Security News

Irish fella accused of being Silk Road admin 'Libertas' hauled to US
2018-07-16 21:20

Bloke extradited to New York to face charges of serving as drug cyber-mart's tech support US prosecutors have extradited an Irish man to America, where he will face charges of allegedly helping...

GitHub to Pythonistas: Let us save you from vulnerable code
2018-07-16 07:30

Third language added to security scanner GitHub's added Python to the list of programming languages it can auto-scan for known vulnerabilities.…

US Lifts Export Ban on Suppliers to China's ZTE
2018-07-16 03:33

The United States on Friday formally lifted a crippling ban on exports to China's ZTE, rescuing the smartphone maker from the brink of collapse after it was denied key components. The US Commerce...

US drug cops peddled pre-cracked Blackberry mobes to crooks – and that's just the start
2018-07-13 22:49

Same technique being used against ordinary US citizens? Back in 2013, Canadian John Darrel Krokos got 11.5 years in a US jail for leading a massive cocaine smuggling ring. Two years later, his...

'Time for US Cyber Command to Take the Gloves Off'
2018-07-13 20:18

In the wake of news that 12 additional Russians have been indicted for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, a key question emerges: What will President Trump say when he...

US military manuals hawked on dark web after files left rattling in insecure FTP server
2018-07-11 14:58

Wow, so servicemen forget to change their default logins too Sensitive US Air Force documents have leaked onto the dark web as part of an attempted sale of drone manuals.…

The US Department of Defense wants AI to stop future Snowdens
2018-07-11 00:48

Needs the ability to cope with Microsoft docs without breaking The US Department of Defense is exploring how AI might be able to help it automatically label secretive information and control who...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Unexpectedly Playing a Part in US/China Trade War
2018-07-06 21:27

Chinese buyers are canceling orders to buy US squid in advance of an expected 25% tariff. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't...

In Security, What We Don't See Can Hurt Us
2018-07-05 15:54

As unfortunate, sad, and tragic as traffic accidents are, they regularly have one thing in common.  When one of the people involved in the accident is asked how the accident happened, the response...

Facebook Responding to US Regulators in Data Breach Probe
2018-07-05 03:28

Facebook acknowledged Tuesday it was facing multiple inquiries from US and British regulators about the major Cambridge Analytica user data scandal. read more