T-Mobile experience Data Breach during Security Incident. In 2020, there have been several high-profile data breaches, and as we move closer to the end of the year, we have yet another to report. This time, cellular carrier T-Mobile T-Mobile experience Data Breach, which recently disclosed a security incident that exposed the phone numbers and … [Read more...] about T-Mobile Experience Data Breach during Security Incident
Archives for January 2021
Home Security Cameras Can Be Hacked
Home Security Cameras Can Be Hacked. Various hackers around the world have found a new hobby. Recently, there has been a rise in "Swatting Attacks," which have seen hackers take advantage of the notoriously weak or nonexistent security in "smart" devices built for home use. Hackers do this so they can call the police on you and then watch you and … [Read more...] about Home Security Cameras Can Be Hacked
Kawasaki Endures Data Breach
Kawasaki Endures Data Breach. Japanese Kawasaki Heavy Industries is the latest company to fall victim to a security breach. Kawasaki, which employs more than 35,000 people and has offices worldwide, recently discovered one or more unauthorized parties accessed a company server in Japan from an office in Thailand on June 11th of last year … [Read more...] about Kawasaki Endures Data Breach
Whirlpool Suffers Ransomware Attack
Whirlpool Suffers Ransomware Attack. Whirlpool, one of the largest home appliance manufacturers globally, is the latest company to fall victim to a ransomware attack. This year, hackers around the world had increasingly gravitated to ransomware attacks as their preferred method. This year, there have been dozens of high-profile, successful attacks … [Read more...] about Whirlpool Suffers Ransomware Attack
Windows 7 Remain Despite Support Ending
Windows 7 Remain Despite Support Ending. One year ago, Microsoft officially ended support for the venerable Windows 7 operating system.No new security patches have been issued, which means that anyone running a Windows 7 machine at this point is taking a tremendous security risk. That is especially true if that machine connects to a corporate … [Read more...] about Windows 7 Remain Despite Support Ending
Google’s Identity Management System Failure
Google's Identity Management System's failure due to a bug limited the amount of storage space available to it. As a result of Google's failure, users worldwide suddenly found themselves unable to access their Google Drive, YouTube accounts, Gmail, Google Calendar, and more. Even Google Maps was offline for a time. Google responded quickly and … [Read more...] about Google’s Identity Management System Failure
