Security News

Hotel Chain Hilton Worldwide Investigating Potential POS Breach (Threatpost)
2015-09-28 17:42

Hilton Hotels and Resorts is reportedly looking into claims that some of its point-of-sale devices were compromised, some potentially as far back as November 2014.

JavaScript DDoS Attack Peaks at 275,000 Requests-Per-Second (Threatpost)
2015-09-28 16:24

CloudFlare reports a massive JavaScript-based DDoS attack against one its customers, likely carried out by unsuspecting mobile browsers served a malicious ad.

Government Requests for Yahoo Data Up Slightly (Threatpost)
2015-09-25 18:40

Government requests for user data from Yahoo were up slightly over the first six months of 2015.

Mozilla Fixes 14-Year-Old Bug in Firefox 41 (Threatpost)
2015-09-25 17:53

Developers at Mozilla pushed out Firefox 41 this week and brought some much needed relief to AdBlockPlus users by finally fixing a 14-year old bug in the browser.

New Attacks Recall Old Problems with Browser Cookies (Threatpost)
2015-09-25 15:18

DHS CERT published an alert prompted by a paper delivered at USENIX regarding the security of browser cookies.

Curbing the For-Profit Cybercrime Food Chain (Threatpost)
2015-09-25 12:44

Researchers with Google and a handful of universities believe security practitioners need to focus on evaluating how cybercriminals adapt to interventions instead of trying to protect users.

Microsoft Revokes Trust for Certificates Leaked by D-Link (Threatpost)
2015-09-24 18:59

Microsoft revoked the four digital certificates inadvertently leaked last week by networking gear manufacturer D-Link.

Naikon APT Group Tied to China’s PLA Unit 78020 (Threatpost)
2015-09-24 17:37

As China president Xi Jinping visits the U.S., a new report surfaces tying cyberespionage activities against U.S. interests in the South China Sea to China's PLA Unit 78020.

Cisco Patches Denial-of-Service, Bypass Vulnerabilities in IOS (Threatpost)
2015-09-24 15:16

Cisco pushed out its usual semiannual round of patches on Wednesday for IOS, the software the company uses for most of its routers and switches.

5.6 Million Fingerprints Stolen In OPM Hack (Threatpost)
2015-09-23 22:15

It turns out roughly 5.6 million individuals may have had their fingerprints stolen as part of this year’s mammoth Office of Personnel Management breach – a figure five times what the agency...