Senator Ron Wyden has written to NIST asking for guidance and training for government staff in how to share files securely.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Mozilla patched two Firefox zero-day flaws in one week
Two emergency zero days affecting a browser in one week counts as unusual – especially when they pop up as separate alerts two days apart.
Mobile apps riddled with high-risk vulnerabilities, warns report
Be careful before installing that mobile app on your iOS or Android device – many mobile applications are riddled with vulnerabilities.
Florida city will pay over $600,000 to ransomware attackers
Riviera Beach, Florida, has agreed to pay attackers over $600,000 three weeks after its systems were crippled by ransomware.
Google launches new Chrome protection from bad URLs
The “Suspicious Site Reporter” extension lets users easily report dubious sites, while a new warning flags potential typosquatting pages.
“Deeply personal medical” records exposed online
The Facebook ad agency xSocialMedia exposed 150K medical histories, along with identifying information for the people involved.
Netflix researcher spots TCP SACK flaws in Linux and FreeBSD
Three vulnerabilities in the FreeBSD and Linux kernels could allow attackers to induce a denial-of-service by clogging networking I/O.
Pass the salt! Popular CMSs aren’t securing passwords properly
A group of researchers has discovered that many of the web’s most popular content management systems are using obsolete algorithms to protect their users’ passwords.
90% off Ray-Bans? It’s a 100% Instagram SCAM!
The ads look like they’re been shared by friends, but they’re really pod people who’ve hijacked accounts.
The US is reportedly seeding Russia’s power grid with malware
The US is alleged to have been quietly planting malware throughout Russia’s energy networks in response to years of Russian attacks on its own power grid.