Healthcare.gov Site Reportedly Sharing Personal Information of Visitors
Posted on: 22 Jan 2015
The healthcare.gov site is sharing personal information about visitors to its site to third-party advertisers, according to a report by The Associated Press. The website for the federal healthcare exchange provides…
FBI Warns of Destructive Malware Post Sony Attack
Posted on: 02 Dec 2014
Cybercriminals are targeting U.S. businesses with malware with destructive capabilities, much like the one that recently crippled Sony, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned late Monday. The malware described in…
Federal Weather System Breached
Posted on: 12 Nov 2014
China-based attackers are back in the news again, this time for breaching the federal weather network, officials told the Washington Post. The initial intrusion appears to have occurred late September,…
FBI Investigates Cyber Attack on US Postal Service
Posted on: 11 Nov 2014
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyber attack earlier this year against the U.S. Postal Service that exposed the personal information of every single employee. Personal information of…
More Calls for Businesses to Adopt EMV Chip Payment Technology
Posted on: 28 Oct 2014
Another industry alliance joined the chorus urging businesses that process debit and credit cards to implement EMV payment chip technology to combat fraud. EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard® and Visa®, the…
Salesforce Under Cyber Attack; Issues Malware Warning
Posted on: 11 Sep 2014
Attackers are targeting Salesforce users with malicious emails designed to trick victims into downloading the Dyreza malware onto their computers, the software-as-a-service giant warned customers earlier this week. Salesforce said…
Up to 5 Million Gmail Passwords Posted on a Russian Bitcoin Forum
Posted on: 11 Sep 2014
Up to 5 million passwords for Gmail accounts were posted on a Russian Bitcoin forum on Wednesday. As security incidents go, the password dump is a non-event, as the list…
Home Depot Continues Investigation Into Reported Breach
Posted on: 04 Sep 2014
Home improvement retailer Home Depot is still investigating a possible breach where cyber-criminals may have stolen credit and debit card details from nearly all of its 2,200 stores in the…
IEEE Launches Center for Secure Design with Google, Twitter, Harvard and Others
Posted on: 03 Sep 2014
Google, Twitter, and HP are teaming up with 10 other technology companies and universities to help developers design secure software and write better code. An initiative under the Institute of…
Black Hat at a Glance
Posted on: 08 Aug 2014
In its 17th year, the annual Black Hat security conference was bigger than ever, with more than 8,000 registered attendees, 147 vendors exhibiting in the expo hall, and more workshops.…