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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

Hacked or ill-gotten accounts at consumer data brokers have fueled ID theft and identity theft services of various sorts for years. And in 2004, it emerged that identity thieves masquerading as customers of data broker Choicepoint had stolen the personal and financial records of more than 145,000 Americans.

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Security Vulnerability of Switzerland’s E-Voting System

Schneier on Security

Like any internet voting system, it has inherent security vulnerabilities: if there are malicious insiders, they can corrupt the vote count; and if thousands of voters’ computers are hacked by malware, the malware can change votes as they are transmitted. Here I am saying that in 2004.) Again, the solution is paper.

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Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition

Krebs on Security

Microsoft countered that Recall snapshots never leave the user’s system, and that even if attackers managed to hack a Copilot+ PC they would not be able to exfiltrate on-device Recall data. “I’m not being hyperbolic when I say this is the dumbest cybersecurity move in a decade,” Beaumont said on Mastodon. .”

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Tianfu Cup 2020 – 5 minutes to hack Windows 10, Ubuntu iOS, VMWare EXSi, and others

Security Affairs

Many popular OS and applications have been hacked during this year’s edition of the Tianfu Cup hacking competition. This year’s edition of the Tianfu Cup hacking competition was very prolific, bug bounty hackers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in multiple software and applications. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Britain’s information commissioner fines British Airways for 2018 Hack

Security Affairs

Britain’s information commissioner has fined British Airways 20 million pounds for the 2018 hack that exposed data of 400,000 customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, British Airways). The post Britain’s information commissioner fines British Airways for 2018 Hack appeared first on Security Affairs. ” concludes the ICO.

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Critical bug in decoder used by popular chipsets exposes 2/3 of Android devices to hack

Security Affairs

ALAC was developed in 2004 and Apple open-sourced it in 2011, since then many third-party vendors used it. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Android). The post Critical bug in decoder used by popular chipsets exposes 2/3 of Android devices to hack appeared first on Security Affairs. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Olympics: a timeline of scams, hacks, and malware

Malwarebytes

And while actual, measurable cyberrattacks and hacks surrounding The Olympics did not truly get rolling until 2008 in Beijing, The Olympic games have traditionally been quite the target for malicious acts of all kinds, dating back years. It was also the first major Olympics event where organizers braced for hacking related impact.

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