It has been reported that, following an initial attack on the Travelex network on New Year’s Eve, hackers are now demanding a ransom to give the firm access to its systems. They have demanded payment in exchange for either restoration of IT systems or the Continue reading Travelex now being held to ransom by hackers, following NYE breach- Comment
Vulnerability has been discovered in RSA certificates that could compromise one in every 172 certificates currently in active use. On Saturday at the First IEEE Conference on Trust, Privacy, and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications in Los Angeles, Calfornia, a team Continue reading One in every 172 active RSA certificates are vulnerable to attack
Automotive company Honda has exposed approximately 26,000 vehicle owner record belonging to North American customers, due to an ElasticSearch cluster misconfigured on October 21, 2019. The publicly-accessible server, discovered by a Security Discovery researcher on December 11, was secured within Continue reading Honda exposes 26,000 customer records
Cyber-attacks have targeted nearly 75 percent of large companies across Europe and North America over the last twelve months. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, almost 40 percent of all cyber-attacks in 2019 was performed by using cross-site scripting, which is hackers’ Continue reading Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Makes Nearly 40% of All Cyber Attacks in 2019
A database containing more than 267 million Facebook user IDs, phone numbers, and names was left exposed on the web for anyone to access without a password or any other authentication. In total 267,140,436 records were exposed. Each contained: A unique Continue reading 267 million Facebook users IDs and phone numbers exposed online- Comment
By Peter Barker, 3M Information security management should include all ways in which data is shared or viewable, and that includes visual privacy. With so much focus on cyber-threats, visual privacy has maybe not been given the attention it needs, Continue reading Don’t lose sight of visual privacy when protecting data
The personal information of 15 million Canadians may have been exposed after a company that performs diagnostic, naturopathic, and genetic tests had its computer systems hacked. LifeLabs announced the breach on its website, saying it discovered the hack through proactive Continue reading LifeLabs reveals data breach, pays ransom to secure personal info of 15M people
It has been reported that Ring and Nest security cameras are being targeted by hacking group who harass homeowners and broadcast the abuse on podcast – including a chilling ‘I’m Santa Claus’ threat to eight-year-old girl. The string of hacks are being Continue reading Ring and Nest security cameras targeted by hacking groups- Comment
It has been reported that the point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under an increased and ongoing threat of being targeted by an attack coordinated by cybercrime groups according to a security alert published by VISA. Three attacks that Continue reading VISA Warns of Ongoing Cyber Attacks on Gas Pump PoS Systems
Cybereason’s Operation Blackout London Tabletop Simulation explored how territorial police services recognise and handle attempts to disrupt the election in a fictional UK city Cybereason, creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform, and former members of the British Government and the Continue reading Cybereason Joined by Former Members of GCHQ, Foreign Office and Metro Police to Protect the UK General Election from Hackers
