Category Archives: Security

29Jan/18

Fitness trackers reportedly revealing U.S. soldiers’ information

January 29, 2018SecurityBusiness, Civil aviation, Economy, EmployBridge, Employment agencies, Hospitality/Recreation, Technology/Internet, Tracking, War/Conflictsmbale

Information about location and staffing of U.S. military bases around the world has been revealed by a fitness tracking company. Continue reading →

28Jan/18

Nearly $530 million lost in world’s biggest crypto-currency theft in Japan

January 28, 2018SecurityBusiness/Finance, City: Tokyo, Company: CCTV, Company: Coincheck, Cryptocurrency, Currency, Economy, Finance, Foreign exchange market, Grand Theft Auto V, Japanese yen, Monetary hegemony, Money, United States dollarsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – A major Japanese crypto-currency exchange has lost 58 billion yen (about 528 million U.S. dollars) in digital assets after a hacking attack, making it the world’s biggest ever digital currency theft. Continue reading →

11Jan/18

Researcher who found Meltdown says chip flaws ‘pretty scary’

January 11, 2018SecurityAustria's Graz Technical University, Beijing, City: Beijing, Company: Google, Company: Intel, computer chips, Daniel Gruss, Graz, Technology/Internetsmbale

BEIJING, CHINA (REUTERS – The 31-year-old information security researcher and post-doctoral fellow at Austria’s Graz Technical University who discovered the Meltdown chip flaw said on Friday (January 5), said what he saw was scary. Continue reading →

22Nov/17

Uber paid hackers $100,000, concealed data stolen from 57 mln accounts

November 22, 2017SecurityCar sharing, Commuting, Company: Uber, Economy, Internet, Law/Crime, Location-based software, Technology, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisationsmbale

INTERNET (NOVEMBER 21, 2017) (REUTERS) – Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the personal information of about 57 million accounts of the ride-service provider, the company said on Tuesday (November 22). Continue reading →

08Nov/17

Former Yahoo CEO apologizes for data breach

November 8, 2017SecurityAlibaba Group, Business, Business/Finance, chief executive, City: Washington, Company: Altaba, Company: Verizon, Country: United States, Data breach, Internet, Internet search engines, Law/Crime, Marissa, Marissa Ann Mayer, Marissa Mayer, Mayer, Oath Inc., Technology, Technology/Internet, World Wide Web, Yahoo!, Yahoo! data breachessmbale

At a hearing in Washington, D.C.on Wednesday, former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized for a pair of massive data breaches at the internet company, blaming Russian agents. Continue reading →

07Nov/17

Investigators seek to unlock Texas shooter’s cell phone

November 7, 2017SecurityDevin, Devin Kelley, Disaster/Accident, Geography of Texas, Politics, Texas, United Statessmbale

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 7, 2017) (REUTERS) – Investigators in Texas said they are hoping to unlock the cellphone of Devin Kelley, the gunman in Sunday’s massacre at a church in rural southeastern Texas that has left at least 26 people dead. Continue reading →

28Sep/17

How hackers hack ATMs remotely

September 28, 2017SecurityAutomated teller machine, Business/Finance, Company: Trend Micro, Computer network security, Computer security, Computing, Cryptography, Cyberwarfare, e-commerce, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, National security, Security engineering, Technologysmbale

Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has published a white paper detailing how hackers can remotely control ATMS. Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Equifax breach impact will be felt ‘for months and months’ – cyber expert

September 8, 2017SecurityCompany: Equifax, Computer security, Credit scoring, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Equifax, National security, Reuters, Security, Security engineeringsmbale

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 8, 2017) (REUTERS) – The impact of a security breach at Equifax Inc that may have compromised personal information for 143 million American consumers could be felt for a long time to come, cybersecurity expert Ryan Kalember told Reuters on Friday (September 8). Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Equifax data breach exposes personal data of 143 million U.S. consumers

September 8, 2017SecurityComputer security, Computing, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Cyberwarfare in the United States, e-commerce, National security, Secure communication, Security, Security engineering, Technology/Internetsmbale

Nearly half of the United States has been impacted by a massive cyber security incident at one of the three largest credit agencies in the country. Continue reading →

27Jul/17

Home maps collected by Roomba could be sold to tech giants

July 27, 2017SecurityCompany: Amazon.com, Company: iRobot, Domestic robots, Home, Home appliances, Home automation, IRobot, IRobot Create, Robot, Robotic vacuum cleaner, Robotics, Roomba, Scooba, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

The maker of Roomba robot vacuum iRobot said they could share or sell maps of users’ homes to tech companies, such as Amazon, for profit. Continue reading →