Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.10.15
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Internet Freedom Has Taken a Hit During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Wired, Oct 14 2020) From surveillance to arrests, governments are using the novel coronavirus as cover for a crackdown on digital liberty. 2020 brings unique levels of PKI usage challenges […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.10.08
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud CBP Bought ‘Global’ Location Data from Weather and Game Apps (VICE, Oct 06 2020) New documents obtained by Motherboard provide more detail on what exactly location data firms are selling to the U.S. government. Introducing Amazon One—a new innovation to […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.10.01
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud DHS Admits Facial Recognition Photos Were Hacked, Released (VICE, Sep 24 2020) Traveler’s faces, license plates, and care information were hacked from a subcontractor called Perceptics and released on the dark web. Twitter Shutters 130 Iranian Accounts Trying to Disrupt […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.09.24
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Facebook warns privacy rules could force exit European market (Ars Technica, Sep 22 2020) Facebook official charges Irish regulators haven’t treated Facebook fairly. Companies Can Track Your Phone’s Movements to Target Ads (Wired, Sep 18 2020) Brands are seeking new […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.09.17
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud When you find the Australian Prime Minister’s passport number (Alex, Sep 17 2020) This is one of my favorite reads. Aside from lots of really funny lines, it highlights the curiosity that’s needed in the infosec world. “You know how […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.09.10
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Insider Attack on the Carnegie Library (Schneier on Security, Sep 08 2020) “Greg Priore, the person in charge of the rare book room at the Carnegie Library, stole from it for almost two decades before getting caught. It’s a perennial […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.09.03
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud DNC Warns Campaign Staffers of Dating App Dangers (Dark Reading, Aug 28 2020) The Democratic National Committee advises against sharing too much work and personal information on popular dating apps. Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part II (Krebs on […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.08.27
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Identifying People by Their Browsing Histories (Schneier on Security, Aug 25 2020) “Interesting paper: “Replication: Why We Still Can’t Browse in Peace: On the Uniqueness and Reidentifiability of Web Browsing Histories”: We examine the threat to individuals’ privacy based on […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.08.20
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud California DMV Is Selling Drivers’ Data to Private Investigators (VICE, Aug 18 2020) An internal document obtained by Motherboard lists the commercial requesters for California DMV data. Canadian Citizens Lose #COVID19 Funds After Govt Account Hijacking (Infosecurity Magazine, Aug 17 […]
Identity Mgt & Web Fraud – The Week’s Best News – 2020.08.13
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud NJ Supreme Court: No 5th Amendment right not to unlock your phone (Ars, Aug 11 2020) Courts are split on whether phone unlocking orders violate the Fifth Amendment. Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims (Krebs on […]