Abysmal security practices by toy maker VTech result in massive data breach
Hong Kong-based electronic toy maker VTech has suffered a massive breach. The target was the Learning Lodge app store, from which registered users can download games, music, …
The current wave of data protection regulations and how it will affect the infosec industry
In 2016, the EU is set to review the next draft of The Network and Information Security (NIS) ‘cybersecurity’ directive which will bring new compliance requirements into …
Credential manager system used by Cisco, IBM, F5 has been breached
Pearson VUE, a provider of computer-based assessment testing for regulatory and certification boards, has announced that its Credential Manager system (PMC) has been …
Analytics services are tracking users via Chrome extensions
It’s quite possible that, despite your belief that the Google Chrome is the safest browser there is and your use of extensions that prevent tracking, your online …
New law allows French police to seize and search electronic devices without a warrant
In the wake of the Paris attacks, the French Senate passed on Friday a bill that extends the state of emergency declared after the attacks to three months.The bill expands …
PoS malware hit 54 Starwood luxury hotels
Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the international hotel chain that owns and operates hotels under the Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels, St. Regis, and Le Méridien brands, has …
University implies they helped FBI break Tor protection because of a subpoena
Carnegie Mellon University has finally issued a statement commenting on the recent accusations that their researchers have aided the FBI to unmask a subset of Tor users …
Mass adoption of mobile payment services derailed by security, privacy concerns
Evaluating the mobile payment preferences of 1,217 consumers from the U.S., a new Research Now survey revealed that 17 percent of respondents who did not make holiday …
A Jihadi Help Desk assists ISIS terrorists and sympathizers with encryption?
The recent Paris attacks by ISIS have become the perfect pretext for governments to resume their attack on encryption.Even though the New York Times pulled an article blaming …
Cross-device tracking via imperceptible audio beacons threatens user privacy
As consumers use multiple devices through the day, and tracking cookies become increasingly less effective, the advertising industry is looking for new ways to track …
Video: General Data Protection Regulation, Safe Harbor Agreement, Copyright reform and the Google case
After having been ruled invalid by the ECJ, the Safe Habor Agreement is now back in the spotlight as the Commission has finally issued a communication on the Trans-Atlantic …
Database of 70 million prisoner phone calls breached, leaked
A vast collection containing metadata of over 70 million records of phone calls placed by prisoners to at least 37 US states and links to actual recordings for each call has …
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