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AT&T Employees Bribed to Unlock Devices and Install Malware

August 9, 2019

From an Outsider to an Insider AT&T discovered that from 2012 to 2018 that their own employees took bribes from an outsider and worked against the company. To begin, news of the attack on AT&T began to make headlines when the Department of Justice released a statement regarding the issue. To summarize, the DOJ charged a Pakistani man for bribing AT&T employees with over one million dollars to unlock customer devices and install malware. Further, as investigations began, more details emerged about the person responsible. Law enforcement placed Muhammad Fahd, a 34 year old man from Pakistan under arrest earlier this year in Hong Kong. Continuing, officials extradited Fahd this… Read More

Capital One Data Breach

July 30, 2019

Capital One Data Breach Capital One is one of the biggest banks in the United States. So, when the news broke of their data breach yesterday (July 29, 2019) customers and the population in general began to panic. What Happened? To begin, Capital One released a statement informing customers and the public of a data breach. In the statement, the bank reported that roughly 100 million US customers and 6 million Canadian customers were among the affected in the data breach. The customer information at risk includes, “credit card applications, including names, addresses, zip codes/postal codes, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, and self-reported income”. Continuing, within that… Read More

Is FaceApp putting your privacy at risk?

July 19, 2019

FaceApp Have you ever wondered what you would look like in 50 years? The FaceApp can give you a glimpse into your wrinkle-filled future in exchange for one thing… your privacy. What is FaceApp? FaceApp – AI Face Editor is the application that everyone on social media is using, liking and sharing at the moment. FaceApp is available in the Apple App Store as well as the Google Play Store and is free to download. Within the app, it provides a… Read More