Cyber-Security

Capital One Reports Data Breach Affecting 100 Million Customers, Applicants (#GotBitcoin?)

Alleged hacker, a former employee of Amazon Web Services, arrested by federal agents in Seattle. Capital One Reports Data Breach Affecting 100 Million Customers, Applicants (#GotBitcoin?) Capital One Financial Corp. , the fifth-largest U.S. credit-card issuer, said Monday that a hacker accessed the personal information of approximately 106 million card…

British Airways Faces $230 Million Fine Over Data Breach (#GotBitcoin?)

Regulators in Europe have gained increasing authority to fine companies for failing to safeguard customer information. British Airways Faces $230 Million Fine Over Data Breach (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_5323" align="aligncenter" width="1164"] CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) [/caption] A U.K. privacy watchdog has proposed a $230 million fine for the owner of British Airways—potentially a…

Take A Road Trip With Hotel Hackers (#GotBitcoin?)

Back doors to your personal data can be found in everything from smart fish tanks to Wi-Fi pineapples. Take A Road Trip With Hotel Hackers (#GotBitcoin?) Three men dressed for business travel in jeans and dress shirts loaded backpacks into the trunk of a black coupe and wound their way…

Recent Firefox’s Zero-Day Flaw Was Used in Attacks Against Coinbase’s Employees (#GotBitcoin?)

The recent Firefox’s zero-day security flaw was used in attacks against major crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase, according to a tweet from Coinbase security researcher Philip Martin posted on June 20. Recent Firefox’s Zero-Day Flaw Was Used in Attacks Against Coinbase’s Employees (#GotBitcoin?) As Martin found, the reported critical…

Google’s Indexing Bug Is Back – New Content Not being Indexed (#GotBitcoin?)

This morning, Google fixed a bug that affected its ability to index new content. Well, right now, that bug is back. Google’s Indexing Bug Is Back – New Content Not being Indexed (#GotBitcoin?) New content not being indexed. Try finding content from large news publishers that are always pushing out…

Hackers Prove The Insecurity Of Trump’s Border Security By Stealing Photos Of Travelers’ Faces (#GotBitcoin?)

Likely tens of thousands of photos of travelers’ faces and vehicle license plates are involved. Hackers Prove The Insecurity Of Trump's Border Security By Stealing Photos Of Travelers’ Faces (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_5323" align="aligncenter" width="1164"] CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) [/caption] A federal subcontractor working for U.S. Customs and Border Protection suffered a malicious…

How To Fool Image-Recognition Technology (#GotBitcoin?)

As social networks expand the use of AI-powered image-recognition filters, experts warn that attackers are finding ways to fool them. How To Fool Image-Recognition Technology (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_4818" align="aligncenter" width="1164"] CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube)[/caption] Last year, engineers at ZeroFOX, a security startup, noticed something odd about a fake social-media profile they’d…

Quantum Computers Spur Race To Break And Save Encryption (#GotBitcoin?)

Quantum computers will be able to break current encryption within a decade. That has security experts scrambling to come up with new ways to protect data before it is too late. Quantum Computers Spur Race To Save Encryption (#GotBitcoin?) National-security experts and politicians have a message for America: A significant…

Apple Touts New Privacy Features Amid Scrutiny of Tech Giants (#GotBitcoin?)

Offerings include anonymous login system, tools to prevent location tracking by apps. Apple Touts New Privacy Features Amid Scrutiny of Tech Giants (#GotBitcoin?) CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) Apple Inc. sought to tout itself as a digital-privacy crusader with an anonymous login system and tools that prevent apps from tracking a user’s…

iPhone Privacy Is Broke And Apps Are To Blame (#GotBitcoin?)

Don’t be too confident in those privacy controls. Our test of 80 apps in Apple’s App Store reveals most apps are tracking you in ways you cannot avoid. iPhone Privacy Is Broke And Apps Are To Blame (#GotBitcoin?) Uhhh, Curious George? You Got A Little Too Curious This Time There’s…

Hackers Target Loyalty Rewards Programs (#GotBitcoin?)

You're likely not as vigilant in protecting your rewards points and miles as you are with your bank and credit-card accounts which is why they're vulnerable. Hackers Target Loyalty Rewards Programs (#GotBitcoin?) When it comes to guarding against fraud, you may not pay as much attention to your frequent-flier miles…

Researcher Discovers Serious Vulnerability In Paper Crypto Wallet Site (#GotBitcoin?)

A security researcher from MyCrypto.com, Harry Denley, has posted a detailed – and damning – analysis of paper wallet site WalletGenerator.net. Researcher Discovers Serious Vulnerability In Paper Crypto Wallet Site (#GotBitcoin?) The core of the analysis hinges on WalletGenerator’s original open-source code, available here. Until August 17, 2018 the online…