Security News

A researcher claims a backdoor exists in several DVRs and IP-enabled cameras manufactured by Dahua.

A bill that would exclude organizations from prosecution for hacking back is already stirring up some concerns about potential unintended consequences.

Prosecutors with the U.S. Department of Justice dropped their case against a suspect who visited the dark web site child pornography site Playpen.

A massive spam operation that sent out more than one billion messages a day was exposed by researchers who called the operation "illegal" and a “tangible threat to online privacy and security.”

Kaspersky Lab released details about new wiper malware called StoneDrill that bears similarities to Shamoon2 and an APT outfit known as NewsBeef.

Bruce Schneier talks about the early days of the RSA Conference, his campaign for IoT regulation, and more.

A unique attack called DNSMessenger uses DNS queries to carry out malicious PowerShell commands on compromised computers.

HackerOne announced a free version of its platform for open source projects.

The news of the week is recapped, including the fallout around CloudBleed, the CloudPets breach, and a Slack token bug. The life of Howard Schmidt is also remembered.

Howard Schmidt, top cybersecurity advisor to two U.S. presidents, died on Thursday at the age of 67.