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Tag Archives: Security threats
Hackers break into newswire services, trade on what they find
Some financially-motivated hackers go straight for the money, but others take a more circuitous route, going after information that they can use for profit. That’s what criminals convicted this week did until they were caught in 2015, earning millions in ill-gotten gains.
Default router password leads to spilled military secrets
The hacker tried selling the US military files for $150 on the dark web, but only undercover analysts paid any attention.
What sensitive data is lurking on your old SD card?
SD cards – those tiny devices that go into your camera or tablet – may be small, but they can hold a lot of revealing information.
Typeform data breach hits thousands of survey accounts
Survey company Typeform has admitted suffering a breach caused by attackers downloading a “partial backup” of its customer data.
Second former Equifax staffer charged with insider trading
In another entry for the ‘what were they thinking’ file, a second former Equifax executive has been charged with insider trading in advance of the company’s massive data breach announcement last September.
US legislators put industrial control system security on the map
After a spate of attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), the US this week officially recognized the need to secure them with a new bill.
Terrible passwords outlawed in Microsoft’s new Azure tool
Azure AD Password Protection prevents users from setting a password from the company’s list of 500 most common and easily-guessed examples.
Nintendo Switch hackers show hacking for mischief is alive and well
Think today’s hackers are only motivated by money? Think again. In the gaming world, there’s plenty of hacks-for-lulz on display.
ICE staff doxxed on Twitter, GitHub, Medium amid child separation furore
Major websites took steps to protect ICE staff as tension over the US family separation policy ratcheted up.