Cyber-Security
America’s Electric Grid Has A Vulnerable Back Door—And Russia Walked Through It (#GotBitcoin)
A reconstruction of the worst known hack into the nation’s power system reveals attacks on hundreds of small contractors. America’s Electric Grid Has A Vulnerable Back Door—And Russia Walked Through It (#GotBitcoin) One morning in March 2017, Mike Vitello’s work phone lighted up. Customers wanted to know about an odd…
Blood Pressure, Baby’s Pulse, Sperm Potency: Home Health Devices Are Tracking More Than Ever (#GotBitcoin?)
[caption id="attachment_7450" align="aligncenter" width="723"] Workers Prepare Displays In The Lobby Of The Las Vegas Convention Center Ahead Of This Week’s CES.[/caption] Wearables and other inexpensive products and services can now extract detailed information about our bodies—so how will their makers handle all that data? Blood Pressure, Baby’s Pulse, Sperm Potency: Home…
Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers (#GotBitcoin?)
Hackers Compromised The Passport Numbers Of Millions Of People Hotel chain says fewer total customers were affected than initially feared but analysts warn data could be intelligence trove. Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers Marriott International Inc. said fewer customers were affected in a massive data breach…
U.S. Charges China Intelligence Officers Over Hacking (#GotBitcoin?)
CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) U.S. officials also accused China of violating a 2015 pact under which both nations vowed to not engage in state-sponsored hacking for economic gain. U.S. Charges China Intelligence Officers Over Hacking The U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Thursday against two Chinese nationals allegedly tied to a…
Facebook Bug Potentially Exposed Unshared Photos of Up 6.8 Million Users (#GotBitcoin?)
The Social-Network Company Says Apps May Have Had Improper Access To Photos Facebook Inc. said pictures belonging to up to 6.8 million users may have been exposed by a software glitch that granted app developers access to the photos, the latest in a series of privacy lapses at the social-media…
Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Navy Contractors (#GotBitcoin?)
Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan conducting an exercise in the South China Sea in August Review of cyber vulnerability is ordered after intruders gain access to information about military technology. Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Navy Contractors Chinese hackers are breaching Navy contractors to steal everything from ship-maintenance data to missile…
At Gathering of Spy Chiefs, U.S., Allies Agreed To Contain Huawei (Not) (#GotBitcoin?)
Spy chiefs from the West’s most powerful intelligence alliance agreed in a July meeting in Canada they needed to contain Huawei Technologies Co., according to people familiar with the matter, punctuating years of worry about the Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment. At Gathering of Spy Chiefs, U.S., Allies Agreed To…
Ultimate Resource On Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei
American companies have been crucial in helping Huawei Technologies Co. become the world’s dominant telecommunications player. Ultimate Resource On Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) Related Article: Chinese Tech Shares Tumble on Spying Concerns (#GotBitcoin?) Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei The arrest…
Amazon, Amid Crackdown on Seller Scams, Fires Employees Over Data Leak (#GotBitcoin?)
Amid crackdown on seller scams, fires employees over data leak. Amazon was also investigating suspected bribes of its employees, The issues were reported in September. Since then, the company has dismissed several workers in the U.S. and India for allegedly inappropriately accessing internal data that was being misused by disreputable…
Thieves Can Now Nab Your Data In A Few Minutes For A Few Bucks (#GotBitcoin?)
CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) ‘If someone wants to find my Social Security number, it will take them exactly $3 and five minutes,’ a data security specialist said. As investigators work to assess who hacked Marriott International Inc. and the extent of the damage, one place they are hunting is the shadowy…
U.S. Readies Charges Against Chinese Hackers (#GotBitcoin?)
Cyber-Security Experts Government-linked hackers allegedly engaged in a multiyear scheme to break into U.S. technology service providers. Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal criminal charges as soon as next week against hackers linked to the Chinese government who have allegedly engaged in a sophisticated multiyear scheme to break into U.S.…
Data Breach At Question-and-Answer Site Quora Affects 100 Million (#GotBitcoin?)
Names, emails, messages compromised in latest corporate-hacking episode. The question-and-answer website Quora Inc. said Monday that hackers had broken into its network and gained access to data belonging to 100 million users. Quora detected the hack on Friday and is still investigating the incident. The company said that the hackers…