Consulting company Booz Allen has released a new report outlining eight crucial cyber threats for this year, based on insights from the firm's top analysts. The research outlines the following …
You Can Hack This Headline for $200
Cybersecurity firm Sixgill is warning that more and more threat actors are selling stolen login credentials for the online portals of news websites, digital magazines and other online media. By …
Exposed Consumer Data Skyrocketed 126% in 2018
According to a new report by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), around 446.5 million sensitive consumer records were exposed in 2018. This is a 126% increase compared to 2017, when the number …
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ExileRat Targeting Tibetan Supporters via Malicious PowerPoint Docs
Researchers with the Cisco Talos Group have discovered a malspam campaign targeting the mailing list of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), which is also referred to as the Tibetan Government in …
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‘Collection #1’ Data Dump Hacker Identified
Security researchers with Recorded Future are claiming that a hacker by the monikor “C0rpz” first created and distributed the enormous “Collection #1” database containing about 773 million stolen …
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Two hacker groups responsible for 60 percent of all publicly reported hacks
New research by Chainalysis indicates that two hacker groups, dubbed Alpha and Beta, are behind a significant majority (60%) of all reported hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges. The total amount of …
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OODA: both a philosophy and a company on the rise
Bob Gourley and Matt Devost, co-founders of OODA LLC, recently made an appearance on Federal News Radio's What's Working in Washington. In the interview, Bob Gourley explained how the problem of …
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How Two Agencies Handled Expired Credentials After Historic Shutdown
The recent 35-day US government shutdown created a significant backlog in terms of the re-authorization of employee credentials, such as personal identity verification (PIV) cards and log-in …
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Home Improvement Site Houzz Suffers Data Breach
Houzz, a popular home improvement website with headquarters in California, suffered a data breach in December 2018. It is unknown how many of the website's 40 million members are affected, but the …
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Google pulls these 29 bogus photo apps that led millions to porn, phishing sites
Once again, security researchers have found a collection of malicious apps in the Google Play Store. Google has removed the 29 apps that had been downloaded more than four millions times in …