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Android devices shipped with backdoored firmware as part of the BADBOX network

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity researchers at Human Security discovered a global network of consumer products, dubbed BADBOX, with firmware backdoors installed and sold through a compromised hardware supply chain. ” reads the report published by Human Security. “This module is one component of PEACHPIT, the ad fraud portion of BADBOX.

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The Cost of Dealing With a Cybersecurity Attack in These 4 Industries

Security Affairs

In addition to the monetary costs associated with things like lost productivity and improving network security to reduce the likelihood of future incidents, affected companies have to deal with the costs tied to reduced customer trust and damaged reputations. People are becoming less tolerant of retailers that have widescale data breaches.

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Prometei botnet is targeting ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws

Security Affairs

A deep investigation on artifacts uploaded on VirusTotal allowed the experts to determine that the botnet may have been active at least since May 2016. Prometei has been observed to be active in systems across a variety of industries, including: Finance, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, Utilities, Travel, and Construction.”

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RFID Market – Global Forecast to 2023

RFID Global Solution, Inc.

Billion in 2016 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.7% The base year considered for the study is 2016, and the forecast period is between 2017 and 2023. The RFID ecosystem comprises chip and inlay providers, tag manufacturers, reader and software providers, and system integrators. Software designers and manufacturers.

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FTC, privacy, and vendor due diligence—and opt-in consent

Data Protection Report

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released for public comment an administrative complaint and proposed consent agreement with mobile phone manufacturer BLU Products Inc. In November of 2016, reports about the ADUPS collection and sharing of consumer information became public. and its owner and president. The Complaint.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Especially in the world of security standards. He’s well known.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Especially in the world of security standards. He’s well known.

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