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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:16:13 +0000

We don’t yet know the root cause(s) that forced Marriott this week to disclose a four-year-long breach involving the personal and financial information of 500 million guests of its Starwood hotel properties. But anytime we see such a colossal intrusion go undetected for so long, the ultimate cause is usually a failure to adopt the most important principle in cybersecurity defense that applies to both corporations and consumers: Assume you are compromised.

Independent Krebs

November 30, 2018 admin

Marriott: Data on 500 Million Guests Stolen in 4-Year Breach

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:47:51 +0000

Hospitality giant Marriott today disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal and financial information on as many as a half billion customers who made reservations at any of its Starwood properties over the past four years.

Independent Krebs

November 21, 2018 admin

USPS Site Exposed Data on 60 Million Users

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:10:18 +0000

U.S. Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details for some 60 million other users, and in some cases to modify account details on their behalf. KrebsOnSecurity was contacted last week by a researcher who discovered the problem, but who asked to remain anonymous. The researcher said he informed the USPS about his finding more than a year ago yet never received a response. After confirming his findings, this author contacted the USPS, which promptly addressed the issue.

MalwareBytes Security

November 15, 2018 admin

Compromising vital infrastructure: air traffic control

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:12:06 +0000

The aviation industry and air traffic (control) are vital elements of our infrastructure. While flying is reportedly safe, how does that landscape look cybersecurity-wise?

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Tags: air traffic air traffic control ATCA ATO aviation control data breaches drones EUROCONTROL freight NotPetya ransomware spam WannaCry

Independent Krebs

November 1, 2018 admin

Equifax Has Chosen Experian. Wait, What?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:47:13 +0000

A year after offering free credit monitoring to all Americans on account of its massive data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 148 million people, Equifax now says it has chosen to extend the offer by turning to a credit monitoring service offered by a top competitor — Experian. And to do that, it will soon be sharing with Experian contact information that affected consumers gave to Equifax in order to sign up for the service.

Kaspersky Security

October 25, 2018 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 60

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:36:35 +0000

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss a pair of data breaches, a Tor SIM card, a leaky Tea Party AWS server, and more.

Independent Krebs

October 2, 2018 admin

When Security Researchers Pose as Cybercrooks, Who Can Tell the Difference?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:42:24 +0000

A ridiculous number of companies are exposing some or all of their proprietary and customer data by putting it in the cloud without any kind of authentication needed to read, alter or destroy it. When cybercriminals are the first to discover these missteps, usually the outcome is a demand for money in return for the stolen data. But when these screw-ups are unearthed by security professionals seeking to make a name for themselves, the resulting publicity often can leave the breached organization wishing they’d instead been quietly extorted by anonymous crooks.

Independent Krebs

September 28, 2018 admin

Facebook Security Bug Affects 90M Users

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:36:45 +0000

Facebook said today some 90 million of its users may get forcibly logged out of their accounts after the company fixed a rather glaring security vulnerability in its Web site that may have let attackers hijack user profiles. In a short blog post published this afternoon, Facebook said hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in […]