Security News

Zuck it up: Facebook hit with triple whammy of legal probes, action in Canada, US, Ireland
2019-04-26 01:53

Ignoring privacy laws, storing plain text passwords, slurping millions of contact details come back to bite web giant Here's a triple Thursday whammy: Facebook has been accused of breaking...

Hackers bragged that pretty vanilla breach included FBI watchlist? Well, colour us shocked
2019-04-16 12:13

It's didn't, by the way – it's a bunch of ad industry folk A hacker collective calling itself Pokemongo that published what it claimed to be personal data of US FBI agents has followed up by...

US feds’ names, home and email addresses hacked and posted online
2019-04-16 10:00

A group of hackers that doxxed thousands of federal law enforcement employees last week has struck again.

What's long, hard, and full of seamen? The US Navy's latest cybersecurity war gaming classes
2019-04-15 23:49

Call goes out to teach sailors all about phishing (and malware, and network security) The US Navy is looking to hire someone to teach the basics of cybersecurity to its sailers.…

US-Cert alert! Thanks to a massive bug, VPN now stands for "Vigorously Pwned Nodes"
2019-04-12 21:00

Multiple providers leaving storage cookies up for grabs The US-Cert is raising alarms following the disclosure of a serious vulnerability in multiple VPN services.…

US CERT Warns of N. Korean 'Hoplight' Trojan
2019-04-12 15:18

Hidden Cobra, Also Known as Lazarus, Appears to Be Behind the MalwareU.S. CERT has issued a fresh warning about a newly discovered Trojan called Hoplight that is connected to a notorious APT group...

Feds say Russian 2016 election meddling spanned all US states
2019-04-12 11:33

A multi-agency report has strengthened claims that Russia meddled with election systems in all 50 US states during the last presidential race.

US: We'll pull security co-operation if you lot buy from Huawei
2019-04-12 11:01

America tries to keep the pressure on Chinese biz A US official has repeated his country's threats against its allies over Huawei – stating that the US's goal is a process that leads "inevitably...

Wikileaks' Julian Assange Arrested; US Seeks Extradition
2019-04-11 16:03

US Indictment Focuses on His Role in Chelsea Manning CaseWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who released hacked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign and many other secret U.S. documents, was...

Assange Charged in US With Computer Hacking Conspiracy
2019-04-11 14:22

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London on a US warrant charging him over his alleged role in a massive leak of military and diplomatic documents in 2010, the Justice Department...