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In response to news that a 17-year-old was one of three people arrested in connection with the largest privacy and security breach in Twitter’s history and the bitcoin scam that saw the accounts of public figures such as Barack Obama, Bill Gates and Joe Biden hijacked for fraud, an expert […]

Arrests in Twitter’s Largest Security Breach – Expert Comment

This entry was posted in Breaking News Cybersecurity Expert Commentary and tagged Point3 Security on July 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff

“LiveAuctioneers, the online website which broadcasts live auctions selling antiques, art, and collectibles, has warned that user details have fallen into unauthorized hands following a security breach,” reported by Graham Cluley last week. A notification on LiveAuctioneers website states, “As of July 11th, 2020, our cybersecurity team has confirmed that […]

Online Auctions Site “Completely Failed Its Customers”

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Data Protection Expert Commentary and tagged Point3 Security on July 13, 2020 by Steven Bowcut

In a message to business owners on the platform today, Twitter reported a data breach while using its advertisement and analytics platform. In an email to its clients, Twitter said it was “possible” others could have accessed personal information, including email addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of […]

Twitter Reports a Possible Data Breach

This entry was posted in Breaking News Cybersecurity Expert Commentary and tagged Twitter on June 23, 2020 by Steven Bowcut

In a Public Service Announcement (PSA) issued today, The FBI warned that the increased use of mobile banking apps could lead to more user exploitation. The PSA states, “As the public increases its use of mobile banking apps, partially due to increased time at home, the FBI anticipates cyber actors […]

FBI Warns of Increased Mobile Banking App Exploitation

This entry was posted in App Security Cybersecurity Expert Commentary FBI on June 10, 2020 by Steven Bowcut

TechCrunch reported yesterday that New York payments startup, Paay, exposed millions of credit card numbers. The massive database storing millions of credit card transactions is now secure after spending close to three weeks exposed publicly to the internet. The report said, “because there was no password on the server, anyone could access the […]

Unsecured Paay Database Exposes 2.5m Card Transaction Records

This entry was posted in Breaking News Cybersecurity Expert Commentary on April 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff

New data from security firm Tessian found that 673 domains related to the $2T stimulus package have been registered since the U.S. government announced on March 19 it would issue checks. The domains use common questions or keywords (such as whereismystimuluscheck or COVID-19-stimulus), banking on the fact that many will […]

Over 670 Stimulus-Related Domains Registered Since U.S. Gov Announcement

This entry was posted in COVID-19 Cybersecurity Expert Commentary on April 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Following a routine iOS Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) investigation, ZecOps found a number of suspicious events that affecting the default Mail application on iOS dating as far back as Jan 2018. ZecOps analyzed these events and discovered an exploitable vulnerability affecting Apple’s iPhones and iPads. ZecOps detected multiple […]

Apple iPhone May Be Vulnerable to Email Hack

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Expert Commentary and tagged ZecOps on April 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Brian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity reported this week about “tens of thousands of personal and possibly proprietary databases that were left accessible to the public online have just been wiped from the Internet, replaced with ransom notes demanding payment for the return of the files. Adding insult to injury, it appears […]

MongoDB Database Breach – What the Experts are Saying

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Expert Commentary and tagged MongoDB on June 20, 2019 by Steven Bowcut

As you are likely aware by now, Quest Diagnostics – one of the biggest blood testing providers in the country – warned Monday that nearly 12 million of its customers may have had personal, financial, and medical information breached due to an issue with one of its vendors. This kind […]

Quest Diagnostics Breach – What the Experts are Saying

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Expert Commentary Today's Most Interesting Security News and tagged Quest Diagnostics on June 3, 2019 by Steven Bowcut

A massive database containing the contact information of millions of Instagram influencers, celebrities, and brand accounts has been exposed online. The database, hosted by Amazon Web Services, was left without a password allowing anyone to look inside. It is thought that the database has over 49 million records. Discovered by […]

Instagram Influencers Account and Contact Information Exposed – What the ...

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Expert Commentary Today's Most Interesting Security News and tagged Instagram on May 21, 2019 by Steven Bowcut

Marriott is investigating a data breach of its Starwood reservation system that could have exposed personal information for up to 500 million guests — making it the second-largest breach ever. That data could include passport numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers for 327 million people, while others may also have […]

Marriott Data Breach – What the Experts are Saying

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Expert Commentary on November 30, 2018 by Steven Bowcut