Tech advances are accelerating the use of facial recognition as a reliable and ubiquitous mass surveillance tool, privacy advocates warn. Go to Source

The results could start a wave of major damages for companies that collect and sell consumer information. Go to Source

The critical vulnerability, which was patched earlier in September, has put ColdFusion servers at risk. Go to Source

Out of the 2 billion Android users out there, the rate of potential malware infection is less than 1 percent across the board, Google says. Go to Source

The Threatpost editors break down the top news stories from this week. Go to Source

Security teams carefully monitor potential threat activity, but incidents aren’t always black and white. Go to Source

Two samples have already been added to the malware zoo, indicating a new openness from the federal government when it comes to cyber. Go to Source

Cisco revealed that it had “inadvertently” shipped an in-house exploit code that was used in test scripts as part of  its TelePresence Video Communication Server and Expressway Series software. Go to Source

He admitted to taking Steam, EA Origin and Sony Online Entertainment offline in 2013 and 2014, causing at least $95,000 in damages. Go to Source

Bug opened door for malicious link attack, giving hacker access to stored DJI drone data of commercial and consumer customers. Go to Source