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Open AWS S3 bucket exposes sensitive Experian and census info on 123 million U.S. households
Another cloud-based data repository, this one belonging to Alteryx, has publicly exposed datasets from the data analytics firm's partner Experian and the U.S. Census Bureau that contain sensitive personal information on 123 million U.S. households. Read more…
Fileless Malware Attacks Hit Milestone in 2017
Fileless malware attacks using PowerShell or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) tools accounted for 52% of all attacks this year, beating out malware-based attacks for the first time according to a new report. Read more…
Bitcoin and almost every other cryptocurrency crashed hard today
Bitcoin has been on a tear this past with the value of the cryptocurrency jumping from $8,000 to nearly $20,000. Well that run hit an abrupt end today as the price crashed as much as 23 percent on Coinbase. The price briefly dipped below $12,000 on some exchanges. Read more…
North Korean hackers turn focus to cryptocurrency, point-of-sale systems during holiday season
Cybercriminals linked to North Korea appear to be simultaneously targeting point-of-sale (POS) systems as well as cryptocurrency platforms as the annual holiday spike continues in retail stores and the hype surrounding bitcoin surges, according to new research. Read more…
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