China facial scan

China Requires Face Scans For Mobile Phone Users

China just upped the ante on the high-stakes area of privacy and biometrics by requiring citizens to submit to facial scans if they want...
Adam Levin Twitter feed

Adam Levin Listed On Top 15 Cybersecurity Twitter Accounts to Follow...

Adam Levin was listed on SecurityScorecard's top 15 list of cybersecurity experts to follow on Twitter in 2020. Levin is listed at #9. "You’ll feel...
USB

3 Everyday Things in Your Office That Could Lead to a...

When you think about cyberthreats, what comes to mind? An extortionist announcing your doom with a dark monitor and a laughing skull? State-sponsored cyber-warriors working...
Gekko

Major Hotel Group Leaks 1TB of Customer Data

One terabyte of data belonging to a major hotel booking platform was found leaked online. A huge trove of customer data belonging to Gekko Group...
Google political ad

Google to Throttle Political Advertising

Google has announced major revisions to its policies on political advertising. In a press release on its company blog, Google unveiled several major adjustments to...
Macy's data breach

E-Skimming Strikes Again: Macy’s Confirms Magecart Data Breach

Macy’s has informed customers of an e-skimming data breach following the discovery of Magecart malware on its website. In a letter to affected customers, the...
Wizards of the Coast Data Leak

Game Company Wizards of the Coast Suffers Data Breach

Data belonging to more than 450,000 players of popular online games were exposed on an unprotected database accessible online. Wizards of the Coast, the company...
hiring scam

Bogus Holiday Hiring Scams

Part-time employment opportunities increase around the holidays. Wherever there is a scramble to get something done quickly and there’s money involved, there are scams.  Many...
VPN

Weak Cybersecurity? Here’s Something You Can Do About It

News that Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider NordVPN was breached spread quickly. While the breach of a major VPN service is newsworthy, this one wasn't particularly....
PCI Compliance

The Worldwide Failure to Comply with Payment Security Standards

Payment security continues to decline worldwide, with almost two-thirds of organizations failing to meet and maintain compliance standards, according to a new report released...