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'Trump' Spam Trumps All Other Spam
2018-11-06 12:48

Love Him or Loathe Him, Surname Dominates Spam Emails, Proofpoint FindsWith the U.S. midterm elections occurring on Tuesday, the "trump" keyword remains king for spammers. "Spam campaigners...

U.S. Intel Budget Soars Under Trump
2018-11-01 20:02

US spending on intelligence has soared under President Donald Trump, figures released on Tuesday showed, as the government stepped up cyber warfare activities and boosted spying on North Korea,...

Donald Daters app for pro-Trump singles exposes users’ data at launch
2018-10-17 10:56

A security researcher found a publicly exposed Firebase data repository that was hardcoded in the dating app.

Dating app for Trump loners commits YUGE blunder: It leaks more than the West Wing
2018-10-15 22:46

Donald Daters application more insecure than the president A much-hyped dating site for Donald Trump supporters in the US is being blasted for shoddy security that may have exposed all of its...

Trump's axing of cyber czar role has left gaping holes in US defence
2018-09-27 13:14

Damning report shows Uncle Sam falling behind Comment A cybersecurity czar has been a long-established presence in US government – until recently. Against a rising tide of attacks on the nation's...

While the UN laughed at Trump, hackers chortled at the UN's lousy web application security
2018-09-25 21:29

Poorly maintained code left international bod spewing data The United Nations has been hit with two damning data leak allegations in as many days.…

Woman hijacked CCTV cameras days before Trump inauguration
2018-09-25 10:13

The ransomware attack on DC's outdoor surveillance cameras came just a few days before the 2017 inauguration of President Trump.

Guilty: The Romanian ransomware mastermind who infected Trump inauguration CCTV cams
2018-09-21 02:01

Mediocre malware operator 'fesses up to DC infection A Romanian woman has admitted running a ransomware operation from infected Washington DC's CCTV systems just days before President Trump was...

Trump OKs Sanctions for Foreigners Who Meddle in Elections
2018-09-14 15:28

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing sanctions against foreigners who meddle in U.S. elections, acting amid criticism that he has not taken election security...

FBI: No Evidence Clinton Server Hacked Despite Trump Tweet
2018-08-29 19:35

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that it has no evidence Hillary Clinton's private email server was compromised even though President Donald Trump tweeted a news report that alleged the...