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Congressional Report on the 2017 Equifax Data Breach

Schneier on Security

The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has just released a comprehensive report on the 2017 Equifax hack. Here is my testimony before before the House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection last November. Lance Spitzner also commented on this.

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Cybercriminals Accelerate Online Scams During Ramadan and Eid Fitr

Security Affairs

Middle Eastern enterprises, facing this heightened risk, are urged to bolster consumer protection and reinforce their brand security. Notably, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), consumer spending topped regional charts, exceeding $16 billion.

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Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is hacking crooks behind Coronavirus-themed attacks

Security Affairs

The Australian government will use any means to crack down on cybercriminals exploiting the coronavirus outbreak, including hacking back. Recently the Australian consumer protection agency Australian Competition & Consumer Commission warned of scammers targeting superannuation in COVID-19 crisis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Tips for Choosing a Pentesting Company

The Hacker News

In today's world of automated hacking systems, frequent data breaches and consumer protection regulations such as GDPR and PCI DSS, penetration testing is now an essential security requirement for organisations of all sizes. But what should you look for when choosing the right provider?

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Google will pay $29.5M to settle two lawsuits over its location tracking practices

Security Affairs

I am proud of how the exceptional lawyers and professionals in my office have creatively applied the District’s strong consumer protection laws to set the standard nationally and provide users far greater control of their personal information.”. SecurityAffairs – hacking, privacy). — AG Karl A. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Watch out for Omicron COVID-19-themed phishing messages!

Security Affairs

One of the samples shared by UK’s consumer protection organization ‘ Which? ’ SecurityAffairs – hacking, Omicron COVID-19). pic.twitter.com/IXZ1qPStq5 — Dudley EHO – Play your part – #protectDudley (@myDudleyEHO) December 1, 2021. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Google to Pay a record $391M fine for misleading users about the collection of location data

Security Affairs

Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its location tracking practices since at least 2014. SecurityAffairs – hacking, privacy). Location data represent the core of the digital advertising business of the IT giant. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon.