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The CrowdStrike Outage and Market-Driven Brittleness

Schneier on Security

Friday’s massive internet outage, caused by a mid-sized tech company called CrowdStrike, disrupted major airlines, hospitals, and banks. The catastrophe is yet another reminder of how brittle global internet infrastructure is. This brittleness is a result of market incentives. Nearly 7,000 flights were canceled.

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U.S. agency cautions employees to limit phone use due to Salt Typhoon hack of telco providers

Security Affairs

US CFPB warns employees to avoid work-related mobile calls and texts following China-linked Salt Typhoon hack over security concerns. internet service providers in recent months as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a U.S. Wall Street Journal reported.

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The Internet Enabled Mass Surveillance. AI Will Enable Mass Spying.

Schneier on Security

Before the internet, putting someone under surveillance was expensive and time-consuming. Surveillance has become the business model of the internet, and there’s no reasonable way for us to opt out of it. Spying is another matter. That will soon change.

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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

But not long after KrebsOnSecurity reported in April that Shefel/Rescator also was behind the theft of Social Security and tax information from a majority of South Carolina residents in 2012, Mr. Shefel began contacting this author with the pretense of setting the record straight on his alleged criminal hacking activities.

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Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Krebs on Security

Many companies use Sendgrid to communicate with their customers via email, or else pay marketing firms to do that on their behalf using Sendgrid’s systems. Image: Wikipedia.

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Security Risks of Government Hacking

Schneier on Security

Some of us -- myself included -- have proposed lawful government hacking as an alternative to backdoors. A new report from the Center of Internet and Society looks at the security risks of allowing government hacking. From the report's conclusion: Government hacking is often lauded as a solution to the "going dark" problem.

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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

According to the market share website statista.com , booking.com is by far the Internet’s busiest travel service, with nearly 550 million visits in September. One post last month on the Russian-language hacking forum BHF offered up to $5,000 for each hotel account.

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