Mat Honan – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000

As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.

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Independent Krebs

November 9, 2018 admin

Bug Bounty Hunter Ran ISP Doxing Service

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 20:52:01 +0000

A Connecticut man who’s earned “bug bounty” rewards and public recognition from top telecom companies for finding and reporting security holes in their Web sites secretly operated a service that leveraged these same flaws to sell their customers’ personal data, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.