Security News

Chinese Spying Chips Found Hidden On Servers Used By US Companies
2018-10-04 13:03

A media report today revealed details of a significant supply chain attack which appears to be one of the largest corporate espionage and hardware hacking programs from a nation-state. According...

US to Let NATO Use its Cyber Defense Skills
2018-10-03 18:22

The United States is expected to make its offensive cyber warfare capabilities available to NATO, officials said Wednesday, as the alliance seeks to strengthen its defenses against Russian...

Facebook monetizes 2FA, Singapore monetizes hacker, and ransomware creeps monetize US Democrats
2018-09-29 09:01

BBFC gets a side job shilling shoes Roundup One or two things happened this week on the security front, like the elimination of the White House cyber czar, the massive leak of code from Aeroflot ,...

The DEF CON hackers' report on US voting machine security is just as grim as feared
2018-09-28 01:04

Good thing Congress has been so forceful in improving security Hackers probing America's electronic voting systems have painted an astonishing picture of the state of US election security, less...

Trump's axing of cyber czar role has left gaping holes in US defence
2018-09-27 13:14

Damning report shows Uncle Sam falling behind Comment A cybersecurity czar has been a long-established presence in US government – until recently. Against a rising tide of attacks on the nation's...

Uber to dole out $148m settlement among US states over breach it paid $100k to bury
2018-09-27 10:55

Nice. Ride-hailing app firm also vows to comply with law Uber will pay $148m to US state authorities in a settlement for the 2016 data breach that saw hackers steal information on 57 million people.…

NSA dev thrown in the clink for 66 months after letting Kaspersky, Russia slurp US exploits
2018-09-26 00:07

Pho gets five years and change after taking work home The now-former NSA employee at the heart of the Kaspersky Lab exploit slurping scandal has been thrown behind bars for five and a half years.…

The curious sudden rise of free US election 'net security guardians
2018-09-22 12:54

There is no such thing as a gratis lunch, after all Analysis Nothing super-fuels a security sales pitch like the sort of threat it’s hard to ignore.…

US military given the power to hack back/defend forward
2018-09-20 11:16

The new preventative cybersecurity powers include potentially acting against countries considered friendly toward the US - a risky move, some say.

Lawmaker: US Senate, Staff Targeted by State-Backed Hackers
2018-09-20 03:59

Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides — and the Senate’s security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says. read more