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Reading Time: ~2 min.Ticketmaster Snafu Only Tip of the Iceberg After last month’s Ticketmaster breach, a follow-up investigation found it to be part of a larger payment card compromising campaign affecting more than 800 online retail sites world… Continue reading Cyber News Rundown: Ticketmaster Hack Reveals Mega Breach
Reading Time: ~3 min.GDPR represents a massive paradigm shift for global businesses. Every organization that handles data belonging to European residents must now follow strict security guidelines and businesses are now subject to hefty fines if data b… Continue reading Is GDPR a Win for Cybercriminals?
Reading Time: ~4 min.Nearly 50% of Americans don’t use antivirus software That’s right; something as basic as installing internet security software (which we all know we’re supposed to use) is completely ignored by about half the US. … Continue reading American Cybercrime: The Riskiest States in 2018
Reading Time: ~2 min.The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cybersecurity news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any questions? Just ask. C… Continue reading Cyber News Rundown: Comcast Router Bug
Reading Time: ~2 min.Chili’s Restaurant Reveals Payment Card Breach In the last week, officials have discovered a data breach that affects an unknown number of the chain’s 1,600 restaurants across the country. It is believed that the breach… Continue reading Cyber News Rundown: Chili’s PoS Breached
Reading Time: ~3 min.As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) edges closer, we’re looking back on the five most significant stories during the lead up to its implementation. Read about GDPR’s impact on data security and f… Continue reading Cyber News Rundown: GDPR Edition
Reading Time: ~3 min.Text messages are now a common way for people to engage with brands and services, with many now preferring texts over email. But today’s scammers have taken a liking to text messages or smishing, too, and are now targeting vi… Continue reading ‘Smishing’: SMS and the Emerging Trend of Scamming Mobile Users via Text Messages
Reading Time: ~4 min.According to the Identity Theft Research Center, in 2017 alone, nearly 158 million social security numbers were stolen as a result of 1579 data breaches. Once a cybercriminal has access to your personal info, they can open credit c… Continue reading After the Hack: Tips for Damage Control
Reading Time: ~2 min.The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cybersecurity news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any questions? Just ask. R… Continue reading Cyber News Rundown: Russia Bans Telegram
Reading Time: ~3 min.When WannaCry ransomware spread throughout the world last year by exploiting vulnerabilities for which there were patches, we security “pundits” stepped up the call to patch, as we always do. In a post on LinkedIn Greg … Continue reading Re-Thinking ‘Patch and Pray’