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Hanna Andersson Data Breach: Hackers Compromise Website of Children’s Clothier

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

Portland, Oregon-based children’s clothing maker Hanna Andersson has quietly disclosed a breach to affected customers. Very few details of the breach have been made public.
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Posted in cybercrime, NEWS & INDUSTRY

FBI Takes Down Site Selling Subscriptions to Stolen Data

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

WeLeakInfo Website Taken Down in International Law Enforcement Operation
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Posted in cybercrime, NEWS & INDUSTRY, Tracking & Law Enforcement

New 5ss5c Ransomware Likely Readied to Replace Satan

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

The threat actor or group behind the Satan ransomware — and probably DBGer and Lucky and possibly Iron — seems to be engaged in a new version or evolution of Satan: 5ss5c.
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Posted in malware, NEWS & INDUSTRY

Dixons Fined by UK Regulator Over Data Breach

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

The UK Data Protection Regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office – ICO) has issued a monetary penalty of £500,000 ($654,000) against Dixon Carphone for what it describes as “multiple, systemic and serious inadequacies” in the firm’s security pos… Continue reading Dixons Fined by UK Regulator Over Data Breach→

Posted in NEWS & INDUSTRY, Privacy & Compliance

Threat From Pre-Installed Malware on Android Phones is Growing

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

Pre-installed malware on Android phones is a growing menace — so much that on Wednesday this week, Privacy International and around 50 other international NGOs (including ACLU, EFF, Amnesty and the TOR project) sent an open letter to Google demanding … Continue reading Threat From Pre-Installed Malware on Android Phones is Growing→

Posted in mobile security, NEWS & INDUSTRY

China-Made TikTok App Riddled With Security Holes: Researchers

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

Researchers Have Discovered Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Within the Popular TikTok Application
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Posted in NEWS & INDUSTRY, vulnerabilities

Are Overlapping Security Tools Adversely Impacting Your Security Posture?

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

Pruning the Security Technology Tool Sprawl
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Posted in Incident response, Management & Strategy, NEWS & INDUSTRY

Critical Vulnerabilities Impact Ruckus Wi-Fi Routers

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Kevin Townsend

Multiple critical vulnerabilities in Ruckus Wi-Fi routers used throughout the world were disclosed at the 36th Chaos Communication Congress (CCC) in Leipzig, Germany, held from December 27-30, 2019.
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Posted in NEWS & INDUSTRY, vulnerabilities, wireless security

Mastercard to Buy Supply Chain Monitoring Firm RiskRecon

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Kevin Townsend

Purchase, NY-based Mastercard announced that it has agreed to acquire Salt Lake City, UT-based RiskRecon, an online security monitoring company that focuses on third-party risk management. Terms of the agreement, which is expected to close in the first… Continue reading Mastercard to Buy Supply Chain Monitoring Firm RiskRecon→

Posted in NEWS & INDUSTRY, risk management

Citrix Vulnerability Leaves 80,000 Companies at Risk

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Kevin Townsend

A critical vulnerability in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (NetScaler ADC) and Citrix Gateway (NetScaler Gateway) could allow criminal access to the networks of 80,000 companies in 158 countries.
The countries most at risk are the U.S. (with 38… Continue reading Citrix Vulnerability Leaves 80,000 Companies at Risk→

Posted in NEWS & INDUSTRY, vulnerabilities

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