FCC Broadband Standard: Democratic Commissioner Pushes Back Against Slower Broadband Speeds
As the Federal Communications Commission looks to lower broadband speed standards, a Democratic commissioner is pushing back.
SEC Hacked: Information From Breach May Have Been Used In Trading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed a breach that took place more than one year ago after learning information taken from the attack may have been used for illegal trading.
HerbaLife Scam: Emails Disguised As Invoices Contain Ransomware
[hold for tech editor] A ransomware attack hidden in an email attachment purporting to be from Herbalife is hitting millions of inboxes around the world.
iOS 11 Control Center: Wi-Fi And Bluetooth Don't Fully Turn Off
Turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cannot be done completely through the Control Center in iOS 11.
Equifax Phishing Scams: Company Customer Service Sends Victim To Fake Website
A customer service representative for Equifax sent a customer seeking help to a fake website.
Company Held Hostage: IT Admin Redirects Company Website To Porn In Blackmail Attempt
A disgruntled IT worker was sentenced after hijacking his company's domain and redirecting it to a pornographic website.
Terrorism On Twitter: Nearly 300,000 Extremist User Accounts Removed
Twitter removed nearly 300,000 accounts linked to terrorist organizations in the last six months, with most being caught by automated tools and removed before sharing a single tweet.
What Is SafeBrowse? Google Chrome Extension Secretly Mines For Monero
A popular Google Chrome extension called SafeBrowse has been secretly mining for the cryptocurrency Monero without user permission.
Safari Ad Blocking: New Feature In Apple's Browser Has Advertisers Worried
The newest version of Safari will limit how advertisers can track users across the web and advertisers are not pleased with the change.
Viacom Database Exposed: Important Credentials Left Publicly Exposed
Vital login credentials and passwords belonging to Viacom were discovered in a pubicly accessible Amazon database.
John Flynn Of Uber Discusses Keeping Enterprise Security Nimble
John "Four" Flynn, the chief information security officer at Uber, discusses how enterprises can remain nimble when it comes to security.
Android Banking Trojan: Red Alert 2.0 Attack Starts To Spread
An Android banking trojan called Red Alert 2.0 has started appearing in third-party app stores and is targeting Android devices.
Apache Struts Vulnerability: More Than 3,000 Organizations At Risk Of Breach
More than 3,000 organizations are at risk of suffering the same type of breach that resulted in millions of personal information of U.S. consumers being stolen from Equifax.
CCleaner Hacked: Popular Windows Utility Distributed Malware
Windows utility program CCleaner was compromised and used to distribute malware to users for nearly a month.
Study: Distracted Driving Endangers Children In School Zones
A new study highlighted the most dangerous cities in the United States for school children as a result of an increase in distracted driving.
Vevo Hacked: Documents Stolen, Published Online By OurMine
Hacking collective OurMine breached music video hosting service Vevo and posted stolen documents from the company online.
Verizon Purging Customers: Thousands Of Rural Users Disconnected For Data Usage
Verizon is disconnecting more than 8,500 people in rural areas from its network for using roaming data.
Mute Tabs In Chrome: Google Will Automatically Silence Autoplaying Audio
Starting in Chrome 64, Google's popular browser will automatically mute tabs that have autoplaying video and other sounds.
Is Underage Sexting Child Porn? Washington Supreme Court Says Yes
A 17-year-old is now labeled a child pornographer after sending a lewd photo to a 22-year-old.
FTC Investigating Equifax Breach, Scams As Agency Warns Consumers
The FTC is investigating the Equifax breach that may have exposed the personal information of more than 143 million U.S. consumers while also warning of phone scams in the wake of the hack.
ExpensiveWall Malware: Android Apps Infected In Google Play Store, Fees Stolen
At least 50 Android apps in the Google Play Store were discovered to contain the money-draining ExpensiveWall malware.
Equifax Data Breach: Unpatched Apache Struts Vulnerability Was Exploited In Hack
Equifax failed to download a patch for a known Apache Struts vulnerability, which led to the breach that may have exposed the records of more than 143 million U.S. consumers.
Equifax Breach Worsens: Argentina Branch Used 'Admin' As Login And Password
The Argentinian operations of credit reporting firm Equifax used "admin" as its login and password for an employee tool.
Copyrighting Tattoos: Lawsuit Against NBA 2K Creator Over Player Depictions
A pending U.S. District Court case will decide if tattoos maintain their copyright after they are inked on human skin.
Kaspersky Banned: Federal Agencies Ditch Russian Cybersecurity Firm Over Spying Concerns
The U.S. federal government has banned software from Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab from use in federal agencies.
Tor Vulnerabilities: Security Firm Offering $1 Million To Hack Anonymous Browser
Startup company Zerodium is offering bounties totaling $1 million for security researchers who can provide exploits to anonymous web browsing tool Tor Browser.
Manish Gupta Of ShiftLeft Talks Shifting In Cybersecurity Landscape
Manish Gupta, the CEO of ShiftLeft, shares insight into the shifting cyber landscape based on his years of experience growing security firms.
LinkedIn Phishing Scam: Compromised Accounts Attack User Messages
A phishing campaign using compromised LinkedIn accounts is spreading across the social network's messaging platform.
NSA Grants $2.4 Billion Tech Contract As Surveillance Law Faces Challenges
The NSA launched a new, secretive program that will hand out more than $2.4 billion in contracts to tech firms while Congress debates a key law that allows for overseas spying.
Blueborne Attacks: Billions Of Devices At Risk From Bluetooth Flaws
A set of security vulnerabilities dubbed Blueborne could put every Bluetooth-enabled device at risk.