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Huge DNA PII Leak: 23andMe Must Share the Blame

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DNA: Do Not Agree. 23andMe says it’s not a breach—just credential stuffing. I’m not so sure ...
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Identifying the Idaho Killer

| | DNA, forensics, law enforcement, tracking, Uncategorized
The New York Times has a long article on the investigative techniques used to identify the person who stabbed and killed four University of Idaho students. Pay attention to the techniques: The ...
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China ‘Eugenics’ Claim as BGI Hoards Prenatal Test DNA Data

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Chinese genetics company BGI accused of misusing DNA harvested from prenatal testing ...
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DNA Testing and the FBI, $198 Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Password, Password Checkup Chrome Extension – WB55

| | Apple, Bitcoin, Chrome, cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, DNA, FaceTime, Family Tree DNA, FBI, GEDMatch, google, passwords, Podcast, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, QuadrigaCX, Weekly Blaze Podcast
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for February 11th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: DNA testing and the FBI, the $198 million dollar cryptocurrency password, and ...
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Cisco patches critical flaws in DNA Center and Prime Infrastructure

Cisco patches critical flaws in DNA Center and Prime Infrastructure

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Networking giant Cisco has released patches for several of its products, warning that the updates are for critical bugs found during internal testing. Labeled CVE-2018-15379, a vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture ...
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The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – MyHeritage Data Breach, Facebook’s Data Sharing Partnership, Apple iOS 12 and macOS Updates

| | Apple, Apple iOS, blackberry, Cambridge Analytica, china, Chinese, Cybersecurity, Data breach, DNA, facebook, ios, macos, Mobile, MyHeritage, New York Times, passwords, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, security, Weekly Blaze Podcast
This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for June 11, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions, Silent Pocket and CISOBox. This episode ...
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The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – DNA Privacy, This Week’s Social Media Privacy News Roundup, Remote Car Hacking

| | Audi, Cambridge Analytica, Car Hacking, cars, DNA, facebook, Golden State Killer, Hacking, Instagram, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, social media, Twitter, Volkswagen, Weekly Blaze Podcast
This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for May 7, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions, Silent Pocket and CISOBox. This episode ...
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Oblivious DNS

| | DNA, eavesdropping, encryption, leaks
Interesting idea: ...we present Oblivious DNS (ODNS), which is a new design of the DNS ecosystem that allows current DNS servers to remain unchanged and increases privacy for data in motion and ...
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