Two British intelligence officials have proposed what they see as a potential solution to a key challenge facing law enforcement agencies — an inability to intercept encrypted group calls and messages through services such as WhatsApp and Signal.
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Brian Ebert Joins CyberScout Board of Directors to Help Lead Fight Against Cyber Crime
CyberScout, an industry leader in cybersecurity, identity and privacy protection, and data risk management services, has announced the appointment of Brian Ebert as the company’s newest board member. Mr. Ebert currently serves as Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service’s Washington Field Office, with oversight of the agency’s investigative, protection, protective intelligence, cyber and incident response missions in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
Fake call centres in NCR dupe over 50000 in 15 countries using Microsoft’s name
Gurugram and Noida police, in association with international investigating agencies such as Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol and Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted police (RCMP), have so far busted as many as 17 call centres in the two cities and arrested 42 people.
Criminal investigations into computer hacking up 14% in one year
Police forces across the UK are coming under increasing pressure to launch criminal investigations into incidents of social media and computer hacking, according to a new report from the Parliament Street think tank.
Marriott data breach hits 500 million guests – here’s what the hackers got
“This is one of the most significant data breaches in history given the size — about 500 million people are affected — and the sensitivity of the personal information that was stolen,” said CreditCards.com industry analyst Ted Rossman.
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Marriott’s Starwood breach raises questions about meeting SEC standards for cybersecurity disclosure
On Friday Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel company, told the public that a data breach in its Starwood reservation system may have exposed personal information of up to 500 million guests and has been going on since 2014.
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Marriott says breach of Starwood guest database compromised info of up to 500 million
Marriott International said Friday that the private information of up to 500 million guests may have been accessed as part of a breach of its Starwood guest reservation database, potentially one of the largest breaches of consumer data ever.
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Local police, BBB urge residents to beware of holiday scams and thefts
An article by the BBB talks about different types of holiday scams, which include look-alike websites, social media gift exchange, grandparents scam, temporary holiday jobs, free gift cards, fake shipping notifications, phony charities, travel scams and more.
The Crypsis Group Strengthens Its Cyber Investigations Team with Key Hire
MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 29, 2018–As cyber attacks on government and private sector networks continue to expand and evolve, The Crypsis Group announced today that it has appointed a leading digital crime investigations practitioner as a senior director of its consulting team at its Washington, DC-area headquarters.
Police, postal workers, give advice on how to keep your Cyber Monday packages safe
TEMPLE, Texas — With amazing deals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming to a close, tons of packages are making their way to excited consumers and gift givers. However, thieves target porches mercilessly this time of year…
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