Security News > 2018 > November

Marriott breach leaves 500 million exposed with passport, card numbers stolen
2018-11-30 18:32

Motivations of hackers are unclear, but proprietary Wi-Fi may have been a target.

Bing Warns VLC Media Player Site is ‘Suspicious’ in Likely False-Positive Gaff
2018-11-30 18:01

After identifying the official VLC media download page as "unsafe" with its Bing search engine, Microsoft now suggests it was done in error.

Marriott faces massive data breach expenses even with cybersecurity insurance
2018-11-30 17:03

Marriott's total tab for a data breach affecting as many as 500 million consumers is going to cost billions of dollars over the next few years, based on the average cost of megabreaches.

Magecart fiends punch card-skimming code in Sotheby's Home website
2018-11-30 16:50

If you shopped with 'em since March 2017, consider your deets in the haul Toff tat bazaar Sotheby's Home website has become the latest casualty of Magecart after a breach saw card-skimming code...

Healthcare's Insider Threat
2018-11-30 16:18

Veriato's Pete Nourse on Why This Is the Sector's Achilles HeelOrganizations in all sectors struggle with mitigating the insider threat, but it's an acute concern in healthcare, where patients'...

Top 4 security threats businesses should expect in 2019
2018-11-30 15:58

Cybercriminals are developing more sophisticated attacks, while individuals and enterprises need to be more proactive in security practices.

Huge Marriott breach puts 500 million victims at risk
2018-11-30 15:49

The Marriott hotel empire's Starwood guest reservation database has been subject to unauthorised access since 2014.

Mitre Uses ATT&CK Framework to Evaluate Enterprise Security Products
2018-11-30 15:48

Mitre Corporation’s ATT&CK framework has been used to evaluate enterprise security products from several vendors to determine how efficient they are in detecting and responding to attacks launched...

Dell, Dunkin Donuts Reset Passwords After Incidents
2018-11-30 15:48

The Impacts of Both Incidents Appear to Be LimitedDell and Dunkin Donuts have both initiated password resets after experiencing separate security incidents aimed at gaining access to customer...

The Profile of Modern-Day DDoS
2018-11-30 15:48

Netscout Arbor's Tom Bienkowski on the Risks to Healthcare OrganizationsDDoS attacks against healthcare organizations have increased not only in size and scale, but especially in complexity, says...