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Nov
28
Fancy Bear Targets US Senate, Security Researchers Warn
The cyber espionage group that executed a campaign against the Democratic Party has been targeting the U.S. Senate, a cybersecurity firm warns. The news comes as Senate minority staffers have released a report warning that Russia will likely attempt to disrupt 2018 and 2020 U.S. elections, which calls on the White House to do more to counter such efforts.
Nov
28
The 12 biggest hacks, breaches, and security threats of 2017
Security issues took a turn for the serious in 2017. This time around we still suffered the password breaches, malware annoyances, and stolen credit card numbers that have become commonplace in recent years. But the headlines were dominated by more sobering issues.
We saw foreign adversaries trying to infiltrate critical infrastructure; major U.S. government hacking tools exposed; a major breach that called into question the use of social security numbers as identification; the U.S. government turning negative towards online user privacy; and popular consumer software dragged into the world of corporate and state espionage.
Whew. It was a big year for computer security, and some of 2017’s events will no doubt reach well into 2018 and...
Nov
28
Google Discovery Shows Fragility of Mobile Phone Security
Google's top-notch vulnerability researchers rarely bring good news. They've found another whopper: Flaws in a microchip used widely in Apple and Android mobile devices could be used to remotely hack a device over Wi-Fi.
Nov
28
Google Filters Annoying Ads But Does Nothing for Security
Last week, Google began rolling out a new functionality in its Chrome browser that will halt a dozen of some of the web's most irritating advertising formats.
Organizations that don't nix the ads, which include videos that auto-play at high volumes and full-page pop-ups, will be punished. If the offending ads aren't removed within 30 days after they've been flagged, Google will disable all ads on the offending website.
Only Google could have pulled off such a move. The technology giant dominates the search sphere, and nearly 60 percent of web surfers use the company's Chrome browser.
Google's motivation, however, is clear: The company's fortunes are tied to web advertising, which is facing challenges due to the increasing use of...
Nov
28
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Nov
28
Jason's Deli Confirms Data Breach, Including 71 Texas Locations
After sending out a warning last month, Jason's Deli now confirms criminals gained access to its point-of-sales terminals inside restaurants, putting approximately 2 million customer's credit card information at risk.
The restaurant company was notified in December that a large quantity of payment card information had appeared for sale on the "dark web."
Jason's Deli says they immediately went into action, including a threat response team, forensic experts and law enforcement.
Investigators now say the criminals deployed RAM-scraping malware on the point-of-sale terminals at various corporate-owned Jason's Deli restaurants starting June 8, 2017.
Jason's Deli says the security breach has been contained, and has been disabled in all...