Collaborate Disseminate
‘Time capsule’ app Timehop has revealed that it made a boo-boo when it initially shared details over the weekend of a data breach involving millions of users’ names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Continue reading Timehop data breach is worse than they initially said
Data breaches are getting more expensive.
That’s one of the findings of a new global study by the Ponemon Institute that examines the financial impact of a corporate data breach.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Average cost of a data breach exceeds $3.8 million, claims report
Data breaches are getting more expensive. That’s one of the findings of a new global study by the Ponemon Institute that examines the financial impact of a corporate data breach. So what is the actual cost of a data breach? Well, obviously it var… Continue reading Average cost of a data breach exceeds $3.8 million, claims report
Crypto scamming Thai cave scoundrels! $25 million to make anti-fake news videos! TimeHop data breach! Phone number port out scams!
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by comput… Continue reading Smashing Security #086: Elon Musk submarine scams and 2FA bypass
Facebook would like you to believe that it’s serious about ridding its platform of fake news. So how come InfoWars, one of the most notorious outlets of sick conspiracy theories, is allowed to maintain a page on the social network?
Continue reading Facebook doesn’t want to eradicate fake news. If it did they’d kick out InfoWars
Facebook will be fined £500,000 – the maximum amount possible – for two breaches of the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
But under new European legislation, the fine could have been as high as £1.2 billi… Continue reading Facebook fined a paltry £500,000 (8 minutes’ revenue) over Cambridge Analytica scandal
A one hour countdown timer can be reset simply by connecting the iPhone to an untrusted USB accessory – giving law enforcement plenty of opportunity to crack your passcode with specialist tools.
Continue reading New iOS security feature can be defeated by a $39 adapter… sold by Apple
Yesterday Apple released a brace of updates for its software – fixing bugs and patching security holes in the likes of MacOS, watchOS, tvOS, Safari, iTunes for Windows, iCloud for Windows, and iOS for iPhones and iPads. The update for iOS, bringi… Continue reading New iOS security feature can be defeated by a $39 adapter… sold by Apple
Time and time again, crypto scammers are creating accounts in the names of known Twitter users and using devious tricks to fool their followers into believing they are reading a genuine message from the likes of Elon Musk.
Continue reading Crypto scammers on Twitter exploiting Thai Cave rescue
Thousands of holidaymakers relying upon Thomas Cook Airlines to get them to their vacation may have had their personal information put at risk due to sloppy security.
Continue reading Poor security at Thomas Cook airlines leads to simple extraction of fliers’ personal data