Alphabet Inc. warned its users to beware of emails from known contacts asking them to click on a link to Google Docs after a large number of people turned to social media to complain that their accounts had been hacked. Google said Wednesday that it had taken steps to protect users from the attacks…
Germany’s interior minister is calling for a rules change that would allow for its cyber-forces to proactively attack foreign hackers and servers. Such a capability could be used against those targeting critical infrastructure, said Minister Thomas de Maiziere, in an interview with German outlet ARD and reported by Bloomberg. He called for the drafting of new…
A new Ransomware as a Service, or RaaS, called Satan has been discovered by security researcher Xylitol. This service allows any wannabe criminal to register an account and create their very own customized version of the Satan Ransomware. Once the ransomware is created, it is then up to the criminal to determine how they will distribute the…
TOKYO — Japanese researchers say they have successfully copied fingerprint data from a digital picture of a person flashing a two-fingered “V” or peace sign, raising questions about the potential theft of such information. “One can use it to assume another identity, such as accessing a smartphone or breaking and entering into a restricted area…
A data breach in August 2013 exposed information held in more than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts, the company said Wednesday. The hacking incident is separate from an intrusion Yahoo reported in September, when the company disclosed 500 million user accounts were exposed in 2014. “Yahoo believes an unauthorized third party, in August 2013, stole…
Intelligence committees in both houses of Congress launched investigations Monday into accusations that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election to boost the chances that President-elect Donald Trump would win. President Barack Obama also ordered a full review by the intelligence community into the allegations. “The reason that I’ve called for a review is to…
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