Security News

UK, US law enforcement agencies disrupt Dridex botnet (Help Net Security)
2015-10-14 11:54

The UK's National Crime Agency is spearheading an onslaught against the Dridex (aka Bugat, aka Cridex) banking malware and the criminals that wield it. "Dridex malware, also known as Bugat and Crid...

Soviet Spying on US Selectric Typewriters (Schneier on Security)
2015-10-12 13:19

In the 19980s, the Soviet Union bugged the IBM Selectric typewriters in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. This NSA document discusses how the US discovered the bugs and what we did about it. Codename is...

Chinese hackers arrested at US request (Help Net Security)
2015-10-12 12:41

Late last month, China's president Xi Jinping made a state visit to the US and it resulted, among other things, in an agreement that the US and China will provide each other timely responses to reques...