Security News

Connected Wristwatch Allows Hackers to Stalk, Spy On Children
2018-11-15 17:04

"Our advice is to stop using this watch" as mitigations are not available, researchers told Threatpost.

Google logins make JavaScript mandatory, Huawei China spy shock, Mac malware, Iran gets new Stuxnet, and more
2018-11-03 13:07

Plus, SystemD gets system de-bugged, again Roundup This week there were Hacked Home Hubs, buggered BBC Bits, and PortSmash privilege punch-ups.…

Ex spy bosses: Cyber-warfare needs rules of engagement for nations to promptly ignore
2018-10-24 21:10

'I think all of us would agree that cyber space is the new battle space' OpenWorld Former intelligence leaders have called for international terms of engagement in cyber warfare and greater...

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...