Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans We were waiting for the other shoe to drop, and here it is: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced it is voluntarily recalling 1.4 million vehicles across its various brands and model lines, in the wake of the discovery of a…
Hackers score 1 million miles for helping United find security bugs
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two hackers scored an unusual bounty of one million frequent flyer miles for identifying holes in United Airlines’ security system. That’s enough for each of them to circle the globe five times. Such awards, known as a “bug bounties” are paid…
Vietnamese computer hacker gets 13 years for selling data of 200 million Americans
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A computer hacker who peddled the stolen personal data of 200 million U.S. citizens to other cybercriminals from his Vietnamese home was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison. Hieu Minh Ngo pleaded guilty to a string of federal charges including…
US: More Than 21 Million Affected by Government Data Breach
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers stole Social Security numbers, health histories and other highly sensitive data from more than 21 million people, the Obama administration said Thursday, acknowledging that the breach of U.S. government computer systems was far more severe than previously disclosed. The scope of the…
HackerOne raises $25 million in vulnerability management push
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HackerOne is a vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform connecting businesses with security researchers. Over 250 companies including Yahoo!, Adobe, DropBox, LinkedIN, Twitter and WordPress are counted as customers of the San Francisco-based firm, which has paid out roughly $3.2 million…
DUTCH ETHICAL HACKING PLATFORM PULLS $25 MILLION INVESTMENT
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dutch ethical hacking platform HackerOne has received a 25 million dollar – about 22,4 million euros – investment from New Enterprise Associates, VentureBeats reports. This money will be used to employ more hackers to find flaws in companies’ digital security systems…
Target agrees to pay $10 million to settle lawsuit from data breach
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (Reuters) – Target Corp (TGT.N) has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit related to a huge 2013 data breach that consumers say compromised their personal financial information, court documents show. Under the proposal, which…
An academic researcher published 10 million usernames and passwords where any hacker can see them
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A security analyst and hacking author just published 10 million web usernames and passwords in the name of academic research. US-based network security expert Mark Burnett announced the news on his blog on Monday. Burnett believes the data will help security…
£1 million to be cut from West Mercia Police budget
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A budget of more than £204 million for West Mercia Police has been approved for 2015/16 by the police and crime panel, which will accompany an increase in its council tax precept. The force – which needs to save about £30…
Fraud-Fighting Credit Card “Final” Receives $1 Million in Funding
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As the fight against credit card fraud continues in America, credit card startup Final has received a huge boost from investors—$1 million. Final is a credit card that enables users to generate multiple card numbers. Rather than a single, static 16-digit…