Security News

Iran-Linked Influence Campaign Targets US, Others
2018-08-22 14:59

Threat actors apparently working out of Iran have been conducting an operation whose goal is to influence the opinions of people in the United States and other countries around the world, FireEye...

Russian Hackers Went After Conservative US Groups: Microsoft
2018-08-21 13:32

The Russian hacking unit that tried to interfere in the US presidential election has been targeting conservative US think tanks, Microsoft said. read more

China Believes Its Cyber Capabilities Lag Behind US: Pentagon
2018-08-20 08:39

China believes its cyberwarfare capabilities lag behind the United States, but it’s working on closing the gap, according to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). read more

US rolls back cyberwarfare rules
2018-08-17 11:45

The Trump administration has rolled back Obama-era rules that outlined how to launch cyberattacks on other nations.

US voting systems: Full of holes, loaded with pop music, and hacked in 10 min by an 11-year-old
2018-08-13 14:30

Good luck voting in November, folks in US, you're going to need it DEF CON Hackers of all ages have been investigating America’s voting machine tech and the results aren’t good - one enterprising...

UK cyber cops: Infosec pros could help us divert teens from 'dark side'
2018-08-13 08:11

Police seek mentor-like techies to help talented kids UK police are looking to cybersecurity firms to help implement a strategy of steering youngsters away from a life in online crime.…

US Braces for Possible Cyberattacks After Iran Sanctions
2018-08-10 20:38

The U.S. is bracing for cyberattacks Iran could launch in retaliation for the re-imposition of sanctions this week by President Donald Trump, cybersecurity and intelligence experts say. read more

Revealed: El Reg blew lid off Meltdown CPU bug before Intel told US govt – and how bitter tech rivals teamed up
2018-08-09 06:26

Panel spills beans on beans spilled Black Hat Next time you leave things to the last minute, remember this well.…

Nearly 15% of US security budgets go to remediating active compromises
2018-08-08 17:43

Malwarebytes and Osterman Research have polled 900 senior IT decision-makers and IT security professionals in Australia, Germany, the US, UK, and Singapore about the impact of enterprise security...

BGP Hijacking Attacks Target US Payment Processors
2018-08-07 20:16

Several payment processing companies in the United States were targeted recently in BGP hijacking attacks whose goal was to redirect users to malicious websites, Oracle reported last week. read more