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Hackers built a ‘master key’ for millions of hotel rooms

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Security researchers have built a master key that exploits a design flaw in a popular and widely used hotel electronic lock system, allowing unfettered access to every room in the building. The electronic lock system, known as Vision by VingCard and built by Swedish lock manufacturer Assa Abloy, is used in more…

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Access Group notifies borrowers of data security incident

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dissent

It’s not just edtech vendors students need to watch out for when it comes to privacy and data security.  Vendors that help process student loans may also put you at risk, as this notification from AccessLex Institute  (dba Access Group) reminds us.  The nonprofit organization, which provides financial education resources and services, writes: Dear [Name]:…

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Altaba, Formerly Known as Yahoo!, Charged With Failing to Disclose Massive Cybersecurity Breach; Agrees To Pay $35 Million

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Dissent

From the SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the entity formerly known as Yahoo! Inc. has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to disclose one of the world’s largest data breaches in which hackers stole personal data relating to hundreds of millions…

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Careem knew – or should have known – that they had a serious problem last year: researcher

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Dissent

Mark Sutton has some follow-up commentary on the Careem breach reported on this site yesterday: Gregg Petersen of Veeam Software said that not alerting customers to the breach for so long “isn’t acceptable”, and that organisations need to work faster to maintain the trust of their customers. Jordanian cybersecurity expert Raed Nesheiwat also said that…

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Hong Kong Broadband Network announces new security measures after 380,000 customers’ info hacked

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dissent

Sum Lok-kei reports: Hong Kong’s second-largest residential broadband provider will purge the data of 900,000 former customers, as well as reducing how long it holds information, after a hack last week compromised the data of hundreds of thousands of customers. Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) announced the new security measures as CEO William Yeung Chu-kwong…

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U.S. Seeks Long Jail Term For Yahoo Hacker, Sending ‘Message Of Deterrence’ To FSB

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dissent

Mike Eckel reports: U.S. authorities have demanded a nearly eight-year prison sentence for a Kazakh-born computer hacker, asserting that a harsh term would send a message to Russia’s main intelligence agency about hacking and espionage. Federal prosecutors made the arguments in court filings in San Francisco ahead of the next hearing for Karim Baratov, who…

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