field would blend in with their environment in order to spy.

Foreign spies may be hiding in your VPN, warns DHS
2019-05-31 11:32

"...nation-state actors have demonstrated intent and capability to leverage VPN services and vulnerable users for malicious purposes."

Chinese Cyber-Spies Target Government Organizations in Middle East
2019-05-29 15:23

Chinese cyber-espionage group Emissary Panda has been targeting government organizations in two different countries in the Middle East, Palo Alto Networks security researchers say. read more

Update WhatsApp now! One call could give spies access to your phone
2019-05-14 11:51

A WhatsApp zero-day has allowed an “advanced cyber actor” to successfully install spyware on victims' phones with no more than a phone call.

Researchers: Spies Exploit Microsoft Exchange Backdoor
2019-05-08 16:48

Turla Cyber Espionage Group's 5-Year Campaign Hit Three Targets, ESET WarnsA sophisticated nation-state spy network has quietly exploited a backdoor in Microsoft Exchange servers that gave...