Security News

GoTrustID releases a smart phone alternative to USB FIDO Key
2019-05-13 00:30

GoTrustID announced that it is the first company to offer a smart phone alternative to USB FIDO Key authentication for FIDO 2-step login used by many of the most popular cloud applications...

‘Unhackable’ Biometric USB Offers Up Passwords in Plain Text
2019-05-09 21:08

A simple Wireshark analysis was enough to subvert the gadget, which uses iris identification to protect the drive.

Ex-student records himself using USB Killer to fry college computers
2019-04-24 11:59

Vishwanath Akuthota faces a potential ten-year stretch after killing at least 66 computers at his former college.

Hey Secret Service: Don't Plug Suspect USB Sticks into Random Computers
2019-04-09 11:54

I just noticed this bit from the incredibly weird story of the Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago: Secret Service agent Samuel Ivanovich, who interviewed Zhang on the day of her arrest,...

Suspect Arrested at Mar-a-Lago With Suspicious USB Drive
2019-04-03 11:33

'Asian Female' Arrested at Trump Club Had Drive Containing 'Malicious Software'An "Asian female" has been arrested for attempting to access President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club while he was...

Mystery of the Chinese woman who allegedly tried to sneak into Trump's Mar-a-Lago with a USB stick of malware
2019-04-02 22:36

She faces two federal charges after apparently getting as far as reception A Chinese woman was caught sneaking into President Trump's Mar-a-Lago country club with a thumb drive of malware, it was...

Security Nightmare: Users Fail to Wipe USB Drives
2019-03-29 15:48

Study: Used USBs for Sale Still Store Business Documents, Medical Documents, Nude PhotosBuyer beware: A new study shows used USBs offered for sale on eBay and elsewhere may contain a wealth of...

You left WHAT on that USB drive?!
2019-03-15 14:43

Nudies, taxes, and memos - oh, my! Research shows that even if we think we've deleted content on the sticks, we're leaving all that and more.

What do sexy selfies, search warrants, tax files have in common? They've all been found on resold USB sticks
2019-03-14 06:58

You do know just dragging stuff to the delete folder doesn't wipe stuff, right? Apparently not About two-thirds of USB memory sticks bought secondhand in the US and UK have recoverable and...

How to wipe your USB drive before throwing it away
2019-03-13 13:46

Data was found on 68% of secondhand flash drives sold in the US, according to a Comparitech report. Here's how to secure your data for disposal.