On Monday, I highlighted the Vtech breach. A hacker was able to steal millions of records from an online kid's toy manufacturer, which including information about children. Over the past day, we've learned two new updates about this story. One increases the scope of the breach, and the other explains how it happened (Spoiler: my hunch was correct). Watch today's for … [Read more...]
000Webhost has 000 Security – Daily Security Byte EP. 169
A popular hosting company suffered a network breach and lost over 13M user records. Not only did the company not know about the breach until five months later, the stolen records included clear text passwords. Watch today's video to see what you can learn from this web hoster's mistakes; of which they made many. (Episode Runtime: 2:23) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
TalkTalk Hacked by Teenager? – Daily Security Byte EP. 166
Last week, TalkTalk's suffered a data breach for the third time this year. It took awhile for the details to surface, but it looks like the attackers exploited a SQL injection flaw in TalkTalk's website to steal 4M customers' personally identifying information. Watch today's information to learn the latest news about this breach, and what you should do if you're a … [Read more...]
JP Morgan Hacked – WSWiR Episode 119
Gaming DDoS, Malvertising, and U.S. Banks Breached You really need to keep up with the latest attacks to learn how to adjust your defenses to survive. However, with so much infosec news and so little time, it's hard for many administrators to stay current. This weekly videos tries to keep you in the loop by summarizing the top news items each week. Today's show covers a big … [Read more...]
It's Time to Change Passwords Again; 1.2B Stolen
If you follow me on Twitter (@SecAdept), you probably noticed me mention last week's huge credential leak. If not, take note as it's probably time to change your passwords again. Last week, The New York times released a story about Russian hackers sitting on a dump of over 1.2 billion stolen credentials (usernames and passwords)... Yes, that's billion with a b. The New York … [Read more...]
