Mandiant, a division of FireEye, has reported that it has discovered a vulnerability in a software protocol that enables hackers to gain access to audio and visual data on smart devices including baby monitors and web cameras. The protocol was created by Taiwanese Internet of Things vendor ThroughTek, and is incorporated in as many as
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$50 Million Ransom Demand is Largest Ever
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
In what is being reported as the largest ransom demand ever, Taiwanese electronics and computer manufacturer Acer has reportedly been hit with a ransomware attack by REvil, which is demanding a ransom of $50 million for the destruction of leaked documents.
REvil posted images of Acer documents on its website, including financial and bank information,…
ATM vulnerability – Banks beware!
By Sean Lawless on
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security
It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Often the same is said for an organization’s data privacy & security defensives. Could it be that the ubiquitous ATM machine is the weak link to the banking system? Thursday, July 14, IBSintelligence.com reported that in Taiwan, thieves, possibly using a…