That Bloomberg Supply-Chain-Hack Story

Back in October, Bloomberg reported that China has managed to install backdoors into server equipment that ended up in networks belonging to -- among others -- Apple and Amazon. Pretty much everybody has denied it including the US DHS and the UK NCSC. Bloomberg has stood by its story -- and is...

Uber fined $1.1 million by UK and Dutch regulators over 2016 data breach

British and Dutch data protection regulators Tuesday hit the ride-sharing company Uber with a total fine of $1,170,892 1.1 million for failing to protect its customers' personal information during a 2016 cyber attack involving millions of users. Late last year, Uber unveiled that the company had...

snowshoecatsuk.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-691869 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| snowshoecatsuk.co.uk Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:|...

UK Slaps Facebook with $645K Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

The UK has fined Facebook $645,000 over Cambridge Analytica’s data harvesting practices, which exploited the data of 87 million users of the social network. That represents a gnat bite for the tech giant, which generated $5.1 billion in net profit in the second quarter of the year. However, the...

uk.trip.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-688737 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk.trip.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| hidden unti...

uk.at.atwola.com Open Redirect vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-687106 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk.at.atwola.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...

October 16, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Yale” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 16, 2018 - Headlines U.K. Cyber Security Center Says Most Attacks Are...

Friday Squid Blogging: Eat Less Squid

The UK's Marine Conservation Society is urging people to eat less squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

‘Secure by Design’ & SB-327. Standards for a secure IoT?

The ‘Secure by Design’ guidance for consumer IoT security from the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport DCMS is coming shortly. In the meantime we’ve seen SB-327 from California legislators, mandating some basic security standards for consumer smart tech. Both are big steps...

A week in security (September 17 – 23)

Last week, we took a look at a low level spam campaign on Twitter, explored the signs of falling victim to phishing, and examined a massive WordPress compromise. We also explained some SASL vulnerabilities and covered a breaking Emotet spam campaign. Other cybersecurity news: NewEgg attacked by...

UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach

Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been issued a £500,000 fine by the UK's privacy watchdog for its last year's massive data breach that exposed personal and financial data of hundreds of millions of its customers. Yes, £500,000—that's the maximum fine allowed by the UK's...

Kid-Focused Apps Track Location, UK Spying, and More Security News This Week

In security news this week, some apps for children may violate privacy laws, State Department devices might be less secure than your Instagram account, and more...

infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk Improper Access Control vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-675954 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| IAC Improper Access Control / CWE-284...

primrose.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-672337 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| primrose.co.uk 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...

uk.at.atwola.com Open Redirect vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-669903 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| uk.at.atwola.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...

msma.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-668587 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| msma.uk 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...

A week in security (July 16 – July 22)

Last week on Labs, we looked at a Magniber expansion, explored open source vulnerabilities, and checked out the boons and drawbacks of smart assistants. We also continued our ad blocking article extravaganza, gave a whistlestop tour of third-party problems, and published our Q2 Cybercrime tactics...

Ecuador to Withdraw Asylum for Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange

After protecting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for almost six years, Ecuador is now planning to withdraw its political asylum, probably next week, and eject him from its London embassy—eventually would turn him over to the British authorities. Lenín Moreno, the newly-elected President of...

Imperva Cloud Security Now Available Through UK Government’s GCloud 10 Digital Marketplace

Building on the success of Imperva listing our market-leading, single stack Incapsula cloud platform for DDOS protection; CDN; load balancing and WAF on the GCloud 9 framework, Imperva has now added more products to the GCloud 10 portfolio. As the UK pushes for even greater digital adoption on a...

moodle.southend-adult.ac.uk Open Redirect vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-646748 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| moodle.southend-adult.ac.uk 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...