data brokers

Don’t use Life360 app to track your kids’ location; your location data will be sold to third parties

On: December 7, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybersecurity, data brokers, data collection, data privacy, data security, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Life360, location data, Mobile apps, Mobile Security, Personal Data, personal information selling

A report by Markup says that Life360, a mobile family monitoring app used by around 30 million people worldwide, is selling some data collected in its systems, mainly those associatedRead More →

How does the airlines black market work and how does malware infiltrate hotel reward and frequent flyer programs?

On: September 17, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: airlines, AsyncRAT, business email compromise (BEC), Cisco Talos, crypters, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data brokers, data theft, electronic fraud, Hacking, malware, Operation Layover, ransomware, remote access Trojan (RAT), research

Cisco Talos cybersecurity researchers report the detection of an espionage campaign against the airline industry, using hacking tools such as AsyncRAT and other remote access Trojans (RATs). This campaign, identifiedRead More →