The BBC Northampton tweet which went up at 10:52 GMT read: “Breaking News: President Trump is injured in arm by gunfire #Inauguration.” A BBC spokesman confirmed the account had been hacked and said: “We are investigating and taking steps to ensure this does not happen again.”
Category: Computer Security
Hacker responsible for Trump ‘gunfire’ tweet, BBC Northampton says
A BBC regional news outlet briefly provoked alarm by appearing to break a world exclusive about a gun attack on Donald Trump. BBC Northampton claimed its Twitter account had been hacked after it unexpectedly announced: “Breaking News: President Trump is injured in arm by gunfire #Inauguration”.
Russian Hacker Arrested in Spain
The 32-year old Stanislav Lisov is wanted in the USA for financial fraud amounting to EUR 5 M, read the announcement of the Spanish Civil Guard. Lisov is charged with the creation of malware which gave him access to data about the debit and credit cards of millions of people.
Access Control as a Service Market Expected to Grow at CAGR 17% from 2016 to 2022
Access Control as a Service Market, by Application , Components and Types – Forecast 2022 Access Control as a Service Market Key Players Analysis Includes Microsoft Corporation , Datawatch Systems Inc. , AIT Ltd. , Cisco Systems Inc. , Cloudastructure Inc. , ” PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, January 20, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Market Research Future published a half cooked research report on Access Control as a Service Market . Access Control as a Service Market is Expected to grow at CAGR of 17% during the forecast period and expected to reach market size of USD 1 Billion by the end of forecast period.
Hyatt announces plans for Hyatt Centric La Rosi re, Hyatt’s first ski resort in the French Alps
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today announced plans for Hyatt Centric La Rosiere, the first Hyatt Centric hotel in France and Hyatt’s first ski resort in the region. Hyatt has entered into a franchise agreement with La Rosiere Gestion SARL to be managed by Sophos Hotels.
padsniff 1.0.1
Padsniff includes a pretty heavy list of dependencies, including lxml and cryptography . You’ll need to install some of their dependencies via your package manager.
Vasco Data Security International Inc. (VDSI) Shares Bought by Prudential Financial Inc.
Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vasco Data Security International Inc. by 5.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 102,614 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,136 shares during the period.
Roll your own ASMR soundscape
ASMRion generates relaxing “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response” soundscapes for you. There are ten sigils with sliders underneath them, each representing a particular sonic ingredient – “leaves rustling in the wind,” “barbershop haircut,” “whispering psychopath,” etc – that allegedly trigger the vaunted ASMR response.
Compare cities with this attractive city-comparing tool
City-compare does exactly as its name suggests: select two U.S. cities and it will display various charts and statistics by way of comparison, all cleanly laid out and easy to absorb. For example, you can see at a glance why people call Pittsburgh “The Paris of Appalachia” but Cleveland a “giant Scooby Doo ghost town” Based on data gathered from multiple sources , I created a tool that lets you compare any two U.S. cities.
Surveillance camera vandalized in Russia
An apartment-dweller in Tver, Russia installed a video camera on his or her front door, looking out into the stairwell, then uploaded a compendium of amusing and/or interesting moments to YouTube. The neighbors seem generally hostile to surveillance, though some of them are in no condition to notice it.
Let “Trash Bird” teach you how to be happy
Computer hacking isn’t just something happening to the DNC. Major software companies need white-hat hackers to ensure the security of their products and users, and I came across a Computer Hacker Professional Certification Package that conveniently teaches those advanced IT techniques online.This course package will prepare you for various computer security certification exams with over 60 hours [] One of the best ways to progress a career in project management is through earning recognized certifications.
Improved Protection in Updated SecureBridge from Devart
Devart, a recognized vendor of professional database tools for developers and DBAs, has released a new version of SecureBridge. An update of SecureBridge components delivers such new features as: *Elliptic Curve Cryptography cipher suites is supported.
Cloud Security Market Growth Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts Report 2016-2021
The global Cloud Security Market increase inadoption of cloud computing, and growing demand for managed security services are playing a major role in shaping the future of cloud-based security services market. The global Cloud Security Market is driven by the rising demand for cloud computing by small and medium-sized businesses, the ease and flexibility in managing cloud security solutions and the proliferation of handheld devices.
Hacked: Gmail customers targeted in new phishing attack
Mark Maunder, the CEO of WordPress security plugin Wordfence , says the attacker will send an email to your Gmail account. That email may come from someone you know who has had their account hacked using this technique.
Warning over Netflix scam
Netflix users are being urged to watch out for online scammers who are targeting users’ login and bank account details. Site users have received emails prompting them to keep their memberships details up to date, and are then linked to a bogus login page on which they are asked to fill out personal details.
Gmail hack: Even tech-savvy users fooled by sophisticated phishing technique
Even tech-savvy Gmail users are falling victim to hackers who steal their login credentials, according to a security expert, who notes that increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques are being employed. The hacker will first send you an email, which includes an attachment, according to Mark Maunder, the CEO of WordPress security plugin Wordfence.
Netflix users targeted in latest scam
Netflix users in Scotland are being urged to stay vigilant after an online scam has emerged targeting users’ login and bank account details. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre is warning people who use the online streaming service to be on high alert following a spate of fraudulent emails.
Obama pardons Cartwright,source of Stuxnet virus leak
US President Barack Obama pardoned 64 people and commuted sentences for an additional 209 on Wednesday, among them retired Marine Corps four star general James Cartwright, the alleged source of leaked information to the press detailing a cyber attack on IranA s nuclear facilities in 2010. Cartwright pled guilty last year to providing false testimony in 2012 to FBI agents on the matter.
There’s A Netflix Email Scam Stealing People’s Personal Info
That's because it could be from hackers, who have been running a phishing email scam targeting the streaming service's subscribers. The questionable email-which looks like it's from Netflix-reportedly arrives in subscribers' inboxes and asks customers to update their information.
Scots hacker jailed for attempting to scam A 1m from high street chain Next
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Trisha’s mother Uma Krishnan seeks police protection for daughter
Chennai: Actress Trisha’s mother Uma Krishnan has lodged a complaint with the city police commissioner’s office seeking protection for her daughter and action against those who hacked into her Twitter account. Trisha’s long association with PETA, which is aggressively campaigning against Jallikattu, has earned her the wrath of the supporters of the ancient and popular bull-taming sport.
Patient data ‘not compromised’ in hospital hack attack
An east London hospital trust says patients’ records have not been compromised after it was hit by a cyber attack last week. Barts Health Trust, which operates four hospitals including Whipps Cross in Leytonstone, was targeted by hackers on Friday .
Midco still investigating root cause of Fridays outage
The root cause of a massive internet and phone outage for customers of Midcontent is still unknown. Midcontinent spokesperson Page Meyer says the company is still investigating what caused an outage to 300,000 customers in three states.
Critical flaw lets hackers take control of Samsung SmartCam cameras
The popular Samsung SmartCam security cameras contain a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain root access and take full control of them. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers from the hacking collective the Exploiteers , who have found vulnerabilities in the Samsung SmartCam devices in the past.
Hackers had attempted to target Barts Health Trust last week
An east London hospital trust says patients’ records have not been compromised after it was hit by a cyber attack last week. Barts Health Trust, which operates four hospitals including Whipps Cross in Leytonstone, was targeted by hackers on Friday .
The soon-to-be launched Aadhaar Pay will let you make purchases using your fingerprint
Paying for your groceries and other goods by using your biometrics instead of an e-wallet, debit card or cash seems to be the next phase in the Centre’s ambitious push to shift the country to a “less cash” economy, as its mandarins term it. The article by Indulekha Aravind was published in the Economic Times on 15 January 2017.
Did we really elect Donald Trump?
Republicans can argue until their last breath that Trump objectors are sore losers, but isn’t more at stake than “mere politics”? This phrase has been rendered quaint by such serious issues as: Russian hackers apparently trying to tilt the election toward Donald Trump; the FBI’s possibly politically motivated practices; Trump’s initial resistance to the conclusions of the U.S. intelligence community; Trump’s refusal to release tax records, which might mollify concerns about his relationship with Russia. These aren’t partisan issues, or shouldn’t be, as evidenced by the Justice Department inspector general’s decision to investigate how FBI Director James Comey handled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s email and private server.
From fiction to fact: the cybercrime threats of the future
As programmes like ‘Humans’ and ‘West World’ play out a fictional world of cyborgs turning on mankind, we take a look at the growing number of cyber threats, both to businesses and individuals, and how fiction is quickly becoming fact. The Internet of Things and advances in artificial intelligence have created a swathe of new opportunities for criminals where complacency is, at best, commercial suicide and, at its very worst, potentially world ending.
CVE-2017-5492
NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data. This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance .
Kathleen Parker: Did we really elect Donald Trump?
Republicans can argue until their last breath that Trump objectors are sore losers, but isn’t more at stake than “mere politics”? This phrase has been rendered quaint by such serious issues as Russian hackers apparently trying to tilt the election toward Donald Trump; the FBI’s possibly politically motivated practices; Trump’s initial resistance to the conclusions of the U.S. intelligence community; Trump’s refusal to release tax records, which might mollify concerns about his relationship with Russia. These aren’t partisan issues, or shouldn’t be, as evidenced by the Justice Department inspector general’s decision to investigate how FBI Director James B. Comey handled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s email and private server.
Don’t let your router be a gateway for cycbercriminals
Don’t let your router be a gateway for cycbercriminals Many of us give little thought to our routers, but they are very important to our digital lives. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jKbNB1 Many of us give little thought to our routers, but they are very important to our digital lives – and if you are reading this online, you are using one.
Dracut schools hacked
The personal information — including Social Security numbers — of current and former Dracut Public Schools employees has been stolen in a cyberattack, according to Superintendent Steven Stone. The district confirmed on Friday that an employee fell for a sophisticated phishing scheme that allowed the perpetrators of the attack access to the information.
Can you even find this puzzle?
Steganography is the hiding of messages in innocuous-seeming communication – such as e-mail messages or images – so that nobody except the writer and the intended receiver knows that there is a hidden message, let alone its contents. The term was coined in 1499, in “Steganographia,” a treatise on cryptography and steganography which was, appropriately, disguised as a book on magic.
Top security expert: ‘There is no WhatsApp backdoor’
WhatsApp, a massive messaging platform owned by Facebook, is well known as one of the more secure messengers on the market. every message sent using the service will be protected in a way that even WhatsApp would not be able to read it if it wanted to, called end-to-end encryption.
Watch out for this Netflix phishing scam
Hackers are targeting Netflix subscribers via an effective-looking phishing scam that aims to take credit card numbers and personal information. The emails directs the user to a fake login page that mimic’s Netflix, asking them to put in all of their information including name and payment information, according to cyber security site FireEye.
WhatsApp and friends take umbrage at report its crypto is backdoored
The Guardian roiled security professionals everywhere on Friday when it published an article claiming a backdoor in Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service allows attackers to intercept and read encrypted messages. It’s not a backdoor-at least as that term is defined by most security experts.
Guccifer 2.0 & me
Who or what is Guccifer 2.0? US intelligence agencies believe the mysterious hacker persona was central to efforts to interfere with last year’s American election and responsible for distributing hacked documents that embarrassed the Democratic Party. But now Guccifer 2.0 has broken a two-month silence to deny any connection to Russia.
D-Wave open sources quantum app development software
Agencies looking to experiment with quantum computing now have access to open source quantum software tools from D-Wave Systems. Although mainstream quantum computing is still years off, agencies are starting to experiment with D-Wave machines for optimization problems.
10 Cyber Security Trends That Will Dominate 2017
The New Year promises to be a busy one in technology. Here are 10 information security trends to expect, according to Mandeep Khera, CMO at Arxan.
European businesses are not ready for ransomware attacks
Ransomware was the number one way hackers attacked businesses in 2016, a new report by Radware confirms. Entitled Global Application and Network Security Report 2016-2017 , it says 49 percent of European businesses confirmed cyber-ransom as the biggest motivator last year.