Marketing data firm left its massive database open to the Internet. Security researcher Vinny Troia of Night Lion Security discovered the database.
Continue readingExactis Data Leak Bigger Than Equifax – 230m Citizens Exposed
Marketing Firm Exactis Leaked a Personal Info Database With 340 Million Records
You’ve probably never heard of Exactis. But it may well have heard of you. And now there’s also a good chance that whatever information the company has about you, it recently leaked onto the public internet, available to any hacker who simply knew where to look.
Continue readingCoinbase to White Hat Hacker: We Don’t Want Your Bitcoin
White hat hackers are being stripped of their accounts on Coinbase.
Continue readingRegulations Are Making it Harder For Security Experts to Use Bitcoin
A major U.S. Bitcoin exchange, appears to be suspending the accounts of “white hat” security consultants who use Bitcoin to help law-abiding clients.
Continue readingObama revamp of federal bureaucracy created ‘widespread’ security policies violations
One of former President Barack Obama’s pet projects — to drag federal bureaucracy into the digital age — morphed into a rogue operation that disregarded information security policies, used unauthorized software and information systems on government networks, and exposed sensitive information to potential hackers, according to a watchdog report.
Continue readingMGT Hires Vinny Troia To Security Advisory Boards
MGT Capital Investments, Inc (NYSE MKT: MGT) revealed the hiring of Gary Miliefskyto its Emerging Large Scale Systems Advisory Board, and Vinny Troia to its Hacker Advisory Board, effective immediately.
Continue readingMGT / John McAfee Appoints Vinny Troia to Hacker Advisory Board
MGT led by global security expert and former Presidential candidate John Mcafee, announced the appointment of Vinny Troia to its Hacker Advisory Board.
Continue readingDisruptive ‘Ransomware’ Hackers have a savvy business plan
The hackers behind recent high-profile ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals are using business methods that might be familiar to some Silicon Valley start-ups.
Continue readingRansomware: Lucrative, fast growing, hard to stop
The hackers behind recent high-profile ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals are using business methods that might be familiar to some Silicon Valley start-ups.
Continue readingHow vulnerable are ‘smart’ devices and vehicles to hacking attacks?
Night Lion Security Founder Vinny Troia and CyberSponse Founder and CEO Joe Loomis discuss how vulnerable smart devices and vehicles are to hack attacks.
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