A Massive U.S. Property and Demographic Database Exposes 200 Million Records

More than 200 million records containing a wide range of property-related information on US residents were left exposed on a database that was accessible on the web without requiring any password or authentication. The exposed data — a mix of personal and demographic details — included the name,...

Command and Control Used in Sanny APT Attacks Shut Down

Two message boards used by the Sanny malware as a command-and-control channel have been shut down by the Korea Information Security Agency in conjunction with security company FireEye. Sanny is a targeted attack, attributed to attackers in Korea, against individuals working in Russia’s aerospace,...

Study: Password Security Improves with Age

Baby Boomers may not be perceived as tech savvy as Millenials, but they apparently are better at protecting their digital assets. A new British study believed to be the largest of its kind shows those 55 and older tend to pick passwords with twice the strength of those under 25. It also indicates...