Troy Hunt

MARCH 27, 2018

It began with a visit to the local Telstra store earlier this month to upgrade a couple of phone plans which resulted in me sitting alone by this screen whilst the Telstra staffer disappeared into the back room for a few minutes: Is it normal for @Telstra to display customer passwords on publicly facing terminals in their stores?

Security 61

Security Passwords Authentication Mining 61

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another.

Passwords 356

Passwords Phishing Mining Data breaches 356

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

And their grander vision is to help establish a nationwide biometric database in which a hybrid facial ID/fingerprint can be used for things such as fraud-proofing retail transactions, or, say, taking a self-driving vehicle for a spin. The ultimate concern with this technology is that we’ll end up in a surveillance society where your I.D.

Privacy 157

Privacy Retail Authentication Artificial Intelligence 157

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

Passwords 233

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 233

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Compared to August, it was a comparatively quiet month, as we identified 88 publicly disclosed security incidents and 35,566,046 compromised records. However, we’d like to know more about how our readers use this data, and what you’d like to see in this list in the future.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 143

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

What role does technology play in facilitating intimate partner abuse? What role might the security industry have in identifying or even stopping it? Lodrina Cherne and Martijn Grooten join the The Hacker Mind podcast to discuss their Black Hat USA 2021 presentation. Vamosi: Ever get the feeling that someone is watching you. It's natural.

Passwords 52

Passwords Access IoT IT 52

IT Governance

AUGUST 29, 2019

Internet hosting provider Hostinger resets users’ passwords after security breach (14 million). French police ‘neutralize’ Monero mining virus as it spreads worldwide (850,000). Online clothing retailer Poshmark confirms data breach (unknown). Cyber attacks. StockX admits that it was hacked after initially denying rumours (6.8

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Phishing Ransomware Personal data 111