December 13, 2019

Weak account checks earn company $10.5 million privacy fine

The telecomms company violates the EU's GDPR by allegedly failing to fully authenticate people phoning up to access their accounts.

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July 11, 2019

GDPR superpowers lead to whopper ICO fines for BA, Marriott

The ICO isn't pulling its punches: The penalty for BA's data breach is about 367 times higher than the previous record-setting fine.

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December 21, 2018

Ep. 013 – Breaches, Facebook and ransomware reinvented [PODCAST]

We ring out 2018 with a look at the big issues of the past year. Listen and enjoy!

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December 06, 2018

Marriott, Kubernetes and PewDiePie [PODCAST]

Here's the latest Naked Security Podcast - enjoy!

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November 30, 2018

Marriott’s massive data breach – here’s what you need to know

The Marriott hotel empire's Starwood reservation database has been subject to unauthorised access since 2014, exposing 500 million guests.

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August 16, 2016

US hotels hit by payment card slurping malware

10 months after merchants were to assume financial responsibility if they didn't install chip readers, we're still seeing POS breaches.

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August 19, 2015

FCC fines company $750,000 for disabling conference hotspots

Smart City was blocking convention visitors and exhibitors from using their own hotspots to avoid paying hefty fees for the telecom's Wi-Fi.

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February 05, 2015

SSCC 184 – What’s the lifespan of a GHOST? [PODCAST]

Our weekly security podcast - the latest news in 15 minutes, entertaining *and* educational. Enjoy!

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January 29, 2015

Hotels that block personal Wi-Fi hotspots will get busted, says FCC

So ends Marriott's campaign to block guests' hotspots and force guests to pay for its own Wi-Fi, even though they don't threaten security.

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