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Tesla Key Fob Security Flaw is Revealed Again
- Saturday, 07 September 2019
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Security researchers claim they have discovered a way to breach the encryption for a Tesla Model S’s key fob, which would let them clone the keys and steal the car. So reports Wired.
Read more...Facebook Leak Exposes Millions of Phone Numbers
- Saturday, 07 September 2019
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A security researcher has found personal details of millions of Facebook users, including phone numbers, in an online database. So reports CNN.
Read more...Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Hit By Data Breach
- Saturday, 31 August 2019
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Imperva, a cybersecurity vendor, has revealed a data breach affecting its Cloud Web Application Firewall product, formerly known as Incapsula. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...Ransomware Attack Hits 22 Local Governments in Texas
- Saturday, 31 August 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
An apparently coordinated ransomware attack has crippled at least 22 local and city governments in Texas. So reports CNN.
Read more...2019 on Pace to Be Worst Year Ever for Data Breaches
- Friday, 30 August 2019
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Midway through 2019, data breaches were on track to end the year at a new all-time high. So reports 24/7 Wall Street.
Read more...StockX Offers Free Fraud Detection After Massive Data Breach
- Saturday, 24 August 2019
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Online marketplace StockX has emailed users to offer 12 months of free fraud detection and identity theft protection. So reports Yahoo Finance.
Read more...Cisco Settlement with Cybersecurity Whistleblower Blazes Trail
- Saturday, 24 August 2019
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Cisco has broken new ground by settling a whistleblower’s claim that the company sold video surveillance software with critical cybersecurity flaws even after being alerted to the problem. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Cloudflare Cuts Service to 'Cesspool of Hate' 8chan
- Saturday, 24 August 2019
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Cybersecurity provider Cloudflare stopped servicing 8chan, an online forum that the company called “a cesspool of hate” after the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Elizabeth Warren Urges Probe Into Equifax Data-breach Settlement
- Saturday, 24 August 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The impact of the Equifax data breach continues to reverberate. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has called for an investigation into the Federal Trade Commission after the agency announced that victims will get “nowhere near” the touted $125-per-person payout. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Homeland Security Issues Cybersecurity Warning for Small Planes
- Sunday, 04 August 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put out an unusual alert for small aircraft. So reports CBS News.
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