Researchers have found yet another massive database inadvertently exposed online, leaking millions of records. This time, it was a database of SMS messages from enterprise texting services provider TrueDialog, and the people that found it claim that the exposure could have compromised tens of millions of people. Researchers Noam Rotem and…
Macy’s is notifying some of its online customers that their card details have been skimmed as part of another Magecart data breach. According to the breach notice, the firm only found out about the incident around a week after it happened, in early October. “On October 15, 2019, we were…
With Yellowstone National Park, a thriving cowboy culture, and low levels of crime and pollution, Wyoming is well worth a visit, but the state’s approach to protecting online privacy might dissuade some people from taking up residence. New research published today by Comparitech found that in a state-by-state comparison of laws governing…
In light of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re giving you a special splinter episode all about social media. Host Anna Brading asks guests to offer their personal perspective on social media. Mark Stockley, father of two, shares his experience of setting boundaries with gaming and other digital platforms; Harry McMullin…
Schools in Vermont are hiring companies to monitor what their students post and search for online. According to a report by investigative journalism platform VTDigger, five schools in the Green Mountain State hired Burlington-based firm Social Sentinel to track the online activities of their students. Social Sentinel uses keyword-based algorithms and machine learning to…
The British government has dropped plans to introduce a national online pornography age verification system because implementing it would be too difficult. A nationwide system to ensure X-rated online content cannot be viewed by children was first proposed in 2015 by the then culture secretary Sajid Javid. However, it took…
OHIO — The Ohio Department of Commerce and National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) are urging Ohioans to be safer online during National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The 2019 theme, “OWN IT. SECURE IT. PROTECT IT.,” is to emphasize online safety and the importance of cybersecurity practices at home, on the go…
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning distribution of deepfake videos and pictures of political candidates within 60 days of an election, Deeptrace — an Amsterdam-based cybersecurity firm that provides deep learning and computer vision technologies for the detection and online monitoring of synthetic media – was preparing to…
Judicial cooperation with other jurisdictions is not sufficient to access the criminal evidence stored in cloud services or platforms hosted outside Macau and changes are needed to allow authorities to access evidence stored in illegal websites or in the ‘Dark Web’, the Office of the Secretary for Security indicated in…
WASHINGTON — For Staff Sgt. Sherri Vlastuin, Instagram popularity came quickly — and at a price. Vlastuin, 26, has used the social media network since 2013 to document her life as an Army combat medic at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, her home state. One post — a…
Ludhiana: Gurdeep Singh, a resident of New Janta Nagar and cyber con victim, is spreading awareness about online frauds though his video on the official Facebook page of Ludhiana police commissionerate, asking people not to fall into a trap. Online fraud victims have been brought together on the platform under…
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a collaborative effort of the US government and the cybersecurity industry to promote awareness about the resources individuals need to be safer and more secure online.The message of this year’s campaign is focused on citizen privacy, e-commerce security, and consumer devices: Own IT….
WASHINGTON — For Staff Sgt. Sherri Vlastuin, Instagram popularity came quickly — and at a price. Vlastuin, 26, has used the social media network since 2013 to document her life as an Army combat medic at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, her home state. One post — a selfie after…
The flying bikes, robot arms and self-driving taxis may have provided a distraction for most visitors to day two of Gitex Technology Week in Dubai – but much of the talk on the exhibition halls was of the booming cyber security industry. An explosion of app-based technologies and a switch…
The FBI has charged 80 people, mostly Nigerian nationals, for being part of a “massive conspiracy” to defraud millions of dollars from businesses, the elderly, and vulnerable women. The suspects used online scams — including romance scams and business schemes where fraudsters hacked into company escrow accounts — to deceive…
Google offers it, some video games require it, but three of Canada’s big five banks don’t even want to talk about two-factor authentication (2FA), an extra layer of online security that some experts say banks should be required to provide to help protect consumers. It’s a “very, very risky situation” according to Dr. Kevin Streff,…
Stolen passwords. Data breaches. Identity theft. Divulging sensitive information. These can be the results of bad judgement, policy violations, or simply using weak online security measures. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is held every October to emphasize personal accountability and stress the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity…
The two teams leading the pack in Serie A go head-to-head this evening asJuventus travel to the San Siro to face league leaders Inter. It’s a potential title six-pointer that no football fan will want to miss – read on for our full Inter Milan vs Juventus live stream guide to…
CHICAGO (WLS) — As National Cyber Security Awareness Month is upon us, are you doing all you can to ensure you don’t become the next victim of a cybercrime? The National Cyber Security Alliance has a few tips to keep yourself protected. The easiest thing you can do is change…
MakeMyTrip, OYO, Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato and Uber have come together to check online fraud These companies also shared a database of about 4,000 SIM card numbers with RBI, SBI and telecom companies The companies have also met senior officials of SBI, Airtel and other stakeholders In the face of increasing…
