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Selling your old hard drive on eBay may sound like a good way to squeeze a few extra bucks from unused hardware, but not if you don’t erase the data properly. A combined team of data recovery experts from Blanco and Ontrack have conducted tests o… Continue reading 42% of used drives sold on eBay hold sensitive data, researchers find
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Slack Technologies reveals it is facing ongoing threats from nation-state actors, organized crime, and traditional one-off hackers alike. Slack develops and sells a proprietary set of cloud… Continue reading Slack to investors: we might be the target of organized crime, nation-sponsored hackers
User and service accounts that are inactive and enabled (“ghost users”) are prime targets for penetration and lateral movement, researchers say. But adversaries also have a different breed of user accounts in their crosshairs: acc… Continue reading ‘Ghost Users’ and Non-Expiring Passwords a Major Security Issue for Most Businesses
The US Congress has issued an open letter asking Google CEO Sundar Pichai to explain in detail why his company keeps a database of the precise location information of hundreds of millions of consumers. Sensorvault, as it is referred to internally, is a… Continue reading Congress asks Google to explain why it tracks users’ ‘whole pattern of life’
A medical billing service headquartered in Massachusetts has notified patients of a data breach, saying hackers may have exposed their data. The attack involved the infamous GandCrab ransomware. Cyber crooks have developed a taste for healthcare instit… Continue reading GandCrab ransomware claims another healthcare firm
Most cybersecurity roles are still filled by men and pay disparity is still an issue. However, women now account for 24% of the cybersecurity workforce and are more likely to be promoted to senior positions than men.
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A dangerous exploit that has helped criminals carry out several major cyber attacks in the past two years continues to infect vulnerable endpoints, new research indicates.
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Mexican food lovers in the U.S. are incurring an ‘extra charge’ with their Chipotle accounts, and they are none too happy about it. In fact, they are up in arms on Reddit and Twitter after failing to convince the restaurant chain that hacke… Continue reading Chipotle customers report fraudulent orders charged to their accounts
Ransomware, arguably the most efficient malware used by cybercrooks in recent years, continues to wreak havoc on a global scale, affecting everyone and everything, from regular Internet users to enterprises to critical infrastructures. So why do h… Continue reading Why Ransomware Continues to Be an Immensely Profitable Business for Bad Actors
Incidents like the attack on Norsk Hydro are expected to grow more common, according to a survey on cybersecurity trends in industries using industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT).
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