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Marissa Mayer declined to reset Yahoo users’ passwords 2 years ago
“As they described it, since Mayer took over the flailing company in 2012, Yahoo’s security team has persistently requested more money for security initiatives. But those requests have been repeatedly turned down in favor of other priorities, such as new products and a cleaner look for Yahoo Mail.”
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UK banking chief raises concerns over security of biometric authentication
“In an investigation into underground cybercrime, Kaspersky found at least 12 sellers offering ATM skimmers capable of stealing fingerprints. Furthermore, Kaspersky identified three underground sellers researching devices that could obtain data from palm vein and iris recognition systems.”
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Voters’ Database of 2.9 Million State of Louisiana Natives Leaked Online
“In June 2016 HackRead exclusively reported about a hacker who was selling a quarter Million State of Louisiana drivers’ licence database on the Darknet. Now, a security researcher has discovered a publicly available database named ‘lavoter’ containing voters’ data of 2.9 Million Louisiana natives.”
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Germany Orders Facebook To Stop Collecting WhatsApp User Data
“German regulators have banned Facebook from collecting WhatsApp user data, in a move that could set a precedent in other countries.”
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2 Israéliens derrière les récentes attaques DDoS massives
“Le blogueur en sécurité Brian Krebs indique que les attaques DDoS massives reposant sur des objets connectés contre son blog ont été lancées par deux Israéliens mus par la vengeance.”
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New ATM skimmers steal fingerprints
“As banks increasingly turn to biometrics to secure ATM transactions, Kaspersky Lab is warning that crooks are already selling skimming devices that they claim can steal fingerprints.”
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Hackers tell investment bank to pay up or stolen documents will be released
“A hacker collective going by the name TheDarkOverlord is threatening to release data from investment bank WestPark Capital unless it receives a ransom.”
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Bank regulators urged to address security of biometric data
“Andrew Tryie, the chair of the UK government’s influential Treasury Select Committee has called on banking industry regulators to develop action plans and policies to protect consumer interests in light of the increasing use of biometric technology to access accounts.”
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