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  • "What recent industry data leaks tell us about CYBER-SECURITY"

    The number of reported data breaches has not  risen much over the last decade.  The concern now, is not just how many breaches occur, but more the amount of data that is stolen. Hackers are becoming much more proficient in stealing…

  • "Proof-of-Concept Tracking System Finds RATs Worldwide"

    Recorded Future, an information analysis firm, recently released a report that discusses a proof-of-concept system designed for the detection of remote-access Trojans (RATs). The system uses network scans and metadata to find RATs. This article continues…

  • "Shared Code Creates Opportunity for Hackers, Expert Warns"

    The use of open source code libraries by app developers increases the vulnerability of federal employees' mobile phones to being infiltrated by hackers as such libraries can include malicious code. The hacking of federal employees' smartphones could lead…

  • "Anti-Virus on Android: Beware of Low-Quality Apps"

    Most of the anti-virus applications on Google Play Store for androids are very low quality.  More than half of the apps - 138 out of 250 detected 30 percent or less of the malicious samples or had high false-positive rates.  This means…

  • "An Email Marketing Company Left 809 Million Records Exposed Online"

    Security researchers found an unprotected MongoDB database owned by Verifications.io, an enterprise email validation service provider. The database contains 150 gigabytes of data that exposes over 800 million records. These records include sensitive…

  • "RSAC 2019: The Dark Side of Machine Learning"

    Nicholas Carlini, a researcher at Google, gave an overview of the different types of adversarial attacks that can be launched against machine learning systems. These attacks could lead to the misclassification of images and sounds by machine learning…

  • "Source Code Error in Swiss Post E-Voting System"

    Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in a Swiss e-voting system that could lead to the modification of votes. The vulnerability comes from a weak cryptographic system in which votes are verified. This article continues to discuss the flaw…

  • DARPA Creates Secure Voting Project

    DARPA has funded Galois with $10 million to develop a secure voting platform based on secure systems research. These machines are two parts, an touchscreen part that prints paper receipts and an optically scan device. The votes have cryptographic…

  • "Security Researchers Found over 40 Bugs in Blockchain Platforms in 30 Days"

    43 security vulnerabilities have been discovered in blockchain and cryptocurrency platforms by white hat hackers. These vulnerabilities were disclosed to thirteen companies via HackerOne's vulnerability disclosure platform. These vulnerabilities are said…

  • "The First Look at How Hacked Self-Driving Cars Would Affect New York City Traffic"

    As the Internet connectivity in vehicles increases, the more susceptible cars are to being hacked and disabled. A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Multiscale Systems Inc. looked into the effects that a…

  • "Facebook Suffers Global Outage, Claims DDoS Not the Cause"

    Facebook experienced a global outage, and have began investigating what may have caused the outage.  Facebook has confirmed that this outage was not caused by a DDoS attack, but could have been caused by Boarder Gateway Protocol or by other…

  • "Threat Actor Targets Japanese Users With New Ursnif Variant"

    An attack campaign has been discovered by security researchers from Cybereason in which a new variant of the Ursnif Banking Trojan is being distributed. The campaign appears to be targeting mainly Japanese users. This article continues to discuss the…