Security News

Wielding EternalBlue, Hackers Hit Major US Business
2018-09-17 09:18

Luckily, Firm Was Only Infected With Cryptocurrency-Mining MalwareAttack code known as EternalBlue, designed to exploit a Windows SMB flaw, continues to work for attackers despite Microsoft having...

Major US mobile carriers want to be your password
2018-09-14 11:18

Project Verify from Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile aims to replace your password.

Romanian Hacker 'Guccifer' to Be Extradited to US
2018-09-13 15:18

Taxi Driver Turned Hacker Is Serving 7-Year Prison Sentence in His Home CountryA Romanian court has ruled that the notorious hacker "Guccifer," who discovered the existence of Hillary's Clinton's...

The Reg takes the US government's insider threat training course
2018-09-13 13:05

No, sir, we didn't spill beer on the laptop, sir! The US government has provided an online training course on insider threats.…

California bill regulates IoT for first time in US
2018-09-13 09:53

California looks set to regulate IoT devices, becoming the first US state to do so and beating the Federal Government to the post.

Romanian Court Rules Hacker Can be Extradited to US
2018-09-11 20:24

A Romanian court has ruled that a hacker known as Guccifer should be extradited to the U.S. to serve a 4½-year prison sentence. read more

Russian Charged in JPMorgan Chase Hack Extradited to US
2018-09-10 09:03

Andrei Tyurin Perpetrated Biggest Bank Customer-Data Heist in History, Feds SayRussian national Andrei Tyurin, who's been accused of hacking into JPMorgan Chase's network in 2014 and stealing...

Georgia Extradites Russian Data Theft Suspect to US
2018-09-07 20:01

A 35-year-old Russian was extradited to the United States from Georgia on Friday to answer criminal charges over the massive theft of customer data from JPMorgan Chase and Dow Jones, officials...

Homeland Security Head: Colorado Tops US in Vote Security
2018-09-07 14:00

Colorado, whose election systems are ranked among the nation's safest, held a cyber-security and disaster exercise Thursday for dozens of state, county and federal elections officials to reinforce...

How US companies can defend against cyberattacks from state actors
2018-09-06 20:28

Cooperation between the private sector and government, says attorney and former CIA case officer Jack Rice, is the best way to protect corporate data from cyber-attacks.