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Digital Security

Credential-stuffing attacks behind 30 billion login attempts in 2018

Credential-stuffing attacks behind 30 billion login attempts in 2018

Digital Security

Credential-stuffing attacks behind 30 billion login attempts in 2018

Streaming media feature among services that take the spotlight in a report on credential-stuffing attacks in 2018

Tomáš Foltýn10 Apr 2019


Social Media

540 million records on Facebook users exposed by third-party apps

540 million records on Facebook users exposed by third-party apps

Social Media

540 million records on Facebook users exposed by third-party apps

The databases, sitting unprotected on cloud servers, contained reams of information amassed by two apps integrated with the social network

Tomáš Foltýn04 Apr 2019


Digital Security

NIST cybersecurity resources for smaller businesses

NIST cybersecurity resources for smaller businesses

Digital Security

NIST cybersecurity resources for smaller businesses

How can smaller businesses address their cybersecurity risks without the resources of large organizations?

Lysa Myers04 Apr 2019


Privacy

Look who’s stalking

Look who’s stalking

Privacy

Look who’s stalking

Aren’t we just making it too easy for online followers to become real-life trackers with the amount of open data we are posting online?

Jake Moore03 Apr 2019


Digital Security

Cryptocurrency exchange loses millions in heist

Cryptocurrency exchange loses millions in heist

Digital Security

Cryptocurrency exchange loses millions in heist

Bithumb believes that, unlike in past incidents, this theft was the work of rogue insiders

Tomáš Foltýn01 Apr 2019


Digital Security

World Backup Day: Is your data in safe hands?

World Backup Day: Is your data in safe hands?

Digital Security

World Backup Day: Is your data in safe hands?

World Backup Day is a reminder that organizations and individuals need to make data backup and protection a priority

Editor29 Mar 2019


Cybercrime

Man jailed for destroying former employer’s data

Man jailed for destroying former employer’s data

Cybercrime

Man jailed for destroying former employer’s data

After he was fired for poor performance, the ex-employee was back with a vengeance, literally

Tomáš Foltýn28 Mar 2019


Digital Security

Global police arrest dozens of people in dark web sting

Global police arrest dozens of people in dark web sting

Digital Security

Global police arrest dozens of people in dark web sting

More trouble in dark markets? A notorious black-market bazaar announces plans to close up shop on the same day that police announce the arrests of 61 people

Tomáš Foltýn27 Mar 2019


Digital Security

Two white hats hack a Tesla, get to keep it

Two white hats hack a Tesla, get to keep it

Digital Security

Two white hats hack a Tesla, get to keep it

The electric automaker is working to release a fix for the underlying vulnerability in a matter of days

Tomáš Foltýn25 Mar 2019