The latest entrant into the password "hall of shame" is Sony Pictures Entertainment. As the ongoing dumps of Sony data by Guardians of Peace highlight, Sony apparently stored unencrypted passwords with inadequate access controls.
Who hacked Sony? Not us, say the North Koreans, ending days of silence. As Deloitte becomes the latest victim of the G.O.P. gang that's claimed credit, one thing is certain: Sony won't have to buy the movie rights to this hacking story.
The annual Amsterdam gathering of information security aficionados detailed the very latest hacking threats, including cybersecurity attacks via drone, sniffing data from fitness devices, and exploiting ATMs using Raspberry Pi computers.
Amsterdam is again playing host to the annual Black Hat Europe information security gathering, and presenters have promised to cover everything from privacy flaws in wearable computers to two-factor authentication system failures.
"Selling spyware is not just reprehensible, it's a crime," says a U.S. Justice Department official. So why are 245 local U.S. law enforcement agencies and prosecutors giving spyware away for free?
Apple's advice to always use strong passwords and two-factor authentication ignores that image hackers are bypassing those controls - and celebrities aren't the only victims. Here's what needs to change.
While massive batches of stolen payment cards continue to flood cybercrime marketplaces, better bank controls are helping blunt related fraud. But addressing underlying problems may still take years.
Researcher Joxean Koret says he's cataloged local and remote vulnerabilities in 14 antivirus applications, many of which have since been patched. But shouldn't the vendors have spotted them first?
Key figures trusted with safeguarding the British financial services sector recently gathered in a subterranean London conference room to find better ways to secure banks against cyber-attackers. One key step? Managing supply chain risks.
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