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2017-12-21 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 27)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • Google ships WannaCrypt for Android, disguised as Samba app
  • Massive cyber-attack could cost Nurofen and Durex maker £100m | Business
  • RSA SecurID admin console can issue emergency access to decent social engineers
  • The AA Exposed Emails, Credit Card Data, and Didn’t Inform Customers
  • Inside the darknet: where Australians buy and sell illegal goods | Technology
  • FBI-DHS “amber” alert warns energy industry of attacks on nuke plant operators
  • Google DeepMind deal with NHS broke UK data law, rules ICO
  • Why all online threats feel like privacy threats: information commissioner
  • Could new data laws end up bankrupting your company?

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Cryptography, Data Breach, GDPR, InfoSec, Privacy

2017-12-21 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 26)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • A new ransomware outbreak similar to WCry is shutting down computers worldwide
  • WannaCry helps speeding drivers dodge fines in Australia
  • UK.gov leaves data dashboard users’ details on publicly accessible site
  • Civil rights warriors get green light to challenge UK mass surveillance
  • Internet regulation: is it time to rein in the tech giants? | Technology
  • Wetherspoons just deleted its entire customer email database – on purpose
  • Cyber attacks have long-lasting business impact

  • Your fingerprints could replace your airline boarding pass
  • Facial Recognition Scanners at Emirates Airline to Speed Passenger Processing

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Aviation, Biometrics, Cryptography, Data Breach, InfoSec, Online surveillance, Privacy

2017-12-20 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 25)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
  • Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens
  • ‘Serious concern’ over exemption of public bodies from data protection fines
  • Corporate Surveillance in Everyday Life
  • Personal details of nearly 200 million US citizens exposed
  • Web Hosting Company Pays $1 Million to Ransomware Hackers to Get Files Back
  • Parliament hit by ‘sustained’ cyber-attack
  • Cyber attacks: EU ready to respond with a range of measures, including sanctions
  • No, really. You can see through walls using drones and Wi-Fi

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Cryptography, E-Privacy Regulation, GDPR, InfoSec, Online surveillance, Privacy

2017-12-20 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 24)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • Ransomware-as-a-service schemes are now targeting Macs too
  • Top university under ‘ransomware’ cyber-attack
  • Found: “Crash Override” malware that triggered Ukrainian power outage
  • Russia struck at election systems and data of 39 US states
  • ‘How foul-mouthed hackers messed up my life’
  • Identity theft can be thwarted by artificial intelligence analysis of a user’s mouse movements
  • Trump Puts U.S.-EU Privacy Shield At Risk
  • NGO to Israeli High Court: Block state from public biometric campaign
  • German minister calls for expanded use of face recognition software

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Biometrics, Cryptography, GDPR, InfoSec, IOT, Privacy, Privacy Shield

2017-12-20 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 23)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • The Next Device in Your House to Get Hacked May Be Your Vibrator
  • Bluetooth-Equipped Card Skimmer Found In Essex Gas Pump
  • Raspberry PI attack compromises networks, steals admin credentials
  • News and sports websites ‘vulnerable to attack’
  • HPE ignored SAN failure warnings at Australian Taxation Office, had no recovery plan
  • Federal report: Hospital cybersecurity is in ‘critical condition’
  • Europe’s looming data protection rules look swell – for IT security peddlers. Ker-ching!
  • Ai Weiwei Gets Artsy-Fartsy About Surveillance
  • Boeing preps pilotless passenger flights – once it has solved the Sully problem, of course

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Aviation, GDPR, InfoSec, IOT, Online surveillance, Privacy

2017-12-19 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 22)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • Chinese Malware Fireball Infects More than 250 Million Computers
  • Kmart Confirms Breach at Unspecified Number of Stores
  • OneLogin suffers breach—customer data said to be exposed, decrypted
  • Defense contractor stored intelligence data in Amazon cloud unprotected [Updated]
  • NORK spy agency blamed for Bangladesh cyberheist, Sony Pictures hack
  • Standing Rock Documents Expose Inner Workings of “Surveillance-Industrial Complex”
  • Publishers call for rethink of proposed changes to online privacy laws | Media
  • Digital Privacy Is Making Antitrust Exciting Again
  • Making Google the Censor

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Data Breach, E-Privacy Regulation, InfoSec, Online surveillance, Privacy

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