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Ahead of GDPR, Information Governance Comes into Its Own

May 23, 2018 TH Author bennett borden, Cambridge Analytica, Data Privacy, enfuse 2018, Featured, GDPR, ig, information governance, Privacy, projects, survey

A full 98 percent of US enterprises have embarked on information governance (IG) projects, dramatically up from just 10 percent last year. READ MORE HERE…

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Six Vulnerabilities Found in Dell EMC’s Disaster Recovery System, One Critical

May 22, 2018 TH Author Dell EMC, Disaster Recovery, DSA-2018-095, Featured, Hacks, Linux, paul taylor, recoverpoint, remote code execution, virtual machines, Vulnerabilities

A pen-tester has found five vulnerabilities in Dell EMC RecoverPoint devices, including a critical RCE that could allow total system compromise. READ MORE HERE…

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Comcast Patches Router Bug That Leaked Some Wi-Fi Passwords

May 22, 2018 TH Author Comcast, Featured, Hacks, man-in-the-middle attack, Privacy, ssid, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, WiFi, Xfinity

A bug in Comcast’s activation website for its Xfinity routers leaked sensitive customer data. READ MORE HERE…

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Comcast Patches Router Bug That Leaked Some Wi-Fi Passwords

May 22, 2018 TH Author Comcast, Featured, Hacks, man-in-the-middle attack, Privacy, ssid, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, WiFi, Xfinity

A bug in Comcast’s activation website for its Xfinity routers leaked sensitive customer data. READ MORE HERE…

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Malicious PHP Script Infects 2,400 Websites in the Past Week

May 21, 2018 TH Author Brain Food, CyrusOne, Dreamhost, Featured, GoDaddy, Hypertext Preprocessor, Malicious PHP Script, Malware, UNICEF, UnitedLayer, Web Security

A botnet called Brain Food is pushing diet pills via infected WordPress and Joomla websites. READ MORE HERE…

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Critical Linux Flaw Opens the Door to Full Root Access

May 16, 2018 TH Author client machine, DHCP, dynamic IP addressing, Featured, Linux, Red Hat, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability

The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute a malware or other payloads on a client machine by sending malicious messages from the DHCP server. READ MORE HERE…

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RIG EK Still Makes Waves, This Time with a Stealthy Backdoor

May 16, 2018 TH Author backdoor, evasion techniques, exploit kits, Featured, grobios, Malware, rig ek, Vulnerabilities

The main purpose of Grobios malware is to help attacker establish a strong, persistent foothold in a victim’s system, in order to drop additional payloads later. READ MORE HERE…

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Bugs in Logitech Harmony Hub Put Connected IoT Devices at ‘High Risk’

May 9, 2018 TH Author 0 Comments Featured, Hacks, IoT, IoT security, Logitech, Logitech Harmony Hub, Smart Home, Smart Home Security, Vulnerabilities

Researchers found an array of vulnerabilities in the Logitech Harmony Hub, shedding light on IoT security. Read More HERE…

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FBI: Cyber-Fraud Losses Rise to Reach $1.4B

May 8, 2018 TH Author 0 Comments 2017 report, Business Email Compromise, FBI, Featured, Fraud, Government, Hacks, IC3, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Malware, tech support scams, Web Security, whaling

Tech-support scams took off during the year, while whaling/business email compromise was the main threat, accounting for losses of more than $675 million. Read More HERE…

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Romanian Hackers Extradited to U.S. over $18M Vishing Scam

May 7, 2018 TH Author 0 Comments arraigned, charges, extradited, Featured, Fraud, georgia district court, Hackers, Hacks, Phishing, Romania, Smishing, vishing scam

The two have been arraigned in a Georgia district court on charges relating to an elaborate voice- and SMS-phishing (i.e., vishing/smishing) scheme. Read More HERE…