Security News

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...

Just let us have Huawei and get on with 5G, UK mobe networks tell MPs
2019-10-10 14:15

Another Parliamentary enquiry? Huawei, the Brexit of network policy decisions British telcos and academics have told a Parliamentary enquiry the UK needs to get on with allowing Huawei equipment...

US charges Singapore coin miner with conning cloud firms out of compute time
2019-10-09 23:47

Man alleged to have faked identity as game developer A man from Singapore has been indicted in the US for impersonating a game developer in order to steal time on cloud compute systems and mine...

New US-UK Agreement Speeds Law Enforcement's Access to User Data
2019-10-09 02:12

The United States and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement designed to help law enforcement agencies gain faster access to data related to serious crimes.  This is the first such agreement...

UT Austin launches first ever healthcare cybersecurity leadership program in the US
2019-10-08 19:37

With the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the US, UT's program aims to develop individuals who can mitigate security risks in healthcare.

Here we go again: US govt tells Facebook to kill end-to-end encryption for the sake of the children
2019-10-04 19:15

Uncle Sam calls on tech giants to open up platforms for government snooping The US government is renewing its efforts to talk tech firms out of using end-to-end encryption methods that would keep...

Nigerian Man Charged in Phishing Scam Targeting US Agencies
2019-10-04 17:18

Enters Not Guilty Plea in Alleged $1 Million SchemeA Nigerian man charged with helping to run a $1 million phishing scheme that targeted the Government Services Administration and other agencies...

No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say
2019-10-03 12:19

Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California's take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.