At least eight airlines, including Southwest, use e-ticketing systems that could allow hackers to access sensitive information about travelers merely by intercepting emails, according to research published Wednesday by the mobile security company Wandera. The systems fail to secure customers’ personally… Read More ›
If you have put off monitoring your credit, relying on Equifax’s free offer, it’s now time to take action. The thieves who stole the data also know that the free freeze expires tomorrow, with a large majority of victims not… Read More ›
From the article: In a series of orders handed down in a Georgia federal district court on Monday, the evocatively named Judge Thomas Thrash Jr said that legal challenges from payment card issuers and ordinary citizens can proceed against Equifax…. Read More ›
Yet another example of why you need to be monitoring your credit reports. From the article: “Some, not all, of the documents “contained highly sensitive data, such as social security numbers, names, phones, addresses, credit history, and other details which… Read More ›
Email is not as secure as you might think – just ask the customers of VFEmail.net “Hackers have breached the severs of email provider VFEmail.net and wiped the data from all its US servers, destroying all US customers’ data in… Read More ›
A new “phishing” campaign has surfaced that uses Google Translate as the hook. From the article: “When Google Translate is used, an email is sent from what appears to be Google, telling users their account was accessed from a new… Read More ›
Nest Issues Warning About Weak Passwords Customers of Nest, whose products include numerous cameras and other IOT (Internet of Things) products, received an email today noting the increasing number of reports regarding their product’s security. The majority of these breaches… Read More ›
The latest and greatest “phishing” attack is aimed at higher level executives. Remember that “phishing” attacks can only be successful if you click an attachment in an email. From the article: “Getting an email from the boss isn’t always a… Read More ›
Coats told lawmakers that China’s pursuit of intellectual property and personal data on Americans remains a top threat to the U.S., and that a “significant amount” of China’s economic rise was supported by stolen U.S. intellectual property. “Coats told lawmakers… Read More ›
Just another example of why you must monitor your credit reports. You don’t have any control otherwise. From the article: “The Oklahoma Department of Securities is the latest governmental body to report a breach. This time over a million files… Read More ›
An 87GB dump of email addresses and passwords containing almost 773 million unique addresses and just under 22 million unique passwords has been found. Source: Over 87GB of email addresses and passwords exposed in Collection 1 dump | ZDNet
The Dark Overlord appears to be trying to capitalize on conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks. Source: Hackers Threaten to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 Attacks – Motherboard
The scam targets Netflix users and asks for payment information. Source: FTC Warns of Netflix Phishing Scam Making Rounds | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
The data includes names, phone numbers, addresses, and Social Security Numbers. From the article: ““When we’re talking about infants or very young children, the number of possible sources for data is fairly limited: governments and hospitals, in most cases. As… Read More ›
