Security News

Microsoft says it will honor California’s new privacy law across US
2019-11-13 11:31

Microsoft said CCPA is good news, given the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy protection law at the federal level.

Russian Accused of $20M Credit Card Fraud Extradited to US
2019-11-13 05:44

A Russian accused of running a website that helped people commit more than $20 million in credit-card fraud has been extradited to Virginia to face criminal charges. read more

Russian bloke charged in US with running $20 million stolen card-as-a-service online souk
2019-11-13 05:01

Prosecutors say 29 year-old was mastermind of prolific 'Cardplanet' operation A Russian man was detained at Dulles airport in Washington DC on Monday and charged with running a stolen card trading...

Shock! US border cops need 'reasonable suspicion' of a crime before searching your phone, laptop
2019-11-12 23:57

Massachusetts judge reminds America of that little thing called the Fourth Amendment The seizure and search of phones and laptops at the US border is unconstitutional, a judge said Tuesday in a...

Microsoft urges us to patch after partially effective BlueKeep attack
2019-11-11 15:58

Microsoft has urged people to patch their Windows systems following the appearance of mass BlueKeep exploits just over a week ago.

US military supplier in ‘Made in America’ fraud case
2019-11-11 11:48

Aventura allegedly imported cheap cameras and network-enabled security gear from China, then slapped US flag stickers on them.

DOJ: Company Sold Gear With Security Flaws to US Military
2019-11-08 16:33

Prosecutors Allege Firm Sold Chinese Surveillance Tech That Contained VulnerabilitiesFederal prosecutors have charged a Long Island company, along with seven of its employees, with selling...

Charges: Chinese Surveillance Goods Illegally Sold to US
2019-11-08 07:09

A Long Island firm sold tens of millions of dollars in Chinese-made surveillance and other sensitive security equipment to customers, including the U.S. military to use on aircraft carriers, by...

Surveillance kit slinger accused of slapping 'Made in America' on Chinese gear, selling it to the US government
2019-11-08 01:57

But sure, it's Huawei that's the big security threat Staff were cuffed in a police raid on Thursday at the offices of US surveillance equipment vendor Aventura Technologies. The workers are now...

Three Charged in US With Spying on Twitter Users for Saudi Arabia
2019-11-07 01:20

Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department...