Security News

Social Security numbers exposed on US government transparency site
2018-09-06 13:14

The US government exposed dozens of people's’ personal details, including social security numbers, due to an online mishap on a public transparency portal.

Will Russian Hackers Affect This Year's US Election?
2018-09-04 11:34

Nearly a year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro zeroed in on a new sign of trouble: a group of suspect websites. read more

Twitter to Verify Those Behind Hot-button US Issue Ads
2018-09-04 10:42

Twitter on Thursday started requiring those behind hot-button issue ads in the US to be vetted as part of the effort by the social network to thwart stealth campaigns aimed at influencing...

Proposed US law would require President to act against overseas hackers
2018-08-31 11:47

A US senator has announced a bill that would force the President to punish overseas hackers found targeting the US, or explain why he hadn't.

Won’t patch systems? Never run malware scans? Welcome to the US State Department!
2018-08-30 14:00

Don’t worry, they’re only in charge of catching visa and passport fraud A branch of the US State Department charged with detecting visa fraud was found to ignoring basic information security practices.…

Woman sues US border patrol over data copied from seized iPhone
2018-08-28 08:54

The Muslim American wants assurances that the data - including photos of her not wearing a hijab - are deleted.

Face Recognition Nabs Fake Passport User at US Airport
2018-08-24 15:17

Facial recognition technology was credited with the arrest this week of a man attempting to use a fake passport to enter the United States at Washington's Dulles airport, officials said. read more

Breach exposed details of 2 million T-Mobile US customers – report
2018-08-24 10:50

'International group' of hackers fingered, financial data safe T-Mobile US has fallen victim to a data breach, the company confirmed in a brief note on its website.…

Secure 2018 US Elections: It's Too Late
2018-08-23 16:48

Facebook's Ex-CSO Says That Ship Has Sailed; Look to 2020With less than three months to go until the U.S. midterm elections, Alex Stamos, until recently Facebooks's CSO, says there isn't time to...

US Democrats call in Feds: There's something phishy going on with our voter database
2018-08-23 12:47

Fake website designed to harvest staffer credentials The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has called in the FBI after uncovering an apparent attack against its internal voter database system.…