Justin Hemmings of Alston & Bird writes: The FBI recently published its 2017 Internet Crime Report highlighting trends and statistics compiled by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”) during 2017. The report compiles data from a total of 301,580 complaints which reported losses of over $1.4 billion. In addition to an explanation of the…
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Aadhaar Security Failure: Government Webpages Provide Unsecured Access To Demographic Authentication
Aria Thaker reports: In another exposure of Aadhaar’s cybersecurity weaknesses, over 70 subdomains under a Government of India website are providing access to demographic-authentication services without requiring identity verification from the requester. The websites allow users to access an application programming interface, or API, in which anyone can enter a person’s Aadhaar number, name, gender…
A hacker figured out how to brute force iPhone passcodes (or did he?)
June 24 Update: It seems that there were errors made. Rene Ritchie reports: Update: Apple has provided me with the following statement, which should close the door on speculation surrounding this purported exploit: “The recent report about a passcode bypass on iPhone was in error, and a result of incorrect testing” Read more on iMore….
FTC Announces Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
June 20 – The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the agency will hold a series of public hearings on whether broad-based changes in the economy, evolving business practices, new technologies, or international developments might require adjustments to competition and consumer protection enforcement law, enforcement priorities, and policy. The multi-day, multi-part hearings, which will take…
Tokyo court: Data in Benesse leak not private enough for redress
A court opinion out of Tokyo may make it harder for plaintiffs in breach lawsuits in Japan to demonstrate harm or injury worthy of compensation. The breach and lawsuit against Benesse Corporation have been reported previously on this site in 2014 and 2015. Takuya Kitazawa reports: The Tokyo District Court rejected plaintiffs’ demands over a huge…
95 e-commerce fraudsters arrested in international operation – Europol
From Europol: 95 professional fraudsters and members of internet-based criminal networks suspected of online fraud activities were arrested during the 2018 e-Commerce Action (eComm 2018), a joint law enforcement operation supported by 28 countries1 from 4 to 15 June 2018. The main goal was to target online fraud through a coordinated law enforcement action within…