Month: February 2017

InterContinental Hotels Group confirms suspected data breach

February 13, 2017

The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that 12 of its hotels across the Americas suffered a suspected data breach. The group first reported it was looking into irregularities at a small number of its properties back in December, an investigation that was conducted alongside leading cybersecurity firms. At the center of the investigation was IHG’s payment … More InterContinental Hotels Group confirms suspected data breach

Monthly Threat Report: January 2017

February 10, 2017

The Top Ten Threats 1. Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos Previous Ranking: 2 Percentage Detected: 5.86% This is a Trojan which tries to download other malware from the Internet. It collects information about the operating system, including settings and the computer’s IP address. Then, it attempts to send the information it has gathered to a remote machine. It can … More Monthly Threat Report: January 2017

Is GDPR good or bad news for business?

February 9, 2017

Fueled by the technological advancements of recent years, the volume of data produced, processed and shared worldwide, has reached unforeseen proportions. However, these connected phenomena haven’t been adequately reflected in the respective laws which govern data – at least until now. Introducing major changes to Europe’s privacy laws, a new single data protection act, General … More Is GDPR good or bad news for business?

100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced, Irish pages included

February 8, 2017

Thousands of WordPress webpages hacked, ESET Ireland finds several Irish pages, including GAA Daily among them. Two weeks ago WordPress 4.7.2 was released, and website administrators running self-hosted versions of the hugely popular CMS and blogging platform were advised to update their systems as a matter of urgency. What we didn’t know at the time … More 100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced, Irish pages included

Getting smart about TV data collection and sharing

February 8, 2017

If you have a so-called smart TV from VIZIO, LG, or Samsung, you may want to check its settings related to Privacy, Marketing, and Automatic Content Recognition (ACR). Why? Because your TV may be collecting information about what you and your family watch, and then sharing that data with third parties in ways that you … More Getting smart about TV data collection and sharing