Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Since then, the response from LinkedIn users and readers has made clear that these phony profiles are showing up en masse for virtually all executive roles — but particularly for jobs and industries that are adjacent to recent global events and news trends. “It’s hit like hell since about January of this year.

Artificial Intelligence 259

Artificial Intelligence Authentication IT Communications 259

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Bloomberg News has a major story about the Chinese hacking computer motherboards made by Supermicro, Levono, and others. The US government has known about it for almost as long, and has tried to keep the attack secret: China’s exploitation of products made by Supermicro, as the U.S. Yes, it’s plausible.

Cybersecurity 143

Cybersecurity Manufacturing Government Communications 143

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. The site’s security team suspected that users were being targeted in a credential-stuffing attack; this is where cyber criminals use a list of stolen usernames and passwords en masse to break into an account. million (£4.2

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

66,702,148 known records breached in 103 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. UniCredit fined €2.8

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

Following our Christmas break, we’re rounding up two weeks’ worth of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Welcome to a new year!

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It's an explosive situation with potentially severe ramifications and I've been bombarded by questions about it over the last 48 hours. For the last 4 years, I've also run a free service called Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) which aggregates data breaches and presently contains about 4.8 This post explains everything I know.

Data breaches 83

Data breaches Personal data Government IT 83

Troy Hunt

MARCH 3, 2021

A couple of days ago, I posted a thread about their alleged breach. I don't care which god (or demon) you've picked, nor what gender you were born with (or if you decided to change it at some time), nor do I care whose politics you like and whose you don't, I only care about the data. Gab's approach. Gab's approach.

Passwords 145

Passwords Data breaches Mining Risk 145