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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Krebs on Security

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. Compounding the confusion, on Sept.

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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

Krebs on Security

The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. Caturegli said the domains all resolve to Internet addresses at Microsoft. ne ” instead of “ awsdns-06.net.”

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CASMM (The Consumer Authentication Strength Maturity Model)

Daniel Miessler

This post is an attempt to create an easy-to-use security model for the average internet user. Related posts: My RSA 2017 Recap. The Real Internet of Things: Details and Examples. People like moving up rankings, so let’s use that! How to use this model. 10 Behaviors That Will Reduce Your Risk Online.

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Keeping the Internet Secure

Adam Shostack

In July 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held a press conference to announce that the government was drafting legislation that would compel device manufacturers to assist law enforcement in accessing encrypted information.

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Russian internet watchdog Roskomnadzor bans six more VPN services

Security Affairs

Russia’s internet watchdog, ‘Roskomnadzor’, has announced the ban of other VPN products, 15 VPN services are now illegal in Russia. Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens the control over the Internet and blocked access to six more VPN services. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. Only when we demand it, will the Internet of Things achieve a level of trust that makes it stable. This is coming. This time the stakes are too high. Talk more soon.

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Booter Boss Busted By Bacon Pizza Buy

Krebs on Security

A Pennsylvania man who operated one of the Internet’s longest-running online attack-for-hire or “booter” services was sentenced to five years probation today. Attorney Adam Alexander.

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