An Equifax Goof, an iOS Phish, and More Security News This Week
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000
Another Equifax goof, an easy iOS phish, and more of the week’s top security news.
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How Power Grid Hacks Work, and When You Should Panic
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:00:19 +0000
After months of reports of energy grid breaches, time to distinguish the elite intrusions from just another spearphishing attack.
Read MoreTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 9, 2017
Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:03:59 +0000
Even though “Patch Tuesday” isn’t supposed to exist anymore, here I am blogging about it. As I looked at the October updates from Microsoft, the usual suspects were there. But this month was a little different. We usually see critical vulnerabilities on the browser side, but Microsoft Office is in the spotlight with CVE-2017-11826 under…
How To Fix the Broken Social Security Number Sytem
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000
The Social Security number system is broken. And while fixing it will take a lot of work, there are ways to keep your identity more secure.
Read More1.3 Lakh stolen from a Mumbai-based man’s bank account in a scam asking him to link phone to Aadhaar
Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:59:51 +0000
In yet another incident of bank fraud, Paul (name changed for privacy reasons), a Mumbai-based man lost Rs. 1.3 Lakh from his bank account. Here’s what happened based on the story narrated by him in a Facebook post. After linking our Aadhaar card to bank accounts and PAN, we are…
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Read MoreMumbai-based man asked to link phone number to Aadhaar card, loses 1.3 Lakh
Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:59:51 +0000
In yet another incident of bank fraud, Paul (name changed for privacy reasons), a Mumbai-based man lost Rs. 1.3 Lakh from his bank account. Here’s what happened based on the story narrated by him in a Facebook post. After linking our Aadhaar card to bank accounts and PAN, we are…
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Read MoreKaspersky’s Alleged Russia Ties Highlight the Risks of Antivirus
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 21:01:09 +0000
Reports that Russia used Kaspersky antivirus to probe US targets highlight the inherent risks of software that millions rely on for protection.
Read More‘Crypto Anchors’ Might Stop the Next Equifax-Style Megabreach
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:45:55 +0000
There’s no foolproof system to keep hackers out. Instead, this increasingly popular security design keeps them in.
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