Too busy working all week to keep up with the most interesting stories coming out of the technology and security industries? Below are our recommendations for a roundup of the top stories happening now that you need to know.
1. Yahoo Tells SEC Executives Failed to Act onBreach
Yahoo’s Q4 2016 filing was made public this week, revealing some insight into its massive data breaches. The company admitted to the SEC that its security team was aware of the account compromises but ignored the gravity of the situation. Read more…
2. Emory HealthcareDatabase Breach: What Happened?
Emory Healthcare had a database it used for patient appointments breached. This is the largest health data breach that has been reported to federal regulations thus far in 2017. Read more…
3. Don't HugThese Internet-Connected Stuffed Toys
No company is immune from security issues. It came out this week that Spiral Toys, which manufacturers the CloudPets range of Bluetooth-enabled "smart toys," exposed 821,000 user records online, as well as links to 2.2 million parent and child voice recordings captured by its interactive toys and related apps. Read more...
4. Researchers find "severe" flaw in WordPress plugin with 1 million installs
Over 1 million websites running the WordPress content management system may be vulnerable to hacks that allow visitors to snatch password data and secret keys out of databases, at least under certain conditions. Read more…
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