Security News > 2018 > November

Office workers beware: Holiday gift card spear phishing attacks on the rise
2018-11-29 14:53

Attackers target office managers during the holiday season, tricking them into sending hackers gift cards, according to a Barracuda report.

Hackers Breach Dunkin’ Donuts Accounts in Credential Stuffing Attack
2018-11-29 14:36

The donut giant first noticed the attack Oct. 31.

GCHQ opens kimono for infosec world to ogle its vuln disclosure process
2018-11-29 14:25

Plus: State-backed hacks now need permission from a judge On the same day that certain types of British state-backed hacking now need a judge-issued warrant to carry out, GCHQ has lifted the veil...

Creeps outed as massage app exposes database with workers’ comments
2018-11-29 12:34

Popular massage-booking app Urban lets masseurs/masseuses log comments about creepy customers, and left its database wide open.

Google’s “deceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups
2018-11-29 12:32

Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google's location tracking activities to their data protection authorities.

FBI Takes Down a Massive Advertising Fraud Ring
2018-11-29 12:17

The FBI announced that it dismantled a large Internet advertising fraud network, and arrested eight people: A 13-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Aleksandr...

Sorry, we haven't ACLU what happened in sealed 'Facebook decryption' case, but let's find out
2018-11-29 12:15

American Civil Liberties Union wants to know what govt asked for, and why court refused The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a motion to find out what went on in a court case in...

'Data & Leads' Site Disappears After Data Exposure Alert
2018-11-29 12:03

Data Aggregator Exposed 44.3 Million Individuals' Details via Unsecured ServersAnother day, another "Have I Been Pwned" alert, this time involving 44.3 million people's personal details found in...

Facial recognition traffic camera mistakes bus for famous woman
2018-11-29 10:58

China's air conditioning business queen Dong Mingzhu was recently outed as a jaywalker - thanks to an ad on the side of a bus.

Microsoft’s Office 365 MFA security crashes for second time
2018-11-29 09:59

Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory has fallen over for the second time in a week.