Security News

Equifax to world+dog: If we give you this $700m, can you pleeeeease stop suing us about that mega-hack thing?
2019-07-22 22:58

US senator dismisses cop-out, suggests jail time for execs Data-spaffing consumer credit biz Equifax is offering a package of roughly $700m in order to kill off lawsuits regarding its 2017...

What Call Center Fraud Can Teach Us about Insider Threats
2019-07-22 12:08

Detecting and preventing call center fraud embodies many of the same challenges associated with fighting insider threats.

US Senator Calls for Investigation into Russia-made FaceApp
2019-07-18 13:40

The chart-topping Russian-made FaceApp, which allows users to see how they will look as they age, found itself in the eye of a political storm in the US Wednesday, with one senator urging an FBI...

Ukrainian Hacker Sought by US Arrested
2019-07-18 05:01

Ukraine has arrested an alleged major computer hacker who has been sought by the United States for years. The head of Ukraine’s national security service Ivan Bakanov said Tuesday that Mykhailo...

Ransomware attackers demand $1.8m from US college
2019-07-16 10:35

The school, located in the Bronx and serving around 8,000 students, has declined to say whether it will pay up.

Ransomware attackers, US mayors say you should go jump in a lake
2019-07-15 10:34

The US Conference of Mayors has unanimously adopted a resolution not to pay any more ransoms to hackers.

Huawei Planning Major Job Cuts in US: WSJ
2019-07-15 01:15

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, which is subject to US sanctions over concerns about its ties to the government in Beijing, is planning to make major job cuts at its US operations, The Wall Street...

$5 Billion US Fine Set for Facebook on Privacy Probe: Report
2019-07-14 01:23

US regulators have approved a $5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network's privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. read more

Malware on the High Seas: US Coast Guard Issues Alert
2019-07-10 09:48

Phishing Attack Against International Vessel Triggers Maritime WarningsThe U.S. Coast Guard has issued an alert about an increase in malware attacks targeting the networks of commercial vessels....

US Coast Guard Warns of Maritime Malware Attacks
2019-07-09 20:33

Incident Investigation Triggers Alert, Which Calls for PrecautionsThe U.S. Coast Guard has issued an alert about an increase in malware attacks targeting the networks of commercial vessels. It's...