Tag: hacking
Experian Breach Hits 15mn T-Mobile US Customers
Both businesses responded to the cyberattack with a risk mitigation program that is prompt and transparent.
Pentagon Cyber ‘Scorecard’ Is a Big Risk Register
Whatever the risks you face, it helps to keep a list of them.... so long as you do something about the items on the list.
Email Extortion Aimed at Ashley Madison Users
Our industry needs to think seriously about how we maintain the integrity of email addresses, if we want to keep using them as a key that opens access to other online services.
Carphone Warehouse Data Breach Affects 2.4m
The British mobile phone retailer discovered the cyber attack on 5th August but took several days to warn customers.
Hackers Wirelessly Kill Engine of a Moving Car
Two hackers used a remote interface to an entertainment system to disable the engine of a Jeep Cherokee moving at 70mph. This illustrates the underestimated risk of the Internet of Things.
Sneaky Change Allows UK Spies to Legally Hack
A legal complaint by Privacy International and seven comms providers may have been derailed by a little-discussed change to the Computer Misuse Act, making it lawful for spies to hack.
GSMA ‘May Be Hacked’
Google warns against visiting the GSM Association's website because hackers may have planted spam or malware.
Hackers Steal TalkTalk Customer Data
Customers of TalkTalk have been plagued by malicious scammers after hackers stole data from the UK telco.
Anonymous Target Criminalization of TOS Violations
Given the track record of Anonymous, the faceless group of hacker vigilantes, it would be easy to dismiss their latest attack on the US...
Merry Christmas China… Now Change Your Passwords
The astonishing news from China is that 10% of all Chinese web users had their passwords compromised over the Christmas period. Hackers stole...
Once Upon a Time in the Internet Wild West…
Regular readers of talkRA will have noticed we had some difficulties over the last week. Hackers found an exploit and were able to...
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