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Although Landry's now uses end-to-end encryption within its payment system and its point-of-sale devices, it appears that some customers' payment card data was exposed as a result of the malware when waitstaff at some locations mistakenly swiped cards on terminals used to enter kitchen and bar orders, according to the company. "The payment cards potentially involved in this incident are the cards mistakenly swiped on the order-entry systems."
A small Alaskan airline has suffered a curiously specific "Cyber attack" that mostly affected its De Havilland Dash 8 airliners. RavnAir Group declared on 21 December that it had "Experienced a malicious cyber attack on our company's IT network" the day before, causing it to cancel all of its flights operated with Dash 8s on its RavnAir Alaska airline.
Even better, U.S. legislation is coming at a time when service providers have already started to take more aggressive steps to prevent robocalls from getting through to end users. Neither service providers nor legislation will be able to prevent these calls altogether.
E-commerce sites are trying to keep up with sophisticated skimming schemes, but chances are your credit card information will still be compromised. A security expert offers advice.
TikTok is one of the fastest growing social apps, with more than 1.5 billion downloads. Now the US Army has banned soldiers from downloading the app on government-issued phones.
TikTok is one of the fastest growing social apps, with more than 1.5 billion downloads. Now the US Army has banned soldiers from downloading the app on government-issued phones.
A landmark privacy rights bill took effect Jan. 1, 2020 in California and will have broad implications for U.S. consumers and businesses. The California Consumer Privacy Act mandates strict requirements for companies to notify users about how their user data will be used and monetized along with giving them straightforward tools for opting out.
An unprotected database was found to have exposed the data of all Wyze users who created an account before December 26, 2019. Following a report last week of an exposed database containing a great deal of information on Wyze users, the company stepped forward and confirmed the leak, while also revealing that it had launched an investigation into the matter.
No one knows who they belong to. (Well, of course someone knows. And my guess is that it's likely that we will know soon.)...
Despite its popularity with users and celebrities - the app touts over 1.3 billion installs worldwide - several incidents over the past year have caused privacy experts to question how data from TikTok is being collected, used and whether it is being censored by China's government. The ban follows guidance issued Dec. 16 by the U.S. Department of Defense, which identifies TikTok as having potential security risks associated with its use, a U.S. Army spokesperson told Threatpost.