Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:59:20 +0000

Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:18:02 +0000

Users of Gmail get 300 billion attachments each week. To separate legitimate documents from harmful ones, Google turned to AI—and it’s working.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Lazarus Group hackers have long plagued the internet—using at least one tool they picked up just by looking around online.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:10:00 +0000

By calling out Russia for digital assaults on its neighboring country, the US hopes to head off similar efforts at home.

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:00:00 +0000

The lax security of supply chain firmware has been a known concern for years—with precious little progress being made.

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme.