Starbucks Singapore warns customers after hacker steals data, offers it for sale on underground forum

200,000 customers of Starbucks in Singapore have had their personal details put up for sale online, after a security incident at the coffee chain.

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Tyk raises $35M for its open-source, open-ended approach to enterprise API management

APIs are the grease turning the gears and wheels for many organizations’ IT systems today, but as APIs grow in number and use, tracking how they work (or don’t work) together can become complex and potentially critical if something goes awry. Now, a startup that has built an innovative way to help with this is […] Continue reading Tyk raises $35M for its open-source, open-ended approach to enterprise API management

Testing platform Tricentis acquires performance testing service Neotys

If you develop software for a large enterprise company, chances are you’ve heard of Tricentis. If you don’t develop software for a large enterprise company, chances are you haven’t. The software testing company with a focus on modern cloud and enterprise applications was founded in Austria in 2007 and grew from a small consulting firm […] Continue reading Testing platform Tricentis acquires performance testing service Neotys

Z-Wave, SSD, Singapore ISP, and VPN Filter Malware Risk – Hack Naked News #175

This week, net neutrality and what it really means, Qradar vulnerability, trying to secure your mobile device, when Z-Wave attacks, routers are open to attack because of your ISP, Starbucks and XSS, Despacito hackers arrested, rebooting your routers, a… Continue reading Z-Wave, SSD, Singapore ISP, and VPN Filter Malware Risk – Hack Naked News #175

Who and What Is Coinhive?

Multiple security firms recently identified cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive as the top malicious threat to Web users, thanks to the tendency for Coinhive’s computer code to be used on hacked Web sites to steal the processing power of its visitors’ devices. This post looks at how Coinhive vaulted to the top of the threat list less than a year after its debut, and explores clues about the possible identities of the individuals behind the service. Continue reading Who and What Is Coinhive?

Google, Intel, Mozilla, and Starbucks – Application Security Weekly #00

In the Application Security News, Paul and Keith talk about impatient employers designing their own courses, measurable CPU differences in AWS from Intel CPU vulnerabilities, the CEO of Intel selling a gigantic amount of stock, and Starbucks Wi-Fi mine… Continue reading Google, Intel, Mozilla, and Starbucks – Application Security Weekly #00