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U.S. Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details for some 60 million other users, and in some cases to modify account details on their behalf. KrebsOnSecurity was contacted last week Read More …
The security posture of the Office of Personnel Management has improved drastically and by the end of the year, the agency is on track to meeting almost all recommendations the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) made over the past two Read More …
We all have something to hide, something to protect. But if you are also relying on self-encrypting drives for that, then you should read this news carefully. Security researchers have discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in some of the popular self-encrypting Read More …
The incident, which took place in mid-October, follows major breaches at several airlines — but this time around no payment details were affected Eurostar has reset all customers’ online passwords after detecting an “attempted” hack, the rail company confirmed. The Read More …
The chain accounts for over 1,400 hotels in over 70 countries and includes the Park Plaza brand, Country Inn & Suites, Park Inn, and Radisson Collection. Radisson Rewards members were directly informed on October 30 and 31 that a security Read More …
Australian prime defence contractor and shipbuilder Austal informed [PDF] the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of a data breach after the market closed on Thursday evening. The company said it alerted “stakeholders” who were potentially hit by the breach, but said no information Read More …
A hack was detected earlier this month in a government computer system that works alongside HealthCare.gov, exposing the personal information of approximately 75,000 people, according to the agency in charge of the portal. In a statement to CNN, the Centers Read More …
Ministry of Defence secrets were exposed in dozens of breaches of military cyber security policy last year, as hostile nations and spy agencies continue to probe the UK’s defence sector. Heavily redacted reports obtained by Sky News have revealed that Read More …
A slight majority of digital security experts surveyed by The Cybersecurity 202 say the United States should follow in the European Union’s footsteps and pass a law that requires companies to disclose data breaches quickly. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation requires Read More …
Just weeks before the midterms, voter information from 19 states has turned up on the Dark Web. Up to 35 million voter records have been found up for sale on a popular hacking forum from 19 states, researchers discovered. Researchers Read More …
