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Mobile-only bank Mozo has apologised for a gaffe which left the PINs of a subset of its customers exposed to its internal engineers.
Continue reading 500,000 Monzo banking customers told to change their PINs
The tech press is full of stories about “a new ransomware strain” called GermanWiper, that has hit German businesses hard in the last week.
But the reality is that GermanWiper is much worse than ransomware.
Continue reading GermanWiper isn’t ransomware. It’s worse than that
Now it’s Amazon’s turn to respond to growing concerns about sensitive personal conversations recorded by digital home assistants are being reviewed by third-party contractors.
Continue reading Amazon now lets you opt-out of having humans review your Alexa conversations
Apple has decided to suspend what it calls Siri “grading” globally, while it conducts a “thorough review.”
Continue reading Apple’s Siri contractors will no longer hear you having sex, making drug deals
Google has agreed to temporarily stop listening to audio captured by its Google Home smart speaker across the European Union… after an investigation was started by German regulators.
Continue reading Google contractors told to stop listening to conversations captured on your Home assistant… for now, in Europe at least
Automotive giant Honda has shut down an exposed database that contained sensitive information about the security – specifically the weak points – of its internal network.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Exposed internal database reveals vulnerable unpatched systems at Honda
Automotive giant Honda has shut down an exposed database that contained sensitive information about the security — specifically the weak points — of its internal network. Security researcher Justin Paine discovered the sensitive information… Continue reading Exposed internal database reveals vulnerable unpatched systems at Honda
Capital One gets hacked, critical vulnerabilities are found in iMessage, and data anonymization may not be as good as we hope. But listen up, we also discuss the Legend of Zelda, a biography of tech giants, offer advice for escaping an angry moose, and… Continue reading Smashing Security #139: Capital One hacked, iMessage flaws, and anonymity my ass!
Fraudsters are attempting to steal much more money through Business Email Compromise than previously believed.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
Continue reading Fraudsters are trying to steal $8.7 million every single day through Business Email Compromise
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), part of the US Department of the Treasury, has released an alert to financial institutions that fraudsters are attempting to steal much more money through Business Email Compromise than previously… Continue reading Fraudsters Are Trying to Steal $8.7 Million Every Single Day through Business Email Compromise