Chinese Messaging App WeChat Denies Storing Chat Histories

The company said in an update on its app Tuesday that it doesn't store users' chats for data analysis or any other reason.

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Researchers Discover Sonos, Bose Smart Speakers Leaking Data, Open to Takeover

Researchers said Wednesday that some smart speakers, like Sonos' Play:1 and Bose's SoundTouch, leak data - something that could allow anyone to hijack the devices and play music.

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Mozilla Fixes Critical Vulnerability in Thunderbird

Mozilla fixed five vulnerabilities, including a critical buffer overflow, in version 52.5.2 of its email application Thunderbird last week.

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Nissan Informing 1.3 Million Canadians of Potential Breach

Nissan said Thursday that information belonging to Canadian customers, like their names, addresses, and vehicle identification number, may have been breached.

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For US Consumers: Ignorance of Data Breaches is Bliss

Studies show that U.S. consumers are worried about data breaches, but assume they’re not affected by them.

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Digital Guardian Receives High Marks in KLAS Research’s 2017 Data Loss Prevention Report for Healthcare

Digital Guardian has been recognized as the best vendor when it comes to accurately identifying protected health data (PHI).

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Eternal Blues

The WannaCry worm was one of the more notable attacks of 2017, and since it emerged in May there has been constant speculation about who was responsible for it. The White House this week sought to end that speculation by publicly attributing the attack to North Korea, saying that country’s government was directly responsible for the ransomware campaign and that it was part of a pattern of bad behavior from North Korea.

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U.S. Government Officially Blames North Korea for WannaCry Attack

Homeland Security Advisor Thomas Bossert pinned WannaCry on North Korea in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday night.

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New Android Malware Families Loapi, GnatSpy Identified

Mobile security researchers discovered two new strains of Android malware, Loapi and GnatSpy, on Monday.

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Massive Dark Web Database Exposes the Shame of Our Password Habits

A database containing more than 1.4 billion stolen passwords exposes the collective shame of weak passwords and password reuse.

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