STRIKING HACKING NEWS
Medical Software Firm Fined €1.5M for Leaking Data of 490k Patients
The French data protection authority (CNIL) fined medical software vendor Dedalus Biology with EUR 1.5 million for violating three articles of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Read more.
Hackers Breach Mailchimp Email Marketing Firm to Launch Crypto Phishing Scams
Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks. Read more.
New Black Basta Ransomware Springs into Action with a Dozen Breaches
A new ransomware gang known as Black Basta has quickly catapulted into operation this month, breaching at least twelve companies in just a few weeks. Read more.
CASE STUDY: How We Supported a Fintech Client
A fintech company was in need of further coverage of its web applications, mobile applications and public APIs due to the pentests’ limited resources and uniformity.
Here’s how we solved their need …
BLOG POST
All Companies Are Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
Today, every institution has a website. In this case, they inevitably become targets of web server attacks. Every site has cyber security vulnerabilities. So how can you discover your cyber security vulnerabilities? Read More.
TIPS
Tip from a Bounter
Using password managers for setting strong and unique passwords may help in avoiding cyberattacks. Select one with AES-256 encryption, the “zero-knowledge” technique, and 2FA authentication.
Tip from a CISO
Conduct real time vulnerability assessment of the cybersecurity threats facing your organization: all access points, databases, and firewalls – 24/7.
Tip from Bugbounter
Encode HTML Tags: to prevent multiple XSS bugs in your websites, you can encode the string input using HtmlEncode method.
EVENT
Webinar
The health sector has become a more important target for cyberattacks with COVID-19. Watch our “Webinar on Cyber Security in South Africa: Digital Healthcare & IT” to find out more.
