White hat hackers can breathe a little easier for the next two years because of a temporary removal of restrictions imposed on hacking of everything from cars, medical devices, toRead More →
A number of computers at a five-star Geneva hotel that has hosted sensitive talks, including Iranian nuclear negotiations, were found to be infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutorsRead More →
A new set of official US Air Force photographs confirm the flying branch’s biggest spy planes are helping hunt Islamic State fighters. The missions come as Iraqi and Kurdish troopsRead More →
Cisco has emailed users of its mobile careers site, warning of two occasions when their data could have been exposed. Users of Cisco’s Professional Careers mobile site, mjobs.cisco.com, have beenRead More →
Your phone can talk to advertisers beyond your back, beyond your audible spectrum. Dystopian corporate surveillance threats today come at us from all directions. Companies offer “always-on” devices that listen for ourRead More →
UPDATE: As of late Wednesday night, William Hill’s websites remain offline. Sounding more than a little defeated, the company’s official Twitter feed could offer only the following: “We’re calling itRead More →
Citing a computer virus outbreak, a hospital system in the United Kingdom has canceled all planned operations and diverted major trauma cases to neighboring facilities. The incident came as U.K. leaders detailed a nationalRead More →
Communications failure leads to zero day, late patch, natch. Millions of do-it-yourself websites built with the Wix web maker were at risk of hijack thanks to a brief zero dayRead More →
The Linux Plumbers Conference’s internet has been slowed to a crawl. SANTA FE, NM — If you can’t reach your favorite Linux developer by IM or e-mail today, it’s becauseRead More →
Critical vulnerabilities in MySQL and vendor deployments by database servers MariaDB and PerconaDB have been identified that can lead to arbitrary code execution, root privilege escalation and server compromise. DawidRead More →
