Tag: security
Coinbase admits data breach affected 69,000 customers – here’s what you need to know
Coinbase filed a new form with the Maine Attorney General It confirmed when the attack happened and how many people were affected The company confirmed offering a bounty We now know exactly how many people are affected by the recent Coinbase data breach – 69,461. The company confirmed the news…
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You can now auto-change compromised passwords with Chrome’s Credential Manager
Chrome’s password manager will now allow for automated password change The new feature helps reduce friction, Google says Passwords remain the number one authentication method Users can now change compromised passwords directly in their Chrome browser, in just a few clicks. This is the promise given in a new Google…
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Vulnerability that allows full admin takeover found in premium WordPress theme
‘Motors’ allowed threat actors to take over admin accounts This enabled full website takeover The developers released a fix Motors, a premium theme for WordPress, was carrying a critical-severity vulnerability that allowed malicious actors to fully take over compromised websites. The privilege escalation flaw, due to the theme improperly validating…
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Security team confirms a disturbing trend: the US is the largest spammer in the world and that’s only going to get worse
US generates 57% of global spam, VIPRE analysis of 1.45B emails shows Expanding US data centers make spam enforcement harder and threats worse Cybercriminals shift to simple, human-focused phishing using PDFs and SVGs A new report has claimed the United States is now the largest source of spam emails in…
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New zero-knowledge location authentication method developed by university collaboration
Multiple researchers came up with a new method of location sharing The method keeps user privacy while sharing relevant data It could have big implications across industries Researchers have come up with a new method to “prove” where you’re located, without actually having to share sensitive location data. If adopted,…
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Trump administration scuppers plan to stop data brokers from putting Americans’ sensitive data up for sale
The Trump administration wanted to block data brokers from selling info on US citizens The plan has now been abandoned Data brokerage is a multibillion-dollar industry The plan to prevent data brokers from selling personal and financial information generated from American citizens has been scrapped. In the US, data brokers…
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