Another week, another massive data breach. In this case, Capital One was the target when an unknown individual gained access to the company's servers. The breach was detected by an independent security researcher who contacted Capital One on July 19th. Apparently, the hacker gained access via a server configuration vulnerability. Upon being made … [Read more...] about Capital One Data Breach Puts Millions At Risk
Archives for August 2019
Bluetooth Security Issue Could Affect Most Devices
Recently, Boston University published "Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices," a paper detailing a flaw in the Bluetooth Security Issue. This Bluetooth Security Could Affect Most Devices, exposing users' tracking and IDs. As explained in the report, many Bluetooth devices announce their presence by using their MAC addresses to generate a random … [Read more...] about Bluetooth Security Issue Could Affect Most Devices
Equifax Breach Victims Could Be Entitled To Settlement Claims
Equifax is one of the three credit reporting firms in the US that suffered a massive data breach in 2017 that exposed the personal and financial state of literally half the country (more than 150 million people). As a result, Equifax was ordered to pay a hefty $700 million fine to settle a series of Federal and State investigations. While the size … [Read more...] about Equifax Breach Victims Could Be Entitled To Settlement Claims
Update iPhone to Avoid Possible iMessage Bug
People like and tend to gravitate to Apple products because the company has gone to great lengths to make their products are highly secure. Sure, you pay more for them, but most people justify the added expense because a) they look better and are better designed than competing products, and b) they've got a reputation for being more … [Read more...] about Update iPhone to Avoid Possible iMessage Bug
Some Android Apps To Receive Your Data Without Permission
When it works, Android's app permissions are awesome. They're straightforward and easy to understand. When you install a new app on your phone, you'll get a popup box that gives you a summary of what permissions the app says it needs. Then, you have the option to either accept or deny it that permission. Sometimes, the app winds up working … [Read more...] about Some Android Apps To Receive Your Data Without Permission
New Ransomware Targets Network Attached Storage Devices
Yet another new ransomware family has been found in the wild, discovered independently by researchers at two separate security firms, Anomail and Intezer. The new strain has been dubbed "QNPCrypt" by Intezer and eCh0raix" by Anomail and is written in the Go programming language. When it encrypts files, it changes the file extension to ".encrypt" … [Read more...] about New Ransomware Targets Network Attached Storage Devices
