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Yahoo’s Latest Security Breach Affects 1 Billion

December 15, 2016 By The Editor

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Yahoo shocked the world in September when it reported a data breach involving 500 million compromised user accounts. Labeled a “mega-breach” this was the largest attack ever recorded. Until now. While investigating the first breach, Yahoo discovered a second, much larger breach, during which thieves stole data from 1 billion user accounts. The attack initially took place back … [Read more...]

Cryptolocker Copycat – WSWiR Episode 90

January 10, 2014 By Corey Nachreiner

Linkedin Sues Hackers, Yahoo Spreads Malware, and PowerLocker Copies CryptoLocker What are the latest vulnerabilities, who's the most recent breach victim, and how do you protect yourself from the newest cyber attacks? Learn all this and more in WatchGuard weekly security news summary video! This week I share how ads on the European Yahoo site spread malware, I talk about how … [Read more...]

Mysterious BadBIOS Malware – WSWiR Episode 83

November 1, 2013 By Corey Nachreiner

Adobe Breach Gets Bigger, NSA MUSCULAR, and Mysterious Malware No time to follow Infosec news, but need to know the latest so you can protect your network? Well you've come to the right place. In my weekly, security summary video I quickly highlight the big security stories from the week, so you're aware of the latest threats and security news. Today's episode includes more … [Read more...]

WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Reader 0day

February 15, 2013 By Corey Nachreiner

Reader 0Day, Zombie Broadcast, and Bit9 Breach Due to a busy work week, I was unable to create a fully produced InfoSec news summary video this week. I did post a very brief video (which you can find below), mostly to warn our YouTube subscribers about the missing episode. It contains very minimal detail about this week's top security stories. However, I won’t leave you … [Read more...]

WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 50 – UPnP Pwnage

February 1, 2013 By Corey Nachreiner

UPnP Pwnage and Hacked Journalists This week is rife with security news. If you want the quick highlights, you've come to the right place. Today's video covers a few Yahoo XSS vulnerabilities, some serious UPnP security flaws, and the alleged China-based hack of the New York Times. Watch the video below for details. Also, if you are interested in some other stories I didn't … [Read more...]

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