NoCrackingZone | Tag | Data loss

IRS estimate of stolen tax records balloons to over 300,000

Posted on August 18, 2015 by nocrackingzone

A wider analysis shows that attackers used the IRS’s Get Transcript app – now gone, and good riddance! – to roll around in far more records than first thought.

Google’s Android “Admin” security hole – time to patch!

Posted on August 18, 2015 by nocrackingzone

“Google Admin” is an Android security app for Super Adminstrators of the Google for Work tools. But it had a security hole…

Using ambient sound as a two-factor authentication system

Posted on August 17, 2015 by nocrackingzone

A Swiss research project offers a new method of two-factor authentication to people who see an additional level of security as a chore.

Cracked Uber accounts tumble to 40 cents on the dark web

Posted on August 17, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Dark web listings say they won’t refund/replace if Uber asks for verification: a sign that Uber’s experiments with strong verification requirements are paying off.

Chet Chat Podcast 211 – A virus on a Mac? Is NOTHING sacred?

Posted on August 13, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Episode 211 of our weekly security podcast – a quarter-hour of news with attitude. Enjoy. Update Tuesday, Firefox’s zero-day, more Android bugginess, a firmware virus for your Mac …and a tax fraudster busted.

Win against ransomware – with free staff Wi-Fi!

Posted on August 12, 2015 by nocrackingzone

If someone is determined to take online risks while they’re at work – how much better if they aren’t on the business network?

Another Android hole: “OCtoRuTA” – One (Java) Class to Rule Them All

Posted on August 11, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Yet another large-scale vulnerability has been revealed in Android. This one lets an otherwise innocent-looking app go rogue, and enjoy privileges normally limited to the trusted parts of Android.