Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
Photos and personal information belonging to patients of the NextMotion plastic surgery tech firm have been exposed online through an unsecured S3 bucket. Hundreds of thousands of documents containing photos and personal information belonging to patients of the plastic surgery technology company NextMotion have been exposed online through an unsecured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Researchers Say Trojan's Developers Devising Ways to Spread Trojan to More Devices Security researchers have found that the developers of the Emotet Trojan have created a new way to spread it to more victims - attackers are using unsecured WiFi networks as a way to deliver the malware to more devices.
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WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2020
Machine-learning programs are analyzing websites, news reports, and social media posts for signs of symptoms, such as fever or breathing problems. .
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Agari Says 'Exaggerated Lion' Has Targeted Businesses Throughout US A business email compromise group targeting U.S. businesses is using G-Suite for their scams and collecting money through physical checks instead of wire transfers, according to the security firm Agari.
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Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Security experts discuss the threats putting mobile devices at risk and how businesses can better defend against them.
Adam Levin
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
The personal information of over 10.6 million customers of MGM Resorts has been published online. MGM Resorts confirmed the leaked data as being the result of a data breach that occurred last year. The data includes full names, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, birthdates, and, in some cases, passport numbers of 10,683,188 hotel guests, including celebrities and prominent public figures such as Justin Bieber and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Disinformation goes far beyond just influencing election outcomes. Here's what security pros need to know.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
McAfee's John Fokker Charts the Increasingly Advanced Cybercrime Service Economy Ransomware-wielding attackers - aided by a service economy that gives them access to more advanced attack tools - are increasingly targeting organizations rather than individuals to shake them down for bigger ransom payoffs, says McAfee's John Fokker.
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Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Networking software giant Citrix Systems says malicious hackers were inside its networks for five months between 2018 and 2019, making off with personal and financial data on company employees, contractors, interns, job candidates and their dependents. The disclosure comes almost a year after Citrix acknowledged that digital intruders had broken in by probing its employee accounts for weak passwords.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Legal Action Stems From Misconfigured Database at UW Medicine A lawsuit seeking class action status filed against UW Medicine in the wake of a data leak incident has been amended to reflect that at least one HIV patient allegedly had their data exposed. Why are data breaches tied to IT misconfiguration a growing problem?
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
State Alleges Data About Young Students Is Illegally Collected New Mexico is suing Google, alleging the company violates a federal child privacy law by collecting the personal data of students younger than age 13 without their parents' consent. Google rejects the lawsuit's claims, saying they are "factually incorrect.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
French Technology Firm's Database Was Unprotected, Report Says An unsecured database belonging to a French technology firm that supplies video and digital equipment to plastic surgery and determatology clinics exposed content on 900,000 patients, according to a report from two independent security researchers.
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Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Destructive attacks and disinformation will likely target the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, two groups of threat experts say.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
The point of Kremlin interference has always been to find democracy’s loose seams, and pull.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
The popular Italian hacktivist collective LulzSec ITA claimed via Twitter to have hacked three Italian universities. The popular Italian hacktivist collective LulzSec ITA has announced via Twitter the hack of three Italian universities, highlighting the importance of the cybersecurity for our society. Abbiamo fatto visita a @UnivRoma3 , nella speranza che oltre alla sicurezza, possa migliorare anche il futuro dei nostri giovani!
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
A new email-based extortion scheme apparently is making the rounds, targeting Web site owners serving banner ads through Google’s AdSense program. In this scam, the fraudsters demand bitcoin in exchange for a promise not to flood the publisher’s ads with so much bot and junk traffic that Google’s automated anti-fraud systems suspend the user’s AdSense account for suspicious traffic.
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The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Less than 48 hours after the killing of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” Related: Cyber warfare enters Golden Age In fact, strategic cyber operations essentially pitting Russia and Iran against the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Defense Information Systems Agency Has a Security Mission A U.S. Defense Department agency that's responsible for providing secure communications and IT equipment for the president and other top government officials says a data breach of one of its systems may have exposed personal data, including Social Security numbers.
AIIM
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
In today's digital era of information technology, a company needs to consider several factors to decide how to manage their data and documents online. A large share of companies have now adopted cloud-based infrastructure, but many still rely on the tried-and-true legacy of on-premises document management software programs. If you, too, are in a dilemma as to which solution is right for your business, stick around as here is a detailed comparison between cloud and on-premises document solutions.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
The encryption app is putting a $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton to good use, building out features to help it go mainstream.
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Huawei can secretly tap into communications through the networking equipment, states a U.S. official , while White House urge allies to ban the Chinese giant. This week The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. officials say Huawei can covertly access telecom networks where its equipment is installed. “U.S. officials say Huawei Technologies Co. can covertly access mobile-phone networks around the world through “back doors” designed for use by law enforcement, as Washington tries to persua
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed fines of more than $200 million against the nation’s four largest wireless carriers for selling access to their customers’ location information without taking adequate precautions to prevent unauthorized access to that data. While the fines would be among the largest the FCC has ever levied, critics say the penalties don’t go far enough to deter wireless carriers from continuing to sell customer location data.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
When it comes to defending their networks, most companies have had it drilled into them, by now, that it’s essential to erect layered defenses. Related :Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites and access management systems represent the entry stakes for participating in today’s digital economy. Security-mature SMBs go the next step and embrace incidence response and disaster recovery planning, as well Meanwhile, large enterprises pour tens of
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Business Email Compromises Accounted for Nearly Half of Cybercrime Losses Last Year Cybercrime led to $3.5 billion in losses in the U.S. last year, with a sharp uptick in business email compromise scams - which accounted for nearly half those losses, according to a newly released FBI Internet Crime Report, which is based on complaints the FBI received.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 22, 2020
Google announced to have removed nearly 600 Android apps in the official Play Store that were violating two ad-related policies. Google removed from the official Play Store nearly 600 Android apps that were violating two ad-related policies, it also banned the same apps from Google AdMob and Google Ad Manager. “As part of our ongoing efforts — along with help from newly developed technologies — today we’re announcing nearly 600 apps have been removed from the Google Play Store and banned f
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
The US administration requested $9.8 billion for cyber in next year’s budget for the Department of Defense, the amount is the same as last year. The US administration requested $9.8 billion for cyber operations in next year’s budget for the Department of Defense, a data that confirms the strategic importance of the fifth domain of the warfare for the US Government.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%. The N etBlocks internet observatory, which tracks disruptions and shutdowns, observed yesterday (February 8, 2019) a massive outage of the country’s connectivity to the Interne
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