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Data about inmates and jail staff spilled by leaky prison app

February 12, 2020 0 Comments amazon, amazon s3, amazon simple storage service (s3) bucket, Cloud, cloud storage, correctional facility, correctional risk services, crs technologies, Cryptography, data breach, data leak, data loss, exposed database, google cloud, inmates, jailcore, jailhouse, Law & order, PII, port scanning, prescriptions, prison, prisoners, Privacy, privacy policy, s3 bucket, security threats, sha-256, ssl certification, terms of service, tos, vpnMentor, web mapping

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:16:24 +0000

A web-mapping project came across detainees’ prescriptions and other PII that could be used by identity thieves to victimize prisoners.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ypFJWLIWMOE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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5 tips for you and your family on Safer Internet Day

February 11, 2020 0 Comments #sid2020 #saferinternetday passwords cybersecurity, security events, security threats

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:18:57 +0000

Why not make Safer Internet Day the excuse you need to do all those cybersecurity tweaks you’ve been putting off?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ldlF5qE1ttI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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5 tips for businesses on Safer Internet Day

February 11, 2020 0 Comments #saferinternetday, #sid2020, safer internet day, security events, security threats

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:12:58 +0000

Safer Internet Day – here’s how to make your business better at cybersecurity, no matter how safe you are already!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vYTPCX9ndtk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Officials raise alarm about Chinese hacking

February 11, 2020 0 Comments autotrader, china, Government security, made in china 2025, nation state hacking, security threats, state-sponsored attackers, trade theft, us attorney general william barr, usa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:29:30 +0000

Officials pointed to ongoing threats against US institutions, painting a dire picture of hacking efforts to support Chinese economic goals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oi3tJfEjikw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

February 10, 2020 0 Comments ballot tampering, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, election meddling, fake news, FBI, Government security, nation state hacking, russia, security threats, us elections, vote fixing

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Frustrated author cybersquats novelist’s website

February 10, 2020 0 Comments cybersquatting, domain lapse, domain squatting, domian, patrick dewitt, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:14:20 +0000

If you visit the website of renowned Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt today, you’ll see a surprising message. “THIS IS NOT PATRICK DEWITT”, it says.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kJgrSESCUjo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Researchers transmit data covertly by altering screen brightness

February 7, 2020 0 Comments air gapped, air-gapping, ben-gurion university of the negev, lcd pixels, optical covert channel, pixel density, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:02:41 +0000

Researchers have retrieved data from a disconnected computer by altering its LCD’s pixel density just enough for a camera to pick it up.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/057xpJvNRZ0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud

February 7, 2020 0 Comments australia, cryptocurrency, cybercrime squad, data loss, emily walker, financial data, identity theft, jason lees, Law & order, Money Laundering, new south wales, security threats, sydney

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:21:30 +0000

Organizations were attacked for employees’ data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fdxyW-Y19KM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update now – WhatsApp flaw gave attackers access to local files

February 6, 2020 0 Comments facebook, Google, perimeterx, Privacy, remote code execution, security threats, whatsapp

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:39:57 +0000

The flaw affecting WhatsApp’s desktop client when it’s paired with the iPhone app allowed attackers access to local file systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z97jnHoyCbQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google’s Chrome 80 clamps down on cookies and notification spam

February 6, 2020 0 Comments chrome, chromium, cookies, Google, Google Chrome, http, https, malware, samesite, security threats, Spam, Web Browsers, website notifications

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:14:48 +0000

Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/yYDlj-wH94I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>