Security News

Super Micro to Customers: Chinese Spy Chips Story Is Wrong
2018-10-23 16:01

A Bloomberg article claiming that tiny chips were inserted in Super Micro Computer Inc. equipment “is wrong,” the California-based server manufacturer says. read more

Forgotten that Chinese spy chip story? We haven't – it's still wrong, Super Micro tells SEC
2018-10-22 19:20

Server maker drags Bloomberg in note to customers, watchdog, still checking its motherboards The computer server maker at the center of a dramatic secret Chinese spy-chip story has again insisted...

Remember that Chinese spy chip story? We haven't – it's still wrong, Super Micro tells SEC
2018-10-22 19:20

Server maker drags Bloomberg in note to customers, watchdog, still checking its motherboards The computer server maker at the center of a dramatic secret Chinese spy-chip story has again insisted...

Are the Police using Smart-Home IoT Devices to Spy on People?
2018-10-22 13:13

IoT devices are surveillance devices, and manufacturers generally use them to collect data on their customers. Surveillance is still the business model of the Internet, and this data is used...

GreyEnergy Spy APT Mounts Sophisticated Effort Against Critical Infrastructure
2018-10-18 15:08

The group is a successor to BlackEnergy and a subset of the TeleBots gang--and its activity is potentially a prelude to a much more destructive attack.

Who needs custom malware? 'Govt-backed' Gallmaker spy crew uses off-the-shelf wares
2018-10-10 20:25

Likely state hackers make do with 'living off the land' and going after tardy Office patchers A newly discovered spy gang is eschewing boutique attack tools to instead use publicly available...

Chinese Super Micro 'spy chip' story gets even more strange as everyone doubles down
2018-10-09 19:20

Bloomberg puts out related story while security experts cast doubt on research and quotes The veracity of a bombshell yarn claiming Chinese agents managed to sneak spy chips into Super Micro...

China spy chip story gets stranger as everyone doubles down
2018-10-09 19:20

Bloomberg puts out related story while security experts cast doubt on research and quotes The veracity of a story claiming that the Chinese government managed to sneak spy chips into servers used...

Russian Hackers Spy on Military Targets, Governments: Report
2018-10-09 14:55

In 2017 and 2018, a Russian cyber-espionage group believed to be government-backed has engaged in covert attacks targeting military and government organizations in Europe and South America, Symantec warns.

Apple Tells Congress Chinese Spy Chip Story Is False
2018-10-09 13:28

The recent Bloomberg story claiming that Chinese spy chips made it into servers sold by California-based Super Micro is "simply wrong," Apple said in a letter sent on Monday to Congress. read more