Security News

Study Finds Rampant Sale of SSL/TLS Certificates on Dark Web
2019-03-07 16:59

SSL and TLS certificates and related services can be easily acquired from dark web marketplaces, according to an academic study sponsored by Venafi, a company specializing in the protection of...

Schneier: Don't expect Uncle Sam to guard your web privacy – it's Europe riding to the rescue
2019-03-07 08:03

'Everything we do has a moral dimension ... we are responsible for the world we create with our technologies' RSA If you're looking to the US government to save your electronic privacy, don't hold...

Sale of SSL/TLS certificates on the dark web is rampant
2019-03-06 09:43

There is no dearth of compromised, fake and forged SSL/TLS certificates for sale on dark web markets, researchers have found. TLS certificates are sold individually and packaged with a wide range...

RSAC 2019: TLS Markets Flourish on the Dark Web
2019-03-06 08:01

The certificates are often paired with ancillary products, like Google-indexed “aged” domains, after-sale support, web design services and even integration with a range of payment processors.

How the Dark Web Data Bazaar Fuels Enterprise Attacks
2019-03-03 15:26

What does the age of near-ubiquitous data breaches, deep fakes, and fallible biometric authentication mean for enterprise security?

Web hacker 'Alfabeto Virtual' thrown in the clink for 3 months by US judge who wanted to 'send a message'
2019-02-27 23:39

By contrast, Russian hack-treason trial ends with 22-year sentence and accusations of foul play A US judge this week sentenced website hacker Billy Anderson to three months behind bars, refusing...

Reddit Gold: Alice and Bob, Caught in a Web of Lies
2019-02-22 21:23

There was a shocking turn of events in crypto-world.

Microsoft fixes web server DDoS bug
2019-02-22 12:51

Overzealous use of HTTP/2 flow control settings in IIS could have brought servers to their knees.

ThreatList: Porn-Focused Malware Triples, Dark Web Loves It
2019-02-21 19:01

Premium-access credentials to porn sites are hot in the cyber-underground, as credential-harvesting malware proliferates.

Opera integrates a cryptocurrency wallet – is this Web 3.0?
2019-02-18 11:55

When it appears in the next few weeks, the next version of Opera (“Reborn 3” or “R3”) for Windows, Mac and Linux will become the first mainstream desktop browser to integrate a cryptocurrency wallet.