Elizabeth Montalbano, Author at AZGAD WEBSITE SECURITY BLOG

Stalkerware Attacks Increased 50 Percent Last Year, Report

Wednesday February 26th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano privacy

Research puts the emerging mobile threat—which monitors the whereabouts and device activity of devices users as well as collects personal data—into clearer focus.

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Sen. Schumer Pushes for TSA Employee Ban on TikTok App at Work

Tuesday February 25th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano

The Department of Homeland Security and two U.S. military branches already had discontinued use of the app based on concerns over Chinese data-security and censorship practices.

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Sen. Schumer Pushes for TSA Employee Ban on TikTok App at Work

Tuesday February 25th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano

The Department of Homeland Security and two U.S. military branches already had discontinued use of the app based on concerns over Chinese data-security and censorship practices.

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Data Breach Occurs at Agency in Charge of Secure White House Communications

Monday February 24th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano

A leak at the Defense Information Systems Agency exposed personal information of government employees, including social security numbers.

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ISS World Hit with Malware Attack that Shuts Down Global Computer Network

Friday February 21st, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano

The incident cut off access to e-mail and shared IT services across customer sites of the multinational Denmark-based facility-management firm.

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MGM Grand Breach Leaked Details of 10.6 Million Guests Last Summer

Thursday February 20th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano

This week a hacking forum posted data from the breach—which included personal and contact details for celebrities, tech CEOs, government officials and employees at large tech companies.

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Latest Tax Scams Target Apps and Tax-Prep Websites

Wednesday February 19th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano

Traditional e-mail based scams are also in the mix this year, one in particular that uses the legitimate app TeamViewer to take over victims’ systems.

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Hackers Can Seize Control of Ballots Cast Using the Voatz Voting App, Researchers Say

Friday February 14th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano

Flaws in the blockchain app some states plan to use in the 2020 election allow bad actors to alter or cancel someone’s vote or expose their private info.