Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter Launch Data Transfer Project
The open-source Data Transfer Project, intended to simplify and protect data transfer across apps, comes at a sensitive time for many of the participating organizations....
Software is Achilles Heel of Hardware Cryptocurrency Wallets
Upcoming Black Hat talk will detail software vulnerabilities that can put private cryptocurrency wallets and currency exchange services at risk....
New Spectre-Level Flaw Targets Return Stack Buffer
The most recent Spectre-class flaw targets a component in CPUs called the return stack buffer....
Spectre Will Haunt Us For a Long Time
These vulnerabilities have existed for over 20 years, and we are not even close to closing the door on these significant risks....
Leaky Backup Spills 157 GB of Automaker Secrets
Ford, Toyota, GM and Tesla among car companies impacted by leaky backup service used by third-party firm....
Facebook Suspends Analytics Firm Over Surveillance Concerns
Facebook is launching an investigation into whether Crimson Hexagon’s collection of public user data was a violation of its data policies....
24 Sentenced in India-Based Call Center Operation
The scheme targeted US residents with fraudulent phone calls and conned victims out of hundreds of millions of dollars....
London Calling with New Strategies to Stop Ransomware
The new London Protocol from the Certificate Authority Security Council/Browser Forum aims to minimize the possibility of phishing activity on high-value identity websites....
ThreatList: Supply-Chain Defenses Need Improvement
Few organizations are prepared to mitigate supply-chain risks, despite a majority of them acknowledging they are a huge cyber threat....
Egyptian ‘Fake News’ Law Threatens Citizens with 5000-plus Followers
Do you or someone you know lives in Egypt and holds an account on Facebook, Twitter, or/and other social media platforms with more than 5000 followers?
If yes, your account can be censored, suspended and is su...