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CREST cancels two UK infosec accreditation exams after fresh round of 'cheat sheets' are leaked online
2020-08-17 17:10

British infosec accreditation body CREST has suspended all of its accreditation exams after The Register revealed a published cache of files including what appeared to be internal exam sheets as well as docs apparently tied to key industry player NCC Group. We understand from sources that the security body has suspended all of its CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester and CREST Certified Web Application Tester exams for up to a month while their contents are reviewed.

Hackers Breach Customer Data at Michigan State Online Store
2020-08-12 16:17

Hackers have breached Michigan State University's online store, gaining access to customer credit card numbers and other personal information, the university said. The university is offering free credit monitoring to anyone affected by the breach.

NCC Group admits its training data was leaked online after folders full of CREST pentest certification exam notes posted to GitHub
2020-08-11 14:58

British infosec biz NCC Group has admitted to The Register that its internal training materials were leaked on GitHub - after folders purporting to help people pass the CREST pentest certification exams appeared in a couple of repositories. CREST offers a certification called CRT: CREST Registered Tester.

Hackers Dump 20GB of Intel’s Confidential Data Online
2020-08-07 13:32

More than 20 gigabytes of proprietary data and source code from chipmaker Intel Corp. was dumped online by a third party, likely the result of a data breach from earlier this year. The announcement of the "First 20gb release in a series of large Intel leaks" was made by user and IT consultant Tillie 1312 Kottmann #BLM on Twitter, who called the information "Intel exconfidential Lake Platform Release."

When it comes to hacking societies, Russia remains the master at sowing discord and disinformation online
2020-08-06 21:49

While China is the bête noire du jour of the US government, Russia is the master of spreading disinformation, fostering conflict, and derailing discourse online, the Black Hat security conference was told today. The basic methods of hacking public opinion are fairly simple, DiResta explained.

Amazon Fraud Detector: Use machine learning in the fight against online fraud
2020-07-29 02:00

Using machine learning under the hood and based on over 20 years of fraud detection expertise from Amazon, Amazon Fraud Detector automatically identifies potentially fraudulent activity in milliseconds-with no machine learning expertise required. Amazon Fraud Detector provides a fully managed service that uses machine learning for detecting potential fraud in real time, based on the same technology used by Amazon.com-with no machine learning experience required.

Garmin Says Systems Back Online After Cyber Attack
2020-07-27 19:31

Computer networks of the smartwatch and electronics firm Garmin were coming back online Monday, the company said, after an outage widely believed to have been due to a ransomware attack. "We are happy to report that many of the systems and services affected by the recent outage, including Garmin Connect, are returning to operation," Garmin said in an online post.

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2020-07-27 01:39

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2020-07-27 01:39

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Germany's Top Court Reins in State Access to Online Data
2020-07-20 08:12

Germany's highest court on Friday said security services had too much unfettered access to people's online data and ordered legislation to be revised to set higher hurdles. The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe agreed with complaints brought by privacy activists that the access to data was excessive and an unconstitutional violation of citizens' right to telecoms privacy.