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SEC Sanctions Several Companies over Email Account Hacking

Hacker Combat

A statement from the SEC read as follows: “According to SEC, it has penalized eight companies in three actions for negligence of their cyber protection guidelines and procedures that stimulated email account hacks exposing personal data of numerous clients and customers in each firm.” .

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. LastPass says the changes are needed to ensure all customers are protected by their latest security improvements. Nor was he ever forced to improve his master password. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000.

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Analyzing attacks conducted by North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO APT group

Security Affairs

The credentials provided by the recipient are sent to an attacker-controlled URL, however, after the recipient enters their password, the phishing page redirects to a benign document that contains the interview questions, or an RFI that includes information of interest for the victims.

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T-Mobile customers were hit with SIM swapping attacks

Security Affairs

.” The exposed information may have included customers’ full name, address, email address, account number, social security number, customer account personal identification number (PIN), account security questions and answers, date of birth, plan information, and the number of lines subscribed associated with the account.

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Podcast Episode 113: SAP CSO Justin Somaini and Election Hacks – No Voting Machines Required!

The Security Ledger

Everybody worries about hacked voting machines. Also: October is just around the corner and that means Cyber Security Awareness Month is upon us. So what are top cyber security professionals “aware of” these days? In this week’s podcast (#113): Everybody worries about hacked voting machines. Read the whole entry. »

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Jared DeMott of VDA Labs talks about his work securing voter registration tablets and also about the prospects for downloadable, safe voting applications on your preferred mobile device in the future. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Apple Podcasts.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Jared DeMott of VDA Labs talks about his work securing voter registration tablets and also about the prospects for downloadable, safe voting applications on your preferred mobile device in the future. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Apple Podcasts.

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