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SEC Sanctions Several Companies over Email Account Hacking

Hacker Combat

SEC penalized Cambridge Investment Research because more than 121 of their email accounts were hacked between 2018 January and 2021 July. SEC reiterated that Cambridge Investment Research discovered the first breach in 2018 January but took no action to boost email account security until 2021. .

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. ” Indeed, the theft of $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency in July 2018 was the impetus for my interview with REACT. million customers. ” Sgt.

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FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

Krebs on Security

ruling that the software giant could offer “enhanced online account security services to its election-sensitive customers at no additional cost” because Microsoft would be shoring up defenses for its existing customers and not seeking to win favor among political candidates. .”

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

The Security Ledger

» Related Stories Voting Machine Maker Defends Refusal of White-Hat Hacker Testing at DEF-CON Kaspersky: Attacks on Smart Devices Rise Threefold in 2018 Podcast Episode 112: what it takes to be a top bug hunter. For consumers, that means boning up on account security – maybe getting a password manager.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. More individual states’ voting systems were exposed and also addressable from the internet. Remember the six million voter records from Georgia just hanging out there on the internet? That secures the integrity of the system -- that the data isn’t altered.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. More individual states’ voting systems were exposed and also addressable from the internet. Remember the six million voter records from Georgia just hanging out there on the internet? That secures the integrity of the system -- that the data isn’t altered.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. More individual states’ voting systems were exposed and also addressable from the internet. Remember the six million voter records from Georgia just hanging out there on the internet? That secures the integrity of the system -- that the data isn’t altered.

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