Dell released its annual threat report yesterday, ringing the alarm bells on point-of-sale and industrial control system attack in 2014 and beyond.
Tag Archives: Data Breaches
Slack Discloses Breach of Its User Profile Database, Implements 2FA
Collaboration providers Slack disclosed that a database storing its user profile information has been breached. The break-in has been stopped, and Slack announced that it has implemented two-factor authentication going forward.
UK businesses are unprepared for potential data breaches
Many UK businesses are unequipped to respond to potential data breaches, according to two new independent reports published this week.
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Advantage Dental hacked – over 150,000 personal records breached
Advantage Dental has sent out notices to 151,626 customers after a hacking which may have led to the leaking of valuable patient data, according to the Portland Tribune.
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Mandarin Oriental Confirms Data Breach at U.S., European Hotels
The Mandarin Oriental luxury hotel chain is investigating a data breach that affects credit cards used in an “isolated number” of its hotels in the United States and Europe. Company officials said that the attack involved “undetectable” malware on some of its systems and emphasized that only credit card data, and no other personal information, […]
Christofer Hoff on Mixed Martial Arts, Active Defense, and Security
In a talk Monday Christofer Hoff stressed that in security and martial arts alike, it’s hard to be a skilled defender if you don’t understand how your adversaries pull off the attacks.
Evolution and Adaptation in the Security Jungle
CANCUN–Chris Hoff, vice president and CTO of the security business at Juniper Networks, compares the current enterprise security situation to that of a mixed-martial arts fighter who needs to be proficient in multiple disciplines.
New Cyber Threat Center May Face Challenges
In the wake of news-making attacks on Sony Pictures, Home Depot and many others, the federal government is establishing a new information integration center to focus on cyber threats.
Researcher Tries to Get Ahead of CFAA Changes, Dumps 10M Sanitized Passwords
A dump of 10 million sanitized usernames and passwords was released online, sparking debate over its legality in light of proposed changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Threatpost News Wrap, February 6, 2015
Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso discuss the Anthem data breach, the continuing Flash 0-day happy fun times, the expansion of exploit kits and the crowd funding support for GnuPG.