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According to information security specialists, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suffered a data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers of thousands of city drivers; the incident would have given other government agencies undue access to this information. This incident is particularly serious for illegal migrants residing in the state, as the leaked […]
Passwords like “admin” or “password” set by default will be illegal in 2020 The state of California has recently passed a law that establishes higher safety standards for any device connected to the network that is manufactured or sold in its territory. According to experts in digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security, this new law requires that each device be assigned a unique password […]
California Capitol Dome with Moon This law will establish a cybersecurity standard for IoT manufacturers Jerry Brown, Governor of California, signed last Friday a bill to regulate cybersecurity standards for devices connected to the Internet, establishing that the California government has the most demanding standards in the country concerning the technology known as the Internet of […]
It is quite unlikely that somebody would be naïve enough to upload a copy of a newly released movie on his Facebook page with his real name since this would lead the law enforcement straight to the person, that too, in no time. However, it seems that there is one such person and his name […]
As the FCC has attempted to abandon its role as the defender of a free and open Internet at the federal level, states are attempting ways to step into the void. Prior to December, the FCC’s rules prevented Internet service providers (ISPs) from preventing or slowing down traffic to websites. The rules also restrained ISPs […]
In late 2015, a security researcher found voter registration records of 191 million US voters on the Internet. Months later, hackers were found selling those records on several dark web marketplaces. Now, the IT security firm Kromtech has revealed that its researchers discovered a MongoDB database (a popular database management system) containing over 19 million California voters records. […]
Gear up for Armageddon- Strange Warning Messages Startled TV Viewers in Orange County. Television viewers across the Orange County area were in for a surprise on the morning of 21st September. Most of the Californians enjoy their breakfast with TV shows, but this Thursday was different as a majority of the regular, scheduled programs were […]