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Putin promises to bolster Russia’s IT security in face of cyberattacks

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DATA LEAKS

State communications regulator Roskomnadzor on Wednesday said it had blocked a website that was hosting the personal data of a number of companies’ clients. It did not name the companies.

Russia’s second-biggest bank VTB was quoted by media as saying some customers’ phone numbers had been leaked but there was no risk to their funds.

E-commerce player Wildberries and online marketplace Avito denied reports in Russian media that their data had been leaked.

A data leak in early March exposed the personal details of more than 58,000 people on tech giant Yandex’s food delivery app, Yandex.Eda.

Yandex.Eda competitor Delivery Club on Friday apologised to users after it suffered a data leak on orders placed by users.

“The data includes information about orders and does not affect bank details. We are doing our best to prevent the dissemination of the data,” TASS news agency quoted the company as saying.

Hacking attacks this month kept video-hosting site RuTube offline for three days and altered satellite television menus in Moscow on Victory Day, when Russia celebrated the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.

Moscow has long sought to improve its domestic internet infrastructure, even disconnecting itself from the global Internet during tests last summer.

However, the unprecedented Western barrage of sanctions imposed in response to Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine has increased the pressure to make Russia’s IT systems more resilient.

 

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Arizona AD apologizes for football stadium entry delays, promises improvement for NAU game

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Following a less-than-desirable debut of new security measures and a mobile ticketing system at Arizona Stadium, UA athletic director Dave Heeke has issued a formal apology.

“I want to apologize to those who were unable to fully enjoy that exceptional experience,” Heeke said in his Wildcat Wednesday newsletter. “We fell short in our obligation to provide you that experience. For that we sincerely apologize. We did not deliver.”

There were long delays entering the stadium for last week’s home opener against San Diego State, resulting in a very sparse crowd (other than in the Zona Zoo student section) at kickoff. By the time most of the announced crowd of 39,097 was in its seats the Wildcats were down 21-0, ultimately falling 38-14 for their 14th consecutive loss.

Heeke said the athletic department has been working to identify all the things that went wrong and come up with ways to fix them in time for this Saturday’s game against NAU. He said there will be additional staff at each gate and new queueing procedures will be in effect

“Our commitment remains to provide an outstanding game day experience for fans, and that means working tirelessly to resolve issues and deficiencies,” Heeke said. “These important elements of the fan experience will be better when we welcome you all for Saturday’s home football game versus Northern Arizona.”

Though Heeke said the mobile ticketing went well, he noted that ways for fans to help speed things up include making sure their tickets are up on their phone when they approach the gate, and he recommended fans enter at the gate closest to their seats.

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Wormhole promises to be a better longer-living Firefox Send alternative

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Wormhole is a new file sharing service that promises to be a better longer-living version of Firefox Send, a file sharing service that Mozilla discontinued some time ago. Does Wormhole live up to the promises that it makes? Let’s find out.

First, the basics: Wormhole can be used by anyone to send files with a total size of up to 10 Gigabytes. The service uses end-to-end encryption, and that means that the owners of Wormhole as well as the Internet Service Provider or network listeners, don’t know the content of the files that are shared using the service.

wormhole file transfer

To use it, visit the Wormhole website and either use drag & drop to add files to the send queue or use the file/folder browser instead. Wormhole works in all modern web browsers.

You get options to copy the link to the cloud copy of the files and a share link right away, even before the actual upload has started; this is one distinguishing factor as most file sharing services display share links and options only after a successful transfer. Wormhole calls this “instant file streaming”, and recipients may start downloading files even before the upload completes.

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You may copy the link to share it with others, or use the share option to use sharing options provided by the operating system. Recipients may download all files or only select files.

One interesting option that Wormhole supports is the direct sharing via WiFi or Bluetooth; these may offer faster transfer speeds as local networks are utilized when possible.

The encrypted files are stored for 24 hours in the cloud before they are deleted automatically.

The Wormhole security page reveals information about the implemented security techniques. Besides end-to-end encryption, Wormhole promises that it does not display advertisement or will load trackers. The service’s key management and other security features are outlined on the page as well.

Firefox Send did support a number of features and options that Wormhole does not support at the time of writing, including password protection of files, download limits, or different storage limits.

Wormhole does not require an account at the time of writing, has a large file size limit, and supports local area network sharing. The features could…

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Zoom promises to improve its security and privacy as usage (and concern) soars

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Having suddenly found itself with a gigantic increase in usage, Zoom was facing a crisis. It risked losing a large amount of the goodwill it had received because of revelations about its less-than-perfect attitude towards security and privacy.

Lets hope it keeps to its word and begins to threat the safety of its users as a priority.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

Graham Cluley