The Department of Homeland Security today issued an emergency directive ordering federal agencies to audit all Domain Name System records within 10 days. The directive comes in response to a known security threat, in this case attempts by hackers to hijack DNS records at U.S. government agencies. The DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that it ...

A flaw in the highly popular MySQL database management system can allow malicious servers to steal files from clients. First reported by Security Boulevard Friday and then picked up in more detail today by Bleeping Computer, the design flaw was found in the file transfer interaction between a client host and a MySQL server. The flaw allows an attacker ...

In another case of an incorrectly configured online database, an online casino group has compromised the information of 108 million bets. The data was exposed via a misconfigured Elasticsearch database, according to a report today from ZDNet. The breach included data from sites such as kahunacasino.com, azur-casino.com, easybet.com and viproomcasino.net. The companies weren’t named, but a quick ...

As the price of bitcoin tested new monthly lows over the weekend, one investor was far more upbeat, predicting better days ahead for the cryptocurrency. Alistair Milne, chief investment officer at Atlanta Digital Currency Fund, made the forecast on social media of a return to form for bitcoin. Starting with an explanation of where bitcoin ...

Turmoil in the senior ranks of Snap Inc. continues amid reports that the company has lost two more senior executives following a scandal over an inappropriate relationship. Cheddar reported Friday that Francis Racioppi, Snap’s director of global security, has been fired after an investigation found he had an undisclosed relationship with a woman from a consulting firm ...

Despite its troubles in developing self-driving cars, Uber Technologies Inc. is hiring engineers to bring autonomous vehicle technology to bicycles and electric scooters. The announcement, made by Uber at a DIYRobocars event on Sunday, sees the company hiring “Micromobility” engineers to develop “autonomous scooters and bikes that can drive themselves to charging or better locations.” According to The Telegraph, ...

Millions of call logs and SMS text messages have been found exposed on a misconfigured database belonging to “voice over internet protocol” provider VOIPo LLC. Discovered by Cloudflare Inc. security researcher Justin Paine, the data was spotted via the Shodan security search engine and traced back to an unsecured Elasticsearch server owned by VOIPo. The data ...

Payments startup Square Inc. has launched a debit card that gives sellers instant access to received funds as the Jack Dorsey-led company continues a move into banking services. The Square Card is being pitched as a way for sellers using Square payments services to improve cash flow by having instant access to funds. Previously, a ...

A massive database containing nearly 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million plain text passwords has been found online in what is shaping up to be possibly one of the largest data breaches of all time. Discovered by Have I Been Pwned founder Troy Hunt, the database, dubbed “Collection #1,” was found to be ...

Google LLC today announced an agreement to acquire smartwatch-related intellectual property from Fossil Group Inc., the company behind brands such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade New York and Diesel for $40 million. The deal sees Google acquire IP “related to a smartwatch technology currently under development by Fossil Group.” A portion of Fossil’s research and development ...