Collaborate Disseminate
Have you updated your iPhone and iPad to iOS 12.4 yet?
If you care about your security and privacy, then Google researchers have given you a very good incentive to do so as soon as possible.
Continue reading Google found a way to remotely attack Apple iOS devices by sending a boobytrapped iMessage
The FBI has arrested a 33-year-old software engineer in Seattle as part of an investigation into a massive data breach at financial services company Capital One.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Woman arrested after Capital One hack spills personal info on 106 million credit card applicants
The FBI has arrested a 33-year-old software engineer in Seattle as part of an investigation into a massive data breach at financial services company Capital One.
The post Woman arrested after Capital One hack spills personal info on 106 million credit … Continue reading Woman arrested after Capital One hack spills personal info on 106 million credit card applicants
Can you put your hand on your heart and say the web application your company has built would be able to handle 292,000 requests per second, from 402,000 different IP addresses?
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog.
Continue reading IoT botnet launched massive 13-day DDoS attack against streaming service
Don’t wait until ransomware strikes and then push the button marked “emergency response.” Make sure you take preventative measures in advance, such as making secure offsite backups of anything you cannot afford to lose.
Continue reading Louisiana declares state of emergency after ransomware attacks
Logic bombs in Excel spreadsheets, how should we protect our brain data from big companies, and how did bizarre messages about Drill rap end up on the Metropolitan Police’s Twitter account and website?
All this and much more is discussed in the l… Continue reading Smashing Security #138: Logic bombs, brain data exploitation, and Digga D tweets
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a data breach at Lancaster University that saw student records and applicant’s personal details compromised.
Continue reading Police arrest man after Lancaster University hacking attack
Sky could have done a better job when they designed their customer email to make it look less suspicious.
Continue reading Sky worries users with phishy-looking password reset email
Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700 million in a FTC settlement following its 2017 data breach.
Continue reading 700 million reasons for Equifax to remember to patch its vulnerable IT systems in future
A man, who posed as an Apple customer support representative for three years, has been sentenced to federal prison after breaking into the accounts of rappers, as well as NBA and NFL players.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading iCloud account hacker jailed for three years after preying on rappers and sports celebrities