Category Archives: Security

20Sep/20

Oracle Chosen As TikTok’s Secure Cloud Provider

September 20, 2020SecurityCloud computing, Cloud infrastructure, Computing, Database management systems, Music software, Oracle Corporation, Oracle Database, Oracle machine, Software, TikTok, Video software, Zoom Video Communicationssmbale

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) announced today that it was chosen to become TikTok’s secure cloud technology provider. This technical decision by TikTok was heavily influenced by Zoom’s recent success in moving a large portion of its video conferencing capacity to the Oracle Public Cloud. Read more

29Jan/18

Fitness trackers reportedly revealing U.S. soldiers’ information

January 29, 2018SecurityActivity tracker, Afghanistan, Business, Civil aviation, Djibouti, Economy, EmployBridge, Employment agencies, FORM Athletica, Hospitality/Recreation, Mobile app, Mobile phone tracking, Mobile software, Nathan Ruser, NEXT MEDIA, Strava, Syria, Technology, Technology/Internet, Telecommunications, Tracking, United States, War/Conflict, Wirelesssmbale

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, 2018SecurityBitcoin, Business/Finance, China Central Television, City: Tokyo, Coincheck, Company: CCTV, Company: Coincheck, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency and security, Cryptocurrency exchange, Currency, Digital currency, Economy, Exchange, Finance, Foreign exchange market, Grand Theft Auto V, Japan, Japanese yen, Monetary hegemony, Money, NEM, Tokyo, 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, China, City: Beijing, Company: Google, Company: Intel, Computer architecture, computer chips, Computer hardware, Daniel Gruss, Google, Graz, Hardware security bug, Instruction set architectures, Intel, Intel Corp, Meltdown, Side-channel attacks, Software Guard Extensions, Spectre, Technology/Internet, United States, X86 architecturesmbale

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, 2017SecurityBusinesspeople, Car sharing, Commuting, Company: Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, Economy, Economy of the United States, Internet, Khosrowshahi, Law/Crime, Location-based software, Technology, Transport, Transportation network companies, Travis Kalanick, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uber Technologies Inc, Uberisation, United Statessmbale

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, Businesspeople, chief executive, City: Washington, Companies, Company: Altaba, Company: Verizon, Country: United States, Data breach, Email hacking, Equifax, Equifax Inc, Instant messaging clients, Internet, Internet privacy, Internet search engines, Law/Crime, Marissa, Marissa Ann Mayer, Marissa Mayer, Mayer, Oath Inc., Technology, Technology/Internet, United States, Verizon Communications, Verizon Communications Inc, Verizon Media, Washington D.C., World Wide Web, Yahoo!, Yahoo! data breaches, Yahoo! Incsmbale

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, Freeman Martin, Geography of Texas, Mass shootings in the United States, Politics, San Antonio metropolitan area, SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Sutherland Springs Texas, 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, 2017SecurityArticles, Automated teller machine, Business/Finance, Company: Trend Micro, Computer network security, Computer security, Computing, Cryptography, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, e-commerce, Hacker, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Japan, National security, NEXT MEDIA, Phishing, Security engineering, Technology, Trend Microsmbale

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, 2017SecurityCompanies, Company: Equifax, Computer security, Credit scoring, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Equifax, Equifax Inc, information technology, National security, New York, Proofpoint, Reuters, Ryan Kalember, Security, Security engineering, Service companies, United Statessmbale

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, 2017SecurityCanada, Computer security, Computing, Credit, Credit card, Credit scoring, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Cyberwarfare in the United States, Data breach, e-commerce, Economy, Equifax, Finance, Identity theft, Money, National security, NEXT MEDIA, Personal finance, Secure communication, Security, Security breaches, Security engineering, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

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 →