Security News

Praise the lard! Police hook up with Microsoft to school us on National Phish and Chip Day
2019-06-07 13:15

Scam warning slipped into Blighty's favourite greasefest Today is National Fish and Chip* Day, and tech giant Microsoft has wasted no time wading in with the police to school the UK about phishing scams.…

You. Quest and LabCorp. Explain these medical database super-hacks, say US senators as 425,000 more people hit
2019-06-06 23:09

Quest gets the dreaded sternly worded letter from Washington DC As healthcare companies come forward to confirm hackers would have been able to access millions of patients' personal information...

Russia Effort in 2016 US Election Was 'Vast,' 'Professional'
2019-06-05 16:01

Russia's efforts to sow misinformation on Twitter ahead of the 2016 US election was more extensive and professional than earlier believed, security researchers said Wednesday. read more

Thoughts on DoS Attack on US Electric Utility
2019-06-04 12:37

The recent DoS incident affecting power grid control systems in Utah, Wyoming and California was interesting for several reasons.

US visa applicants required to hand over social media info
2019-06-04 10:36

As of Friday, it's no longer optional - the US is been asking for five years of social media information.

IEEE says it may have gone about things the wrong Huawei, lifts ban after US govt clearance
2019-06-03 13:50

Academic outfit U-turns on blacklisting Chinese bogeyman The US-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has lifted its sanctions on Huawei-linked academic reviewers.…

Senator: US govt staff may be sending their smartphone web traffic 'wrapped in a bow' to Russia, China via VPNs
2019-05-30 19:49

No policy to stop use of dodgy foreign network providers. You'd hope common sense would prevail, but... US government workers may be placing America's national security at risk as there is no...

What a teen grade hacker’s confession can teach us
2019-05-30 11:02

"We had access to the grade book. Now we could change the grades."

Huawei Takes New Legal Step to Fight US Ban
2019-05-29 21:03

Chinese Firm Wants Court to Act Quickly to Overturn Ban on Use of Tech by AgenciesChinese telecom giant Huawei has taken another legal step in its effort to overturn a ban on U.S. government...

Huawei Asks US Court to Throw Out Federal Ban
2019-05-29 12:27

Chinese telecom giant Huawei stepped up its legal battle on Wednesday to overturn US legislation barring American federal agencies from buying its products amid an escalating high-tech dispute. read more