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FaceApp Viral Scare Adds Wrinkles to Cybersecurity Debate
- Sunday, 04 August 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cybersecurity concerns went viral last month as celebrities like Drake and the Jonas Brothers helped popularize FaceApp, a photo filter app for smartphones.
Read more...Data Breach Hits Millions of LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics Patients
- Saturday, 08 June 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A data breach at third-party collections firm American Medical Collection Agency, also known as AMCA, affected 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients and 7.7 million LabCorp patients, the medical testing companies have revealed. So reports USA Today.
Read more...In a First, Equifax Faces Moody’s Downgrade Over Cyberattack
- Saturday, 01 June 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Equifax has become the first company to have its ratings outlook downgraded by Moody’s for the cited reason of cybersecurity issues. So reports CNBC.
Read more...WhatsApp Hack Stirs Debate Around Online Privacy
- Sunday, 26 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Reports earlier this month that hackers had been able to install spyware on WhatsApp users’ phones has brought fresh attention to the security of private digital messages.
Read more...Ex-Mossad Chief Calls Cybersecurity the World’s Top Threat
- Sunday, 26 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cybersecurity “is the biggest threat that the free world, our planet, is dealing with these days,” said Tamir Pardo, the former director of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Hospitals Urge Medical Device Makers to Boost Cybersecurity
- Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Medical device makers are under pressure to shore up the security of their Internet-connected products as hospitals ramp up their concerns about cyber attacks. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
Read more...WhatsApp Breach Allows Hackers to Install Spyware on Phones
- Thursday, 16 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A security flaw in WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook, enabled cyber attackers to install Israeli spyware on a “select number” of phones, the company revealed. So reports Reuters and the Financial Times.
Read more...Nation States Playing Bigger Role in Cyber Attacks: Study
- Sunday, 12 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Nation states and groups with links to them account for 23% of data breaches, up from 12% last year and 19% in 2017, Verizon’s 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report finds. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...Hackers Steal $40M from Binance Bitcoin Exchange
- Sunday, 12 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has disclosed that hackers took 7,000 bitcoins, worth about $40 million, in a single withdrawal as a result of a “large scale security breach.” So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Cybersecurity Talent Shortage is Getting Worse: Study
- Sunday, 05 May 2019
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A new study puts hard numbers behind the cybersecurity industry’s often-discussed talent shortage, and they’re bleak.
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