Cyber-Security
Computer Attack Knocks Weather Channel Off The Air (#GotBitcoin?)
A computer attack knocked the Weather Channel off the air for more than an hour Thursday morning, and federal authorities are investigating the incident. Computer Attack Knocks Weather Channel Off The Air (#GotBitcoin?) FBI investigating ransomware incident at cable channel. After its broadcast was disrupted, the weather news service sent…
Facebook Admits Harvesting 1.5 Million People’s Email Contacts Without Consent (#GotBitcoin?)
Facebook has admitted to accessing and storing the email contacts of as many as 1.5 million of its users without their consent. Business Insider reports that between May 2016 and last month, the social media platform asked some of its new users to verify their email address by providing the…
Trump Jeopardized National Security By Reversing Staffer Rulings (#GotBitcoin?)
CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) Tricia Newbold says she kept a list of about 25 rulings denying clearances that were overturned. Trump Jeopardized National Security By Reversing Staffer Rulings (#GotBitcoin?) A House committee released details of an interview with a Trump administration employee who said the White House reversed rulings that denied…
3-29-2019 FBI Retools To Counter Cyber Threats, 4-12-2019 Thousands Of FBI Personal Data Is Stolen (#GotBitcoin?)
3-29-2019 Push comes as federal investigators grapple with attacks sponsored by foreign adversaries. 3-29-2019 FBI Retools To Counter Cyber Threats, 4-12-2019 Thousands Of FBI Personal Data Is Stolen (#GotBitcoin?) 4-12-2019 Group Hacks FBI Websites, Posts Personal Info On Agents. Trump Can’t Protect You! (#GotBitcoin?) The FBI has launched its biggest…
Group Hacks FBI Websites, Posts Personal Info on Agents. Trump Can’t Protect You! (#GotBitcoin?)
One of the hackers told TechCrunch the goal of their hack was “experience and money,” and admitted the files could risk the lives of law enforcement. Group Hacks FBI Websites, Posts Personal Info on Agents. Trump Can't Protect You! (#GotBitcoin?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKr7ZEqVxI A hacker group uploaded the personal information of thousands…
DMV Hacked! Your Personal Records Are Now Being Transmitted To Croatia (#GotBitcoin?)
Six days before the scheduled launch of the DMV’s new “motor voter” system last April, state computer security officials noticed something ominous: The department’s computer network was trying to connect to internet servers in Croatia. DMV Hacked! Your Personal Records Are Now Being Transmitted To Croatia (#GotBitcoin?) California has launched…
Alert! 540 Million Facebook Users’ Data Exposed On Amazon Servers (#GotBitcoin?)
The social network's lax data policies meant that for years developers could easily harvest users' sensitive data — and now it's leaking out. 540 Million Facebook Users' Data Exposed On Amazon Servers (#GotBitcoin?) Facebook has since tightened up the data the user data accessible to app developers, especially in the…
Hack Alert! Buca di Beppo, Owned By Earl Enterprises Suffers Data Breach Of 2M Cards (#GotBitcoin?)
Buca di Beppo, the Italian restaurant chain, reportedly knew about a data breach that resulted in two million credit card and debit numbers being stolen since Feb. 21 — but waited until the end of March to reveal it. Hack Alert! Buca di Beppo, Owned By Earl Enterprises Suffers Data…
SEC Hack Proves Bitcoin Has Better Data Security (#GotBitcoin?)
Gabriel Benincasa is expected to help identify and mitigate risks following 2016 breach of filings database. SEC Hack Proves Bitcoin Has Better Data Security (#GotBitcoin?) SEC Names Its First Chief Risk Officer The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said Gabriel Benincasa would become the regulator’s first chief risk officer.…
Equifax, FICO Team Up To Sell Your Financial Data To Banks (#GotBitcoin?)
Partnership is an effort to diversify beyond the nuts and bolts of credit reports and scores. Equifax, FICO Team Up To Sell Your Financial Data To Banks (#GotBitcoin?) Two consumer-credit giants plan to start working together to sell consumers’ data to banks, the latest attempt to feed banks’ appetite for…
Insurers Creating A Consumer Products Ratings Service For Cybersecurity Industry (#GotBitcoin?)
CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) Collaborative effort led by Marsh & McLennan would score best products for reducing hacking risk. Insurers Creating A Consumer Products Ratings Service For Cybersecurity Industry (#GotBitcoin?) Some of the world’s biggest insurers plan to work together on an assessment of the best cybersecurity defenses available to businesses,…
Cyber-Security Alert!: FEMA Leaked Data Of 2.3 Million Disaster Survivors (#GotBitcoin?)
CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) AFTER BEING DISPLACED by a natural disaster, survivors have a lot of pressing concerns. They may be dealing with health impacts, displacement, loss of property, and even grieving the deaths of loved ones. Through all of this, though, one worry that is probably not in their minds is the…