USPS Site Exposed Data on 60 Million Users | Cyber Security
U.S. Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details for some 60 million…
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Microsoft’s MFA is so strong, it locked out users for 8 hours | Cyber Security
On 19 November at 04:39 UTC (23:39 EST), Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory users started reporting that they were unable to access…
Hackers erase 6,500 sites from the Dark Web in one attack | Cyber Security
One of the most popular Dark Web hosting services – Daniel’s Hosting – was slaughtered last week when attackers hosed it clean of about 6,500…
Two TalkTalk hackers jailed for 2015 data breach that cost it £77 million | Cyber Security
Two hackers have been sent to prison for their roles in hacking TalkTalk, one of the biggest UK-based telecommunications company, in 2015 and…
Two Young Men Jailed for Involvement in TalkTalk Data Breach | Cyber Security
In October 2015, the telecommunications provider disclosed a digital attack that targeted its website. The incident affected hundreds of thousands of…
Microsoft now lets you log into Outlook, Skype, Xbox Live with no password | Cyber Security
You and 800 million other people now can use hardware authentication keys — and no password at all — to log on to Microsoft accounts used for…
Cybersecurity Is (Still) Everyone’s Job | Cyber Security
As noted previously—and as we all know—an organization cannot be secure until the entire workforce is engaged in reducing cyber risks. Each member of…
AI-generated ‘skeleton keys’ fool fingerprint scanners | Cyber Security
We’ve had fake videos, fake faces, and now, researchers have developed a method for AI systems to create their own fingerprints.
Not only that, but…
Japan’s cybersecurity minister admits he’s never used a computer | Cyber Security
Japan’s minister in charge of cybersecurity said Wednesday that he hadn’t used a computer, and he seemed clueless about what a USB port is. Yoshitaka…
Text message database reportedly leaked password resets | Cyber Security
A massive database managing millions of text messages was reportedly discovered unsecured, exposing sensitive information such as password resets…