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Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts

November 18, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, cryptocurrency, data loss, death threat, Law & order, Mobile, original gangster, phone porting, security threats, sim jacking, sim swap fraud, SIM swapping, SIM swaps, sim-jacked, social accounts, Social networks, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:17:51 +0000

Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets’ mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/J1Y9CgBcaSw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple fires employee after he texts customer’s pic to his own phone

November 15, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple store, employee, fired, gloria elisa fuentes, iPhone, Law & order, Mobile, nudes, Privacy, sexting, stolen photos

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:29:42 +0000

An “EXTREMELY PERSONAL”, year-old pic, the woman said, that he had to scroll through 5,000 photos to get to. Police are investigating.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pJ0UYPjeVG8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional

November 14, 2019 0 Comments aclu, alasaad v. mcaleenan, border searches, boston, cbp, constitution, dhs, EFF, fourth amendment, ICE, Law & order, Mobile, Privacy, ruling, us customs and border protection, warrantless search

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:57:02 +0000

The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers’ devices.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eE3yPi0cZTE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Alleged mastermind behind $20m stolen-card site extradited to US

November 14, 2019 0 Comments aleksei burkov, aleksei yurievich burkov, card shop, carders, carding, cardplanet, data loss, indictment, israel, Law & order, payment cards, PII, russia, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:44:20 +0000

Aleksei Burkov allegedly ran Cardplanet, advertised as the only shop with a guarantee: your stolen card will work, or you get a new one!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/14J8hDIexN0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Microsoft says it will honor California’s new privacy law across US

November 13, 2019 0 Comments California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, chief privacy officer, GDPR, Law & order, Microsoft, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:31:59 +0000

Microsoft said CCPA is good news, given the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy protection law at the federal level.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WyNVOQw0oyw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number

November 12, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, data loss, Law & order, phone porting, randall baran-chong, security threats, sex tapes, sextortion, sim jacking, sim swap fraud, SIM swapping, SIM swaps, sim-jacked

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:15:39 +0000

The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WC2UWpWBTyQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US military supplier in ‘Made in America’ fraud case

November 11, 2019 0 Comments aventura, china, chinese, chinese spying, Government security, jack cabasso, Law & order, made in china, military equipment, security threats, surveillance, unlawful importation, us military

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:48:05 +0000

Aventura allegedly imported cheap cameras and network-enabled security gear from China, then slapped US flag stickers on them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zfDZroWWndo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Huge Airbnb scam leads to promise to vet every host, every listing

November 11, 2019 0 Comments airbnb, bait and switch, bait and switch scams, Law & order, scams, short-term rentals

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:22:08 +0000

Shuffling people into – surprise! – cobwebby rat traps has been a snap. Actual vetting may help, plus a new guarantee of 100% refunds.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/IcTMFqqjWtI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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IT services pro hacked former client’s email

November 8, 2019 0 Comments computer misuse act, email hack, it support, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:51:21 +0000

An IT project manager has pleaded guilty to accessing the email account of a former client’s CEO, said reports this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/b9fuhoB__qE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Warrant let police search online DNA database

November 7, 2019 0 Comments 23andme, ancestry.com, dna, gedmatch, genealogy, genetic privacy, Law & order, Privacy, warrant

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:02:38 +0000

This is a “game changer” when it comes to genetic privacy rights, experts say.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nR9RfKVhMTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>