Equifax Reports 143 Million Records Breached
US-based credit monitoring service Equifax has reported a data breach of 143 million records.
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Mexican VAT Refund Giant Exposes Half-Million Passports, Credit Cards Online
MoneyBack left a misconfigured database open, with passport info, credit card numbers, travel tickets and other credentials.
SMBs Largely Unprepared for IoT, Ransomware Attacks
Nearly half of them would pay a ransom on connected things to reclaim their data.
Dragonfly 2.0 Attackers Probe Energy Sector
Determined group may already have access to operational systems, warns Symantec
Lenovo Slapped with $3.5M Fine over Superfish
32 states have won a multimillion dollar settlement to resolve violations of state consumer protection laws.
Apache Struts Vulns Threatens Fortune 500 Data
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been found in the popular open-source framework, threatening corporate data.
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If you are posting a request for help or advice make sure you provide enough details so others can help you. Things like model numbers, pictures if you can provide them, relevant details about what you’re trying to protect, etc.
For example, if you’re asking for help with a pre-installed alarm system make sure you include the Make and Model in your post. If you don’t have that information provide pictures of the keypad / control panel.
That said, do not post personally identifiable information. Do not make yourself a target to doxxing. Don’t post pictures or information that contain names, address, or PINs. Keep yourself, your family, and your property safe.
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Enterprises Struggle to Contain “Information Security Debt”
451 Research claims consolidation must focus on data and risk-centric approaches
28 Million Users Breached at Taringa, Latin America’s Reddit
The records included usernames, email addresses and passwords hashed with the easily cracked MD5 algorithm.