Data From Fitness Tracker Broadcast For All To See
Quite by accident, an Australian student studying international security came across a global heat map posted online by Strava, a...
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Huge High-End Hack Hoists 5 Million Cards from Saks, Lord & Taylor Customers
It’s currently one of the biggest retail hacks in history and it’s not over. Since May 2017, JokerStash online crime syndicate...
EMV Cards Decrease In-Person Fraud But Still Aren't 100% Secure
In a time long ago, there were a couple of very large data breaches. You may remember them: Target and Home Depot. Way back then...
Successful Phishing at FS-ISAC May Have Been Prevented With Awareness Training
The importance of awareness training in cybersecurity in any organization cannot be over-emphasized. Really. And even if you do...
Four AMD Vulnerabilities Leave Systems Vulnerable to Attack
Inside your computer, all computing devices, are chips. In some cases, there are many, many of them. They all have different...
Boeing Executives Hit With WannaCry Ransomware
As the City of Atlanta still combats the remains of the SamSam ransomware attack that crippled the city, Boeing has come out to...
Is Your Company Getting Phished? How to Keep From Getting Hooked
There are common tactics phishers use to fool employees into opening harmful links, downloading malicious files, and providing...
Unique Passwords Would Have Prevented Lottery Account Hack
Just a disclaimer that just because an incident happens in another country definitely does not mean that it cannot happen in the...
As Tax Day Looms Hackers Gear Up for Paydays
That deadline is looming. You know the one. The tax return filing deadline is just around the corner. This year, it’s Tuesday...
Virtual Assistant Cortana Is Helping Hackers
It’s hard to imagine that a simple “Hey Cortana” can unleash malware onto your locked computer. Researchers have recently...
MailChimp Swings By To Phish You
Have you heard of MailChimp? If not, there is a good chance that you will see the name at the bottom of an email at some point...
Equifax Breach Reporting Delays Caused Large Pains
The time a company takes to publicly announce they’ve been hacked is a source of great angst for consumers. Learning one’s...