It has been reported that some of the UK’s biggest high street banks have been impacted following the cyber attack on Travelex – with Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Barclays among those left with no online travel money services. More than a…
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Experts On 50K Exposed In Minnesota Hospital Breach
The personal and medical information of 49,351 patients was exposed following a security incident involving two employees’ email accounts as disclosed by Minnesota-based Alomere Health. The Alexandria, Minnesota-based locally-governed hospital started notifying its patients of the security breach incident on January 3,…
Check Point Research Reveals Multiple Vulnerabilities In TikTok
Personal information such as private addresses and email addresses were vulnerable to exposure in one the world’s most trending apps Check Point Research revealed today that it uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in TikTok which could have allowed attackers to manipulate content…
Comments On Chase Bank Move To Restrict Third Party Access To Customer Data
Chase Bank is going to ban third-party access to customer accounts through customer passwords according to new reports. It is an effort to tighten up security on customer accounts. The ISBuzz Post: This Post Comments On Chase Bank Move To Restrict…
Hackers Post Bloodied Image Of Trump On US Government Website
As reported by Sky News, a US government-operated website has been hacked by a group claiming to be acting in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s top general. Those who clicked on the American Federal Depository Library Programme (FDLP) site on…
Iran’s Potential Cyber Retribution Strategies Against US – 3 Experts Comments
In response to US actions against Iran and the potential of escalation on the cyber front, three cybersecurity experts with KnowBe4 with strong defense and national security background offer perspective. The ISBuzz Post: This Post Iran’s Potential Cyber Retribution Strategies…
The Media Trust Comments On HappyHotel Search Engine Breach
A Japanese search engine used for locating Love Hotels in Japan has been breached. Similar to the Ashley Madison breach, customers are awaiting the fall-out should the data be posted online. The ISBuzz Post: This Post The Media Trust Comments…
Response Comment: Travelex Foreign Currency Website STILL Down After 4 Days Following Cyber Attack
The Sun revealed that the Travelex website is still down, four days after a cyber attack on New Year’s Eve. The currency provider has taken down its site and app, leaving some customers struggling to access funds. The currency exchange provides services to several…
Expert on News: US On High Alert For Iran-backed Cyber Attacks
Iran has already demonstrated intent and capability to attack inside the US as well as a high tolerance for escalating risk, specifically during the 2011 plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the US inside the US. Therefore current risk…
Expert On News: Crypto Exchange Poloniex Forces Password Reset Following Data Breach
A cryptocurrency exchange has been forced to reset customer passwords after a suspected data leak via social media, although its incident response efforts caused more confusion among some users. US-based exchange Poloniex informed around 1% of its customer base that…
2020 Cybersecurity Landscape: 100+ Experts’ Predictions
As we charge into the third decade of the 21st century, it’s time to ask: so what will happen next with cybersecurity? We reached out to 100+ cybersecurity experts with diverse backgrounds for their predictions and below are the responses.…
Security Awareness Advocate On Austria’s Foreign Ministry Targeted By ‘Serious’ Cyber Attack
Austria’s foreign ministry has been targeted by a cyber-attack that is suspected to have been conducted by another country. The ministry said the seriousness of the attack suggested it might have been carried out by a “state actor”. The hack…
CEO On New Privacy Options For Firefox Users
Mozilla, maker of Firefox will now give users the option to delete their data collected by the company in the next version of the browser set to be available on January 7th.* This move was prompted by the California Consumer Privacy…
Iranian General Qasem Soleimani: Cyber Implications Comments From Cyber Expert
Following the news that a website operated by the U.S. government has been hacked by a group claiming to represent the government of Iran, security experts have warned that these cyber attacks could be part of Iran‘s retaliation for the US airstrike on friday that…
Experts Comment: Landry’s Inc Hacked Despite End-to-end Encryption
Landry’s Inc., a restaurant and hospitality corporation that owns popular eateries such as McCormick and Schmick’s, Rainforest Cafe and Del Frisco’s, was infected by malware that infected its order-entry systems to steal customer payment card information. The malware was able to infiltrate…
Expert Comments On News: Instagram Crimewave Sees Incidents Rise 43% In A Year
Police forces across the UK have seen a 43 per cent increase in reports of crimes involving social networking site Instagram, according to official data. The findings, obtained by the Parliament Street think tank using Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation…
COMMENT: Travelex Forced To Take Down Site Following Cyber Attack
Travelex has been forced to take down its website after a cyber attack, a decision that has affected other services that use its services, including Tesco Bank. The foreign-currency seller has been working on the issue since the software virus attack on…
Adam Sandler’s Twitter Account Hacked – Expert Response
As reported by Variety, Adam Sandler’s Twitter account has been hacked, with hackers retweeting posts from several accounts. The ‘Chuckling Squad’ group, who are responsible for the attack, have also previously been linked to the hacking of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s…
Comment: Ransomware Attack Takes US Maritime Base Offline
A computer virus forced a US maritime base offline for more than 30 hours, the country’s coast guard has revealed. Ransomware interrupted cameras, door-access control systems and critical monitoring systems at the site. The agency did not reveal the name…
Response Comments: Lloyds Banking Group Online Services Down
BBC News reported yesterday that websites and mobile apps for Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, the three companies, part of Lloyds Banking group, had all become unavailable. The ISBuzz Post: This Post Response Comments: Lloyds Banking Group Online Services Down appeared first on…
Security Camera Breach Exposing 2.4 Million Users’ Personal Data
Recently, the Twelve Security blog reported that Wyze Labs, makers of a line of popular affordable security cameras, had suffered a huge breach in which the company’s production databases were left entirely open to the internet. This exposed the personal data of…
Comments On New Zepplin Ransomware Steals Data Before Encrypting It
The Zeppelin ransomware gang has joined the ranks of ransomware strains (Maze, REvil (Sodinokibi), Snatch, and the now-defunct Merry Christmas) that collect and steal a victim’s data before encrypting files. New Zeppelin Ransomware Brings Companies To A Halt https://t.co/hoInPE1Ryn pic.twitter.com/xgu471bSBy —…
Expert Advise On DNS-Over-HTTPS Traffic On The Network
The DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) protocol is used for increased security on the network and provides additional confidentiality, but could be tracked according to a SANs researcher.* How to Enable Firefox’s More-Secure DNS Over HTTPS Feature Before Mozilla Does https://t.co/N8H3ZUaYgD vía @@lifehacker —…
Comment: Canadian Banks Impersonated In Two-year Long Phishing Attack
It has been reported that Canadian banks are being impersonated in a phishing campaign targeting both individuals and businesses via a large-scale infrastructure shared with previous attacks going back to 2017 and pointing to the same attackers. The infrastructure behind these Canadian focused attacks includes hundreds of…