Tag Archive for: poor

Web-hosting firm 1&1 hit by almost €10 million GDPR fine over poor security at call centre

Web-hosting company 1&1 has been hit with one of the largest fines dished out so far under European GDPR legislation, Germany’s federal privacy watchdog has announced.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Poor Internet of Things Security May Be Partly From Consumer, Business Penny Pinching Says Chamber

The poor security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices from web-connected lightbulbs to refrigerators may be partly the result of penny pinching by consumer and business shoppers, the U.S. Chamber of …
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Smashing Security #109: Grinches target Amazon and Reddit, stealing Christmas from the poor

Smashing Security #109: Grinches target Amazon and Reddit, stealing Christmas from the poor

Join us for our special Christmas episode as we tell tales of printer hacking, website defacement, Grinches, and how Google is snooping on your private YouTube videos.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The CyberWire’s Dave Bittner.

Graham Cluley

Poor security at Thomas Cook airlines leads to simple extraction of fliers’ personal data

Poor security at Thomas Cook airlines leads to simple extraction of fliers' personal data

Thousands of holidaymakers relying upon Thomas Cook Airlines to get them to their vacation may have had their personal information put at risk due to sloppy security.

Graham Cluley