DIY giant B&Q reportedly suffered an Elasticsearch database breach this week that gave up information on around 70,000 shoplifters.
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Category Archives: Cybersecurity
Credential-stuffing attack prompts Dailymotion password reset
Dailymotion is resetting the account passwords of an unknown number of users after being hit by a “large-scale” credential stuffing attack.
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Turn Off FaceTime in Apple iOS Now, Experts Warn
Newly found bug reportedly allows callers to spy on you — even if you don’t pick up.
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US Law Enforcement Shuts Down Massive Marketplace for Compromised Servers
At its peak, xDedic listed over 70,000 owned servers that buyers could purchase for prices starting as low as $6 each.
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Japan Authorizes IoT Hacking
A new campaign will see government employees hacking into personal IoT devices to identify those at highest security risk.
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Why Privacy Is Hard Work
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3 Ways Companies Mess Up GDPR Compliance the Most
The best way to conform to the EU’s new privacy regulation is to assume that you don’t need to hold on to personal data, versus the opposite.
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Russia hit by new wave of ransomware spam
Among the increased number of malicious JavaScript email attachments observed in January 2019, ESET researchers have spotted a large wave of ransomware-spreading spam targeting Russian users
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How my Instagram account got hacked
After years of embarrassment, I’m finally ready to admit how and why my Instagram account got hacked.
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How to protect yourself this Data Privacy Day
Today is Data Privacy Day. We asked around at Sophos for some tips from people that live security day in and day out.
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