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Google to Pay $391 Million Privacy Fine for Secretly Tracking Users' Location

391M$ fine: Google's #privacy actions deemed deceptive. ⚠️ "misled users to think they turned off location tracking, but continued to collecting data" Location is combined with behavioral data to create user profiles eg for ad targeting.

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18.11.2022

Instagram Impersonators Target Thousands, Slipping by Microsoft's Cybersecurity

⚠️ #Phishing attack targets 22k students in the US with a "unusual login on Instagram" scam. To note: attack used a valid 41-month old domain with a good reputation, and was able to pass e.g. MS 365 and Exchange email protections.

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18.11.2022

It’s time. Delete your Twitter DMs

Twitter is in quite a chaos. Security people are advising to e.g. delete DMs 💬 and stop using Twitter SSO 🔐. Recently quitted Twitter employees include: - CISO - Head of Trust & Safety - CPO (privacy) - CCO (compliance) #cybersecurity

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18.11.2022

The Biggest Phishing Breaches of 2022 and How to Avoid them for 2023

#Phishing attacks were once primitive and full of typos, but nowadays even experts have trouble identifying them. Top types in 2022: 🅰️ Typosquatting 🌐 Lookalike domains 👔 Executive impersonation 🧑‍💼 High-level employee targeting

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11.11.2022

Mastodon: What you need to know for your security and privacy

After Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, Mastodon is becoming hot. Mastodon is a free, ad-free, decentralised, open-source social media, created by a German non-profit organization. If you're interested, check also these related #cybersecurity tips >>

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11.11.2022

Australian real estate agency Harcourts suffers a data breach

Harcourts suffered a #cyberattack last month. Rental database incl. lots of sensitive data (photo IDs, signature copies, etc.). ⚡ Harcourts smoothly blames partner: "Breach occurred due to Stafflink employee using own device for work..."

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11.11.2022

Having refused to pay ransom, health insurer Medibank sees customer data posted online by hackers

Australia's largest health insurer Medibank announced they won't pay to #ransomware gang. ⚠️ Crooks started releasing client data online, dividing insured customers to "good" & "naughty" depending on e.g. substance abuse or medical issues.

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11.11.2022

Parcel delivery scams are on the rise: Do you know what to watch out for?

Parcel delivery scams spoof e.g. DHL / other delivery services, sending #phishing emails / SMS telling something's wrong with delivery to get users to click. 📈 Amounts are soaring as e-commerce has grown and holiday's are coming up.

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28.10.2022

Online ticketing company “See” pwned for 2.5 years by attackers

See Tickets is a major global player in the online event ticketing. ⚠️ They suffered a #cybersecurity breach that lasted 2,5 years before spotted, only when an external person notified See Tickets about it. Breach timeline and details >>

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28.10.2022