A week in security (January 1 – 8)

Categories: News

Tags: Lock and Code S04E01

Tags: LastPass breach

Tags: Okta breach

Tags: VPN

Tags: Synology

Tags: fake Flipper Zero

Tags: cyber insurance

Tags: Wordpress plugin

Tags: Twitter data dump

Tags: Twitter

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 1 to 8.

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Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash

Categories: News

Tags: flipper zero

Tags: fake

Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: portal

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: shop

Tags: sale

Tags: sold out

Tags: pentest

Tags: pentesting

Tags: hardware

Tags: enthusiast

Tags: technology

We take a look at reports of imitation Flipper Zero websites springing up to part unwary consumers from their money.

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Hive Social pulls the plug on itself after security flaws found

Categories: News

Tags: Hive social

Tags: app

Tags: mobile

Tags: social media

Tags: socmed

Tags: mastodon

Tags: twitter

Tags: security

Hive was taken offline last Wednesday, after researchers found security issues which could have had major ramifications for service users.

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5 things to teach your kids about social media

Categories: Personal

Tags: school

Tags: back to school

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: facebook

Tags: instagram

Tags: tik-tok

Tags: sharing

Tags: safety

Tags: kids

Tags: adults

Tags: parents

Tags: children

Tags: teens

Tags: teen

Tags: teenagers

We have some suggestions for helping your kids keep themselves safe on social media as they head back into school.

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British Airways customers targeted in lost luggage Twitter scam

Categories: News

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: luggage

Tags: airline

Tags: terminal

Tags: scam

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: send money

Fake customer support accounts are extracting cash from people looking for some help on Twitter.

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How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:53:39 +0000

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the world’s largest technology companies and customer support firms. A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices.

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A week in security (August 22 – August 28)

Categories: News

Tags: cryptojackers

Tags: CISA

Tags: Reddit

Tags: social engineering

Tags: Google

Tags: PLex

Tags: Hikvision

Tags: patch management

Tags: ChromeOS

Tags: Twitter

Tags: Binance

Tags: Gitlab

Tags: TrickBot

Tags: LastPass

The important security news of this week

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Twitter security under scrutiny after former executive turns whistleblower

Categories: News

Tags: Twitter

Tags: Zatko

Tags: Mudge

Tags: L0pht

Tags: Cult of the dead cow

Tags: Infrastructure

Tags: bots

Tags: Elon Musk

Tags: FTC

Tags: SEC

Tags: whistleblower

Former Twitter head of security and ethical hacker Peiter Mudge Zatko has alleged some serious problems about the social media giant.

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