«The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure».
Source : U.S. warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms
«The technique “can be abused to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos, and so on,” he wrote. “The attack works against all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. Depending on the network configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data».
«In an attempt to keep you connected to Apple devices and services, iOS 11 compromises users’ security. Such a loophole in connectivity can potentially leave users open to new attacks. Closing this loophole would not be a hard fix for Apple to make».
« It was used for an old version of the Apple Watch app, specifically to run the heavy lifting of rendering maps on your phone & then send the rendering to the Watch app. This dependency was removed with previous improvements to Apple’s OS & our app. Therefore, we’re removing this API from our iOS codebase ».
Source : Researchers: Uber’s iOS App Had Secret Permissions That Allowed It to Copy Your Phone Screen
«Hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the U.S. penetrates foreign computer networks and defends against cyberattacks after a National Security Agency contractor removed the highly classified material and put it on his home computer, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter».
Source : Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense – WSJ
« White-Collar Offender Tends to have a low self-esteem, a high IQ and charisma. Anxious, tensed and frustrated, competitive, ambitious and dominant. Usually loves to take risks and have a dry sense of humor » – Description of White-Collar Offender…
Source : FACEPTION | Our Technology
«Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed the social security numbers and other data of about 143 million Americans. After discovering the breach, but before notifying the public, three Equifax senior executives sold shares in the company worth almost $1.8m. Since the public announcement, the company’s share price has tumbled».
«Since phishing has become much more common, network administrators have made a habit of telling users never to click on password reset links that go to different domains. Because of the way that Google has implemented AMP, however, Gmail users and people using Google apps for institutional use are now more vulnerable to such attacks. Phishers who use AMP pages can thereby employ official « google.com » web addresses to direct users to malicious sites».
Source : Russian hackers exploited a Google flaw the company has refused to fix – Salon.com
«Le 11 février 2013, Madame W. fait des recherches sur Internet, et, par curiosité, tape ses nom et prénom sur le moteur de recherche Google. Elle voit s’afficher l’inscription « dossier enfant » avec son numéro de sécurité sociale. En cliquant sur ce résultat, elle arrive sur le site « http://www.dbsi.eu », qui comporte d’autres noms et prénoms précédés d’un numéro de sécurité sociale. ..Elle clique sur le sien, et découvre le dossier médical de son fils, Jean-François, prématuré né à l’hôpital Nord de Marseille, le 22 juin 2008. Elle constate qu’elle peut aussi accéder aux autres, et même les modifier ou les supprimer.Le lendemain matin, elle porte plainte contre l’hôpital, pour violation du secret professionnel».
Source : Elle tape son nom sur Internet et découvre le dossier médical de son enfant | SOS conso
One of the world’s “big four” accountancy firms has been targeted by a sophisticated hack that compromised the confidential emails and plans of some of its blue-chip clients.
Deloitte, which is registered in London and has its global headquarters in New York, was the victim of a cybersecurity attack that went unnoticed for months.
In 2012, Deloitte, which has offices all over the world, was ranked the best cybersecurity consultant in the world.
Source : Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails | Business | The Guardian
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