Regulation May Be Coming for IoT Security
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) urged the government's Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate IoT products in a letter this week.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) urged the government's Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate IoT products in a letter this week.
A set of vulnerabilities dubbed "EFAIL" affect encryption standards like PGP and S/MIME and could reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails sent in the past.
Apple has reportedly begun removing apps from the App Store that share location data with third parties but fail to obtain a user's consent.
Amazon followed in Google's footsteps this week in banning domain fronting, a technique that allows app and site developers to evade censorship.
A Chrome extension has been removed from Google's webstore that was found spreading through Facebook, stealing passwords and cryptocurrency.
Attackers used a BGP leak to trick users and steal $150,000 in cryptocurrency on Tuesday.
The Department of Homeland Security said it found evidence of unauthorized Stingray devices carrying out unauthorized surveillance in Washington D.C.
A security researcher notified the restaurant last August it was leaking customers' data on its website in plain text.
The leader of the cybercrime gang, which targeted financial transfers dating back to 2013, was recently arrested in Spain.
The breach, which occurred last fall, also leaked customer names, dates of birth, phone numbers, and email addresses.