The Dangers of Biometrics: Beyond Fingerprints and Facial Recognition
By Malware News Biometrics, the science of identifying individuals based on their unique physical and behavioral characteristics, has a rich history. However, it wasn’t until…
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Cybersecurity Chief Says Foreign Interference Won’t Significantly Alter US Election Results
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), said that America’s election systems are…
Credit Card Processor Data Breach Exposes Personal Information Of 1.7 Million Customers
By Tyler Durden Credit card processing service Slim CD, popular in the U.S. and Canada, has revealed a massive data breach that exposed the personal…
Cyberattack Hits US Defense Supplier Of Critical Chips, Impacting “Ability To Fulfill Orders”
By Tyler Durden US chipmaker Microchip Technology disclosed that an “unauthorized party” had compromised “certain servers and some business operations.” This cyberattack raises significant concerns due…
3 Billion People Exposed In Massive Unreported Data Theft
By Tyler Durden It’s one of the “biggest data breaches ever” and you might be exposed as a result. Background check company Jerico Pictures Inc., which…
Was Global CrowdStrike Outage A Dress Rehearsal?
By Neenah Payne On July 19, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) shut down many key systems worldwide when one of its software updates crashed the screens of more than…
AT&T Reveals Hackers Stole “Nearly All” Records Of Customer Calls, Texts
By Tyler Durden Surprise. Surprise. AT&T has revealed a massive hack of customer data for the second time this year. This latest batch of customer…
Mobile Banking Malware Growing Rapidly, ThreatFabric Warns
By Bianca Gonzalez Online payment fraud prevention provider ThreatFabric has shared research on the return of the Anatsa trojan virus, which is expanding its reach…
Scientists Recreate Fingerprints from the Sound of Swiping on a Touchscreen
By Masha Borak Hackers may have a new way of obtaining your biometric data – by secretly listening in to the sound of your finger…
White Hat Hacker Reveals Vulnerability in Germany’s Digital ID
By Masha Borak Germany’s digital ID may come under threat from malicious attackers, according to an analysis from a digital security expert. A white hat…
Red Alert: Tap-To-Pay Terminals Can Reach Into Your Wallet Or Purse And Charge You For Things You Haven’t Even Purchased
By Michael Snyder Have you noticed a charge on one of your cards that you can’t explain? If so, you may be a victim of…
Cyber ‘Catastrophe Bonds’ Gain Traction Among Investors As Hack Attacks Soar
By Tyler Durden Beazley Plc, a leading European and US specialist insurer, issued the market’s first cyber catastrophe (CAT) bonds earlier this year. The insurer…
The World’s Largest Biometric Digital ID System, India’s Aadhaar, Just Suffered Its Biggest Ever Data Breach
By Nick Corbishley In one fell swoop, roughly 10% of the global population appears to have had some of their most valuable personal identifiable information…
ChatGPT Could Help Hackers Launch Devastating Cyberattacks, Experiments Reveal
By Study Finds AI systems, including the increasingly popular ChatGPT, could assist hackers launch cyberattacks on computer networks, a new study warns. Researchers from the…