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Twitter bug attack: All you need to know & ways to fight such attacks

May 10, 2018 admin breach, bug attack, data loss, Data Privacy, Facebook, news, password breach, social media, Tips, Twitter

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 10:53:16 +0000

One company with a turnover of $2.44bn 330 million users 500 million tweets per day What does it take to bring an upheaval in such a magnanimous company? A bug and . . . . well, that’s all it needs! Twitter Inc. reported a bug encounter a few weeks ago….

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5 cybersecurity questions retailers must ask to protect their businesses

April 17, 2018 admin 101, breach, Business, business security, cybersecurity, ddos, fraud, Retail, retail industry, risk management

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000

If retailers think they already have much to worry about, they have another thing coming— cybersecurity—and it’s no longer something they can keep on the back burner. This piece helps retailers ask the right cybersecurity questions to protect their businesses.

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Explained: SQL injection

March 2, 2018 admin breach, Business, code, drop table, injection, php. asp, query, Security world, sql, SQL Injection

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:30:40 +0000

SQL injection is one of the most common attacks against businesses, with a high rate of success. So what can you do to prevent them?

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Singapore government gets into the network defense game

January 23, 2018 admin breach, Government, law, privacy, Security world, singapore

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Governments have been classically slow to adapt to digital realities. Singapore tries to break the mold with a new cybersecurity bill that tackles breaches, infrastructure, and reporting.

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Labs report: summer ushers in unprecedented season of breaches

October 12, 2017 admin 3rd quarter, Android malware, astrum, breach, Cerber, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, emotet, Equifax, exploit kit, francophone, fruitfly, globeimposter, Locky, mac malware, malicious spam, malspam, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, National Health Service, NHS, oceanlotus, q3 2017, report, RIG, smartscreen, sonic, tech support scams, trickbot, trojan.clicker.hyj, whole foods

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:27 +0000

In this edition of the Malwarebytes Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report, we saw a number of high profile breaches targeting the personal information of hundreds of millions of people. We also observed shifts in malware distribution, the revival of some old families, and found cases of international tech support scams.

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Kaspersky Security

Top 5 largest data leaks of 2017 — so far

October 12, 2017 admin breach, Business, data leaks, personal data, Security Assessment

Credit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:29:00 +0000

Most of those leaks could have been prevented with a timely audit of the IT infrastructure.

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Deloitte breached by hackers for months

September 28, 2017 admin breach, Business, cybersecurity, data breach, deloitte, hacked, hackers, Security world

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:00:58 +0000

On September 25, 2017, Deloitte announced that they detected a breach of the firm’s global email server via a poorly secured admin email in March of this year. We go over the breach and provide suggestions for Deloitte’s cybersecurity clients.

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Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Is Investigating Equifax

September 16, 2017 admin breach, Canada, Equifax, hack, Information, news, Ontario, OPC, Privacy Commissioner, SSN, tech, uk

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:43:40 +0000

The credit firm still won’t say how many Canadians are affected.

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Canadians Are Still Waiting for Equifax to Tell Them How Screwed They Are

September 15, 2017 admin breach, Canada, Equifax, hack, Information, news, Ontario, OPC, Privacy Commissioner, SSN, tech, uk

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:43:40 +0000

Why are you doing this to us, Equifax?

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Equifax aftermath: How to protect against identity theft

September 14, 2017 admin 101, breach, Equifax, Equifax breach, How-tos, Identity Theft, Social Security numbers

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:00:39 +0000

If you are one of the victims of the Equifax breach, you have a heightened risk of becoming a victim of identity theft. And even if you’re not, you should take these precautions.

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