Security News

Accertify Digital Identity: Addressing the rise in fraudulent online account openings and takeovers
2020-07-20 02:30

Accertify announced the launch of a new solution designed to help organizations address the significant rise in fraudulent online account openings and account takeovers. Fraudulent account openings, using stolen or fake names and information to open an account, and account takeovers, defined as unauthorized access to accounts, are two types of identity theft that are concerningly on the rise.

Iranian Hackers Accidentally Exposed Their Training Videos (40 GB) Online
2020-07-17 03:23

Some of the victims in the videos included personal accounts of U.S. and Greek Navy personnel, in addition to unsuccessful phishing attempts directed against U.S. state department officials and an unnamed Iranian-American philanthropist. "Some of the videos showed the operator managing adversary-created accounts while others showed the operator testing access and exfiltrating data from previously compromised accounts," the researchers said.

Iranian Hackers Accidentally Exposed Their Training Videos (40 GB) Online
2020-07-17 03:23

Some of the victims in the videos included personal accounts of U.S. and Greek Navy personnel, in addition to unsuccessful phishing attempts directed against U.S. state department officials and an unnamed Iranian-American philanthropist. "Some of the videos showed the operator managing adversary-created accounts while others showed the operator testing access and exfiltrating data from previously compromised accounts," the researchers said.

Cybersecurity concerns front and center as online voting expected to shape future elections
2020-07-17 03:00

Online voting is likely to shape future election cycles, according to a study from OneLogin. Digital voting might also assist during the pandemic as 26% of respondents indicated COVID-19 could impact their likelihood of voting in the general election this fall.

Leaked Details of 142 Million MGM Hotel Guests Found for Sale Online
2020-07-14 13:38

Scope of last summer’s data leak at the hotel chain appears to be far more expansive than previously thought.

Shopped recently in a small online store? Check this list to see if it was one of 570 websites infected with card-skimming Magecart
2020-07-07 23:35

The team at security biz Gemini Advisory said a long-running criminal gang dubbed Keeper compromised hundreds of online shopping sites over the past three years to install the software nasty. We're told 85 per cent were infected after the hackers exploited known flaws in the open-source Magento content management system popular among e-commerce businesses and used by the sites.

US Senate Panel OKs Online Child Protection Bill Amid Privacy Fears
2020-07-03 13:10

A US Senate panel Thursday approved legislation aimed at combatting online child exploitation as civil liberties activists warned the measure could lead to an array of constitutional and privacy problems. The Judiciary Committee voted to approve a revised version of the Earn It Act which would eliminate "Blanket liability protection" for online platforms which fail to protect against child sexual abuse material.

New technique keeps your online photos safe from facial recognition algorithms
2020-07-03 03:30

Today, Facebook and Instagram can automatically tag a user in photos, while Google Photos can group one's photos together via the people present in those photos using Google's own image recognition technology. Led by Professor Mohan Kankanhalli, Dean of the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore, the research team from the School's Department of Computer Science has developed a technique that safeguards sensitive information in photos by making subtle changes that are almost imperceptible to humans but render selected features undetectable by known algorithms.

New technique keeps your online photos safe from face recognition algorithms
2020-07-03 03:30

Today, Facebook and Instagram can automatically tag a user in photos, while Google Photos can group one's photos together via the people present in those photos using Google's own image recognition technology. Led by Professor Mohan Kankanhalli, Dean of the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore, the research team from the School's Department of Computer Science has developed a technique that safeguards sensitive information in photos by making subtle changes that are almost imperceptible to humans but render selected features undetectable by known algorithms.

Researchers create tool for protecting children’s online privacy
2020-06-30 03:00

A University of Texas at Dallas study of 100 mobile apps for kids found that 72 violated a federal law aimed at protecting children's online privacy. Dr. Kanad Basu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and lead author of the study, along with colleagues elsewhere, developed a tool that can determine whether an Android game or other mobile app complies with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.