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Thousands of MikroTik routers are snooping on user traffic

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In yet another case of unpatched consumer devices representing a threat to the security and privacy of users, thousands of MikroTik have been uncovered which are eavesdropping on users.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 05, 2018

Passport Numbers Exposed in Air Canada Data Breach

Air Canada has alerted users of its mobile app of a data breach that exposed personal information – including stored passport numbers – of some 20,000 users.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 30, 2018

Fiserv Flaw Exposed Customer Data at Hundreds of Banks

Fiserv, Inc., a major provider of technology services to financial institutions, just fixed a glaring weakness in its Web platform that exposed personal and financial details of countless customers across hundreds of bank Web sites, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 28, 2018

99% of Texas Voter Records Exposed

Election security has again been called into question after millions of Texas voter records were left exposed. A file discovered by Flash Gordon, a New Zealand-based data breach hunter, was left on an unsecured server without a password, according to TechCrunch.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 25, 2018

The GDPR Ripple Effect

The race to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the May 25 deadline is over, but data security and privacy is a marathon, not a sprint. If the ever-evolving regulatory compliance landscape is any indication, GDPR is just the first of many mandates to come.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 24, 2018

Medical records of high school students leaked in 'appalling' data breach

A data breach has taken place at a Melbourne high school which resulted in the confidential healthcare records of students being published online.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 23, 2018

Unencrypted laptop exposes personal details of 37,000 Eir customers, faulty security update blamed

It’s not great when any organisation loses a laptop, but if the contents of the computer’s hard drive have been fully encrypted and a strong password has been used it’s hardly the end of the world. After all, the chances of a criminal being able to access any sensitive information on the mislaid or stolen device is remote – and the cost should be limited to the purchase of a replacement.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 23, 2018

Get serious about consumer data protection

The idea that organizations should be doing more to protect the personal data they hold about individuals has been gaining ground in recent years. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sparked a scramble to operationalize data management and security.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 21, 2018

NHS Patient Data at Risk from Historic Breach: Report

A historic breach at a third-party supplier has put the data of countless NHS patients at risk, according to a new report.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 14, 2018

Butlin’s Customers Face Anxious Holiday After Breach Alert

Tens of thousands of holidaymakers may be at a heightened risk from phishing attacks after Butlin’s admitted a data breach affecting customers’ personal information.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 13, 2018

Comcast Xfinity web flaws exposed customer data

There is no comfortable way for an organisation to learn that its website is leaking customer data but one of the most alarming must surely be getting that bad news from a journalist.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 10, 2018

Healthcare Firm Exposes Data on 2m+ Mexicans

Highly sensitive data on over 2.3 million Mexican patients has been exposed via a misconfigured MongoDB installation.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 08, 2018

Privacy International Takes Police Phone Hacking Case to IPC

Privacy International has written to the investigatory powers commissioner (IPC) requesting an urgent review into potentially unlawful use by the UK police of mobile phone extraction (MPE) technology.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 06, 2018

GDPR: What's really changed so far?

The European Commission's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) officially came into force across the European Union on 25 May, with the aim of bringing laws and obligations around personal data, privacy and consent up to date for the internet age.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 03, 2018

Supplier Error Leaks Decade of Data from Carmakers

A security error by a third-party supplier has left over 100 manufacturing firms including several big-name carmakers red-faced after sensitive documents were exposed.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 23, 2018

Has GDPR Impacted Insider Threats?

According to new research from Clearswift, the introduction of GDPR has led to a slight drop in insider threats in both the UK and Germany. Survey respondents said that insider threats make up 65% of reported incidents in 2018, compared to 73% last year.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 22, 2018

GDPR will increase reported breaches and trigger a flood of ‘Right to be Forgotten’ requests

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now being enforced, and 60 percent of affected businesses are not prepared. This is concerning, but I’m not here to spread the fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD).

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 10, 2018

Privacy International Launches GDPR Probe into Data Companies

Privacy International has launched a new investigation into a swathe of shadowy data companies to see if they comply with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force today.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 28, 2018

GDPR Oddsmakers: Who, Where, When Will Enforcement Hit First?

Alarm bells are ringing. The grace period is over. As of today, supervisory authorities are officially free to lay down enforcement action for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Now come the real questions: who gets hit first, for what, how hard, and when does the hammer drop?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 26, 2018

Tech Talk: As GDPR looms, companies rush to comply

For many companies, GDPR has become a four-letter acronym. The European Union's new General Data Protection Rule – which applies to virtually any kind of data that can be used to identify a person – goes into effect May 25. And companies around the world are rushing to make sure they're in compliance, or at least can demonstrate that they're hard at work trying to meet the EU demands.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 20, 2018

Linux Privacy - Page 13

Navigating the Tails 6.8 Update: What It Means for Security-Minded Users

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