Data of 10.6m MGM hotel guests posted for sale on Dark Web forum

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:55:24 +0000

The data dump apparently included PII for Justin Bieber and Jack Dorsey.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Z2tLH5LX16k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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UN report alleges that Saudi crown prince hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:38:10 +0000

Digital forensic evidence points to the phone’s massive, months-long data egress having likely been triggered by Pegasus mobile spyware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cudbgBhrFvg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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iCloud-hacking politician to be sentenced on Christmas eve

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 17:09:42 +0000

Former Dutch city council member Mitchel van der K invaded hundreds of iCloud accounts “frequently and repeatedly”.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/s-5lDDIutIw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Food writer Jack Monroe loses at least £5,000 in SIM-swap fraud

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:53:52 +0000

Her accounts were drained in spite of using 2FA, showing that SIM swaps can still circumvent what’s a good security tool.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/QJiDHTqtHDo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:53:53 +0000

Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Jf1X-mppWbo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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