Unencrypted Biometric Data Database Found A database called Biostar2, of the fingerprints and face Scans of over a million people that are used by police, defense contractors and banks was found unencrypted and exposed on the Internet. That was bad enough. Then the article said that the database included user names, passwords and other personal […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers are nothing if not creative. Combine that with businesses not paying enough attention to security and you get a mess. Researchers discovered an unprotected database with over 5 million client records belonging to Choice Hotels. The hotel says there is good news. Only 700,000 of those records were from real customers. Doesn’t that make […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The issue of foreign influence in US Presidential elections has been and continues to be a hot button. Sometimes the focus on election hacking is on hacking the ballot box, but while this is possible, it would be very hard to do that on a national scale, so it is unlikely that this is the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Everyone has heard about the Federal Trade Commission fining (tentatively) Facebook $5 billion for sharing your data – with Cambridge Analytica – without your permission. The FBI has sought proposals for third parties to hoover up everything that is visible on social media and build a database so the FBI can search it for information […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Researchers Hack WPA 3 Again The WiFi Alliance has always keep their documents secret. The only way that you even get a copy of the specs is to become a member and that will cost you $5k-$20k a year, depending on your role. The same team that reported the bugs called Dragonblood found these new […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Alarm companies like wireless alarm sensors because they cost less to install and are prettier since there are no wires. They are also remarkably less secure. It is useful to understand that you neighborhood junkie might not be able to pull off the attack, but any serious burglar would not have a problem. In this […]
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