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The US Defense Department and third-party military contractors are being advised to strengthen the security of their operational technology (OT) in the wake of security breaches, such as the SolarWinds supply chain attack.
Read more in my article on… Continue reading NSA offers advice: connecting OT to the rest of the net can lead to “indefensible levels of risk”
The US Defense Department and third-party military contractors are being advised to strengthen the security of their operational technology (OT) in the wake of security breaches, such as the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The guidance comes from the N… Continue reading NSA offers advice: connecting OT to the rest of the net can lead to “indefensible levels of risk”
How did the SCAM cryptocurrency become a success? Why is Google allowing government rip-off ads to still appear on search results? And why on earth is everyone suddenly spending millions of dollars on NFTs?
All this and much more is discussed in the… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #226: Cryptocrazies and NFTs
Signal tried to run targeted ads on Instagram that showed users *how* they had been targeted, and revealed the extraordinary amount of data Facebook collects about users. Continue reading Signal says its Instagram ads were banned for being too honest
Uh oh.
Not only were Peloton bikes leaking personal information about users, but when told about the problem the company was far from perfect in its response. Continue reading Peloton exercise bikes found exposing user data – company dawdles in its response
Police have shut down one Boystown, ome of the world’s largest child abuse image websites, following an investigation that saw authorities across the globe work together to identify and apprehend those responsible for its creation and maintenance. Continue reading Boystown, dark web child abuse image website with 400,000 members, shut down by police
DigitalOcean, the popular cloud-hosting provider, has told some of its customers that their billing details were exposed due to what it described as a “flaw.”
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading DigitalOcean admits data breach exposed customers’ billing details
Google loses its domain in Argentina, how do gripe sites make their dough, and has John Deere solved the cybersecurity problem?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer se… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #225: Master of your domain, gripe sites, and John Deere Farmergeddon
The online musical instrument marketplace Reverb has suffered a data breach which has exposed the personal details of 5.6 million users.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Etsy-owned musical instrument marketplace Reverb suffers data breach
Reports indicate that Merseyrail, the railway network serving Liverpool and the surrounding area, has been hit by the Lockbit ransomware. Continue reading Was the email account of Merseyrail’s MD hacked to spread word of ransomware attack?