Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Database Blunder Left Two-Step Codes, Account Reset Links Exposed A database security blunder revealed on Friday serves as a reminder that the days of SMS-based authentication should be over. The exposed database, which wasn't protected by a password, contained 26 million text messages, many of which were two-step verification codes and account-reset links.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
‘Tis the season when even those who know a thing or two about Internet scams tend to let down their guard in the face of an eye-popping discount or the stress of last-minute holiday shopping. So here’s a quick refresher course on how to make it through the next few weeks without getting snookered online. Adopting a shopping strategy of simply buying from the online merchant with the lowest advertised prices can be a bit like playing Russian Roulette with your wallet, for the simple r
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The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Tech advances are accelerating the use of facial recognition as a reliable and ubiquitous mass surveillance tool, privacy advocates warn. A string of advances in biometric authentication systems has brought facial recognition systems, in particular, to the brink of wide commercial use. Related: Drivers behind facial recognition boom. Adoption of facial recognition technology is fast gaining momentum, with law enforcement and security use cases leading the way.
AIIM
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is obviously all the rage. Consider the search traffic on “Artificial Intelligence” since early 2016. As a result, just about every technology product in the world now seems to have the artificial intelligence “label” attached to it. Which is ironic, because AI has actually been with us for decades, not months. People have been thinking about the relationship between people and machines going all the way back to ancient times, and process automation goes back to the
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
One Answer Is Clear: Network Re-Routing Raises Suspicions For nearly 30 months, internet traffic going to Australian Department of Defense websites flowed through China Telecom data centers, an odd and suspicious path. Why the strange routing occurred is known. But the reasons why it persisted for so long aren't.
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The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Privacy regulations and legislation are topics that continue to be of concern for consumers and businesses alike. News of data breaches, data vulnerabilities and compromised private information is released almost daily from businesses both small and large. Related: Europe’s GDPR ushers in new privacy era. Legislation has recently been proposed for individual states, addressing data privacy regulations head-on.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Democracy is an information system. That's the starting place of our new paper: " Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy." In it, we look at democracy through the lens of information security, trying to understand the current waves of Internet disinformation attacks. Specifically, we wanted to explain why the same disinformation campaigns that act as a stabilizing influence in Russia are destabilizing in the United States.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
IRISSCERT to Focus on Crime Trends, Incident Response, Spam Fighting and Cybersecurity for Kids The 10th annual IRISSCERT Cyber Crime Conference, to be held Thursday in Dublin, promises to round up crime trends and also offer updates on incident response lessons learned, spam fighting and even cybersecurity essentials for children.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
Instagram has suffered a serious security leak that might have exposed user’s passwords, revealed The Information website. Instagram notified some of its users that it might have accidentally exposed their password due to a security glitch. According to a company spokesperson, the bug was “discovered internally and affected a very small number of people.”.
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AIIM
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is obviously all the rage. Consider the search traffic on “Artificial Intelligence” since early 2016. As a result, just about every technology product in the world now seems to have the artificial intelligence “label” attached to it. Which is ironic, because AI has actually been with us for decades, not months. People have been thinking about the relationship between people and machines going all the way back to ancient times, and process automation goes back to the
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Preparing your organisation for cyber attacks and data breaches is complicated, and you should look for advice wherever you can get it. One of the most trusted resources is the NCSC’s (National Cyber Security Centre) ten-step guide. In this blog we summarise its guidance and recommend tools and resources to help you along the way. Create a risk management regime.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Cisco's Paul Singleton on Why It's Important to Know Your Adversary How have cyberattacks evolved in 2018? Cisco's Paul Singleton describes the common threats and vectors, as well as why it's important to know exactly who your attacker is - and how they are exploiting your defenses.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
On Thursday, November 15, hackers compromised Daniel’s Hosting, one of the largest Dark Web hosting provider, and deleted 6,500+ sites. On Thursday, November 15, hackers compromised Daniel’s Hosting, one of the largest Dark Web hosting provider. The news was confirmed by Daniel Winzen, the software developer behind the hosting service. Daniel’s Hosting became the largest Dark Web hosting provider earlier 2017 when Anonymous members breached and took down Freedom Hosting II.
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AIIM
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
There is nothing that brings a Digital Transformation journey to a halt more than a records management program that's stuck in the past. A modern enterprise needs records management practices that move the business forward, not hold it back. I invite you to join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, November 28th @ 12:30pm EST and free yourself from records management obstacles.
DLA Piper Privacy Matters
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) was the first German data protection authority to impose a fine under the GDPR. The fine of € 20,000 sanctions the violation by a social media company of its obligation to ensure data security of processing of personal data pursuant to Art. 32 (1) (a) GDPR (obligation to pseudonymise and encrypt personal data).
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Telecom Company Says Total Losses Due to Data Breach Stand at $99 Million Two men who pleaded guilty to participating in the massive 2015 hack of London-based telecom company TalkTalk have been sentenced to serve time in jail. Police say they recovered data from a suspect's wiped and encrypted systems as well as chat messages that incriminated the pair of friends.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
A hacker going online by the moniker AmFearLiathMor is claiming to have hacked the most popular end-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail. At the time it is not clear if the hacker belongs to a cyber crime gang, it claims to have stolen a “significant” amounts of data from the company. The ransom demand ( archive.is link ) was posted on Pastebin , the hacker claims to have compromised user’s email and also accused ProtonMail of sending user’s decrypted data to America
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When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.
AIIM
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
There is nothing that brings a Digital Transformation journey to a halt more than a records management program that's stuck in the past. A modern enterprise needs records management practices that move the business forward, not hold it back. I invite you to join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, November 28th @ 12:30pm EST and free yourself from records management obstacles.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
You often hear the term ‘cyber security incident’ when an organisation’s systems are compromised rather than ‘breach’ or ‘hack’. What is the difference between those terms? The word ‘incident’ sounds relatively harmless, but have you ever heard someone say, “there was an incident” when referring to something good? ‘Incident’ is a troublesome word, and one almost always used as a euphemism for something so disastrous or embarrassing that you need to be braced for what’s coming.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Card-Sniffing JavaScript Posed as Google Analytics Script on Retailer's Sites Online contact lens retailer Vision Direct says it suffered a data breach that exposed customers' names and complete payment card details. Researchers say fake Google Analytics JavaScript designed to capture card details appears to have been planted by the prolific cybercrime gangs known as Magecart.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
According to the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach. Group-IB experts discovered another large set of compromised payment cards details that was put on sale on Joker’s Stash, one of the most popular underground hubs of stolen card data, on Nov. 13. The new set of dumps, unauthorized digital copies of the information contained in magnetic stripe of a bank card, came with the payment details of 177,
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Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Researchers are able to create fake fingerprints that result in a 20% false-positive rate. The problem is that these sensors obtain only partial images of users' fingerprints -- at the points where they make contact with the scanner. The paper noted that since partial prints are not as distinctive as complete prints, the chances of one partial print getting matched with another is high.
Hunton Privacy
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
On November 19, 2018, The Register reported that the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued a warning to the U.S.-based The Washington Post over its approach to obtaining consent for cookies to access the service. The Washington Post presents readers with three options to access its service: (1) free access to a limited number of articles dependent on consent to the use of cookies and tracking for the delivery of personalized ads; (2) a basic subscription consisting of paid access t
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
New and Repurposed Attack Code Steals Passwords, Drops Miners and Ransomware Cybercrime gangs continue to update or issue fresh versions of malware to mine for cryptocurrency, deliver crypto-locking ransomware, steal passwords and facilitate online bank account heists, according to new research reports.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
The authentication process via German eID cards with RFID chips is flawed, an attacker could impersonate any other citizen. The nightmare comes true, the authentication process via German eID cards with RFID chips is flawed and a flaw could allow an attacker to allow identity spoofing and changing the date of birth. The situation is very serious, the new cards are accepted as an ID document in most countries in Europe and allow the German citizens to access online government services (i.e. tax s
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL
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WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Researchers have refined a technique to create so-called DeepMasterPrints, fake fingerprints designed to get past security.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
The age of Big Data is upon us. And, as more data is available for analytical purposes, more sensitive and private information is at risk. As The 2018 Thales Global Data Threat Report notes, “The top Big Data security issue is that sensitive data can be anywhere – and therefore everywhere – a concern expressed by 34% of global and U.S. respondents.”.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
In the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report, Asaf Ashkenazi of the mobile security firm Inside Secure discusses new threats to car security posed by certain smartphone apps. Plus, updates on behavioral authentication and protecting "very attackable people" from hackers.
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