The Register reports: Cybercriminals are targeting iOS users with malware that steals Face ID scans to break into and pilfer money from bank accounts – thought to be a world first. A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, dubbed GoldFactory by Group-IB’s researchers, started distributing trojanized smartphone apps in June 2023, however, the latest GoldPickaxe version has been […]
Robinson + Cole informs us that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has opened a new website at https://privacy.ca.gov/ with resources for California residents to help them understand their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The resources include how to submit a complaint against a business that has violated consumer rights under the […]
Panda Security has a blog post on phishing and how it so profitable that criminals don’t always use stolen credentials themselves — they just sell them to other criminals. From the blog post: Phishing attacks have one purpose – to steal your usernames and passwords. Cybercriminals use carefully crafted messages to trick you into visiting a […]
Cybernews reports: The supermassive leak contains data from numerous previous breaches, comprising an astounding 12 terabytes of information, spanning over a mind-boggling 26 billion records. The leak, which contains LinkedIn, Twitter, Weibo, Tencent, and other platforms’ user data, is almost certainly the largest ever discovered. There are data leaks, and then there’s this. A supermassive Mother […]
404 Media and Court Watch report: Authorities charged a man from Baltimore on Monday with allegedly running a so-called TLO data service, a tool that makes it incredibly easy for hackers and other criminals to dox nearly anyone in America quickly and for cheap. Chouby Charleron allegedly sold the personal identifying information (PII), including Social […]
Livemint reports: Cybercriminals have found a way to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their password, and the new exploit gives hackers continued access to Google services even after a user’s password has been reset. The new vulnerability was analysed by security firm CloudSEK and reported by The Independent. Furthermore, the issue first […]
Barron’s reports: It’s been a busy end to 2023 for Google and its legal team. The internet search giant, owned by Alphabet GOOG-0.25%, has agreed to settle a $5 billion consumer-privacy lawsuit, alleging it tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were browsing privately. A federal judge in California put a scheduled […]
Answer: 67 percent. Government Technology reports: With the busy holiday travel season upon us, it’s important to remember that while that free airplane Wi-Fi may be convenient, it may be safer to stay off of it. In a recent survey of American travelers, Forbes found that a whopping 67 percent of those who have had their information […]
In June of this year, the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services published some cybersecurity tips for travelers. With Christmas travel coming up for many people, we thought this might be a good time to share them here: 1. Use a VPN (virtual private network): A VPN encrypts and converts data on public Wi-Fi […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James recently advised New York residents how to protect themselves after a medical transcription service cyberattack compromised the personal and protected health information of millions of New York residents. Some of the recommendations Attorney General James made are applicable to any data breach or data leak in which your identity […]
