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Smashing Security podcast #303: Secret Roomba snaps, Christmas cab scams, and the future of AI
PRIVACY PRIVACY Beware your Roomba’s roving eye, the Finns warn of AI threats around the corner, and watch out when hailing a cab in Dublin… All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by…
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Cyber-Incident Causes System Failures at Canadian Children’s Hospital
PRIVACY PRIVACY The ongoing incident has impacted clinical and corporate systems, as well as some hospital phone lines and webpages Read More
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BrandPost: The Next Big Attack Vector: Your Supply Chain
PRIVACY PRIVACY There’s an old security adage: a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The sentiment long predates Information and Communications Technology (ICT), but it’s never been more relevant. With modern ICT connecting millions of systems worldwide, there are exponentially more “links” to worry about. That’s especially true when we shift our…
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US Most Impacted by Data Breaches in the Financial Industry in 2022
PRIVACY PRIVACY While 57% of these breaches were attributed to different types of malware, ATM skimming still accounted for 6.5% of all attacks targeting the financial sector Read More
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Ukraine Intercepting Russian Soldiers’ Cell Phone Calls
PRIVACY PRIVACY They’re using commercial phones, which go through the Ukrainian telecom network: “You still have a lot of soldiers bringing cellphones to the frontline who want to talk to their families and they are either being intercepted as they go through a Ukrainian telecommunications provider or intercepted over the air,” said Alperovitch. “That doesn’t…
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Top bug bounty platforms for organizations to improve security
PRIVACY PRIVACY The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. What is a bug bounty platform? As mentioned in Wikipedia: “A bug bounty program is a deal offered by many websites,…
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UK Security Agency Wants Fresh Approach to Combat Phishing
PRIVACY PRIVACY NCSC says “blame and fear” won’t work Read More
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Adult Google Ad Fraud Campaign Garnered Millions of Impressions
PRIVACY PRIVACY Fraudster used “popunders” and obfuscation to generate cash Read More
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Social media use can put companies at risk: Here are some ways to mitigate the danger
PRIVACY PRIVACY We live in a social world, but should our businesses? For many, the answer to that is increasingly no—that’s why laws and regulations have recently been put in place restricting access to some social media in certain situations because of the hidden risks of these seemingly innocuous platforms. The United States federal government…
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Godfather Trojan Targets 400 Financial Services Firms
PRIVACY PRIVACY Mobile banking malware designed to steal bank and crypto credentials Read More