Shape, a leader in fraud and abuse prevention, adds protection from automated attacks, botnets, and targeted fraud to F5’s world-class portfolio of application services, protecting customers’ digital experiences. Strategic acquisition accelerates F5’s growth momentum and more than doubles F5’s addressable market in security. SEATTLE and SANTA CLARA – F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) and Shape Security today announced a definitive agreement under which F5 will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of the privately held Shape for a total enterprise value of approximately $1 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Shape protects the largest banks, airlines, retailers, and government agencies with sophisticated bot, fraud, and abuse defence. In particular, Shape defends against credential stuffing…
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A security researcher has found on the dark web 1,562 unique email addresses and passwords associated with Ring doorbell passwords. The list of passwords was uploaded on Tuesday to an anonymous dark web text-sharing site, commonly used to share stolen passwords and illicit materials. A security researcher found the cache of email addresses and passwords, which can be used to log in to and access the cameras, as well as their time zone and the doorbell’s location, such as “driveway” or “front door.” https://twitter.com/Plat4omLive/status/1207956333510774785
Ransomware attacks in the UK are on the rise, how can local governments best prepare for the eventuality of a ransomware hit? Ransomware is a big business for criminals and painfully expensive for companies. More and more cities and local governments around the world have become a hot target, with hackers shutting down government services, hospitals, blue light services, schools and universities. These types of attacks have been notable in the United States and in the last 10 months alone 140 local governments, police stations and hospitals have been held hostage by ransomware attacks[1]. As a result, hospitals are halting admissions…
California’s New Consumer Privacy Act will be going into effect in 2020 which will effectively give consumers more control over their private data. It is this new privacy law and others that will be implemented in the new year, that will impact online companies, especially those not prepared to comply with the new regulations.
Security researcher Bob Diachenko has identified an unprotected Elasticsearch cluster with 976 millions of records belonging Honda North America. An estimated 1 million records in the database contained information about Honda owners and their vehicles. No password or authentication was necessary to access the records, which included names, contact details and vehicle information. The database contained the following information of Honda owners and their vehicles: Full name Email address Phone number Mailing address Vehicle make and model Vehicle VIN number Agreement ID Other service information
The Metropolitan Police Service, which employs 42,000 officers and staff, dispatched more than 4,000 staff to attend so-called “cyber” training courses over the past two years. One e-learning course “Cyber Crime and Digital Policing – First Responder” was completed by 4,534 employees, with over half of attendees being student officers, and on another “Cyber Crime and Digital Policing: Introduction” course, again half of the attendees were new recruits. https://twitter.com/_TheRegister/status/1206868742606450688
It has been reported that an unsecured database operated by the online retailer LightInTheBox left 1.3TB of data containing 1.6 billion shopper records exposed for a three-month period this year. In what the breach discovers VPNMentor described as a major lapse in LighInTheBox’s data security and potentially devastating to the victims exposing them to not only a cyberattack but potentially a physical confrontation as the data included enough clues to allow a malicious actor to discover their home address. https://twitter.com/InfosecEditor/status/1207271932879462400
As the risks posed by data breaches and the needs of customers evolve at an ever-accelerating pace, many financial institutions are struggling to find the perfect balance between security and flawless customer experience. A crucial priority for any bank is protecting sensitive customer data and safeguarding their money. But just as important today, is providing a frictionless and streamlined customer experience. Considering that in 2018 criminals stole £1.2 billion through fraud and scams in the UK alone, most banks unsurprisingly tend to focus on security first and mitigating any potential risks for the organisation and its customers. However, one of…
It has been reported that over 200 industrial companies were affected by an info-stealing APT campaign. The victims of advanced persistent threat (APT) group mainly from South Korea but it has been reported to affect firms reside in other countries including Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, Germany and United Kingdom. https://twitter.com/Adam_K_Levin/status/1207001306772033536
It has been reported that Lazarus, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, has expanded its reach with the development and use of a Trojan designed to attack Linux systems. The APT, suspected to hail from North Korea, has previously been connected to global cyberattacks and malware outbreaks including the infamous WannaCry rampage.