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Banking PINs exposed in Monzo secure storage slip-up

August 7, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Monzo, online banking, PINs, Privacy

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:57:59 +0000

When is a secure PIN not a secure PIN? When you accidentally store it in your log files.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Wotqwks5g38″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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GitHub ‘encourages’ hacking, says lawsuit following Capital One breach

August 6, 2019 0 Comments Amazon cloud services, breach, capital one, class action, data loss, github, insider threats, Law & order, lawsuit, privilege escalation, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:17:54 +0000

The class action charges Capital One and GitHub, charging it with being “friendly” (at least) toward hacking and for the hackers’ posts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SJBRTxPFXi8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Attackers ransom bookseller’s exposed MongoDB database

August 6, 2019 0 Comments Bob Diachenko, data loss, database breach, MongoDB, Ransomware, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:07:42 +0000

Another database has fallen to extortion hackers, this time containing 2.1 million records belonging to Mexican bookseller, Librería Porrúa.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FcH0s9NIc4o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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4 million Club Penguin Rewritten accounts exposed in breach

August 3, 2019 0 Comments backdoor, Club Penguin Rewritten, data breach, data loss, Hackers, rogue admin, rogue employee, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:57:08 +0000

The hugely popular gaming site Club Penguin Rewritten suffered a serious data breach.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OOy5KTZxQEM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Club Penguin Rewritten breach caused by rogue admin backdoor

August 2, 2019 0 Comments backdoor, Club Penguin Rewritten, data breach, data loss, Hackers, rogue admin, rogue employee, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:57:08 +0000

The hugely popular gaming site Club Penguin Rewritten suffered a data breach that exposed 4m user accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/x6kzQPgIdNM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Georgia hit with malware yet again

July 31, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Georgia, Government security, Law & order, malware, police, Ransomware, ryuk, SamSam, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:11:11 +0000

The Department of Public Safety says it won’t pay, but given the umpteen times the state’s agencies have been hit, somebody’s not listening.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_Ny4QNCGDto” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Capital One breach – 100 million users’ data stolen

July 30, 2019 0 Comments breach, capital one, data breach, data loss

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:46:16 +0000

Global financial services company Capital One has just announced a massive data breach.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/beZiWdZXOZw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Post-Equifax settlement, NY updates data breach notification laws

July 30, 2019 0 Comments Breach Notification, credit monitoring, data loss, Equifax, identity theft, Law & order, New York, Privacy, security threats, SHIELD Act

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:16:25 +0000

Equifax is fined $675 million, while New York data breach notification law now covers biometrics, passwords, and more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/D5ggPWpjbBQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Russia targeted all 50 states in 2016 election, Senate report says

July 29, 2019 0 Comments 2016 US presidential election, data loss, Denial of Service, election tampering, espionage, Government security, identity theft, Law & order, phishing, russia, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:57:11 +0000

The Senate Intelligence Committee doesn’t know what Moscow’s intentions are, but Robert Mueller says they’re still at it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UJz1p2vRAoU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware hits Louisiana schools; state of emergency declared

July 28, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Government security, Louisiana, Ransomware, state of emergency

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 22:01:01 +0000

The Louisiana Governor declared a state of emergency after three public school districts were seized by ransomware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/y4LCvRPOoLY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>