Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Russian election hacks, Amazon’s police partnerships, and more security news this week.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:09:06 +0000

A settlement with the FTC means Equifax will pay victims of its breach $125 or more. Make sure it pay ups.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0000

Alex Stamos’ Stanford-based project will try to persuade tech firms to offer academics access to massive troves of user data.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:58:03 +0000

For failing to safeguard Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and more, Equifax will pay up—but not enough, experts say.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000

For all the attention on sophisticated nation-state attacks, the malware that’s most likely to hit your phone is much more mundane.

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Slack passwords, NSO spyware, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:36:10 +0000

The dramatic EU Galileo incident underscores the threat of satellite timing and navigation system failures.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Plus, Cyber Command warns about Outlook bugs, Virginia criminalizes deepfake porn, and more top security news from this week.