The most impacted group is older Americans, especially people over 60, who filed 147,127 complaints linked to approximately $4.8 billion in losses.
Category: Vulnerabilities
Hackers using malware to steal data from USB flash drives | Fox News
When infected, USB drives can spread malware not just within a single organization but also across multiple entities if shared. These attacks don’t rely on network vulnerabilities, allowing them to bypass traditional security tools.
Years-old login credential leads to leak of 270,000 Samsung customer records | CSO Online
At that time, the login credentials were stolen from the computer of an employee of IT service provider Spectos, which offers software to monitor and improve service quality. It is linked to Samsung’s German ticket system at samsung-shop.spectos.com. Apparently, the compromised credentials had not been updated for years.
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem
When customers originally signed up for 23andMe, they agreed to terms and conditions and a privacy notice that allows the company to use their information for research and development as well as share their data, in aggregate, with third parties. If consumers consented to additional research, which the vast majority did, the company can additionally share their individual information with third parties. 23andMe has also been clear that if it is involved in a bankruptcy or sale of assets, consumer information might be sold or transferred.
As 23andMe goes bankrupt, millions of people’s DNA data is up for sale
“Folks have absolutely no say in where their data is going to go,” said Tazin Khan, CEO of the nonprofit Cyber Collective, which advocates for privacy rights and cybersecurity for marginalized people.
Police remove skimmer from Piggly-Wiggly on Battle Street | News | annistonstar.com
A skimmer is an electronic device that is used to steal credit or debit card information, including PIN numbers, while the victim is making a legitimate transaction.
Online scams easy as ever, as cybercrime markets flourish
Cybercriminals are often portrayed in popular media as rogue and highly skilled individuals, wielding coding and hacking abilities from a dimly lit room. But such stereotypes are becoming outdated.
Apartment buildings broken into with phone in minutes — IoT-connected intercoms using default creds vulnerable to anyone with Google | Tom’s Hardware
A number of apartment complexes using internet-connected intercom/entry systems still use their default credentials, which make them fully accessible to anyone savvy enough to Google their unit’s manual.
Misconfig Mapper: Open-source tool to uncover security misconfigurations – Help Net Security
Misconfig Mapper is an open-source CLI tool built in Golang that discovers and enumerates instances of services used within your organization. It performs large-scale detection and misconfiguration assessments, leveraging customizable templates with detection and misconfiguration fingerprints to identify potential security risks in widely used third-party software and services.