Cybersecurity has been listed as one of the challenges facing the United States Postal Service (USPS) in a semi-annual report to Congress by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The report, which was released on Monday, outlines the most critical management issues with which the service has had to contend during the six-month period from
Month: November 2019
by John E Dunn When it comes to the issue of managing drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS) the US Department of Justice wants Americans to know it’s on the case. In 2015, the DOJ published what was meant to be a comprehensive policy governing how US Government departments and law enforcement use drones to
A device that is supposed to help parents keep track of their children and give them a peace of mind can be turned into a surveillance device Researchers at the AV-Test Institute have uncovered gaping privacy and security holes in the SMA-WATCH-M2 smartwatch that is designed to keep children safe and their parents feeling secure
For the first time, The Hacker News launches a comprehensive Cybersecurity Salary Survey aimed to provide insights into the payment standards of security positions, enabling security professionals to benchmark their salaries against their peers, as well as get clear insights into the leading roles, certifications, geo- and industry- components that factor a cybersecurity position payroll.
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. If you’re interested in cameras and taking pictures, you should definitely check out our 2019 Photography Gift Guide,
A data breach at Mixcloud, a U.K.-based audio streaming platform, has left more than 20 million user accounts exposed after the data was put on sale on the dark web. The data breach happened earlier in November, according to a dark web seller who supplied a portion of the data to TechCrunch, allowing us to
A new risk index has named Alaska as the state most vulnerable to cybercrime. The index was created by payments platform Cardconnect using data published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Complaint Center. The company analyzed state-by-state statistics on four of the most prominent types of online crime—credit card fraud, identity theft, personal data breaches, and phishing scams
by Paul Ducklin Another Netflix phishing scam! We’ve written about these scams before, and we’ll probably write about them again… …for the sadly simple reason that THEY WORK. They work because scammers know that the less inventive they are, the more believable their messages become. It’s also a lot less effort to copy genuine content
UPbit has announced that, as a precaution, all transactions will remain suspended for at least two weeks Cryptocurrency exchange UPbit announced today that it lost almost US$50 million worth of ether (ETH) in an apparent security breach. According to this statement by Lee Seok-woo, the CEO of the exchange’s operator Dunamu, around 342,000 ETH were
In a coordinated International law enforcement operation, Europol today announced to shut down the global organized cybercrime network behind Imminent Monitor RAT, yet another hacking tool that allows cybercriminals to gain complete control over a victim’s computer remotely. The operation targeted both buyers and sellers of the IM-RAT (Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan), which was
Synchronize your watches startup fans, and get ready to score serious savings on passes to Disrupt Berlin 2019. For today only, you can get 2 passes for the price of one. Our Black Friday sale starts now and runs through 11:59pm CET on 29 November. Don’t miss out! Simply purchase a pass to Disrupt Berlin
With popular social networks seeing some downtime, most shops closed, and many people off work today for Thanksgiving, bargain hunters are flocking online to start their holiday shopping. Adobe says that as of 2pm Pacific time, $2.1 billion had been spent online, up 20.2% on the same period a year ago. That shows that as
Companies that fail to set their IT security teams targets that directly correlate with overall business performance are causing problems for their CEOs, according to new research from Thycotic. The privileged access management solutions provider surveyed more than 100 UK IT security decision-makers, with 61% admitting that there are implications for the CEO if security
Cisco slammed rival Zoom for a security lapse that left the management portals of many video devices exposed to the public internet. It’s an unusually public spat between two of the industry’s leading video conferencing providers. The dispute revolves around Zoom Connector, a gateway that connects standards-based video devices to the Zoom cloud. In addition
by Paul Ducklin Watch our latest Naked Security Live video for practical tips for staying safe online – not just on Black Friday and Cyber Monday… …but on Tempting Tuesday, Wild Wednesday, Too-Good-To-Be-True Thursday, plus all the other days that cybercrooks have you in their sights (which is every day of the year). Here are
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner and scammers are gearing up to flood you with bogus offers According to Adobe, consumers in the US are predicted to spend a staggering US$143.7 billion this shopping holiday season. Unsurprisingly, smartphones are expected to account for a significant part of the purchases made. Shopping
If you have ever registered an account with the official Magento marketplace to bought or sold any extension, plugin, or e-commerce website theme, you must change your password immediately. Adobe—the company owning Magento e-commerce platform—today disclosed a new data breach incident that exposed account information of Magento marketplace users to an unknown group of hackers
TikTok has issued a public apology to a teenager who had her account suspended shortly after posting a video that asked viewers to research the persecution of Uighur people and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang. TikTok included a “clarification on the timeline of events,” and said that the viral video was removed four days after
Fintech startup Revolut is adding a key feature for users who want to replace their traditional bank account altogether. You can now pay with GBP direct debits. Revolut already added EUR direct debits last year. While most people use cards to pay for goods and services in the U.K., some businesses require you to pay
A former member of the Chuckling Squad is presumably not laughing now after being arrested for hacking the Twitter account of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The alleged hacker, who is a minor, is said to be part of a group that used a SIM-swapping technique to hack into Dorsey’s account in August of this year
by Lisa Vaas On Monday, Twitter and Facebook both claimed that bad apples in the app stores had been slurping hundreds of users’ profile data without permission. After getting tipped off by security researchers, the platforms blamed a “malicious” pair of software development kits (SDKs) – from marketing outfits One Audience and MobiBurn – used
As part of its active efforts to protect billions of online users, Google identified and warned over 12,000 of its users who were targeted by a government-backed hacking attempt in the third quarter of this year. According to a report published by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), more than 90 percent of the targeted users
Amazon helped pioneer and now dominates the online marketplace business model, where a variety of merchants post items for sale on its platform for billions of consumers to discover and buy them. Today, a London startup that’s taken that idea but is applying it to a far more curated set of retailers and goods has
Netflix is expanding its theatrical presence by signing a long-term lease for The Paris Theatre, a historic single-screen venue in New York City. This follows reports that Netflix is also working to buy the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. And while these might seem like odd moves for a streaming company, they may also be
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) yesterday published a report on the cybersecurity of smart cars. The report aims to promote cybersecurity for connected and (semi-)automated cars by identifying emerging threats and issuing guidance on potential security measures that can help to mitigate them. “Smart cars already available today provide connected, added-value features in order to
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ESET researchers have discovered that the criminals behind the Stantinko botnet are distributing a cryptomining module to the computers they control The operators of the Stantinko botnet have expanded their toolset with a new means of profiting from the computers under their control. The roughly half-million-strong botnet – known to have been active since at least
A Russian hacker who created and used Neverquest banking malware to steal money from victims’ bank accounts has finally been sentenced to 4 years in prison by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov, 34, was arrested by Spanish authorities at Barcelona–El Prat Airport in January 2017
Pricefx, the Munich-founded startup that offers cloud-based pricing software, has raised €23 million in additional funding as part of its earlier Series B round. The new investment is led by Digital+ Partners, the European B2B technology growth investor, and management consulting firm Bain & Company. Talis Capital, Pricefx’s Series A investor, also followed on, while
AWS seems to be using this week to get some news out ahead of its annual re:Invent developer conference in Las Vegas next week. In addition to new IoT services and updates to its Rekognition AI service, the company also today announced that it is bringing 22 new languages to its AWS Translate service and
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