Security News

Huawei Accuses US Government of Hack Attacks
2019-09-04 13:48

White House 'Using Every Tool At Its Disposal' to Disrupt Business, Firm ClaimsThe battle between Huawei Technologies and the White House continues to intensify, with the Chinese manufacturing...

Huawei Accuses US of Cyberattacks, Coercing Employees
2019-09-04 11:27

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei accused U.S. authorities on Wednesday of attempting to break into its information systems and of trying to coerce its employees to gather information on the...

US Waged Cyberattack on Database Used by Iran to Target Tankers: NY Times
2019-08-29 14:19

The United States staged a secret cyberattack in June against a database used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plot attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, The New York Times reported....

Are US border cops secretly secreting GPS trackers on vehicles without a warrant? EFF lawyers want to know
2019-08-28 21:56

Uncle Sam sued by rights warriors probing claims of silent snooping on suspicious rides The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has sued [PDF] the US Department of Homeland Security to find out...

US charges 80 in world-spanning romance scam and email fraud ring
2019-08-28 11:04

The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.

US Wants Woman Accused in Capital One Hack to Stay Locked Up
2019-08-23 17:36

A woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations is a flight risk, a threat and should be kept locked up until her trial, U.S. prosecutors said in court documents filed...

Chinese Cyber-Spies Target US-Based Research University
2019-08-20 18:45

A recently analyzed Chinese cyber-espionage and financially-focused threat actor was observed targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university, FireEye’s security researchers report. read more

Huawei goes all Art of War on us: Switches on 'battle mode' and vows to 'dominate the world'
2019-08-20 15:30

You listening, Trump? An internal memo to Huawei staff sent by boss Ren Zhengfei is long on military metaphors and warns that the company needs to go into "battle mode" to counter trade barriers...

US insurers face SEC probe over web-access bungle that exposed 'up to 885 million' files
2019-08-13 11:57

But it claims just 32 people had 'non-public' info disclosed. Eh? The American Securities and Exchange Commission is said to be investigating a US insurance company that allegedly left 885 million...

Printer pwnage, phone poppage, and apparently US Homeland Security needs security help
2019-08-12 18:57

Plus: The spambot that actually DOES record screens of pr0n users Roundup Here is your friendly summary of recent happenings at the front line of information security beyond everything else we've...