74 Arrested in FBI, DOJ BEC Scam Takedown

74 individuals were arrested over the last two weeks for their role in Operation Wire Wire, a law enforcement effort carried out by the FBI to disrupt a multi-million dollar business email compromise (BEC) scam campaign.

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FTC Investigating How DNA Testing Firms Protect User Data

It appears the FTC has obliged U.S. officials and begun investigating the data security practices of DNA testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com.

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New Abilities, Targets of VPNFilter Malware Disclosed

Researchers warned Wednesday that VPNFilter, the strain of potentially destructive malware uncovered last week, can infect more devices than previously thought. It also has the ability to intercept network traffic and deliver malicious payloads via a man-in-the-middle attack.

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Email Addresses of 92 Million Users Spilled in MyHeritage Breach

The genealogy site MyHeritage said Monday that it suffered a breach last year that exposed 92 million of its users emails and hashed passwords.

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Regulation May Be Coming for IoT Security

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) urged the government's Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate IoT products in a letter this week.

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Digital Guardian Named Top in Threat Detection and Protection in Healthcare

For the second straight year Black Book Market Research rated Digital Guardian the highest in threat detection and prevention solutions by healthcare client survey respondents.

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Critical Email Encryption Flaws Outlined

A set of vulnerabilities dubbed "EFAIL" affect encryption standards like PGP and S/MIME and could reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails sent in the past.

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Apple Cracking Down on Apps That Share Location Data With Third Parties

Apple has reportedly begun removing apps from the App Store that share location data with third parties but fail to obtain a user's consent.

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50 Information Security Influencers You Should Be Following

A significant portion of an infosec pro's workweek is devoted to keeping up with all things cyber, from new threats to new tools. Following influencers on their blogs, social media, and other online presences helps us stay up-to-date with the latest in infosecurity.

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Digital Guardian and Microsoft Partner for Hybrid Data Protection Solution

Digital Guardian is excited to partner with Microsoft to offer an integrated data protection solution.

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