28.000 printers hacked for security awareness

28.000 printers gehackt voor beveiligingsbewustzijn

Cybersecurity experts at CyberNews hijacked close to 28,000 unsecured printers worldwide and forced them to print out a guide on printer security. How to secure a printer? Limit or disable network printing; Secure your printing ports; Use a firewall; Update your printer firmware to the latest version; Change the default password to a strong passphrase. … Read more

Ransomware gang with $42 million laundered caught by Ukraine

Details of the Ukraine Cyber Police in collaboration with cryptocurrency exchange Binance show insight into how the group operated. As per reports, they also offered money laundering services of cryptocurrencies through underground forums which are a hotspot for criminals. This led to a source of money from various illegal activities including but not limited to: … Read more

Former Uber CISO charged for concealing hack

Yesterday Uber’s former security chief Joe Sullivan was charged with attempting to conceal a hack from federal investigators. This hack exposed the email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million drivers and passengers. As a result the former CISO could face up to eight years in prison for not promptly disclosing to the employee and … Read more

How to improve cyber security within your organisation?

NCSC published the following Small Business Guide for Cyber Security with the following steps for which ID Control gives some free trials of cloud security services: 1. Backing up your data;2. Protecting your organization from malware (f.e. https://antivirusservice.eu/ );3. Keep your mobile devices safe (f.e. https://antivirusservice.eu/ );4. Using password to keep your data safe (f.e. https://idcontrol.pw);5. Avoid phishing … Read more

Privacy activist files complaint against 101 European websites

One month after the cancellation of the data treaty “Privacy Shield” between the EU and the US, privacy activist Max Schrems is taking websites to court that still send data to the US. There are also 8 Belgian and Dutch ones being sued: PostNL, Takeaway, Marktplaats and Lieferando. A month after that ruling, the Schrems … Read more

EU-US Privacy Shield declared invalid, what are the consequences?

What happens to data offered through a US cloud software vendor now that the EU-US Privacy Shield has been invalidated? Because the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is about electronic communication service providers, this ruling has an effect on a lot of cloud software within your organization. The main problem with US regulations is that … Read more

Spy on satellite broadband traffic using $300?

Transmitted information via satellite broadband connections – something that’s useful in areas where fixed internet connections might be slow or non-existent – could get their traffic sniffed, potentially putting usernames and passwords into the hands of attackers, as well as the ability to track sensitive but often not encrypted information about individuals or corporations. You … Read more

FBI: how to recognize malicious web stores?

The FBI has provided Internet users with tips for recognizing malicious web stores. According to the U.S. Service, there is an increase in the number of victims being tracked down through fake online stores. The US regulator FTC also reports an increase in the number of shoppers who do not receive ordered goods. These include … Read more