Security News

Police phone tracking firm hacked, passwords leaked thanks to weak hashing
2018-05-17 14:52

Securus, which tracks phones for police, was using the MD5 algorithm to hash stored passwords.

Facebook: 3 reasons we’re tracking non-users
2018-04-18 11:31

It's just how the internet works, Facebook said.

Facebook Admits to Tracking Non-Users Across the Internet
2018-04-17 18:38

Facebook this week confirmed that it indeed knows when users access websites and apps that use Facebook services, even if they don’t have an account on the social network. read more

Tracking protection in Firefox for iOS now on by default – why this matters
2018-04-16 10:10

Turning it on by default might sound like a mere tweak, but its the first version of the browser to do this without the user having to consciously turn it on.

Apple Addresses HSTS User Tracking in WebKit
2018-03-20 15:48

Apple has added new protections to the WebKit framework to prevent possible abuse of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) security standard to track users. HSTS offers a mechanism through...

Facebook told to stop tracking users that aren’t logged in
2018-02-20 11:58

If Facebook doesn't stop tracking users across the web, it could face a fine of €250,000 ($315,000) per day, says Belgian court.

Week in review: Vulnerability tracking, GDPR quick guide, tackling the insider threat
2018-02-19 02:56

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Intel offers to pay for Spectre-like side channel vulnerabilities Intel is expanding the bug bounty program it started...

Still relying solely on CVE and NVD for vulnerability tracking? Bad idea
2018-02-16 12:30

2017 broke the previous all-time record for the highest number of reported vulnerabilities. The 20,832 vulnerabilities cataloged during 2017 by Risk Based Security (VulnDB) eclipsed the total...

Exercise Tracking App Reveals Details of Military Sites
2018-01-29 09:43

A map showing paths taken by users of an exercise tracking app reveals potentially sensitive information about American and allied military personnel in places including Afghanistan, Iraq and...

Week in review: Meltdown, Spectre, online tracking, and cryptojacking
2018-01-08 04:24

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Meltdown and Spectre: Data theft hardware bugs affect most modern CPUs A design flaw in most moder processors can be...