Security News

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...

US still 'not prepared' in event of a serious cyber attack and Congress can't help if it happens
2019-08-12 18:02

Politicians appeal to hackers to take up the fight DEF CON Despite some progress, the US is still massively underprepared for a serious cyber attack and the current administration isn't helping...

US military swoops into DEF CON seeking a few good hackers for debut aviation pwning village
2019-08-12 16:01

Faulty F-15s, at-risk airbases and much more DEF CON For the first time, Vegas's annual DEF CON hacking conference has an "aviation hacking village", and the US military is scouting around there...

I could throttle you right about now: US Navy to ditch touchscreens after kit blamed for collision
2019-08-12 08:59

Thousands of tons of metal and iPads don't mix, it would seem The US Navy is ditching touchscreens and going back to physical throttles after an investigation into the USS John S McCain collision...

Who will save us from deepfakes? Other AIs? Humans? What about vastly hyperintelligent pandimensional beings?
2019-08-09 11:04

Maybe Douglas Adams was right about mice Black Hat Deepfakes, the AI-generated talking heads that can say whatever their creator wants them to, are getting harder to detect. But boffins have...

FBI, NSA to hackers: Let us be blunt. Weed need your help. We'll hire you even if you've smoked a little pot in the past
2019-08-08 04:21

Now that's what we call a joint task force: Uncle Sam chills out, relaxes recruitment rules on drugs Black Hat America's crime-fighters, desperate to recruit white-hat hackers to collar spies and...

US Formalizes Ban on Government Contracts to China's Huawei, Others
2019-08-07 20:44

The United States unveiled rules on Wednesday formally banning technology giant Huawei and other Chinese firms from government contracts in the latest move in the countries' escalating trade war. read more

More US Lawmakers Questioning Capital One, Amazon
2019-08-07 16:33

Massive Data Breach Draws Bipartisan AttentionA little over a week after a breach at Capital One was revealed, more U.S. lawmakers are raising questions about what happened at the bank, including...