Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two independent security firms that dates back to January, arts and crafts retailer Michaels Stores confirmed that, much like retail giant Target, its U.S. stores had experienced a payment card breach. The Michaels breach involved malware on point-of-sale systems that neither…
How Medicare puts you at risk for identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans I’m a few years out from being eligible for Medicare — I turned 61 in August. Because I’ve done a lot of reporting about health care and health policy, I know a little more than some people about the program, which…
The Colorado city with the highest identity theft risk
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Residents of the Pueblo metropolitan area are the eighth-highest in the nation for risk when it comes to identity theft, according to a new report by NerdWallet. The report found that from December 2011 through Sept. 14, 2015, residents of Pueblo…
Hacking risk threatens the future of connected cars
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The connected car may be catching everyone’s imagination at this year’s IAA auto show. But the new technology also brings with it new dangers, such as hacking. Carmakers at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which opens its doors to the general public…
Cyber experts warn of driver risk for E-ZPass hack, track
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bay State drivers are risking the double jeopardy of government spying and identity theft by hackers as toll takers are replaced entirely by electronic tolling on the Massachusetts Turnpike, cybersecurity advocates are warning. “The government is going to be able to…
Cuomo to college students: fake IDs pose identity theft risk
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning college students about the risks of buying fake IDs online. Cuomo says state investigators have discovered “dozens” of cases of identity theft that occurred after the victim tried to purchase…
All Australian mobile phones at risk of foreign hacking, says US intelligence committee head Devin Nunes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Australians have been warned that all mobile phone and email communications are constantly vulnerable to being hacked by “foreign adversaries”. “None of our networks are safe,” said Devin Nunes, a congressman who heads the intelligence committee in the US House of…
FCA hacking risk kept from regulators for 18 months
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans WASHINGTON — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV waited 18 months to tell federal safety regulators about a security flaw in radios being installed in more than a million vehicles that hackers exploited in July to seize control of a Jeep. The automaker…
Why we should all care about cyber crime: the risk to you and me
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In today’s world, the reality is that all individuals and organisations connected to the internet are vulnerable to cyber attack. The number, type and sophistication of attacks continues to grow, as the threat reportpublished last month by the Australian Cyber Security…
Smartwatches open new hacking risk: study
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The surging market for smartwatches opens up new ground for hackers, according to researchers who found vulnerabilities in all the devices they tested. A study by Hewlett-Packard’s HP Fortify found “that 100 percent of the tested smartwatches contain significant vulnerabilities, including…