Surveillance as Observation, Simulation and Weapon The last two decades have seen major changes in surveillance practices; there has been a shift in focus from state power and control to big tech corporations and monetisation. What we are currently witnessing is yet another shift, which is establishing surveillance practices as a means of hybrid warfare. … Read more
A security researcher has blamed misconfigured implementations of Microsoft Power Pages for a slew of data breaches from web portals – including the leak of 1.1 million NHS employee records. It’s the latest discovery by Dublin-based security researcher Aaron Costello, who previously discovered the health and personal details of over a million citizens had been … Read more
Flipaclip, an animation creation app that is particularly popular with youngsters, has exposed the details of over 890,000 users. A vulnerability in the frame-by-frame animation app, which is available for iOS and Android, was initially discovered this month by researcher “BobDaHacker” who responsibly reported it to FlipaClip’s developers Visual Blasters. The vulnerability allowed unauthorised parties … Read more
What Is the Impact of Technology on Professional Liability for CPAs? Technology has profoundly impacted the professional liability landscape for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). With the advent of advanced accounting software, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, CPAs can perform their tasks more efficiently and accurately. However, these technological advancements also bring new risks and liabilities, … Read more
The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provides software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, notified customers of the security incident after a cybercriminal began selling more than 400 gigabytes of data purportedly stolen … Read more
