CyberSecurity

A collection of stories related to technology vulnerabilities, exploits and preventive controls by Dr. Steven Hornik as curated by University of Central Florida Advanced Accounting Information System graduate students.

By shornik

CyberSecurity
Magazine by shornik
A collection of stories related to technology vulnerabilities, exploits and preventive controls by Dr. Steven Hornik as curated by University of Central Florida Advanced Accounting Information System graduate students.
March 26
Donald Trump Jr
Timeline: How Russian agents allegedly hacked the DNC and Clinton’s campaign
The Washington Post - By Philip Bump
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein on Friday announced the indictment of 12 Russians affiliated with that country’s intelligence services for their alleged role in hacking the networks of the Democratic
April 18
412 million FriendFinder accounts exposed by hackers
csoonline.com - Steve Ragan is senior staff writer at CSO. Prior to joining the journalism world in 2005, Steve spent 15 years as a freelance IT contractor focused on infrastructure management and security.
Six databases from FriendFinder Networks Inc., the company behind some of the world’s largest adult-oriented social websites, have been circulating …
April 18
Home Depot to Pay $27.25m in Latest Data Breach Settlement
infosecurity-magazine.com - Tara Seals US/North America News Reporter, Infosecurity Magazine
In the latest settlement of legal claims arising out of a massive 2014 data breach at Home Depot, the retailer has agreed to pay $27.25 million to …
April 18
Cybersecurity
Cyberspies Hijacked the Internet Domains of Entire Countries
WIRED - Andy Greenberg
The discovery of a new, sophisticated team of hackers spying on dozens of government targets is never good news. But one team of cyberspies has …
April 18
Feds: Cardinals Hacker Probably Leaked To Deadspin As Revenge For Astros' Sports Illustrated Cover
Deadspin - Lindsey Adler
Documents unsealed last week in U.S. District Court for the southern district of Texas reveal new details about the crimes committed by former St. …
April 18
How the Russians broke into the Democrats' email, and how it could have been avoided
CNBC - Kate Fazzini
The Russians allegedly took a multi-pronged approach to the Democrats’ congressional and presidential campaigns, as well as the elections systems in …
April 17
This malware campaign is targeting the military with phony emails from a defence contractor
ZDNet - Danny Palmer
Spear-phishing attacks against Ukraine are part of a cyber-espionage campaign by a group with potent capabilities. The Ukrainian government and …
April 17
Chegg to reset passwords for 40 million users after April 2018 hack
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Chegg says it discovered the hack last week and that hackers didn't access financial or SSN data. Chegg, a US-based education technology company based …
April 17
What is WannaCry ransomware, how does it infect, and who was responsible?
csoonline.com - Josh Fruhlinger is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles.
WannaCry is a ransomware worm that spread rapidly through across a number of computer networks in May of 2017. After infecting a Windows computers, …
April 16
World News
Russia’s hacking of the US power grid, explained
Vox - Kelsey Atherton
A huge story about Russian hacking got lost amid all the Trump administration staffing drama and Stormy Daniels news over the past week: On March 15, the US government released a report describing a massive
April 16
NHS 'could have prevented' WannaCry ransomware attack
BBC News
NHS trusts were left vulnerable in a major ransomware attack in May because cyber-security recommendations were not followed, a government report has said. More than a third of trusts in England were by
April 16
The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
Bloomberg - Jordan Robertson
In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of …
April 16
Uber warns cyber attacks could cripple its business
Business Insider - Graham Rapier
The ride-hailing giant made its paperwork public for the first time on Thursday, providing us the first comprehensive look under the hood at the company's financials, risk factors and more. Among those
April 16
Microsoft
Microsoft Email Hack Shows the Lurking Danger of Customer Support
WIRED - Lily Hay Newman
On Friday night, Microsoft sent notification emails to an unknown number of its individual email users—across Outlook, MSN, and Hotmail—warning them …
April 16
Cloudy with a Chance of Security Breach
darkreading.com - Ronan David Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Business Development for EfficientIP
Businesses must be aware of the security weaknesses of the public cloud and not assume that every angle is covered.
April 15
TJX
Security Breach at TJX — Analysis
medium.com - Mounica Vennamaneni
The data breach at TJX had taken place through multiple points of attack, the breach revealed several security vulnerabilities which are discussed …
April 14
Encrypted Messaging Project "Matrix" Suffers Extensive Cyber Attack
thehackernews.com - Mohit Kumar
Matrix—the organization behind an open source project that offers a protocol for secure and decentralized real-time communication—has suffered a …
April 12
Card Data Stolen From 5 Million Saks and Lord & Taylor Customers
The New York Times - By VINDU GOEL and RACHEL ABRAMS
Saks has been hacked — adding to the already formidable challenges faced by the luxury retailer. A well-known ring of cybercriminals has obtained more than five million credit and debit card numbers from
April 12
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April 12
Researchers find Russian “VPNfilter” malware was a Swiss Army hacking knife
Ars Technica - Sean Gallagher
Researchers at Cisco's Talos have discovered that VPNfilter—the malware that prompted Federal Bureau of Investigation officials to urge people to …
April 12
Hackers infect 500,000 consumer routers all over the world with malware
Ars Technica - Dan Goodin
Hackers possibly working for an advanced nation have infected more than 500,000 home and small-office routers around the world with malware that can …
April 12
VPNFilter malware infecting 500,000 devices is worse than we thought
Ars Technica - Dan Goodin
Malware tied to Russia can attack connected computers and downgrade HTTPS. Two weeks ago, officials in the private and public sectors warned that …
April 12
Symantec
Your hotel check-in confirmation could be putting you at risk
CNET - by Alfred Ng
Security researchers found hundreds of hotel websites leaking booking details to third parties and advertisers.
April 11
How does a breach like Anthem happen?
csoonline.com - Steve Ragan is senior staff writer at CSO. Prior to joining the journalism world in 2005, Steve spent 15 years as a freelance IT contractor focused on infrastructure management and security.
Remove all the hype, all the sensationalism, and Anthem's security dilemma is no different from one that any other large organization would face. Was …
April 11
How did the TimeHop data breach happen?
csoonline.com - Christopher Burgess is an advocate for effective security strategies, be they at the office or home for you and your family. Christopher, served 30+ years within the Central Intelligence Agency. He co-authored the book Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost, Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century.
In July 2018, TimeHop, in a very transparent manner, discussed the breach of their service which affected approximately 21 million records, some of …
April 10
'Karma': Inside the hack used by the UAE to break into iPhones of foes
Reuters
A spying squad based in Abu Dhabi used a hacking tool called Karma to spy on iPhones of opponents. Reuters explains how the exploit worked.
April 9
Here's how to check if you were one of the 500 million customers affected by the Marriott hack
Business Insider - Paige Leskin
Hackers have accessed the information of about 500 million people who stayed in Marriott's Starwood line of hotels, the hotel chain announced Friday. Marriott said it discovered earlier this month that
April 8
The Under Armour Hack Was Even Worse Than It Had To Be
WIRED - Lily Hay Newman
When Under Armour announced that its nutrition app MyFitnessPal had suffered a data breach impacting the information of roughly 150 million users, …
April 7