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The Risks Of Browser Extensions And The Privacy Threats They Pose

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Your internet browser is a doorway to your computer. Everyday users are installing all manner of browser extensions—small pieces of software that live inside Chrome or Firefox—to optimize their workflow, block ads, or otherwise improve their web experience.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 15, 2018

WordPress GDPR Compliance Plugin Hacked: Data Protection Issues Identified

The EU General Protection Data Regulation (GDPR) is supposed to make companies take extra care with their customers’ personal data. That includes gathering explicit consent to use information and keeping it safe from identity thieves.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 13, 2018

Healthcare.gov Incident: Personal Data Breach Affects 75,000 Individuals

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now has details about the data stolen in the breach of Healthcare.gov that occurred last month. According to the government agency, a significant amount of personal information including partial Social Security numbers, tax information and immigration status was compromised in the breach.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 10, 2018

Dharma Ransomware Attack: Altus Baytown Hospital Patient Data Impact

Altus Baytown Hospital (ABH) was hit by a ransomware attack on September 3, 2018, with a lot of documents containing patient info being encrypted and the attackers requesting a ransom to unlock the hospital's data.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 09, 2018

HSBC Bank Data Breach: Unauthorized Access to Accounts Noted

HSBC Bank, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, on Tuesday confirmed it suffered a data breach last month, which it believes affected less than 1% of its bank customers in the U.S.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 08, 2018

OPM Data Breach Analysis: Security Risks And Executive Resignations

In April of 2015, IT staffers within the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the agency that manages the government's civilian workforce, discovered that some of its personnel files had been hacked. Among the sensitive data that was exfiltrated were millions of SF-86 forms, which contain extremely personal information gathered in background checks for people seeking government security clearances, along with records of millions of people's fingerprints.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 06, 2018

81,000 Facebook Accounts Compromised: Security Threat Overview

Hackers have published private messages from the compromised accounts of some 81,000 Facebook users and put them up for sale on the internet, according to a BBC News report.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 05, 2018

FIFA Data Breach: Phishing Attack Exposes Sensitive Data

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement to the press that the world football governing body's computer systems suffered a data breach for the second time this year. Moreover, both the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) are both suspected of having suffered data breaches.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 04, 2018

Chinese Government Officers Charged In Major Hacking Of Aviation Secrets

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday unsealed charges that accused two Chinese government intelligence officers and eight alleged co-conspirators of conducting sustained computer intrusions into 13 companies in an attempt to steal designs for a turbofan engine used in commercial jetliners.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 31, 2018

SPG Law Launches Group Action Over Cathay Pacific Data Breach Incident

Fresh from launching a £500 million group action against British Airways after a serious security breach, UK law firm SPG Law has wasted no time responding to the announcement last week of a hack at Cathay Pacific which saw the personal data of 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers breached.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 30, 2018

Data Breach Impacts 2800 California Girl Scouts Significantly

Thousands of members of the Girl Scouts in California may have had their personal information stolen after one of its official email accounts was accessed by an unauthorized third party last month.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 29, 2018

Cathay Pacific Data Breach Exposes 9.4 Million Passengers' Data

Most people in the world would describe it as a company “admitting they’ve been hacked.” But if you’re the breached company and want to apply the maximum amount of PR spin, you might instead issue a release saying you’re “announcing a data security event affecting customer data.”

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 25, 2018

Yahoo Settles $50 Million Data Breach Lawsuit For Victim Compensation

Yahoo must pay $50 million in damages to victims of one of the largest data breaches on record.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 24, 2018

Trade.io Hack: 50 Million Tokens Stolen From Cold Storage Accessed

In a Medium blog post, Jim Preissler, the CEO of the trade.io cryptocurrency exchange, disclosed a security breach which allows hackers to steal roughly 50 million trade tokens (TIO) worth $7,5 million from a cold storage wallet owned by the company, as first reported by ZDNet.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 22, 2018

Healthcare.gov Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 75,000 Users

A government system used by insurance agents and brokers to help customers sign up for healthcare plans was breached, allowing hackers to siphon off sensitive and personal data on 75,000 people.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 20, 2018

Lazarus Group's $571 Million Cryptocurrency Heist: North Korean Hackers

North Korean hacking outfit “Lazarus” is the most profitable cryptocurrency-hacker syndicate in the world.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 19, 2018

Facebook Security Incident: 30 Million Accounts Compromised

Late last month Facebook announced its worst-ever security breach that allowed an unknown group of hackers to steal secret access tokens for millions of accounts by taking advantage of a flaw in the 'View As' feature.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 13, 2018

WannaCry Ransomware Impact on NHS: £100M Cost and 19,000 Cancellations

The WannaCry ransomware cyber attack cost the National Health Service almost £100m and led to the cancellation of 19,000 appointments, the Department of Health has revealed.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 12, 2018

Indictment of Russian Intel Officers For Anti-Doping Hacking Scandal

The US Department of Justice has indicted seven Russian military intelligence officers for alleged hacking activities that were designed to undermine the credibility of international anti-doping organizations and officials.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 06, 2018

Recipe Unlimited: Network Outage Due to Malware Impacting Restaurants

Recipe Unlimited, a publicly traded company that operates nearly 1,400 restaurants under 19 different brands in Canada, has experienced what appears to be a significant security incident impacting several of its brands.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 05, 2018

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