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Landry’s announced on Thursday that it’s investigating reports of unauthorized charges on payment cards used at some of its restaurants.

Networking and security company Juniper Networks revealed on Thursday that it has identified a couple of serious vulnerabilities that can be exploited to gain administrative access to some firewalls and decrypt VPN traffic.

UPDATED. A researcher claims he was threatened by Facebook after he responsibly disclosed a series of vulnerabilities and configuration weaknesses that allowed him to gain access to sensitive information stored on Instagram servers, including source code and the details of users and employees. Facebook, on the other hand, has accused the researcher of intentionally withholding bugs and information from its team.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged Thursday making a "mistake" when he used his personal email for government business in the early part of his tenure, triggering concerns hackers could access sensitive information.

With Christmas fast approaching, many people are using retailers’ mobile applications to create wish lists for their friends to access, yet those who used Target’s app this holiday season might have shared their personal information beyond those intended.  

A researcher has identified several high severity vulnerabilities in a base station product from Austria-based wireless telemetry solutions provider Adcon Telemetry.

Expanding Beyond Generic Threat Intelligence to Cyber Situational Awareness Empowers Organizations to Make More Informed Security Secisions

Researchers have identified several vulnerabilities in the network management system (NMS) products offered by various companies.

California motor vehicle department officials on Wednesday proposed self-driving car regulations that included mandating that a person could take the wheel if needed.

The GRUB2 bootloader is plagued by a serious vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass password protection and compromise the targeted computer.

Digital Guardian, a Waltham, Mass.-based data protection solutions firm, today announced that it has secured $66 million in additional financing. The funding will be used to expand its data protection platform, which helps customers protect against advanced threats and provides data visibility and control, application whitelisting, data loss prevention (DLP) and more.

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced on Tuesday the availability of BIND updates that address several vulnerabilities, including a remotely exploitable denial-of-service (DoS) issue that has been rated critical.

An anonymous group of hackers known as the Phantom Squad have threatened to disrupt Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live services around the Christmas holiday.

Social Engineering has been a staple of fraud since the dawn of time. There are even movies that glorify the fraudsters for their elaborate schemes. The Sting and American Hustle are great examples and there are many more. As the world has become more digital fraudsters have learned to leverage technology to massive scales.

Every nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, telling a government-organized conference that "freedom and order" are both necessary in cyberspace.