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College Athlete Recruiting Software Exposed Students’ Medical Info, Grades

January 8, 2020 admin Amazon, amazon web services, aws, college athlete, college athletics, data breach, data exposure, exposed, hacking, Sports

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:35:13 +0000

The exposed information from company Front Rush included physical evaluations, post-injury reports, and performance reviews from specific teams for particular players.

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Iranian Hackers Claim Defacement of Texas Government and Alabama Veterans Websites

January 7, 2020 admin defacement, hacking, Iran, iranian, iranian hackers, Iraq, patriots, qassem soleimani, soleimani, texas

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:44:27 +0000

Defacements are typically the work of low-level hackers, but the messages come at a time of intense tension between the U.S. and Iran.

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Iran Has Already Hacked the U.S. At Least 4 Times — and Could Do It Again

January 6, 2020 admin Cybersecurity, hacking, Iran, Iraq, qassem soleimani, tech, Trump

Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:25:05 +0000

Over the past decade, Iran has launched attacks on the NYSE, a dam in New York, a Las Vegas casino, and the city of Atlanta.

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We Talked to Experts About Iran’s Cyberwar Capabilities

January 3, 2020 admin CIA, drone strike, hackers, hacking, Iran, nsa, qassem soleimani, quds force, war

Credit to Author: Ben Makuch| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:27:52 +0000

Iran lacks the overall cyber capabilities of Russia, China, or the U.S., but its hackers can still do damage.

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Hackers Discuss the ‘Mr. Robot’ Series Finale

December 24, 2019 admin hacking, mr. robot, roundtable of hackers, Security, usa

Credit to Author: Yael Grauer| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:28:46 +0000

A roundtable of hackers break down both parts of the last-ever episode of Mr. Robot.

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The Cybersecurity Stories We Were Jealous of in 2019

December 20, 2019 admin best of, Cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, information security, infosec, jealousy list, privacy

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:58:56 +0000

These are the best stories on hacking and information security from this year that we wish we had reported and written ourselves.

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Fake ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Streams Are Stealing Credit Cards

December 19, 2019 admin hacking, phishing, Security, star wars, star wars: rise of skywaker

Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:18:47 +0000

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new spin on an old scam—promising to let you watch the new ‘Star Wars’ in exchange for your credit card.

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We Tested Ring’s Security. It’s Awful

December 17, 2019 admin Amazon, Camera, Cybersecurity, data breach, hacker, hackers, hacking, Internet of Things, ring, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:55:20 +0000

Ring lacks basic security features, making it easy for hackers to turn the company’s cameras against its customers.

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Researcher Releases Data on 100,000 Phishing Attempts to Teach You How to Not Get Hacked

December 16, 2019 admin Amnesty International, Cybersecurity, hacking, information security, infosec, phishing

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:58:10 +0000

This massive dataset can help teach and understand phishing better.

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Apple Used the DMCA to Take Down a Tweet Containing an iPhone Encryption Key

December 11, 2019 admin apple, Cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, information security, infosec, ios, iPhone, jailbreak, jailbreaking, Reddit, Twitter

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:43:03 +0000

Apple asked Twitter to take down a viral tweet posted by an independent iPhone security researcher. Then, the company backtracked and asked for the tweet to be re-posted.