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Security experts disclosed Wyze data leak

Security Affairs

The leak was reported to Wyze on December 26th at around 10:00 AM and the company immediately secured the database and launched an investigation. “Today, we are confirming that some Wyze user data was not properly secured and left exposed from December 4th to December 26th.” on December 26 by a reporter at IPVM.com.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

So here it is - 10 Personal Financial Lessons for Technology Professionals. I don't just mean at the crazy rich end of the scale (4 of the world's top 10 richest people did it in tech - Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg and Ellison), but at all levels of our profession. Intro: This Industry Rocks!

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‘Spam Nation’ Villain Vrublevsky Charged With Fraud

Krebs on Security

Pavel Vrublevsky , founder of the Russian payment technology firm ChronoPay and the antagonist in my 2014 book “ Spam Nation ,” was arrested in Moscow this month and charged with fraud. Following a jury trial in New York that ended last year, Zhukov was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

million records on US consumers (this started a series events which ultimately led to me testifying in front of Congress ), South Africa had data on everyone living in the country (and a bunch of deceased folks as well) leaked by a sloppy real estate agent and data from Australia's Medicare system was being sold to anyone able to come up with $30.

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LIVE STREAMING SECURITY GAMES

ForAllSecure

Aside from our cool research , ForAllSecure also works on creating fun and engaging games to promote computer security. Just about every employee in our company has been involved in Capture the Flag exercises for the past several years, and we have been hosting these online events for our customers for about 3 years now. RAPID FIRE.

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Apex Legends for Android: a Fake App could Compromise your Smartphone

Security Affairs

When the app is running, it shows an Apex Legends video and, then, the application prompts the user to press the “OK” button in order to verify the EA Mobile Account. This app has the smallest size because it does not provide any videos or media resources. Figure 10: structure of malware. Third sample’s detection rate.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: DEF CON Villages

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: DEF CON turns 30 This year what began simply as a going away party for a coworker has since evolved over the decades into an annual summer tradition for InfoSec leaders in Las Vegas, which now includes other events such as besides Las Vegas, Diana is known as hackers summer camp. DEF CON 18: I'm Robert Vamosi. I'm Robert Vamosi.