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Infosec News Feed

An aggregated list of cybersecurity publications
2018-11-30 18:32:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Marriott breach leaves 500 million exposed with passport, card numbers stolen

Motivations of hackers are unclear, but proprietary Wi-Fi may have been a target.

Biz & IT Marriott Security
2018-11-30 18:10:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Marriott hotel data breach: Sensitive data of 500 million guests stolen

By Waqas

Marriott has announced that it has suffered a massive data breach after attackers hacked its guest reservation system at Starwood hotels, a group of hotels the company took over in 2016 – These hotels include Sheraton, St. Regis, Westin and W Hotels. The breach was discovered last week after Marriott’s internal security tool alerted the company regarding an attempt to access the […]

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2018-11-30 18:01:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Bing Warns VLC Media Player Site is ‘Suspicious’ in Likely False-Positive Gaff

After identifying the official VLC media download page as "unsafe" with its Bing search engine, Microsoft now suggests it was done in error.

Vulnerabilities Web Security Bing Site Safety Report Bing.com False Positives Malicious Software Microsoft Bing Videolan VLC Media Player
2018-11-30 17:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Massive Starwood Hotels Breach Hits 500 Million Guests

Starwood parent Marriott International disclosed the breach today with an announcement that provided some details but left many questions unanswered.

2018-11-30 16:03:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
‘One question: Where is Mark Zuckerberg?’

Top infosec trends in the social media spotlight this week It looks like the ongoing saga that is Facebook isn’t going away any time soon, as politicians this week put Mark Zuckerberg and his billion-

2018-11-30 15:15:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Marriott hack leaked 500m Starwood guests’ data

Hackers stole sensitive information during four-year intrusion Marriott has revealed that a massive data breach potentially compromised the details of 500 million guests at its Starwood hotels. The ch

2018-11-30 15:15:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
39 Arrested in Tech Support Scam Crackdown: Microsoft

Law enforcement officials in India raided 16 call center locations that conned primarily American and Canadian victims.

2018-11-30 14:30:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Newsmaker Interview: Katie Moussouris on Improving Bug Bounty Programs

The bug bounty "queen" Katie Moussouris discusses the biggest mistakes that companies launching these programs are making.

Newsmaker Interviews Vulnerabilities Web Security Bug Bounty Bug Bounty Program Vulnerability Vulnerability Disclosure
2018-11-30 13:48:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
2014 Marriott Data Breach Exposed, 500M Guests Impacted

The hackers had access to the impacted database since 2014.

Breach Breach Data Breach Hospitality Hotel Marriott Starwood