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Digital Security

Houzz discloses data breach, asks some users to reset passwords

Houzz discloses data breach, asks some users to reset passwords

Digital Security

Houzz discloses data breach, asks some users to reset passwords

Citing an ongoing investigation, the company wouldn’t say how or when the incident occurred

Tomáš Foltýn04 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Four new caches of stolen logins put Collection #1 in the shade

Four new caches of stolen logins put Collection #1 in the shade

Digital Security

Four new caches of stolen logins put Collection #1 in the shade

The recently discovered tranches of stolen login credentials freely floating around the internet total 2.2 billion records

Tomáš Foltýn01 Feb 2019


Internet of Things

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Internet of Things

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Smart devices were targeted by more than one-half of cyberattacks detected in the country in 2017

Tomáš Foltýn31 Jan 2019


Cybercrime

Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices

Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices

Cybercrime

Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices

A closer look at cybercrime as a service on the dark web

Matías Porolli31 Jan 2019


Cybercrime

‘We’re coming for you’, global police warn DDoS attack buyers

‘We’re coming for you’, global police warn DDoS attack buyers

Cybercrime

‘We’re coming for you’, global police warn DDoS attack buyers

First closing in on operators, now on users, as the hunt continues and law enforcement in many countries is about to swoop down on people who bought DDoS attacks on WebStresser

Tomáš Foltýn30 Jan 2019


Privacy

Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs

Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs

Privacy

Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs

Even so, the database has grown to seven million voiceprints amid a controversy that puts the spotlight on the privacy implications of the collection of biometric information

Tomáš Foltýn29 Jan 2019


Privacy

Suspected GDPR violations prompt over 95,000 complaints

Suspected GDPR violations prompt over 95,000 complaints

Privacy

Suspected GDPR violations prompt over 95,000 complaints

Eight months after the landmark rules came into effect, data released by the European Commission provides a glimpse into the law’s application

Tomáš Foltýn28 Jan 2019


Digital Security

Cybersecurity Barometer: Cybercrime’s impact on privacy and security

Cybersecurity Barometer: Cybercrime’s impact on privacy and security

Digital Security

Cybersecurity Barometer: Cybercrime’s impact on privacy and security

Study shows the majority of Americans fear the misuse of their personal data supplied to websites, and view cybercrime as a threat to their country

Stephen Cobb24 Jan 2019


How To

Can you spot the phish? Take Google’s test

Can you spot the phish? Take Google’s test

How To

Can you spot the phish? Take Google’s test

Everybody loves quizzes. So why not take this one and hone your phish-spotting prowess?

Tomáš Foltýn24 Jan 2019