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Chinese Cyber Espionage Group Attacks US, India Internet And IT Service Providers Laying Groundwork For Future War: What Is 'Volt Typhoon'
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 5:57am | 674Read More...A Chinese cyber espionage group, known as Volt Typhoon, has been linked to attacks on U.S. and Indian internet firms. Now it appears a software product used by IT service providers might have been exploited by these malicious actors. What Happened: The group is exploiting a zero-day...
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What To Know About Apple's iPhone Privacy Location Bug
Friday, December 6, 2019 - 9:58am | 546Read More...In a generation wary of privacy policies, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has trust issues. Consumers of the iPhone 11 have complained for months about a “privacy location bug” that did not receive a formal explanation until Friday. The iPhone 11 requests users’ locations in spite of...
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Facebook Is Dealing With Another Privacy Issue: Employees Could See Millions Of User Passwords
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 11:59am | 422Read More...Social media giant Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is making headlines for another privacy scandal, according to cybercrime investigative journalist Brian Krebs. What Happened Facebook employees had easy access to hundreds of millions of Facebook users that were stored in "plain text," Krebs...
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Report: Overstock-Coinbase Glitch Let Users Buy Items At A Discount By Paying In Bitcoin Cash Instead Of Bitcoin
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 - 3:52pm | 412Read More...Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ: OSTK) and Coinbase fixed a serious glitch in their bitcoin payment system that could have potentially been exploited by Overstock shoppers, according to independent journalist Brian Krebs. In a blog post, Krebs said the issue stemmed from Overstock’s decision to...
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Staples Latest Company To Investigate Data Breach
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 10:32am | 204Read More...Krebs On Security reported that Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) may be a victim of a data breach. Brian Krebs wrote that sources close to him revealed a pattern of credit and debit card fraudulent transactions that may trace back to several Staples locations in the Northeastern United States....
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The Year-Long Chain Of Retailer Data Breaches
Friday, October 17, 2014 - 3:15pm | 1063Read More...The Wall Street Journal reported on December 18, 2013 that Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) had been the victim of an "extensive theft" of customers' credit and debit card data. Understandably, consumers panicked and investors worried. The timing couldn't have been worse, as...
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MBIA Inc. Shares Volatile Amid Company Data Breach
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 2:08pm | 156Read More...Shares of MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) have been volatile in Tuesday’s session as Krebs on Security reports a sizable data leak in a company web server. The misconfiguration in the company’s web server exposed thousands of customer account numbers, balances and other sensitive data, Krebs...
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Home Depot A Possible Victim Of Security Breach
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 2:37pm | 197Read More...Shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) spiked lower Tuesday following a Krebs On Security report that the retailer may have been a victim of a massive security breach. A large batch of stolen credit and debit cards appeared for sale on Tuesday morning in the “cybercrime underground.” Multiple banks are...
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Target Data Breach Could Affect 40 Million Customers
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 8:39am | 483Read More...If you shopped at any Target (NYSE: TGT) store in the United States between November 27 and December 15, it’s possible that you may become the victim of identity theft. Reports began circulating Wednesday that a data breach may have occurred that caused the credit card information of up to 40...
