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Image of Manila skyline representing the Philippines National Privacy Commission on the Comeleak data breach

Cyber Security News

‘Comeleak’ Allows Philippine National Privacy Commission to Show Teeth

January 25, 2017

Privacy issues in the Philippines have become headline news as 2017 gets underway. In January, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in that country issued a statement placing the blame for a data breach that put the personal information of millions of voters at risk squarely at the feet of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its Chairman Andres Bautista. Read More

Data Privacy News

‘Verizon Up’ Will Deliver Rewards and Targeted Ads in Return for Your Privacy

September 19, 2017

New Verizon rewards program will give you coffee, music and rides in exchange for your behavioral data for targeted ads. What's the price for your privacy? Read More

Hacker with cellphone showing threat of "juice jacking" at public USB charging stations

Cyber Security News

“Juice Jacking” at Public USB Charging Stations? Los Angeles County DA’s Office Issues Warning, but How Real Is the Threat?

November 28, 2019

While there is no evidence at present of a rash of "juice jacking attacks on public USB charging stations, or even any novel exploits of this nature, appropriate precautions should still be taken. Read More

CPU processor socket on a computer motherboard showing the Intel chip vulnerability that impacts five years worth of computers

Cyber Security News

“Unfixable” Intel Chip Vulnerability Could Undermine Encryption on Five Years Worth of Computers, But Is a Difficult Attack to Pull Off

March 16, 2020

Attacker exploiting new Intel chip vulnerability will need to go through multiple complex steps and have physical access to the device to gain full access to the system. Read More

Data Privacy News

“Similar” Illegal Comments Must Be Taken Down

October 9, 2019

European Court of Justice ordered Facebook to take down similar content that has been previously ruled as defamatory, raising concerns over freedom of speech for internet users. Read More

Cyber Security News

2015 Ashley Madison Data Breach Leads to New Cyber Extortion Scams

February 21, 2020

Hackers used data from 2015 Ashley Madison data breach to conduct cyber extortion scams, asking users to pay more than $1,000 worth of Bitcoin. Read More

Chain locks over cloud showing the top threats for cloud security

Cyber Security News

2019 Sans Institute Cloud Security Survey Reveals Top Threats, Which Surprisingly Are Not DDoS Attacks

May 28, 2019

Recent cloud security survey shows that even though businesses have increased their awareness on security threats, 19% still experienced a data breach, with account hijacking being the top attack method. Read More

Picture of Microsoft building showing a Microsoft data breach which exposed 250 million customer service records

Cyber Security News

250 Million Microsoft Customer Service Records Exposed; Exactly How Bad Was It?

February 3, 2020

Microsoft announced a breach where they uncovered misconfigured security rules in one internal database that exposed 250 million customer service records for almost whole of December. Read More

Businessman waiting in airport showing the risks of visual hacking for business travelers

Cyber Security News

3M’s Global Visual Hacking Study Highlights Risks for Business Travelers

July 4, 2019

Despite the potential for visual hacking to take place in public, only 30% of business travelers say that their organizations have educated them on how to protect sensitive information. Read More

Cyber Security News

500 Delisted Chrome Browser Extensions Part of Massive Ad Fraud Campaign Active for Years

March 4, 2020

Google has culled 500 over Chrome browser extensions used in a massive ad fraud campaign that pingponged 1.7 million users through dozens of ads and redirected them to phishing site. Read More