Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Conway Police Department reviewed a credit card fraud report that took place at the Conway Wal-mart on Church Street October 17. According to police, two unknown suspects entered Wal-Mart and used a stolen credit card to purchase more than $1000 in…
Mass protest over Mormon church denying baptism to children of gay couples
Thousands of Mormons gathered in a park to resign en masse from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, protesting the church’s new policy regarding the children of same-sex couples. The church distributed “Handbook 1”, which contained new rules for the church such as not allowing “natural or adopted”…
Russian dissident faces trial over child abuse images
A Russian dissident is to face trial after denying possessing and making thousands of indecent photographs of children. Vladimir Bukovsky, 72, who has missed previous hearings owing to ill health, appeared at Cambridge crown court on Monday. Sitting in a wheelchair and following proceedings through a hearing loop, Bukovsky spoke…
U.S. credit card firms ought to adopt biometrics over PIN, says Michigan senator
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans U.S. credit card firms ought to adopt biometrics in order to surpass the security standards of their European counterparts rather than simply catching up, according to a report by Fedscoop. Peters’ remarks come at a time when the chip-embedded credit cards…
TalkTalk hacked details sold in black market for just over a pound each
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hacked TalkTalk customers’ bank details are now up for sale for just over a £1 each in black market websites. Express reported that the details emerged online Sunday. The information includes people’s names, phone numbers, addresses, and even account numbers. Charging £1.50…
He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums into recruitment hotbeds and propaganda mechanisms. We need a security apparatus in the digital space to address this threat. Hackers are the face of this digital army.” The actor said he is bringing his whole team including scriptwriters of the show to observe and interact with the ethical hacker community. (Also Read: Tabu Has Shown Interest in 24, Says Director ) “From November 22, I will start shooting for 24. It will go on air in 2016. When an actor prepares for a role, we often start to live like the character. Some call it method acting. We meet real life people like the character and try to understand their nuances, their life,” he said. As per the summit’s website, speakers will share details of the espionage mission as well as hold sessions on hacking of cellular networks, medical devices in hospitals, using technical loopholes in them. The consortium claims to have discovered cyber espionage operation under which phones of Indian Army personnel, who had downloaded some mobile application related to news, had been compromised by hackers based in Pakistan. IIC CEO Jiten Jain has said that the findings were handed over to security agencies who promptly acted and sanitised the infected handset early this year.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums…
TalkTalk reveals 1.2million customer email and phone numbers along with 21,000 bank details were stolen in hack – as police arrest another teenager over cyber attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The data hacked in the TalkTalk cyber attack ‘is significantly less than suspected’ with fewer than 21,000 bank details accessed, the company has said. TalkTalk today revealed that 1.2 million customer email addresses, names and phone numbers were accessed, along with…
More child abuse survivors aged over 60 seeking help, support group says on Blue Knot Day
The figures have been released to mark Blue Knot Day, which aims to raise awareness of the estimated five million Australians who have suffered childhood trauma and abuse. “We’re seeing more people in older age groups coming forward, and what we believe that relates to is the Royal Commission (into…
Indian companies sleep over data about hacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans dian enterprises have done little to share information on cyberattacks, at a time when the US is in the middle of deciding on the Cyber Security Information Sharing Act that would make the process easier. India’s enterprises, startups and government are…
Donald Trump Takes Shot At George Bush W. Bush Over 9/11
In an interview released friday, the Republican presidential front runner attacked America’s 43rd president George W. Bush over the 9/11 attacks which left nearly 3000 Americans dead on his watch. Speaking with Bloomberg, Trump was asked to give an insight of “who Donald Trump is as a man” and how…