Security News: July 18, 2019 – Paul’s Security Weekly #612

    Slack Resets User Passwords After 2015 Data Breach, Hacker Breached Sprint Customer Accounts Through Samsung Website, Why 72% of people still recycle passwords Why 100% of Security Weekly hosts drink, A.I. has a bias problem and that can be a big c… Continue reading Security News: July 18, 2019 – Paul’s Security Weekly #612

Hackers used Samsung website to access Sprint’s customer data

By Waqas
Sprint Corporation, an American telecommunications company has announced that it has suffered a data breach after unknown hackers accessed customer accounts credentials using the Samsung.com “add a line” website. Originally, the company was in… Continue reading Hackers used Samsung website to access Sprint’s customer data

Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency, Firefox Zero Day, Smart TV Malware

This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for June 24th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Facebook announces a new cryptocurrency called Libra, two new zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Firefox, and should you be scanning y… Continue reading Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency, Firefox Zero Day, Smart TV Malware

Samsung asks users to scan their Smart TVs for malware – Here’s how to

By Waqas
Samsung tweeted and then deleted that tweet stating that users should scan their Smart TVs for malware “every few weeks.” Smart devices are vulnerable to all sorts of digital threats, and this is not a hidden reality as we often hear about int… Continue reading Samsung asks users to scan their Smart TVs for malware – Here’s how to

Smashing Security #133: Cookie cock-ups, Hong Kong protests, and smart TV virus scans

We head to Hong Kong to look at how technology has helped anti-government protesters (and how China has tried to disrupt it), Samsung is skittish over whether to tell TV owners to virus-scan their devices, and you won’t believe whose website is n… Continue reading Smashing Security #133: Cookie cock-ups, Hong Kong protests, and smart TV virus scans

Yubico, Tufin, & Venmo – Hack Naked News #223

    This week, prevent the impact of a Linux worm, Yubico recalls FIPS Yubikey tokens after flaw discovered, how fraudulent domains hide in plain site, Samsung reminds rabble to scan smart TV’s for viruses and makes them forget, and the scraping … Continue reading Yubico, Tufin, & Venmo – Hack Naked News #223