AsusWRT, a web-based app from Asus that allows users to manage their WiFi network and works with smart devices, such as Amazon Alexa products, has been compromised in a data breach, giving hackers access to an user's home network and the ability to hijack smart devices.
More than 21 million login credentials stolen from Fortune 500 companies have been found in various places on the dark web, many of them already cracked and available in plaintext form.
Threat actors breached the network of cybersecurity company Avast in a sophisticated cyber operation, referred to as “Abiss,” that likely attempted to poison the supply chain and target its anti-virus software, CCleaner.
The proliferation of technology in our social fabric has made consumer data ever more accessible to companies, making data security a growing concern. According to a poll conducted by Polling the Nations, 92 percent of respondents wanted the Federal Government to put in a great deal of effort to combat cybersecurity threats. How then, is the government responding?
A vpnMentor’s research team discovered a breach in a database belonging to Autoclerk, a reservations management system owned by Best Western Hotels and Resorts Group. A victim of this leak was the U.S. government, military and Department of Homeland Security, says the research.
A majority of Americans (44 percent) believe their personally identifiable information (PII) has been stolen as a result of a data breach. A strong majority (63 percent) are concerned that prior breaches could lead to future identity fraud, and a significant number (37 percent) believe they have already been a victim of fraud.
