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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

Battle lines drawn over US mass surveillance as senators probe NSA's bonfire of phone records
2018-08-06 22:34

Ding! Ding! Round three in blanket spying bout Analysis A fight has begun over another of the US government's mass surveillance systems – with two Senators raising questions about an unusual data...

How the US Military Can Better Keep Hackers
2018-08-03 11:21

Interesting commentary: The military is an impossible place for hackers thanks to antiquated career management, forced time away from technical positions, lack of mission, non-technical mid- and...

How to Secure US Elections - Before It's Too Late
2018-08-03 11:18

Two cybersecurity veterans detail the specific steps the Trump administration must take now if it has any hope of safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections in November against Russian interference,...

DEF CON plans to show US election hacking is so easy kids can do it
2018-08-02 20:35

Exploit contest opened for tykes – meanwhile, Republicans kill new funding for election security Last year, the hackers at DEF CON showed how shockingly easy it was to crack into voting machine...

SMS 2FA gave us sweet FA security, says Reddit: Hackers stole database backup of user account info, posts, messages
2018-08-01 18:40

Email addresses, hashed passwords, and other details from mid-2000s era swiped In a Wednesday mea culpa, Reddit – the online chat board that got a little out of hand and became the sixth most...

How the SamSam attacker stole millions from US companies
2018-08-01 18:13

There are many reasons that the SamSam ransomware has achieved widespread notoriety: it disrupted the operations of some of its victims to a point that the attack couldn’t remain secret, the...

Three Ukrainians Arrested for Hacking Over 100 US Companies
2018-08-01 17:55

Three Ukrainians have been arrested for hacking more than 100 US companies and stealing millions of customer records, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. read more