If you collect data to track children for parents, it's probably a good idea to put a password on the database holding all that tracking data. In today's episode I share a security industry drama around a researcher reporting just such a flaw, but not getting the best response. More importantly, I share resources you could leverage to make sure you don't make the same mistakes … [Read more...]
Hacking Team Hacked – Daily Security Byte EP.109
A controversial Italian company, know for making spyware for governments, has suffered a data breach. Learn what the hackers disclosed in today's daily security video. (Episode Runtime: 1:48) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz1TjASkMu4 EPISODE REFERENCES: Hacking Team, a spyware company, breached - Wired Hackers dump stolen Hacking Team data - CSO … [Read more...]
Hacking Nation States & Crashing iPhones – WSWiR Episode 154
Unfortunately, lots of security news suggests lots of cyber crime. If you want to stay protected, you need to keep up to date; but who has time? Hopefully our weekly InfoSec video can help. Last Friday's episode covered an IRS data leak, a mysterious text message that crashed iPhones, some scary new crowd-sourced ransomware, and more. Watch the YouTube video below for all the … [Read more...]
Hackers Hit the IRS – Daily Security Byte EP.88
Today, the IRS admitted that criminal attackers leveraged one of their online apps to steal tax records from 100,000 victims. Watch they video to learn how they did it, and what the IRS intends to do to protect US taxpayers. (Episode Runtime: 2:21) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ej6xgkAjA EPISODE REFERENCES: IRS's official warning about the Get … [Read more...]
Adult Friend Pwner – Daily Security Byte EP.87
If you date online, especially at "adult" dating sites, you may want to reconsider how much data you share with these organizations. This week, a researcher found a stolen user data dump from a very popular adult dating site. Watch the video to learn the details, and find out how to learn whether or not you are affected by this and other breaches. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]
