Security News

Romanian Hacker 'Guccifer' Extradited to US
2018-11-15 14:48

Former Taxi Driver Receives Conditional Release From Prison in RomaniaThe notorious Romanian hacker known as Guccifer, who revealed the existence of Hillary Clinton's private email server and...

Chip Cards Fail to Reduce Credit Card Fraud in the US
2018-11-15 12:24

A new study finds that credit card fraud has not declined since the introduction of chip cards in the US. The majority of stolen card information comes from hacked point-of-sale terminals. The...

DARPA uses a remote island to stage a cyberattack on the US power grid
2018-11-15 11:29

It enacted a worst-case, "black start" scenario: swaths of the country's grid offline for a month, battery backups exhausted.

France: Let’s make the internet safer! US: ‘How about NO?!’
2018-11-15 11:16

Don't cry for us, Argentina: Critics saw potential for government meddling without court order, among other issues.

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2018-11-15 10:43

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US China-watcher warns against Middle Kingdom tech dominance
2018-11-15 08:01

5G, IoT, and tech supply chains should go under spotlight Another US government panel has warned of the dangers of over-reliance on Chinese tech vendors: the US-China Economic and Security Review...

US Panel Warns Against Government Purchase of Chinese Tech
2018-11-14 14:44

A congressional advisory panel says the purchase of internet-linked devices manufactured in China leaves the United States vulnerable to security breaches that could put critical infrastructure at...

Russia: We did not hack the US Democrats. But if we did, we're immune from prosecution (lmao)
2018-11-13 21:07

Hackers are lethal weapons, as in diplomatic... oh forget it The Russian government has denied having anything to do with hacking the US Democratic party in 2016, although in a court filing this...

HSBC Bank Alerts US Customers to Data Breach
2018-11-07 12:03

'Unauthorized Entry' to Some Accounts Exposes Account Details and StatementsHSBC bank is warning its U.S. customers that some of their personal data was compromised in a breach, although it says...

Stop us if you've heard this one: Remote code hijacking flaw in Apache Struts, patch ASAP
2018-11-07 01:49

Advisory issued over yet another critical security vulnerability The Apache Foundation is urging developers to update their Struts 2 installations and projects using the code – after a critical...