Ad Network Sizmek Probes Account Breach
The risk here comes from the fact that most ads are served up by third parties over which the domain holder has no control. Imagine if you were running a […]
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Why Phone Numbers Stink As Identity Proof
Wherever possible, I use Authy or Google Authenticator, or a bank PIN Pad for authentication. It’s time we weaned ourselves off of phone numbers as a means of ID…: Phone […]
Crypto Mining Service Coinhive to Call it Quits
Brian’s article is about the illegal use of mining services. I have an additional point: if cryptomining is becoming uneconomic then the processing power will become concentrated and we will […]
Former Russian Cybersecurity Chief Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison
What’s the cyber equivalent of a Cold War? Virtual War? Despite any personal chemistry between the two heads of state, that seems to be the message about the state of […]
Bomb Threat Hoaxer Exposed by Hacked Gaming Site
If you need a reminder to keep your private and public online personas separate…: Federal authorities this week arrested a North Carolina man who allegedly ran with a group of […]
Patch Tuesday, February 2019 Edition
“Gentlemen, start your 9patching) engines…” I had a raft of updates this morning, but it was worth doing as some of them are ‘critical’ as pointed out by Brian Krebs…: […]
More Alleged SIM Swappers Face Justice
Relying on your mobile phone account as a security measure. Read this from Brian Krebs…: Prosecutors in Northern California have charged two men with using unauthorized SIM swaps to steal […]
Crooks Continue to Exploit GoDaddy Hole
I’ve got some dormant domains on GoDaddy. Worth checking…: Godaddy.com, the world’s largest domain name registrar, recently addressed an authentication weakness that cybercriminals were using to blast out spam through […]