Australia, Cryptography and the Dangers of Analogies
by Reflare Research Team on Dec 14, 2018 3:46:00 PM
The new law is a sizeable step forward for the Australian government on its long-standing quest to undermine encryption, forcing individuals and organisations into weakening their systems to comply. First Published 14th December 2018 The world is watching Australia closely. 4 min read …
Global 4G Outages Caused by Ericsson Backend
by Reflare Research Team on Dec 7, 2018 3:44:00 PM
Users across the world almost simultaneously started receiving messages that they had trouble connecting to mobile networks on their phones, proving that even the largest carriers are still susceptible to failures in their core network. First Published 7th December 2018 Ring ring? 4 m …
Uber Fined for 2016 Data-Breach
by Reflare Research Team on Nov 30, 2018 3:43:00 PM
Uber was recently fined for failing to protect the data of 57 million users worldwide in 2016. This comes under the EU-wide GDPR 2018, which was adopted into law after a “one-year grace period”. First Published 30th November 2018 This wasn't the first time Uber had been found to have …
The Daniel's Hosting Hack and Dark Web Security
by Reflare Research Team on Nov 23, 2018 3:41:00 PM
The hack of Daniel’s Hosting has put the anonymous nature of the DarkNet and Tor into question by revealing that there are no official backups of the sites hosted on it, which has raised a lot of questions for the internet community. First Published 23rd November 2018 Deutschland and …
MiSafe Child Tracking Watches and the Paradox of Buying Security
by Reflare Research Team on Nov 16, 2018 3:38:00 PM
Child care and security is big business. With a global market value of $23bn, the child monitoring systems industry is going nowhere but up. However, software vulnerabilities that could be exploited bring the whole proposition into question. First Published 16th November 2018 There is …
The HSBC Breach and Data Classes
by Reflare Research Team on Nov 9, 2018 3:37:00 PM
Personal data such as customers' names, addresses, social security numbers, date of birth, and account numbers along with other non-financial information is believed to have been accessed during the breach period. First Published 9th November 2018 The world's local bank make news head …
An Update on the British Airways Breach and the Difficulty of Estimating Breach Numbers
by Reflare Research Team on Nov 2, 2018 3:35:00 PM
“How many people were affected by the British Airways data breach?” That has been the million-dollar question for some time, but providing decent estimates in moments of crisis is hard. First Published 2nd November 2018 BA addresses the fallout. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team A st …
Cathay Pacific and Reading Between the Lines of Breach Reports
by Reflare Research Team on Oct 26, 2018 3:33:00 PM
Cathay Pacific Airways, a Hong Kong-based airline revealed that it was recently the victim of a cyber-attack that exposed the personal data of its users. "What are the details" you ask? Well, that's an interesting question. First Published 26th October 2018 Airlines are clearly a popu …
Updates on Supply Chain Level Backdoors and Magecart
by Reflare Research Team on Oct 12, 2018 3:29:00 PM
It appears that the supply chain level backdoor has been thought of as a viable business model for quite some time. And now people (and governments) are asking the pointy questions. First Published 12th October 2018 For a nostalgic feel, Supermicro's latest quantum prototype comes in …
The Risk of Hardware Backdoors
by Reflare Research Team on Oct 8, 2018 3:28:00 PM
If the Bloomberg report is true, this means that American companies aren’t the only victims of hardware tampering. This is a real threat that’s been growing for years, and multinational companies are at risk. First Published 8th October 2018 These aren't the droids you're looking for. …