Two men charged with hacking into SEC in stock-trading scheme
The hacking duo is believed to have exploited a software flaw and compromised several SEC workstations with malware in order to take early peeks at financial disclosures
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
773 million email IDs, 21 million passwords exposed for anyone to see in massive data dump. A car and almost $1m on offer for Tesla Model 3 hacks. Plus some resolutions for 2019 with tips for securing your router
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21 million passwords for anyone to see amid massive data dump
The vast dossier of stolen login details, which also comprises 773 million email addresses, appears to have been gathered from data stolen in many breaches
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New Year’s resolutions: Routing done right
As another thing to improve this year, you may want to route your focus on a device that is the nerve center of your network and, if poorly secured, the epicenter of much potential trouble
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Car and almost $1m on offer for Tesla Model 3 hacks
The electric car maker is raising the ante in automotive security, putting one of its swanky models as a target at a hacking contest
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What makes a cybercriminal?
Forget balaclavas or hoodies, these cybercriminals are hiding in plain sight
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CES: Smart cities and the challenge of securing the neighborhood
In our final report from CES we take a look at smart city initiatives
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Automotive security for cars. Do you know who your connected home is talking to? Plus some resolutions for 2019 with tips for passwords
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Face unlock on many Android smartphones falls for a photo
No 3D-printed heads or realistic masks were needed to trick even a handful of high-end handset models into unlocking their screens
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CES IoT security – do you know who your home is talking to?
There’s a digital treasure trove to be had in your home so you should take steps to protect it
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CES – singularity and securing the car
What's in store for automotive security once cars morph into mobile living rooms and working spaces? And how about transportation at large?
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New Year’s resolutions: Get your passwords shipshape
In case there are some blank entries in your laundry list of New Year’s resolutions, we have a few tips for a bit of cybersecurity ‘soul searching’. Here’s the first batch, looking at how you can fix your good...
EU offers bug bounties on popular open source software
The program with a prize pool of almost US$1 million aims to leverage the ‘power of the crowd’ in order to prevent another Heartbleed
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Personal data of German political elite dumped online
The vast trove of data was released online and disseminated via Twitter over the span of four weeks – without anybody really noticing
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
What stalled the production and delivery of several major newspapers in the US on the last Saturday of 2018?
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Websites can steal browser data via extensions APIs
Researcher finds nearly 200 Chrome, Firefox, and Opera extensions vulnerable to attacks from malicious sites.
6 Reasons We Need to Boost Cybersecurity Focus in 2019
Paying attention to cybersecurity is more important than ever in 2019. But, some companies are still unwilling to devote the necessary resources to securing their infrastructures against cyberattacks, and naive individuals think they’re immune to the tactics of cybercriminals,...
Fortnite Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers To Take Over Gamers’ Accounts, Data And In-Game Currency
Cybersecurity researchers today shared details of vulnerabilities that could have affected any player of the hugely popular online battle game, Fortnite. If exploited, the vulnerability would have given an attacker full access to a user’s account and their personal information as well...
DNC Accuses Russia, ACLU Sues ICE, and More Security News This Week
Trump dominated security headlines this week, but there's plenty of other news to catch up on.
Bulgaria Extradites Russian Hacker to US: Embassy
Bulgaria has extradited a Russian indicted by a US court for mounting a complex hacking scheme to the United States, the Russian embassy in Washington said Saturday.
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