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2017-12-22 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 29)

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

  • Hacker steelt info van half miljoen Belgische patiënten (in Dutch)
  • Dow Jones customer data exposed in cloud error
  • Forgotten your Myspace password? Just a name, username, DoB will get you in – and into anyone else’s, too
  • Mariano’s, Kimpton Hotels sued over alleged collection of biometric data: ‘It’s something very personal’
  • iCloud security flaw put iPhone, Mac passwords at risk
  • Burglary in mind? Easy, just pwn the home alarm
  • ‘It was always going to happen’: Inside the cyber-attack on parliament
  • Yes, Canada could lose its adequacy standing
  • Brexit Britain must move fast to keep data flowing with Europe

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Biometrics, Data Breach, GDPR, InfoSec, Online surveillance, Privacy, Security Operations

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 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

2017-12-19 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 18)

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

  • 135 MEELLION Indian government payment card details leaked
  • Data breach rattles Sabre: Intrusion into hotel reservations system revealed
  • FireEye calls Shim-anigans: Bank-raiding hackers switch tactics
  • Public Health Watchdog Warns That Using NHS Data For Immigration Enforcement Could Lead To Epidemics
  • Leaked: The UK’s secret blueprint with telcos for mass spying on internet, phones – and backdoors
  • Encryption May Lower Fines Under New EU Privacy Regime
  • Out of German Parliament Passes New Federal Data Protection Act
  • Financial services sector most attacked in 2016
  • Hundreds of Apps Can Listen for Marketing ‘Beacons’ You Can’t Hear

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Data Breach, GDPR, InfoSec, Online surveillance, Privacy, Software Security

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