Major UK Security Provider Leaks Trove of Guard and Suspect Data

By Deeba Ahmed Over 1.2 million records were exposed in a major data breach at UK security firm Amberstone. Learn the potential impact, what to do if affected, and how to stay secure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Major UK Security Provider Leaks Trove of Guard and...

A week in security (July 16 – July 22)

Last week on Labs, we looked at a Magniber expansion, explored open source vulnerabilities, and checked out the boons and drawbacks of smart assistants. We also continued our ad blocking article extravaganza, gave a whistlestop tour of third-party problems, and published our Q2 Cybercrime tactics...

Report: Hacks From China Shuttered UK Firm, Cost Economy $43 billion

The head of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Cyber Security Program says that targeted attacks have already caused the premature demise of a UK wind turbine maker, and has cost the country $43 billion in lost economic growth already. In an interview with The Telegraph, Major Gen Shaw said that a firm...

Flawed USB Sticks Can Be Used to Download Whatever Desired

UK security researchers MWR InfoSecurity have found a flaw in the driver software of USB sticks that could allow the technology to “interrogate” and download the complete content of any system. The company believes the use of such devices is only months away, and has shared its research with the...