In the year 2017, a top telecommunications firm faced a cloud computing security issue. A misconfigured AWS S3 bucket with improper settings was responsible for client’s data leakage. The firm reacted fast and restricted access, investigated, and informed affected clients right away. It collaborated with AWS, implementing stronger cyber security measures to avoid …
Don’t Brush in Fear, as Supposed DDoS Dental Trauma Fails to Pass Muster Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • February 7, 2024 Your toothbrush isn’t part of a botnet. (Image: Shutterstock) Forget worrying about Bolsheviks in the bathroom. Now we have to contend with our internet-connected toothbrushes being turned against us. See Also: Live …
Dec 11, 2023NewsroomData Security / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 18 malicious loan apps for Android on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 12 million times. “Despite their attractive appearance, these services are in fact designed to defraud users by offering them high-interest-rate loans endorsed with deceitful descriptions, all while …
Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimize sources of knowledge such as science and journalism. Many governments engage in disinformation campaigns. For instance, the Russian government …