Security News

US, European Law Enforcement Shutter Massive AlphaBay Market (Threatpost)
2017-07-20 16:32

U.S. authorities along with law enforcement Europe and Asia announced today the takedown of the dark web’s largest illicit market, AlphaBay.

FBI Blames Iranian Hackers For Stealing US Missile Tech (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-20 10:48

Export-Restricted Software Helps Develop Rockets, Missiles and Other WeaponsTwo Iranian nationals remain at large after being charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with hacking into a...

Two Iranians charged with hacking, stealing US missile design software (Help Net Security)
2017-07-19 15:55

Two Iranians are accused of hacking of a US software company and the theft of missile design software restricted from export from the US without a license. Mohammed Reza Rezakhah, 39 and Mohammed...

US data breaches surge, businesses and healthcare organizations hit hardest (Help Net Security)
2017-07-18 20:22

The number of US data breaches tracked through June 30, 2017 hit a half-year record high of 791, according to recent numbers released by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). This represents...

US Border Patrol isn’t allowed to search travelers’ data stored in the cloud (Help Net Security)
2017-07-17 19:00

When searching travelers’ mobile phones at the border, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers do not have the authority to rifle through data stored solely on remote servers (“in the...

Why Trump Backed Away from a US-Russian Cyber Framework (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-11 09:33

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report leads off with a multi-part report explaining why President Donald Trump sought to create a joint U.S.-Russian cybersecurity unit and then backed...

66% of US law firms reported a breach in 2016 (Help Net Security)
2017-07-06 13:01

The majority of US-based law firms are not only exposed in a wide variety of areas, but in many cases, unaware of intrusion attempts. These findings were based on Logicforce survey data from over...

Commentary on US Election Security (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-05 11:58

Good commentaries from Ed Felten and Matt Blaze. Both make a point that I have also been saying: hacks can undermine the legitimacy of an election, even if there is no actual voter or vote...

Russia Threatens Retaliation If US Bans Kaspersky Lab (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-04 17:33

Cybersecurity Firm's CEO Offers Source Code Review to US GovernmentA senior Russian government official warned that Moscow will retaliate if the Senate moves to ban the use of Kaspersky Lab...

Sizing Up NotPetya's Impact in US Healthcare Sector (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-30 20:18

Who Are the Victims? And Why Aren't There More?Like in the recent WannaCry attacks, the U.S. healthcare sector has so far mostly avoided becoming a victim of NotPetya, the malware menacing many...