Cybersecurity
Hackers Shower Pro-ISIS Twitter Accounts With Rainbows, Steal US Jet Fighter Designs; Courthouse Mistakenly Leaks Defendants’ Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
GAO wants more privacy protections for facial recognition data
GAO said the FBI should take a careful look at the privacy issues involved with facial recognition technology and the hundreds of millions of images the bureau can access.
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Hackers Shower ISIS Twitter Accounts with Rainbows after Orlando Massacre
Government (Foreign) // Social Media
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N.K. Hackers Filch U.S. Jet Fighter Designs from South Korean Firm
Defense Industrial Base // South Korea
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County Courthouse Breaches Residents' SSNs, Other Personal Data
Government (U.S.) // California, United States
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Someone Got Into 45 Million Accounts from Hundreds of Car, Tech, Sports Forums
Web Services // Toronto, Canada
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Obama taps former spy as CIA watchdog
After 16 months without a Senate-confirmed leader, the CIA has a nominee to head its Office of Inspector General.
Cybersecurity
DHS Hacker Warnings Will Soon Carry Reputation Scores
Essentially, the ranking would tell companies and agencies, with a certain degree of confidence, the reliability of a threat warning.
Cybersecurity
Ex-White House officials call for reform of zero-day disclosures
Having a clearly-defined vulnerability equities process bound by an executive order would build public trust and improve accountability, according to Ari Schwartz and Rob Knake
Cybersecurity
Government Websites Are Really, Really Bad at Foiling Bots
A new project tested 1,000 sites' abilities to defend against bots.
Cybersecurity
Bill aims to put local, state fusion center reps in NCCIC
New bill would open federal cyber fusion HQ to state and local agencies to share cyberthreat info.
Cybersecurity
U.S. agency targeted by advanced spear phishing
An advanced hacking group likely compromised a foreign ministry email account and sent malware-laced email to a U.S. agency, according to Palo Alto Networks researchers.
Cybersecurity
VA taps UL for medical device cybersecurity
Testing and science firm UL will help the VA with a plan to protect connected medical IT from cyberattacks.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: FBI Facial Recognition May Not Be Accurate
A new GAO report examined the Interstate Photo System, with more than 30 million photos, and the FBI’s face recognition capability.
Cybersecurity
Oversight Lawmakers Demand Overdue Data Security Plan from Census
The Government Accountability Office says cybersecurity is a “critical” challenge for the agency.
Cybersecurity
Sen. Sessions wants fingerprints for visitors entering and exiting the U.S.
Biometric identity data for a visa entry and exit system should boil down to fingerprints, says the chairman of a Senate immigration subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
ISIS-linked hacker pleads guilty to targeting feds
A Kosovar named Ardit Ferizi stole the personally identifiable information of over 1,000 U.S. military and federal personnel, authorities said.
Cybersecurity
Is DHS cyber info-sharing ready for prime time?
Recent cybersecurity law is supposed to provide a voluntary framework for easy information sharing between government and private companies, but some DHS programs are experiencing early real-world hitches.
Cybersecurity
Thousands of Security Cameras in the US Can Easily Be Hacked
Many people never change the default passwords on their cameras or even go through the hassle of adding a password.
Cybersecurity