Security News

Travel database exposed PII on US government employees
2019-10-23 10:32

A property management company owned by hotel chain Best Western has exposed 179 GB of sensitive travel information on thousands of travelers.

Messed Western: Vuln hunters say hotel giant's Autoclerk code exposed US soldiers' info, travel plans, passwords...
2019-10-22 23:58

Leaked travel details revealed US military personnel and trips A security team for review site vpnMentor, led by Israeli researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, recently found a publicly accessible...

Unsecure Database Exposed US Military Personnel Data: Report
2019-10-22 19:18

Exposed Database Owned by AutoClerk Hotel Reservation Management SystemAn unsecure database belonging to a company that provides hotel reservation management technology exposed about 179 GB of...

US nuclear weapons command finally ditches 8-inch floppies
2019-10-22 14:24

The disks are part of the command centres that run the country’s nuclear missile deterrent on behalf of SACCS.

Assange Denied Delay for US Extradition Hearing
2019-10-21 16:18

British Judge Says Five-Day Hearing for WikiLeaks Founder Will Begin in FebruaryA British judge has denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's request to delay a five-day hearing, slated to begin...

US, UK: Russian Hackers Hijacked Iranian Malware, Infrastructure
2019-10-21 11:44

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported on Monday that the Russia-linked threat group known as Turla has hijacked malware and...

Iran? More like Ivan: Brit and US spies say they can see through Turla hacking group's facade
2019-10-21 10:06

Russian-backed cell's Middle East campaign pretended to be of a Persian persuasion British and US spies have blamed Russian hacker group Turla for masquerading as Iranian hackers to launch recent...

Domain 'Typosquatting' Hits 2020 US Elections
2019-10-18 14:48

Report Finds 550 Fraudulent Election Domains Connected to Presidential RaceDigital Shadows researchers have found at least 550 fraudulent domains aimed at users who accidentally mistype the URL...

German 5G Rules Avoid Huawei Ban; US Warns on Intel Sharing
2019-10-16 16:53

Germany released draft security guidelines on Tuesday for next generation wireless networks that stopped short of banning Huawei, as the U.S. warned again it would reconsider intelligence sharing...

Huawei Says Nine-Month Revenue Up Despite US Pressure
2019-10-16 15:36

Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Wednesday that its revenue for the first nine months of the year grew by almost a quarter despite a US campaign to isolate the company globally. Huawei's revenues...