A new mobile app has been developed that can wirelessly detect card skimmers installed by criminals in gas stations or bank ATMs. A Bluetooth credit card skimmer is a device that is used to capture payment card information which is retrieved wirelessly over a Bluetooth connection by criminals. Cybersecurity researchers at the University of California […]
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#privacy: Over 80 malicious Android apps have been downloaded 8 million times
Researchers at Trend Micro discovered that 85 Android apps were adware posing as legitimate software. Disguised as photo-editing apps and games, the adware apps have been caught delivering adware, thus enabling them to monetise affected devices while attempting to be “innocuous”. The adware apps display advertisement that are difficult to close as well as employing […]
#privacy: Cyber-attack hits more than 20 government agencies in Texas
A ransomware attack has hit around 23 local government agencies in the US state of Texas, reports reveal. In an official statement, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) said that government bodies were dealing with a criminal intrusion, but no further details have emerged regarding the identity of the bodies affected. In a press […]
Exclusive interview with AI expert and PrivSec New York speaker, Gail Gottehrer
AI and biometrics legal expert, Gail Gottehrer will give an exclusive talk to audiences at PrivSec conference. Taking place on November 5th and 6th at Columbia University, PrivSec New York brings privacy and security together for a two-day event that champions collaboration, progression and innovation. Gail Gottehrer is the founder of the Law Office of […]
#privacy: ICO confirms data breach at British bank
For over ten years, the confidential and sensitive personal data of over 1,600 Natwest customers has been stored in an ex-worker’s home, because the bank couldn’t decide on how to salvage the information securely. Customers were not told about the data breach by Natwest, because its owner, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is unaware of […]
#privacy: US data breach levels are skyrocketing in 2019
So far this year, organisations in the US have been hit by 3,800 data breach incidents, a new study has found. The research, conducted by Risk Based Security has stamped 2019 as a record-breaking year in data breach notifications; we’re not yet through the summer and already the total number of data breaches is up […]
#privacy: Hy-Vee issues warning to customers following a security breach
The supermarket chain Hy-Vee discovered a security breach at some of its point-of-sale (PoS) systems. In a statement, Hy-Vee explained that a security incident had occurred involving their payment processing systems that focused on transactions at some Hy-Vee, drive-thru coffee shops, restaurants and fuel pumps. “After recently detecting unauthorized activity on some of our payment […]
#privacy: European Central Bank confirms data breach and shuts down website
The European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed that it has suffered a data breach at its Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) website. In a short statement released on Thursday, the bank had stated that an unauthorised party had breached the security measures that were put in place to protect BIRD. Subsequently, the contact data of 481 […]
Formjacking accounts for 71% of all web breaches
According to F5 Labs, formjacking has become an extremely popular method of data stealing. Formjacking is the process of injecting malicious code onto e-commerce websites with the purpose of stealing payment credentials. In F5 Labs latest Application Report 2019, 760 breaches had been analysed, and it was found that during the first half of 2019, […]
#privacy: UK’s biggest forensic services provider targeted by ransomware
A “highly-sophisticated” ransomware attack on Eurofins Scientific, has led to the suspension of work between the company and the British police. Eurofins Scientific, is an international group of laboratories that carry out DNA testing, firearms testing, toxicology analysis and computer forensic for police forces across the UK. In June, Eurofins Scientific had been targeted by […]