An exposed database at automotive giant Honda allowed anyone to see which systems on its network were vulnerable to unpatched security flaws, potentially giving hackers insider knowledge of the company’s weak points. The server contained 134 million rows of employee systems data from the company’s endpoint security service, containing technical details of each computer and
Month: July 2019
Researchers are warning of a potentially serious Android ransomware threat that spreads via malicious links in SMS messages and posts in forums. ESET malware researcher, Lukas Stefanko, explained in a blog post that Android/Filecoder.C has been active since at least July 12 — distributed via Reddit posts and an Android developers forum known as “XDA
The FBI arrested and charged a former AWS engineer Monday in connection with a massive data breach at Capital One. Paige A. Thompson, 33, is accused of accessing Capital One‘s network and stealing personal information for more than 100 million customers and individuals who applied for Capital One credit cards. According to a statement from
by Paul Ducklin Global financial services company Capital One has just announced a massive data breach: If you want to learn more about the Capital One cyber incident, please visit capitalone.com/facts2019/ — Capital One (@CapitalOne) July 30, 2019 The breach notification starts in general terms: Capital One Financial Corporation announced today that on July 19,
Capital One is one of the 10 largest banks based on U.S. deposits. As with many big-name brands, cybercriminals see these companies as an ideal target to carry out large-scale attacks, which has now become a reality for the financial organization. According to CNN, approximately 100 million Capital One users in the U.S. and 6
The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a domain that is home to yet more bogus offers pretending to come from other well-known brands Recently, ESET researchers in Latin America received a message on WhatsApp stating that the app was giving away 1000 GB of internet data to celebrate its anniversary. It shouldn’t come as much of a
If your e-commerce website runs on the OXID eShop platform, you need to update it immediately to prevent your site from becoming compromised. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a pair of critical vulnerabilities in OXID eShop e-commerce software that could allow unauthenticated attackers to take full control over vulnerable eCommerce websites remotely in less than a
A serious crash by a delivery drone in Switzerland have grounded the fleet and put a partnership on ice. Within a stone’s throw of a school, the incident raised grim possibilities for the possibilities of catastrophic failure of payload-bearing autonomous aerial vehicles. The drones were operated by Matternet as part of a partnership with the
NakedPoppy co-founders Jaleh Bisharat and Kimberly Shenk are an impressive duo. Bisharat, the startup’s chief executive officer, is a commanding presence and a bona fide marketing savant. The perfect compliment to Shenk, a reticent and data-focused chief product officer. Together they’re building a cosmetics startup, NakedPoppy, where people can purchase high-quality “clean” makeup, or sustainable,
Capital One has announced a major breach of customers’ personal data, affecting over 100 million Americans and a further six million in Canada. The financial institution blamed “unauthorized access by an outside individual” who has been arrested by the FBI and is now in custody. “The largest category of information accessed was information on consumers
Managing the security of a business’s applications and data is a touchy subject. After all, the more digitized a business gets, the more it relies on safeguards to keep sensitive information and intellectual property away from those who seek to find it. As a result, the traditional method of ensuring data security is being held
by John E Dunn Network Attached Storage (NAS) company Synology has issued an urgent warning for owners to check their box’s security settings after it emerged cybercriminals are targeting numerous NAS vendors with a new wave of ransomware. At first it was thought that recent attacks could be exploiting an unknown software vulnerability in Synology’s
The not-so Usual Suspects There is a growing trend for attackers to more heavily utilize tools that already exist on a system rather than relying totally on their own custom malware. Using .hta files or its partner in crime, mshta.exe, is an alternative to using macro enabled document for attacks and has been around a
ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks After two years of decline in Android ransomware, a new family has emerged. We have seen the ransomware, detected by ESET Mobile Security as Android/Filecoder.C, distributed via various online forums. Using victims’ contact lists, it
Security researchers have discovered almost a dozen zero-day vulnerabilities in VxWorks, one of the most widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded devices that powers over 2 billion devices across aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, automotive, consumer electronics, networking, and other critical industries. According to a new report Armis researchers shared with The Hacker News
Capital One was hacked, the company has disclosed. The breach was first discovered on July 19th. A notice about the data breach is currently being broadcast from the company’s home page. Here’s what we know so far: Capital One believes the breach exposed credit card application data for those who’d applied between 2005 and 2019.
Europe’s top court has made a ruling that could affect scores of websites that embed the Facebook ‘Like’ button and receive visitors from the region. The ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU states such sites are jointly responsible for the initial data processing — and must either obtain informed consent from site
A British cybersecurity researcher who was arrested in the US for historic hacking offenses has been spared jail time. Marcus Hutchins, 25, sprang to fame in 2017 when he discovered a “kill switch” which helped to mitigate the impact of the infamous WannaCry worm. However, a few months later things turned sour after he was
by Lisa Vaas Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after three public school districts were seized by ransomware. According to local news station KSLA, one of the affected school districts, Sabine Parish in northern Louisiana, released this statement on Wednesday night: The Sabine Parish School System was hit with
Collaborative Initiative Celebrates Helping More Than 200,000 Victims and Preventing More Than 100 million USD From Falling into Criminal Hands Three years ago, on this exact day, the public and private sectors drew a line in the sand against ransomware. At that time, ransomware was becoming one of the most prevalent cyber threats globally. We
Yesterday, some residents of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa, were left without electricity after the city’s power company got attacked by a ransomware virus. City Power, the company responsible for powering South Africa’s financial capital Johannesburg, confirmed Thursday on Twitter that it had been hit by a Ransomware virus that had encrypted all
Ryan Craig Contributor More posts by this contributor Existential education error: Failing to train students on software Facebook is going back to college The future of work is so uncertain that perhaps the only possible job security exists for the person who can credibly claim to be an expert on the future of work. Nevertheless,
Hello, weekenders. This is Week-in-Review, where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I talked about how services like Instagram had moved beyond letting
Ransomware dominated the first half of 2019, while mobile banking malware threats grew by more than 50% from 2018 to 2019, according to Check Point’s Mid-Year Trends Report. “This year collaborations between threat actors allowed even more destructive attacks that paralyzed numerous organizations worldwide. What ends with a ransomware attack usually starts with a more
Quantum computers, cryptography and encryption are a potent mix, especially because quantum computers could eventually give attackers a practical method for decrypting almost all traditionally encrypted data. Although the potential for quantum computing was first posited in 1982 by physicist Richard Feynman, and the MIT mathematician Peter Shor reported an algorithm that would enable quantum
by Paul Ducklin The featured image above comes from @Doctor_Tran’s Twitter feed. Here is a fascinating story – a morality tale, even. What follows is quite long, we admit, but we think you’ll find it interesting, informative and intriguing in equal measure. We’re dealing with a cybercriminal who forged his relationship with the underworld right
What happens when you give hundreds of teenagers smartphones and unlimited access to chat apps and social networks 24/7? A generation emerges with a condition called Fear of Missing Out, or, FOMO. While feelings of FOMO have been around for centuries, social media has done its part to amplify it, which can cause some serious
Are you using LibreOffice? You should be extra careful about what document files you open using the LibreOffice software over the next few days. That’s because LibreOffice contains a severe unpatched code execution vulnerability that could sneak malware into your system as soon as you open a maliciously-crafted document file. LibreOffice is one of the
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies. Through a partnership with Microsoft the foundation is offering a share of a $750,00 pool of cash and the option of technical support from Microsoft, including mentoring in mixed-reality technologies and
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I noted some challenges plaguing mental health tech startups. Before that, I wrote about Zoom and Superhuman’s PR disasters. Remember, you
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