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missioncriticalmagazine.com Open Redirect vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-653947 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| missioncriticalmagazine.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| Open Redirect / CWE-601 CVSSv3 Score:| 3.4...
Facebook Security Exec Calls for Tightened Data Privacy
Facebook’s outgoing chief information security officer Alex Stamos has urged the social media company to rethink its approach to data privacy. The executive, whose exit has been widely reported on for months, wrote an internal note to staff that called for changes in how Facebook approaches data...
ThreatList: Supply-Chain Defenses Need Improvement
Although nearly 80 percent of respondents in a recent survey believe software supply-chain attacks have the potential to become one of the biggest cyber threats over the next three years, few organizations are prepared to mitigate the risks. This state of affairs comes as businesses lose millions...
Google launches 'Data Transfer Project' to make it easier to switch services
A lot of new online services are cropping up every day, making our life a lot easier. But it is always harder for users to switch to another product or service, which they think is better because the process usually involves downloading everything from one service and then re-uploading it all aga...
800K Patient Records At Issue in ProCare Health Snafu
Four healthcare IT companies are warning that one of New Zealand’s largest networks of family doctors, nurses and general practice teams has been storing hundreds of thousands of patient records containing personally identifiable information PII – without the knowledge or consent of the data...
finakademie.cz XSS vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-648504 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| finakademie.cz Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...
This Week in Security News: Bloomingdale’s and Claudette
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Timehop, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Domain Factory announce a system-wide breach. Also, a new AI tool, Claudette, is holding tech companies...
Facebook Faces £500,000 Fine in U.K. Over Cambridge Analytica Leak
Facebook has been fined £500,000 $664,000 in the U.K. after the country's data protection watchdog concluded that its data-sharing scandal broke the law, making it as the social network's first fine over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Yes, £500,000—that's the maximum fine allowed by the UK's Da...
P = NP: Cloud data protection in vulnerable non-production environments
Data is the holy grail of your cloud workloads for attackers. Data breaches are the kind of breaches that make the news. With the recent European Union General Data Protection Regulations GDPR, they will make even bigger headlines. From an enterprise point of view, the most challenging aspect of...
EU Cookie Compliance (GDPR Compliance) - Moderately critical - Cross Site Scripting - SA-CONTRIB-2018-047
This module addresses the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR that came into effect 25th May 2018, and the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications from 2012. It provides a banner where you can gather consent from the user to store cookies on their computer and handle their...
Zero-Day Coverage Update – Week of July 2, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation GDPR has been up and running for a couple of months now and your organization is compliant. It’s time to take a little break – well, not so fast! Late last week, the State of California passed a new data privacy law called the California Consumer Privacy Act...
Back to Basics: Let’s Forget About the GDPR… For A Moment
At this point it’s fairly safe to assume that most everyone in the business of “data” has heard of the European Union EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation GDPR that was signed into law in late April 2016; with the compliance deadline having come into effect on May 25, 2018. Clearly, this ne...
A week in security (June 25 – July 1)
Last week on Labs, we looked at comment moderation duties, Viagra spam on a news-making restaurant's website, and how to manage your child's online presence for Internet safety month. We also looked at a set of big breaches and leaks, as well as malware threats with a World Cup vibe. Other news...
Major data breaches at Adidas, Ticketmaster pummel web users
There's been a number of data breaches and accidental data exposures coming to light in the last few days, and no matter where in the world you happen to be located, you'll want to do some due diligence and see if you've been affected. These aren't small fishes being preyed upon by black hats;...
This Week in Security News: Rules and Regulation
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, House lawmakers approved legislation for securing technology used to power critical infrastructures from cyberattacks. Read on to learn more...
Norwegian Agency Dings Facebook, Google For “Unethical” Privacy Tactics
While GDPR is forcing large data-crushing service providers to be transparent around data collection and usage, some are still employing a number of tactics to nudge end users away from data privacy. That’s what the Norwegian Consumer Council said in an in-depth report, released Wednesday, which...
GDPR Is Here: How GDPR Readiness Can Boost Your Business
Most discussions about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR have naturally focused on best practices for achieving compliance and avoiding penalties. With GDPR now a reality for all companies that store and process personal data of EU residents, an often overlooked aspect has been the...
GDPR Is Here: Don’t Neglect Public Cloud Security
With organizations aggressively moving workloads to public cloud platforms, such as Amazon’s AWS, protecting these environments is critical for complying with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR. GDPR, which went into effect in May, imposes strict requirements on millions of business...
UK Tax Agency Collects 5.1M Biometric Voice IDs, May Violate GDPR
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs HMRC in the UK is under investigation by that country’s regulator over the collection of more than 5 million biometric voice IDs. The Information Commissioner’s Office ICO is investigating the tax agency’s practice, which may violate the recently implemented...
