The agency that keeps America safe runs un-patched Flash, and worse besides By Thomas Claburn The United States’ Department of Homeland Security could do more to keep its IT systems…
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Equifax finds more victims of 2017 breach
The massive data breach suffered by credit-rating company Equifax hit more people than previously thought, the company has reported. In September last year Equifax said it had discovered that 145…
MoneyTaker hackers reportedly steal £7.5m from ATMs
Russian-speaking hackers are suspected of stealing nearly $10m (£7.5m) from 20 companies in Russia, the UK and US. The MoneyTaker group removed overdraft limits on debit cards and took money…
Kaspersky Lab denies leaked emails prove it has been working with Russia’s FSB
Bloomberg alleges that leaked emails prove that Kaspersky Lab has closer ties to the Kremlin than the cybersecurity firm has previously acknowledged. Kaspersky claims that is not true. By Ms.…
Social engineering scam targets Indian call center
Foreign operator gives out bank account password as a result. By Ryan Francis Call centers in foreign countries can be at times ripe for social engineering. Most operators are supposed…
In mining user data, US ISPs must weigh cash vs. privacy
Some experts worry that broadband providers will go too far in monetizing customers’ data with the privacy rule repeal By Michael Kan U.S. internet service providers are about to face…