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Web-hosting company 1&1 has been hit with one of the largest fines dished out so far under European GDPR legislation, Germany’s federal privacy watchdog has announced. 1&1 has been fined €9.55 million (US $10.6 million) by Germany&#… Continue reading Web-hosting firm 1&1 hit by almost €10 million GDPR fine over poor security at call centre
A new survey has revealed some alarming news about the way users are choosing their passwords in their homes and workplace.
Continue reading 49% of workers, when forced to update their password, reuse the same one with just a minor change
Never let it be said that malware authors don’t continue to find innovative ways to prevent their creations from being detected.
Continue reading Snatch ransomware reboots Windows in Safe Mode to bypass anti-virus protection
Women’s activewear retailer Sweaty Betty has emailed some of its customers warning that their payment card details may have been compromised by malicious code running on its website.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Hackers steal credit card details from Sweaty Betty customers
Women’s activewear retailer Sweaty Betty has emailed some of its customers warning that their payment card details may have been compromised by malicious code running on its website. In an email sent to affected customers, the yoga pants and gym … Continue reading Hackers steal credit card details from Sweaty Betty customers
A new AWS feature is supposed to help avoid accidental misconfigurations that could result in sensitive data being exposed, a company’s brand being damaged, and even – potentially – put its customers at risk.
Read more in my article o… Continue reading Amazon battles leaky S3 buckets with a new security tool
Anyone who has been following security trends in recent years cannot fail to have noticed the preponderance of data breaches which have stemmed from unsecured Amazon S3 buckets.
The post Amazon Battles Leaky S3 Buckets with a New Security Tool app… Continue reading Amazon Battles Leaky S3 Buckets with a New Security Tool
CyrusOne, a major provider of enterprise data center services, is reported to have suffered a ransomware attack.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Major data center provider hit by ransomware attack, claims report
CyrusOne, a major provider of enterprise data center services, is reported to have suffered a ransomware attack.
The post Major data center provider hit by ransomware attack, claims report appeared first on The State of Security.
The post Major data ce… Continue reading Major data center provider hit by ransomware attack, claims report
What is Kaspersky’s ugly ring for? Is there something suspicious about how NordVPN lets you stream Disney+? And did a hacker impersonate a music producer?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smash… Continue reading Smashing Security #157: A biometric knuckle duster