28,000 GoDaddy Hosting Accounts Compromised On May 4, 2020, GoDaddy, one of the world’s largest website hosting providers, disclosed that the SSH credentials of approximately 28,000 GoDaddy hosting accounts were compromised by an unauthorized attacker. SSH, while extremely secure if configured correctly, can allow logins with either a username/password combination, or a username and a public/private key pair. It is unclear which of GoDaddy’s hosting packages were affected by this breach.
Multiple Data Breaches Exposes Information Of 2.4 Million Customers. Wyze Labs’ low cost, internet connected home security camera from was an easy decision for holiday shoppers this year after the gadget landed on several top tech gift guides. But on Monday, Wyze executives disclosed that the information of 2.4 million of their customers were exposed. Camera information, Wi-Fi network details and email addresses of customers were exposed from Dec. 4th to Dec. 27th. For more information click HERE.
Wawa Facing Wave Of Lawsuits Over Data Breach. On December 10, Wawa’s information security team discovered malware on their processing servers. It was contained two days later, but Wawa officials believe the malware had been collecting card numbers, customer names and other data at Wawa locations since as early as March. The company says information that may have been taken included credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates, and cardholder names on payment cards. It says debit card PIN numbers, credit card CVV2 numbers (the three or four-digit security code printed on the card), other PIN numbers, and driver’s license […]
New Data Breach At Macy’s. Department store chain Macy’s was the victim of a data breach that could have impacted customers’ financial information. It was not immediately clear how many customers had their information stolen as part of the attack. The retailer said that it believes that an unauthorized third party added computer code to its website, macys.com, that allowed the hacker to capture checkout and wallet page information. Hackers potentially had access to customers’ first and last names; addresses; cities; states; ZIP codes; phone numbers; email addresses; and payment card numbers, security codes and expiration dates. Macy’s told customers […]
If You Are A DoorDash User Were You Compromised? DoorDash suffered a data breach that affected approximately 4.9 million users. Consumers, Dashers, and Merchants who joined DoorDash on or before April 5, 2018, are affected. Users who joined after April 5, 2018 are not affected. Hackers obtained names, delivery addresses, contact information, drivers license information and partial credit-card/bank account numbers. DoorDash has outlined steps users can take to see whether they’re affected and secure their data going forward. Click HERE for more information.
KNOB Attack – Bluetooth Vulnerability Exposes Data To Hackers. A group of researchers has discovered a critical Bluetooth vulnerability that leaves tons of wireless devices exposed to digital intrusions. The Bluetooth SIG, an organization that oversees the technology’s standards, has issued a security notice for what the researchers are calling Key Negotiation of Bluetooth or KNOB attack. It gives hackers the ability to interfere with the Bluetooth pairing procedure, allowing them to alter the encryption key making it easiery for attackers to brute force their way into the connection and be able to spy on data shared between devices, such […]
Be Careful How You Charge Your Device! A bigger threat than charging cables are public USB charging stations. “There are certain things in life that you just don’t borrow,” says Charles Henderson, Global Managing Partner and Head of X-Force Red at IBM Security. “If you were on a trip and realized you forgot to pack underwear, you wouldn’t ask all your co-travelers if you could borrow their underwear. You’d go to a store and buy new underwear.” The easiest, and usually quite effective, way to avoid these problems is to switch off the smartphone completely before charging it and keeping […]
New Data Breach At Suprema Biometrics & Security. Millions of fingerprint and facial recognition records exposed. “It has been coming for some time, but now the major breach of a biometric database has actually been reported—facial recognition records, fingerprints, log data and personal information has all been found on ‘a publicly accessible database’. The damage is not yet clear.” Read the brief HERE.
Was Your Personal Information Part Of A Data Breach? With the current cycle of data breaches and extortion emails making the rounds on the Internet we suggest you do the following: 1) Visit https://haveibeenpwned.com/ on a regular basis to keep tabs on your email account(s) 2) If you receive an extortion, or any type of malicious email report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx Stay proactive and keep your personal information safe.
Hackers Gain Acess To 23+ Million Online Retailer’s Accounts. CafePress, the custom T-shirt and merchandise company, acquired by Snapfish last year was hacked. According to reports the breach compromised more than 23 million accounts. Is yours one of them? For more information click HERE.
Was Your Personal Information Part Of A Data Breach? With the current cycle of extortion emails making the rounds on the Internet we suggest you do the following: 1) Visit https://haveibeenpwned.com/ on a regular basis to keep tabs on your email account(s) 2) If you receive an extortion, or any type of malicious email report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx Stay proactive and keep your personal information safe.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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