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Uber Reaches $148 Million Breach Settlement With States
2018-09-27 12:18

Penalty Tied to Delayed Breach Notification and Inadequate Security PracticesRide-hailing platform Uber Technologies has reached a $148 million settlement agreement with the attorneys general of...

Cisco coughs up baker's dozen of vulns and other security nasties
2018-09-27 11:54

Get patching – except for the ones where you, er, can't Cisco's six-monthly security update contains a baker's dozen of vulns and flaws in its IOS and IOS XE suites – including a backdoor that...

When Good Apps Go Bad: Protecting Your Data Through App Permissions
2018-09-27 11:51

When was the last time you thought about what permissions the apps on your phone have? Often, when downloading something new from the app store, many people somewhat blindly accept the various...

Apple DEP vulnerability lets attackers access orgs’ resources, info
2018-09-27 11:50

An authentication weakness in Apple’s ​Device Enrollment Program​ (DEP) may allow attackers to enroll any device into an organization’s Mobile Device Management server and, consequently, to obtain...

Yet Another IoT Cybersecurity Document
2018-09-27 11:24

This one is from NIST: "Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks." It's still in draft. Remember, there are many others....

Firefox Monitor starts tracking breached email addresses
2018-09-27 11:09

Mozilla has formally launched Firefox Monitor, a privacy-engineered website that hooks up to Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) breach notification database.

Spotify offers playlists tailored to your DNA
2018-09-27 11:00

Spotify and Ancestry have teamed up to let you use your real DNA to tell your “musical” DNA.

Malware hits fashion giant SHEIN; 6.42 million online shoppers affected
2018-09-27 10:56

The online fashion store is now contacting affected users and asking them to change passwords for their online store accounts.

Uber to dole out $148m settlement among US states over breach it paid $100k to bury
2018-09-27 10:55

Nice. Ride-hailing app firm also vows to comply with law Uber will pay $148m to US state authorities in a settlement for the 2016 data breach that saw hackers steal information on 57 million people.…

New VPNFilter Modules Reveal Extensive Capabilities
2018-09-27 10:53

The recently discovered VPNFilter malware has even more capabilities than previously thought, researchers at Cisco Talos determined after identifying seven new modules. read more