Dark Reading Staff, Author at CW Enterprises

Mobile Exploit Fingerprints Devices with Sensor Calibration Data

23rd May 2019Dark Reading Staff

Data from routines intended to calibrate motion sensors can identify individual iOS and Android devices in a newly released exploit. Source: Dark [...]

Microsoft Opens Defender ATP for Mac to Public Preview

23rd May 2019Dark Reading Staff

Users of the security platform who have preview features enabled can access Defender ATP for Mac via the Security Center onboarding section. [...]

TeamViewer Admits Breach from 2016

20th May 2019Dark Reading Staff

The company says it stopped the attack launched by a Chinese hacking group. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence – TeamViewer Admits [...]

Exposed Elasticsearch Database Compromises Data on 8M People

17th May 2019Dark Reading Staff

Personal data exposed includes full names, physical and email addresses, birthdates, phone numbers, and IP addresses. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence [...]

Two Ransomware Recovery Firms Typically Pay Hackers

15th May 2019Dark Reading Staff

Companies promising the safe return of data sans ransom payment secretly pass Bitcoin to attackers and charge clients added fees. Source: Dark [...]

Uniqlo Parent Company Says Hack Compromised 461,091

14th May 2019Dark Reading Staff

Fast Retailing Co. reports cyberattackers accessed accounts registered to its Japanese Uniqlo and GU brand websites. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence [...]

Microsoft SharePoint Bug Exploited in the Wild

10th May 2019Dark Reading Staff

A number of reports show CVE-2019-0604 is under active attack, Alien Labs researchers say. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence – Microsoft [...]

Baltimore City Network Struck with Ransomware Attack

7th May 2019Dark Reading Staff

Government employees are working to determine the source and severity of a cyberattack that forced most city servers offline. Source: Dark Reading [...]