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Tillerson to Ax Standalone Cyber-Office in State Department—Report
The personnel that coordinates cyber initiatives with US allies will lose direct access to Tillerson, according to sources.
DarkHotel Perfects a New Attack Gambit for Political Targets
The attack chain involves whaling, digital certificate factoring and the Inexsmar malware.
A Hacker's Dream: American Password Reuse Runs Rampant
Millennials are the worst offenders, according to a SecureAuth/Wakefield survey.
Beware the Flames: Fireball Is Much More Than Just Adware
The browser-hijacker should be known as malware thanks to a range of troubling capabilities.
Devil's Ivy Open-Source Flaw Impacts Tens of Millions of IoT Devices
A third-party toolkit downloaded millions of times has spread the flaw to thousands of devices.
Hackers Make Off with $7M in Crypto-Currency from CoinDash
The company’s crowdfunding page was hacked during a token sale event to redirect payments to the bad guys.
Dow Jones Leaks Personal Info of 2.2 Million Customers
The publishing firm configured an Amazon S3 server to allow public access to names, addresses, credit card info and more.
Security Pros Show Worrisome Lack of Malware Knowledge
When asked to identify different malware behaviors, a significant percentage of cybersecurity pros get it wrong.
A Fifth of Orgs Suffer Breaches Thanks to Ex-Employee Network Access
OneLogin found that half (48%) of respondents are aware of former employees who still have access to corporate applications.
Fears Over Election Hacking May Keep a Quarter of US Voters Home in Midterms
Survey shows as many as 58.8 million voters may actively decide to stay home during upcoming elections.
Trump Hotels Hit With Third Data Breach in Three Years
Guests at 14 Trump properties across the US and parts of Canada have had their credit card information exposed.
LeakerLocker Extortionware Test-Drives a New Malware Model
The Android malware threatens to share victims’ private info and browsing history to all contacts.
Kaspersky Strikes Back on Allegations That It's a Pawn for Russian Spies
The cyber-firm denies accusations in an inflammatory Bloomberg article that it has inappropriate Kremlin ties.
Post-Breach Share Prices Plummet Below NASDAQ Average
An analysis shows that Apple, Home Depot and others have under-performing stocks after high-profile breaches.
Hard Rock, Loews Warn on 7-Month Card Breach
Both hotel chains have been breached, thanks to a hack of Sabre’s SynXis hotel and travel reservation system.
