Articles and Comments By Chris Hauk
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Five Guys Breached: Burger Franchise Suffers Data Compromise
January 09 , 2023 by Chris Hauk
"I am always disappointed when we first learn of a data breach that occurred numerous months ago. Un...
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Shoppers Are Better Prepared Ahead Of Black Friday Sales
November 23 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The ever-rising prices we're seeing this holiday season has us all thinking twice about whether or n...
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Amazon RDS Leaks User's Personal Data
November 17 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
It seems that most of the data leaks associated with Amazon Web Services stem from misconfiguration...
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China-Based Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Uses 42,000 Domains
November 16 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
This compromise of a certificate authority (CA) highlights the importance of managing all machine id...
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Comment: Paying Ransom Could Become Illegal After Cyberattack
November 15 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
While making ransom payments illegal could be seen as a "quick win" by the Aussie government, there...
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Advanced RAT AgentTesla Revealed As Most Widespread Malware In October
November 10 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
I know I've said this numerous times below, but educating employees and executives about the risks o...
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Medibank Says Hacker Accessed Data Of 9.7 Million Customers, Refuses To Pay Ransom
November 08 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Medibank is correct in saying that paying the ransom will not ensure that the bad actors responsible...
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Microsoft Voicemail Service Users Targeted with Phishing Attacks
November 08 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The bad actors of the world continue to innovate when it comes to phishing links. The method used i...
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Musk Takes Twitter Phishing For ‘Blue Ticks’
November 03 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Unfortunately, the bad actors of the world are always alert for opportunities to do a little "phishi...
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Samsung Galaxy Bug Secretly Let Hackers Install Apps on Targeted Devices
November 02 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
While I am heartened to hear that a security researcher had found the bug and Samsung took the neces...
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The Challenge Of Policing The Metaverse, Expert Weighs In
November 02 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
I applaud the call for police cybercrime units to familiarise themselves with the "Metaverse." I ca...
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Exclusive Comments On Medibank Data Breach
October 28 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The usual warnings apply for Medibank customers, who will need to stay on guard against phishing att...
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LinkedIn Releases New Security Features To Combat Fraud
October 28 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Applaud any efforts to cut down on the fake and cloned accounts that proliferate on social networks...
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Vice Society Hackers Confess To Education Sector Ransomware Attacks
October 27 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
As mentioned by Redmond, this group of bad actors focuses on organizations that have weaker security...
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Expert Commentary: See Tickets Data Breach
October 27 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
I am concerned that it took nearly a year for See Tickets to shut down this unauthorized activity by...
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Ukrainian Authorities Warn of Cuba Ransomware Campaign Threat
October 26 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
We can expect to see attacks like this to be on the rise as long as the war continues between Ukrain...
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COMMENT: CISA Warns Health Organisations Of Targeted Ransomware Attack by Daixin Hackers
October 26 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Educate! Educate! Educate! This should be the mantra of any organization when it comes to informing...
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OldGremlin Ransomware Fierce Comeback Against Russian Targets
October 24 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Russian authorities have traditionally turned a blind eye to Cybercriminal gangs like OldGremlin, as...
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Customer Data Exposed From Microsoft Misconfiguration
October 24 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Unfortunately, many of the data leaks we see these days are because of misconfigured Azure and Amaz...
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Autralian Wine Dealer Suffers Data Breach, 500,000 Customers May Be Affected
October 19 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
It seems as if we have all joined some evil "breach of the day" club these days, with one breach rig...
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COMMENT: Bulgarian Government Suffers Russian DDoS Attack
October 19 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
We can expect to see attacks like this continue throughout the near future, as Russia continues its...
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Governments Walk Businesses To Prepare For Ransomware
October 06 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
This new wide-casting of cyberattacks demonstrates how bad actors will happily change their approach...
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Optus Data Breach Announced, Experts Weigh In
September 26 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
As this data breach included Optus customers’ names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email address...
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Thousands Of Customers Affected In Revolut Data Breach
September 21 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Revolut customers will want to stay alert for any messages or emails asking for "additional informat...
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Is Uber's 'Security Incident' Just A Smoke Screen? Experts Weigh In
September 20 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
While a New York Times reporter says that the hacker has said he is 18 years old and hacked the Ube...
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Comment: New Approach To Ransomware Encryption Threatens To Undermine Cyber Security Strategies
September 13 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The intermittent encryption method being used by the "cool kids" poses a new challenge to security p...
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Uber's Ex-security Officer Facing Criminal Charges After Data Breach
September 08 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Authorities should do a deeper dive to investigate this breach, to determine whether or not other co...
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COMMENT: FBI Warns Cybercriminals Hijacking Home IP Addresses For Credential Stuffing
August 24 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Home users should immediately change their router's administrator password to a secure password, whi...
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How Cisco Get Hacked With 2.8GB From Corporate Network, Experts Weigh In
August 15 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Well, this has to be more than a little embarrassing for Cisco's "threat-intelligence" business. Ho...
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Chinese Hackers Targeted Dozens Of Industrial Enterprises And Public Institution, Exper Weighs In
August 10 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
As physical wars continue to make the headlines, cyber attacks like these are also on the rise. This...
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UK Parliament Closes TikTok Account After China Data Warning, Experts Weigh In
August 08 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Security observers have long been concerned about the amount of personal and corporate data that ma...
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Solana Cyberattack - More Than 8,000 ‘Hot Wallets’ Drained
August 04 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The Solana attack is just the latest in a recent series of attacks on crypto. Users will want to rev...
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A ‘Top Tier’ Hacking Gang Is Likely To Be Behind Entrust Ransomware Attack
July 27 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
"At this point, we don't know for sure exactly what data has been stolen. However, considering that...
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Thailand Admits To Using Phone Spyware, Cites National Security
July 21 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
"Pegasus spyware has long been used by governments and police agencies that are in search of ways...
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U.S. FTC Vows To Crack Down On Illegal Use And Sharing Of Citizens' Sensitive Data
July 15 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
"I'm glad to see a crackdown on this type of shadowy tracking of users. Hopefully, the FTC crackdown...
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Wiltshire Farm Foods Cyberattack
June 28 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
"This cyber attack is just the latest of the many attacks we've seen on food processing plants, util...
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Italian City Of Palermo Shuts Down All Systems To Fend Off Cyberattack
June 08 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
We can expect to see attacks of this type continue to rise, thanks to the current war between Russia...
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Comment: DuckDuckgo Browser Allows Microsoft Trackers Due To Search Agreement
May 26 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
It saddens me that a search engine we thought was private, DuckDuckGo, actually allows trackers for...
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Facial Recognition Company Clearview Ai Fined £7.5m For Illegally Using Images Of Brits Scraped From Online
May 24 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
Hopefully, we will continue to see fines like this against companies that violate citizens\' privacy...
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Chicago Public Schools Data Breach - Expert Comments
May 24 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
This data breach appears to have affected both students and faculty equally. While no social securit...
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Anonymous Declares Cyber-War On Pro-Russian Hacker Gang Killnet
May 24 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
We\'ll continue to see attacks from both sides in this cyberwar that stems from Russia\'s invasion o...
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Web Tracker Caught Intercepting Online Forms Even Before Users Hit Submit
May 22 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
I strongly encourage users to use \"disposable\" email addresses, such as those offered by Gmail or...
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Omnicell Suffers Ransomware Attack, Impact To Internal Systems
May 19 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
At this point we don\'t know for sure exactly what information was exposed or what systems were impa...
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Experts Insight On Coca Cola Potential Breach
April 28 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
So far, we have only seen Russian-linked cybercrime gang \"Stormous\" claim that they have successfu...
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Comment: Linkedin Becomes The Most Impersonated Brand For Phishing Attacks
April 21 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The bad actors of the world continue to find ways to attempt to separate victims from their money an...
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Microsoft Announces Windows Autopatch, Cybersecurity Experts Weigh In
April 12 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
This is good news, as it will help keep systems and software up to date, meaning security vulnerabil...
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Brokenwire Hack Could Let Remote Attackers Disrupt Charging For Electric Vehicles
April 07 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The Brokenwire hack could be used by bad actors, such as those based in Russia, to interrupt chargin...
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Block Cash App 8.2 Million Customers' Data Breached - Experts Reactions
April 07 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
The CashApp data breach reminds us that many data breaches are an inside job. Disgruntled employees...
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Honda Bug Lets A Hacker Unlock And Start Your Car via Replay Attack
March 28 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
It is unfortunate that Honda appears to be unwilling to resolve this issue, instead it chooses to co...
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Reality Winner's Twitter Account Was Hacked To Target Journalists
March 02 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
We can expect to see an escalation of attacks like these, as threat actors will continue to increase...
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What Caused The Ransomware Attack On Toyota? Experts Insight
March 01 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
We can expect to see an increase of cyber attacks in the near future, as more countries and companie...
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Police Return £4m To Victims Of International Crypto Scam
February 23 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
It is certainly a nice change to hear about a cryptocurrency scam that has a happy ending for the vi...
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Beijing Winter Olympics App Insecure
January 19 , 2022 by Chris Hauk
While the Citizen Lab report claims the app is required for participants, the International Olympic...
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Robinhood Data Breach - Expert Comments
November 10 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
I have long held that education is perhaps one of the most important tools a company can use to avoi...
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Location Data Collection Firm Admits Privacy Breach
November 01 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
This incident underlines the need for app users to investigate what personal data apps collect and t...
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United Nations’ Computers Breached by Hackers
September 13 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
This isn\'t the first time the UN has been targeted by the bad actors of the world, and I believe it...
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Apple to Announce Client-Side Photo Hashing System to Detect Child Abuse Images in Users’ Photos Libraries
August 09 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
While I am all for clamping down on child abuse and child pornography, I do have privacy concerns ab...
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Fresh Warning Over Rip-off Locator Forms On Google
July 30 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Once again, the bad actors of the world are looking to benefit financially from customer confusion i...
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Experts On Northern Rail Ticket Machines Targeted in a Suspected Ransomware Attack
July 21 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
China has long been suspected of being a state supporter of cyberattackers who both perform state-sp...
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Experts React: McDonald's Suffers Data Breach
June 14 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
It sounds as if McDonald\'s is being proactive about protecting its data, taking steps to detect dat...
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Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA
June 11 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
The EA data breach is different from numerous other attacks, as it isn\'t a ransomware attack, but i...
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Canada Post Discloses Data Breach
May 27 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Luckily, the information exposed wasn\'t particularly sensitive, other than the 3% of records that e...
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Asda Issues Online Home Delivery Warning After Thousands Targeted By Scam
April 30 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Members of the public who receive text messages or emails like this should never automatically assum...
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Experts Reaction On Home Office Tests Web-Spying Powers With Help Of UK Internet Firms
March 12 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Full-blown surveillance of users\' online activities should be illegal in all countries, but unfortu...
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Advancements In Invoicing - A Highly Sophisticated Way To Distribute ZLoader
March 11 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
This modified attack will likely be in heavy use during this U.S. tax season, as some strains pose a...
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Experts On West Ham Utd Website Leaks Users' Data
March 10 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
The West Ham data leak will put club supporters at real risk of being targeted by the bad actors of...
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Cybersecurity Expert Insight: SITA Data Breach
March 10 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
While it appears that the only information accessed in the breach are names and membership numbers,...
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Indian Cyber-espionage Effort Targets Election, Energy Officials In Pakistan And Kashmir
February 12 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
The lengths these hackers are going to gain the trust of users shows how threats like this continue...
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Expert Reaction On Cyberpunk 2077 Studio Falls Victim To Ransomware Attack
February 10 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
It looks like Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has been cyberpunked, as it is just the latest c...
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Expert Response On News That Israeli Hackers Breach KKK-affiliated Website
February 05 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
While anyone\'s first impulse would be to praise this hack as a strike against racism, observers sho...
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Experts Reaction On Security Firm Stormshield Discloses Data Breach, Theft Of Source Code
February 05 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Attacks like these are particularly concerning, as they may have originated from state-sponsored ba...
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Experts Reaction On Hackers Steal Foxtons Customer Data
February 04 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Unfortunately, in this case, Foxtons Group took the \"maybe if we ignore it and keep quiet, it will...
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Experts Reaction On Agent Tesla New Variants To Bypass Endpoint Protection
February 03 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Malware like Agent Tesla once again underscores the fact that the weakest link in any line of malwar...
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Data Privacy Protection Day (Thursday 28th) - Experts Comments
January 28 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
I can\'t stress enough the importance of parents teaching their kids about online safety and securit...
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Experts Reaction On Hackers Can Access Your Phone Number From Facebook
January 27 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Facebook users will want to be particularly aware of scam calls and texts that will surely be a resu...
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Cyber Expert On Malware Found On Laptops Provided By Government For Home-schooling
January 22 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
In this instance, it may be a case of trying to quickly get laptops into the hands of children so th...
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Cyber Criminals Left Stolen Phishing Credentials Exposed To Google Searches
January 22 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
While specific details are scant, it would appear the laptops in question are refurbished which incr...
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A Chinese Hacking Group Is Stealing Airline Passenger Details
January 21 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Data thefts like the Chinese group\'s action against the airlines is an example of why I always urge...
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Experts Insight On UN’s Environmental Program Breach-100K+ Employee Records Leaked
January 12 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
As it appears likely that bad actors have likely accessed the UN data, UN staff will need to be awar...
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Experts Reacted On Hackney Council Leaked Documents
January 08 , 2021 by Chris Hauk
Unfortunate victims that are affected by the Hackney Council breach will want to stay aware of phish...
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Experts Insight On People's Energy Data Breach
December 21 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Data breaches like the one suffered by People\'s Energy emphasizes the need for companies big and sm...
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Experts Reacted On China suspected of Spying on Americans via Caribbean Phone Networks
December 16 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
It is clear that Chinese spying will not be going away any time soon, despite the comments by a Chin...
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Experts Reaction On 4 Major Browsers Are Getting Hit In Widespread Malware Attacks
December 14 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Unfortunately, we don\'t know what, if any, user actions are required to enable these infections. Ho...
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Expert Comments On Encrypted Messaging Puts Children At Risk, Commissioner Warns
December 09 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Government and law enforcement officials have long claimed that end-to-end encryption prevents them...
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Experts Reaction On Dua Lipa And Other Spotify Artists' Pages Hacked By Taylor Swift 'Fan'
December 03 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While the Spotify Artist Pages hack makes headlines, more important is the recent report of up to 35...
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Experts Insight On User Data Of Event Management App Peatix Hacked
November 25 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While it\'s good news that none of Peatix\'s customers apparently had their credit card information...
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Privacy Experts On API Bug On Dating Site Bumble Exposed Personal Information Of 100M Users
November 18 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
This is an issue that will continue to explode, thanks to the popular use of APIs among developers....
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Experts Insight On Jupyter Trojan - Newly Discovered Malware Stealthily Steals Usernames And Passwords
November 17 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Jupyter infostealer is just the latest in an ongoing series of new malware attacks by the bad actors...
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Ransomware Gang Hacks Facebook Account To Run Extortion Ads - Expert Comments
November 12 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While I hesitate to say I am entertained by the creative methods that the bad actors of the world ar...
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Experts Reacted On Wisconsin Republican Party Says Hackers Stole $2.3 Million
November 02 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
I am surprised that we haven\'t seen more incidents like this, as hackers on both sides of the aisle...
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Experts On News: Cyber Attack On Nando's Customers
October 26 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The Nando\'s \"breach\" appears to be a case of customers reusing passwords on multiple sites. The b...
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Experts Insight On Barnes & Noble Hack
October 16 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
This data breach could provide a somewhat fresh approach for the bad actors of the world, allowing t...
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Experts On News That Intcomex Suffers Breach
October 14 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
At this point, we\'re not sure exactly how this data breach happened, but 1TB of data about Intcomex...
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Experts On Millions Of Records Belonging To Medical Testing Firm Found Exposed Online
October 12 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Wow! Another day, another unprotected bucket of data. It\'s hard to fathom that a firm would leave u...
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Expert On News That Hackers Claim They Can Now Jailbreak Apple's T2 Security Chip
October 07 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While the T2 security chip is certainly a serious issue, it does require physical access to the Mac...
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Experts Comments On Kylie's Cosmetics Security Incident
October 01 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The Shopify data theft is only the most recent incident where employees stole customer data or commi...
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Security Experts On Instagram bug lets hackers ‘snoop on you through your phone’ by sending a single image file
September 26 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
This flaw could have turned the user\'s device into a tool that could\'ve been used to spy on them....
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Experts On Major Activision Hack Reportedly Compromises Over 500k CoD Accounts
September 22 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Looks like it\'s time for Call of Duty players to do the password change shuffle. COD players need t...
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Experts On Iranian Hackers Can Now Beat Encrypted Apps
September 21 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While the hackers were apparently able to infect devices with malware to steal two-factor authentica...
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Experts Insight On Purdue Findings That Billions Of Devices Vulnerable To New 'BLESA' Bluetooth Security Flaw
September 18 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
This is just the latest discovery to involve security issues with Bluetooth connections. It is a con...
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Comment: Woman's Business Is Cloned On Instagram - Fighting The Scammers
September 14 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Unfortunately, Facebook, Instagram, and other social networks have left it up to their users to figh...
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Experts On Hundreds Of Data Security Risks On Marriott, British Airways And Easyjet Websites Exposed
September 14 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
It is sad to see that Marriott and other companies haven\'t learned their lesson from previous data...
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Experts Reaction On CISA And FBI Rebut Reports About Hacked Voter Data On Russian Forum
September 03 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Fortunately, the FBI and CISA didn’t find signs of a compromise in this instance, but registered v...
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Experts On Apps For Children Must Offer Privacy By Default
September 03 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While new protections for the privacy of children are always a welcome sight, these types of regulat...
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Expert Reaction On Chinese Smartphone Maker Selling Devices With Malware Pre-installed
August 26 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Unfortunately, this is not the first time something like this has happened. What\'s even more unfort...
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Experts On A New Botnet Is Covertly Targeting Millions Of Servers
August 25 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The continual back and forth between the bad guys and the defenders have reached a new level, as the...
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Experts on News: Experian scam leaves critical data on over 24 million customers exposed
August 21 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Any compromise of personal information like this offers an opportunity for the bad guys to impersona...
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Experts Reaction On Discovery Of Over 2.5M Medical Records Publicly available
August 19 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Sadly, incidents like this, and many others are a sobering reminder that our personal medical inform...
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Security Experts On Carnival Hit With Ransomware Attack Exposing Data
August 19 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
This is another case of a company not taking the steps to properly defend their networks against the...
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Experts Insight On Researchers Discovered Multiple Security Vulnerabilities In Zoom
August 12 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The Zoom security flaws are just the latest in an ongoing series of recently discovered flaws leavin...
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Ransomware Threatens Production of 300 Ventilators Per Day
August 12 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
It\'s sad to see that attacks on the healthcare sector continue to increase amid the COVID-19 crisis...
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EU Applies First Ever Sanctions In Response To Cyber-Attacks
August 04 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
I\'ll be interested to see what effect the restrictive measures imposed by the EU on these bad actor...
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Experts On The News: The Vatican Is Said To Be Hacked From China Before Talks With Beijing
July 30 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
It appears that the Vatican data breach was due to social engineering, using an electronic document...
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Experts Reaction Om OkCupid App & Web Security Flaws Discovered
July 30 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Numerous dating apps have been found to have security flaws and to be collecting and sharing informa...
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Expert Insight On Instacart Customers’ Personal Data Sold On Dark Web
July 24 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The Instacart breach serves as a reminder to all credit card users to keep an eye on all of their cr...
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Expert Reaction On CouchSurfing Investigates Data Breach
July 24 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While the CouchSurfing breach doesn\'t appear to have included password information (meaning hackers...
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Experts Insight On Major US Twitter Accounts Hacked in Bitcoin Scam
July 17 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Early reports indicated the Twitter Bitcoin hack was enabled by \"a coordinated social engineering...
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Experts On Russian Hackers Target Covid-19 Vaccine Research
July 17 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Coronavirus vaccine research has created an enticing new target for hackers of all types. The use of...
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Expert Reaction On News: New Zealand Property Management Company Leaks 30,000 Users Personal Data
July 16 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Another day, another unsecured Amazon S3 database. Incidents such as this will continue to occur unt...
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Comments On Cybersecurity Firm Finds More Spyware Hidden In Chinese Tax Software
July 16 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The GoldenSpy and GoldenHelper revelations are just the latest in a series of malware/spyware appare...
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Experts Reaction On Top Websites Provide Attackers with Access to Customer Data
July 15 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Businesses need to better monitor the code they use, especially that provided by third-party vendors...
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Expert Reaction On Millions of LiveAuctioneers Passwords for Sale
July 14 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
It\'s a bit ironic that users of an auction site are now seeing their login credentials and personal...
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Cyber Experts Comment On US Secret Service Creates New Cyber Fraud Task Force
July 13 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
With the continuing need for users to work, shop, and try to enjoy a bit of recreation online, the b...
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Experts Reaction On Fake TikTok links Injected With Malware
July 09 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Phishing attacks like the fake TikTok link incidents in Maharashtra will continue to prove to be fru...
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Experts Insight On New Dark Web Audit Reveals 15 Billion Stolen Logins
July 09 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Reports like this demonstrate how login details from one data breach can be used to access accounts...
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Expert Advise After Dozens Of US News Sites Hacked In WastedLocker Ransomware Attacks
July 03 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
This is another case where the infection of these networks could have been prevented by educating em...
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Expert Comment: Roblox Accounts Targeted By Pro-Trump Hacking Campaign
July 01 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
No matter your political leanings, hacks like this emphasize the dangers of allowing your kids to pl...
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Experts On Seller Floods Hacker Forum With Data Stolen from 14 Companies
June 30 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The sale of data from data breaches underscores the need for online users to use unique passwords on...
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New Twitter Breach - Security Expert Comments
June 24 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
While we don\'t know for sure if the \"data breach\" was due to actions on the part of hackers or si...
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Comment: Massive Spying On Users Of Google's Chrome Shows New Security Weakness
June 19 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The discovery of these malicious Chrome browser extensions underscore the need for users to exercise...
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Experts Insight On US Bank Customers Targeted In Ongoing Qbot Campaign
June 18 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The Qbot campaign underscores the need for consumers to remain ever alert for phishing schemes like...
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Expert Comments On Nine Out Of Ten 'Ethical' Hackers Abuse Cloud Service Providers
June 18 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The use of cloud service providers to conduct white hat reconnaissance and attacks indicate the need...
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Expert Reaction On Severe Risk As Amnesty Calls Out Countries With 'Most Dangerous' Contact Tracing Apps
June 17 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Amnesty International\'s investigation uncovers the unfortunate fact that many governments have abso...
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Claire's, Intersports Retail Websites Breached - Online Privacy Experts Comment
June 16 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Data skimming attacks like these underscore the need for online shoppers to remain ever vigilant. I...
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What Experts Say On Live Event Solutions Leader TAIT Discloses Data Breach
June 15 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The TAIT data breach underscores the cascading effect a breach such as this can have on a company an...
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Expert Insight On Dark Basin - Uncovering A Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation
June 10 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The Dark Basin report exposes a troubling development in the world of hacking, which is \"Hack-for-H...
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Expert Reaction On Malware Campaign Hides In Resumes And Medical Leave Forms
June 08 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Malware campaigns like this one are a constant reminder about the need to keep operating systems, so...
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Experts Reaction On Black Lives Matter Activists Targeted By Cyber Attacks
June 05 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The attacks on civil rights groups online are a sobering reminder that while the internet can be a t...
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Expert Reaction On DopplePaymer Ransomware Infected The Network Of One Of NASA's IT Contractors
June 04 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
In data breaches of this type, the first impulse of any company would be to pay the ransom. However,...
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Stupid Facebook Mistake Finally Catches Malicious Hacker With 1 Million Stolen Identities
May 29 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Kudos to the research team at Check Point for staying vigilant and persisting in its investigation i...
Expert Commentary
Experts Reaction On 26 Million LiveJournal Credentials Leaked Online
May 28 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
It seems as if lately it\'s \"another day, another data breach.\" Incidents such as this underscore...
Expert Commentary
Expert Insight On Malware Turns Discord Client Into Password Stealer
May 26 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
The continuing evolution of malware like \"AnarchyGrabber\" underscores the need for users to remain...
Expert Commentary
Experts Insight On Wishbone App Data Breach Affects 40M Users
May 22 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
In any data breach, but especially in cases like the Wishbone breach, users need to take certain act...
Expert Commentary
Experts Reaction On Japan Investigates Potential Leak of Prototype Missile Data in Mitsubishi Hack
May 22 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Zero-day vulnerability attacks like this one continue to be a popular attack vector for hackers. Thi...
Expert Commentary
Bluetooth Bugs Allow Impersonation Attacks on Legions of Devices - Experts Reaction
May 21 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
Security vulnerabilities like this Bluetooth vulnerability should reinforce the need among developer...
Expert Commentary
Expert Comments On TikTok Violated Children’s Privacy Law, FTC Complaint Says
May 19 , 2020 by Chris Hauk
There are simply too many security and privacy vulnerabilities in apps like TikTok, making it an att...
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