Cybersecurity News
Russian Cybercriminal Behind CardPlanet Sentenced to 9 Years
Aleksei Burkov will go to federal prison for operating two websites built to facilitate payment card fraud, hacking, and other crimes.29 June 2020
HackerOne Reveals Top 10 Bug-Bounty Programs
Rankings based on total bounties paid, top single bounty paid, time to respond, and more.29 June 2020
REvil Ransomware Gang Adds Auction Feature for Stolen Data
An anonymous bidding mechanism enhances the REvil group's double-extortion game.
29 June 2020
A hacker gang is wiping Lenovo NAS devices and asking for ransoms
Ransom notes signed by 'Cl0ud SecuritY' hacker group are being found on old LenovoEMC NAS devices.29 June 2020
Tuesday’s Magento 1 EOL Leaves Clock Ticking on 100K Online Stores
Adobe and payment-card companies are making last-minute pleas for e-commerce sites to update to Magento 2, to avoid Magecart attacks and more.
29 June 2020
Files Stolen from 945 Websites Discovered on Dark Web
Researchers who found the archived SQL files estimate up to 14 million people could be affected.29 June 2020
AWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As Criminals
Comparitech’s Paul Bischoff found that Amazon’s facial recognition platform misidentified an alarming number of people, and was racially biased.
29 June 2020
Unpatched Wi-Fi Extender Opens Home Networks to Remote Control
The Homeplug device, from Tenda, suffers from web server bugs as well as a DoS flaw.
29 June 2020
India bans 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, UC Browser, Weibo, and WeChat
Indian government ban comes after the Indian military has clashed with Chinese forces on the country's northern border.29 June 2020
HackerOne's 2020 Top 10 public bug bounty programs
The HackerOne bug bounty platform reveals its most successful bug bounty programs.29 June 2020
Tall Order for Small Businesses: 3 Tips to Find Tailored Security Solutions
SMBs are responsible for nearly 44% of US economic activity, but given the current climate, it can be difficult for them to find available and/or affordable resources.29 June 2020
Michigan tackles compulsory microchip implants for employees with new bill
RFID implants for workers are not an issue now, but the state wants to get ahead on what could become a huge privacy problem in the future.29 June 2020
SEC warns off investment in iBSmartify Nigeria cryptocurrencies
iBledger and InksNation are unregistered, and therefore a financial risk outside of the local commission’s regulatory protections.29 June 2020
Remote access at risk: Pandemic pulls more cyber‑crooks into the brute‑forcing game
Poorly secured remote access attracts mostly ransomware gangs, but can provide access to coin miners and backdoors too
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29 June 2020
Russian leader of Infraud stolen ID, credit card ring pleads guilty
The Infraud Organization was once known as a major player in the carding world.29 June 2020
Updating Plugins
Every plugin or add-on you install in your browser can expose you to more danger. Only install the plugins you need and make sure they are always current. If you no longer need a plugin, disable or remove it from your browser via your browser's plugin preferences.29 June 2020
Apple strong-arms entire CA industry into one-year certificate lifespans
Apple, Google, and Mozilla reduce the lifespan for HTTPS certificates to 398 days, against the wishes of Certificate Authorities.28 June 2020
Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns
Apple said these 16 new Web APIs add new user fingerprinting opportunities for online advertisers.28 June 2020
Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Gets 9 Years
A well-connected Russian hacker once described as “an asset of supreme importance” to Moscow was sentenced on Friday to nine years in a U.S. prison after pleading guilty to running a site that sold stolen payment card data, and to administering a highly secretive crime forum that counted among its members some of the most elite Russian cybercrooks.27 June 2020
Adobe, Mastercard, Visa warn online store owners of Magento 1.x EOL
Almost 110,000 online stores are still running the soon-to-be-outdated Magento 1.x CMS.27 June 2020