Tag: Security

Facebook Awards Biggest Bug Bounty Payout Yet
Back in 2011, Facebook launched its bug bounty program, in which it would pay users disclosing security bugs that have previously gone undiscovered. The company kindly reminded...
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Mobile Hardware Security to Take in $1 Billion This Year
As the world becomes more connected, the inherent security flaws in our global network have been highlighted by security professionals, criminals, and national governments alike....
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Neiman Marcus Data Breach Exposed 1.1M Cards
Earlier this month, high-end retailer Neiman Marcus confirmed that they had been the target o...
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CNN’s Twitter, Facebook Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Late Thursday night, CNN had a bunch of social media accounts hacked. The group responsible, the Syrian Electronic Army, announced their intent to "retaliate against CNN's viciousl...
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A Fifth of Germany Vulnerable in Massive Email Hack
In gee-that's-terrifying news, as much as one fifth of the German population is at risk after a massive email hack that targeted .de addresses. Germany's Federal Office for Inf...
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Target To Testify Before Congress Over Colossal Data Breach
The House subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade...
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Target Now Says 70 Million Customers Had Personal Info Stolen, Announces Store Closings
It turns out that the much-publicized data breach that Target anno...
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Snapchat Updates App, Says It’s Sorry
Snapchat announced that it has finally released an update for its Android and iOS apps, which enab...
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That Yahoo Ad Malware Reportedly Made Bitcoin Slaves Out Of Infected Machines
Yahoo recently confirmed that it was running ads that were spreading malware on some of its sites. Now we learn that said malware was apparently turning infected machines into Bitc...
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Yahoo Mail Adds Default HTTPS As Promised
Yahoo announced back in October that it would turn on SSL/HTTPS encryption for Yahoo...
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Intel Ditches McAfee Brand, John McAfee Gives Thanks
Intel announced the launch of a new Intel Security brand, and that all McAfee products will be transitioned over to this brand over time. The company...
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Yahoo Ads Spread Malware To Users, Company Confirms
Yahoo confirmed that it was running advertisements that were spreading malware on some of its sites. While this is apparently in the past now, the company acknowledged and confirme...
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Snapchat Talks Breach, Updates App
As you're probably aware, Snapchat was the target of a massive security breach that compromised 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers. The company has since responded to the prob...
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Mobile Malware to Lead Security Concerns in 2014
As the tech industry has shifted to become more mobile in recent years, cybercrime has also quickly adjusted to the times. McAfe...
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Will Lawmakers Use The Target Hack To Give The FTC More Power?
Target, one of the nation's largest retailers, suffered a major se...
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