Former Uber Security Chief Charged Over Covering Up 2016 Data Breach

The Hacker News Daily Updates [Newsletter]( [cover]( [Hands-On AWS Penetration Testing with Kali Linux ($35.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time]( Identify tools and techniques to secure and perform a penetration test on an AWS infrastructure using Kali Linux [Download Now]( Sponsored LATEST NEWS Aug 21, 2020 [Former Uber Security Chief Charged Over Covering Up 2016 Data Breach]( The federal prosecutors in the United States have charged Uber's former chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, for covering up a massive data breach that the ride-hailing company suffered in 2016. According to the press release published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Sullivan "took deliberate ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Hackers Target Defense Contractors' Employees By Posing as Recruiters]( The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a new report warning companies about a new in-the-wild malware that North Korean hackers are reportedly using to spy on key employees at government contracting companies. Dubbed 'BLINDINGCAN,' the advanced ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Experian South Africa Suffers Data Breach Affecting Millions; Attacker Identified]( The South African arm of one of the world's largest credit check companies Experian yesterday announced a data breach incident that exposed personal information of millions of its customers. While Experian itself didn't mention the number of affect customers, in a report, the South African Banking ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Issues Emergency Security Updates for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2]( Microsoft has issued an emergency out-of-band software update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems to patch two new recently disclosed security vulnerabilities. Tracked as CVE-2020-1530 and CVE-2020-1537, both flaws reside in the Remote Access Service (RAS) in a way ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Experts Reported Security Bug in IBM's Db2 Data Management Software]( Cybersecurity researchers today disclosed details of a memory vulnerability in IBM's Db2 family of data management products that could potentially allow a local attacker to access sensitive data and even cause a denial of service attacks. The flaw (CVE-2020-4414), which impacts IBM Db2 V9.7, ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [cover]( [Hands-On AWS Penetration Testing with Kali Linux ($35.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time]( Identify tools and techniques to secure and perform a penetration test on an AWS infrastructure using Kali Linux [Download Now]( Sponsored This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please [click here](. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com [Unsubscribe]( The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India