Welcome 2023! Hopefully, it will be better for cybersecurity. Hopefully. More FTX Cybercrime The DoJ has launched yet another criminal probe in the bizarre FTX bankruptcy. This represents about $375 million out of the billions lost, but it looks like this theft took place right after the bankruptcy became public. Credit: MSN Slack Joins Okta […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Also get ready to patch your Infiniti, Nissan, Acura, Mercedes, Genesis, Ford, Toyota, Jaguar, Kia, Honda and Land Rover. As car makers attach more bells and whistles to your new car, assume a steady stream of recalls. The problem is that the car makers are not patching older cars, so they will remain vulnerable until […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A Louisiana law now makes it a crime for web sites serving content harmful to minors to install age verification technology, but only for users who are in Louisiana. The law became effective on January 1st. The law says that any web site that intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors shall be held […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]People want to pretend that whatever they do on social media is somehow separate from their work life, but it is not. If you are a defense contractor with a clearance, even a “public trust” level of clearance (which is a very low level clearance), what you do on social media definitely counts. In fact […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Happy 2023 – Lets hope cybersecurity is better this year January 1, 2022 Security News Bites for the Week Ending December 30th, 2022Comcast Xfinity accounts hacked in widespread 2FA bypass, TSAmay roll out facial recognition security screening nationwide next year, scammers are scammingthe scammers – karma works, Bahamian regulators seize $3.5 billion in FTX assets, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Comcast Xfinity Accounts Hacked in Widespread 2FA Bypass While Comcast is not saying much, a number of users who use Comcast email WITH 2FA are reporting their accounts being hacked. It appears this is due, possibly, to password reuse combined with a bug in Comcast’s system which allows the hackers to bypass 2FA. Once the […]
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