Security News

US Top Law Enforcement Calls Strong Encryption a ‘Serious Problem’
2017-10-06 07:53

U.S. Deputy Attorney General and other top cyber policy makers warn the use of strong encryption hobbles law enforcement’s ability to protect the public and solve crimes and is a serious problem.

Greek Court Approves US Extradition of BTC-e Operator In $4 Billion Money Laundering Case
2017-10-05 05:47

A Greek court has approved the U.S. extradition of a 38-year-old Russian national accused of laundering more than $4 billion in bitcoin for culprits involved in hacking attacks, tax fraud and drug...

Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Hacking Suspect to US
2017-10-04 15:15

Spain's High Court said Tuesday it had agreed to a US request to extradite a Russian man accused of controlling one of the world's top generators of spam and online extortion. read more

US Reviewing Better Tech Identifiers After Hacks: Trump Aide
2017-10-03 17:02

US officials are studying ways to end the use of social security numbers for identification following a series of data breaches compromising the data for millions of Americans, a Trump...

Equifax Breach Probe: 145.5 Million US Consumers Exposed
2017-10-03 13:03

Mandiant Investigators Find More US Victims, But Fewer Canadians' Data ExposedCredit-reporting agency Equifax says its massive breach was even worse than it suspected, affecting 145.5 million U.S....

Incident Response Insights from US Army Medicine CISO
2017-10-02 14:03

The recent Equifax mega-breach demonstrates how essential it is to have a robust, well-tested incident response plan in place that includes a strong public relations component, says Heath Renfrow,...

How US and UK companies address GDPR data protection requirements
2017-10-02 13:00

Data privacy is becoming more complex, companies are equally unprepared in both the UK and US to comply with GDPR by the May 2018 deadline, and US companies are investing more in both privacy...

Dark-Web Drug Dealer Arrested After He Travelled US for World Beard Championships
2017-09-28 06:42

United States authorities arrested suspected dark web drug kingpin late last month while he was travelling from his base in France to the United States of America for this year’s annual World...

US Financial Regulator Launches Unit to Police Cyber-threats
2017-09-26 11:44

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it is setting up a special unit dedicated to identifying cyber-related misconduct. read more

Iranian APT33 Targets US Firms with Destructive Malware
2017-09-21 17:54

APT33 targets petrochemical, aerospace and energy sector firms based in U.S., Saudi Arabia and South Korea with destructive malware linked to StoneDrill.