Smart TV Tracking: Legislators Blast Privacy Policies, Call for FTC Probe
Democratic senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, are requesting that the Federal Trade...
Department of Commerce Lifts ZTE Ban After Payment of $1.4 Billion Fine
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced on Friday the lifting of the ban on U.S. suppliers selling goods to ZTE Corporation following the...
AT&T to Acquire Threat Detection Firm AlienVault
AT&T announced Tuesday its plans to acquire AlienVault, a privately held company, to enable it expand its enterprise-grade security solutions to small and medium-sized...
User Data of 21 Million Stolen in Timehop Data Breach
Timehop, a service targeted toward resurfacing old posts and photos on users’ social media accounts disclosed on Saturday that a security breach has led...
Adidas Warns Customers of Security Breach
Sportswear maker Adidas on Thursday alerted certain consumers who purchased on adidas.com/US about a potential data security incident. According to the company, on June...
House Passes Bill Aimed at Addressing Cyber Vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems
House lawmakers on Monday approved a bill aimed at addressing the vulnerabilities to technologies used in critical applications. The bill, H.R. 5733, the DHS...
Wi-Fi Alliance Releases WPA3 Security Standard to Enhance Wi-Fi Protections
The Wi-Fi Alliance on Monday introduced Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3 to enhance Wi-Fi protections in personal and enterprise networks. This aims to consolidate on the...
Man Tries to Steal Domain at Gunpoint: Gets 20 Years for Armed Domain Hijacking
Sherman Hopkins Jr of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to forcibly steal a domain...
FTC Partners With BBB and Law Enforcement to Help Small Businesses Stop Scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday that it has launched Operation Main Street, an effort with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and law...
DHS, FBI Link TYPEFRAME Malware to North Korea
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have identified Trojan malware variants—referred to as TYPEFRAME—used by the North...