Thursday, a company that offers Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection had their network go down, which affected the web sites of their customers. Turns out, a hacktivist group had breached their organization, and stolen a ton of data. Watch Friday's Daily Security Byte to learn how you can avoid the mistakes that lead to the Staminus breach. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]
Kid Tracking Company Leaks Data – Daily Security Byte EP. 221
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...]
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...]