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The latest cyber and tech news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Cellphones a flight risk? Could be on some Boeing planes, US aviation authority says

News TeamJuly 19, 2019

US government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: passenger cellphones and other types of radio signals could pose a crash threat to some model...

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The latest news on apps from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: FaceApp: Is The Russian Face-Aging App A Danger To Your Privacy?

News TeamJuly 18, 2019

No, FaceApp isn’t taking photos of your face and taking them back to Russia for some nefarious project. At least that’s what current evidence suggests.... Read ...

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The latest news on data security from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Hackers Steal Millions of Bulgarians’ Data; Russian Tie Seen

News TeamJuly 17, 2019

SOFIA, BULGARIA - Bulgarian officials said Tuesday that unidentified hackers have stolen the personal details of millions of people from Bulgaria’s national revenue agency and noted a possible Russian link in the case.... Read the full article at the...

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Quick Read: NCSC Issues Alert About Active DNS Hijacking Attacks

News TeamJuly 15, 2019

Following recent reports about mass-scale attacks aimed at modifying Domain Name System records, UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released an advisory...

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Quick Read: Once Considered Creepy, Location Apps Now Seen As Critical For Safety, Logistics

News TeamJuly 15, 2019

One afternoon three years ago, Chelsey Vance decided to go for a walk. She took some ibuprofen before she left her Nashville, Tenn., apartment. She didn't know ...

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Quick Read: Apple quietly updates Macs to remove Zoom webcam exploit

News TeamJuly 12, 2019

It's not just Zoom scrambling to fix the exploit that allowed intruders to hijack Mac webcams. Apple has issued a silent, automatic update to macOS that removes the web server used to streamline access to the video conferencing app.... Read the full ...

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Quick Read: Security alert: New version of surveillance malware can extract sensitive data even if its encrypted

News TeamJuly 12, 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, have uncovered new versions of the advanced malicious surveillance tool FinSpy. The updated version of...

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Quick Read: Monroe College Campuses Across NYC Area Hacked, Website Attacker Demanding Bitcoin Ransom

News TeamJuly 12, 2019

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A local college with campuses throughout the New York City area has apparently been hacked and shut down. Whoever is responsible is also...

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The latest abduction, kidnap, ransom and extortion news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Almost a third of UK organisations have been hit by ransomware in past year

News TeamJuly 12, 2019

Even though we’ve heard reports of ransomware attacks losing steam, a new report by Databarracks says that a third of UK organisations were victims to this type of an attack in the past year.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://...

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Quick Read: U.S. Coast Guard Issues Alert After Ship Heading Into Port Of New York Hit By Cyberattack

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued an official warning to owners of ships that cybersecurity at sea needs updating, and updating urgently.... Read the full article...

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Quick Read: Tips that Guarantee Data Security During Business Travel

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

While traveling for business frequently, it is impossible to have control over what is occurring in the office or to predict the threats that might occur. Being...

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Quick Read: France Says Ransomware Attacks on Big Companies Are on the Rise

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Large companies in France are increasingly the targets of cyber attackers who lock up data and demand a ransom, but often refrain from reporting the assaults for fear of hurting their image, according to the French Interior ministry.... Read the full...

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Quick Read: British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach

News TeamJuly 8, 2019

British Airways says it is facing a record fine of £183m for last year's breach of its security systems. The airline, owned by IAG, says it was "surprised and d...

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Quick Read: 7-Eleven app users in Japan lose $500,000

News TeamJuly 8, 2019

The operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan said hundreds of customers who used its new mobile payment service had lost about 55 million yen ($510,000,...

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Quick Read: SoCal Earthquake: Why Everyone Is Talking About ShakeAlert

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

If you’ve been following news coverage about the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Southern California today, you’ve also been hearing about ShakeAlert. ShakeAlert is a relatively new earthquake early warning system that is still being developed and ...

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Quick Read: Ben Gurion Incident Exposes West’s Vulnerability to GPS Disruption

News TeamJuly 4, 2019

WASHINGTON - This story originated in VOA's Ukrainian service. A spate of GPS disruptions at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport has confirmed what several prominent ...

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Quick Read: Florida city fires IT employee after paying ransom demand last week

News TeamJuly 3, 2019

Officials from Lake City, Florida, have fired an IT employee last week after the city was forced to approve a gigantic ransomware payment of nearly $500,000 las...

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Quick Read: I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport—It Wasn’t Easy

News TeamJuly 3, 2019

The announcement came as we began to board. Last month, I was at Detroit’s Metro Airport for a connecting flight to Southeast Asia. I listened as a Delta Air Lines staff member informed passengers that the boarding process would use facial recognitio...

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Quick Read: How Chinese spy app allows officials to harvest personal data

News TeamJuly 3, 2019

The tourists travelling into China were never supposed to know their phones had been compromised. The surveillance app being installed on their devices should h...

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Quick Read: Jack’d gay dating app to pay for leaking nude photos

News TeamJuly 1, 2019

Gay dating app Jack'd will pay $240,000 (£189,000) after exposing members' private intimate photos publicly on the internet. Anyone with a web browser who knew ...

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Quick Read: Ransomware: Lessons from the US show no easy answers

News TeamJune 28, 2019

Any competent business advisor would likely tell a client that spending £60,000 in order to potentially fend off an incident that could cost that organisations millions of dollars would be money well spent.... Read the full article at the publishe...

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Quick Read: Google Maps Leads About 100 Drivers Into A ‘Muddy Mess’ In Colorado

News TeamJune 28, 2019

Drivers with smart phones these days don't often get truly lost, thanks to navigation services such as Google Maps. But what happened in Colorado is a reminder ...

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Feature: Dr Monica H Swahn at Georgia State University – Counterfeit alcohol is a growing concern for tourists abroad

Feature Robert McCabe at Coventry University – Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous waters

Feature: Professor Chad M. Gasta at Iowa State University – 7 tips to stay safe while studying abroad

cyber + tech

Quick Read: Cellphones a flight risk? Could be on some Boeing planes, US aviation authority says

Quick Read: FaceApp: Is The Russian Face-Aging App A Danger To Your Privacy?

Quick Read: Hackers Steal Millions of Bulgarians’ Data; Russian Tie Seen

Quick Read: NCSC Issues Alert About Active DNS Hijacking Attacks

Quick Read: Once Considered Creepy, Location Apps Now Seen As Critical For Safety, Logistics

Quick Read: Apple quietly updates Macs to remove Zoom webcam exploit

Quick Read: Security alert: New version of surveillance malware can extract sensitive data even if its encrypted

Quick Read: Monroe College Campuses Across NYC Area Hacked, Website Attacker Demanding Bitcoin Ransom

Quick Read: Almost a third of UK organisations have been hit by ransomware in past year

Quick Read: U.S. Coast Guard Issues Alert After Ship Heading Into Port Of New York Hit By Cyberattack

Quick Read: Tips that Guarantee Data Security During Business Travel

Quick Read: France Says Ransomware Attacks on Big Companies Are on the Rise

Quick Read: British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach

Quick Read: 7-Eleven app users in Japan lose $500,000

Quick Read: SoCal Earthquake: Why Everyone Is Talking About ShakeAlert

Quick Read: Ben Gurion Incident Exposes West’s Vulnerability to GPS Disruption

Quick Read: Florida city fires IT employee after paying ransom demand last week

Quick Read: I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport—It Wasn’t Easy

Quick Read: How Chinese spy app allows officials to harvest personal data

Quick Read: Jack’d gay dating app to pay for leaking nude photos

Quick Read: Ransomware: Lessons from the US show no easy answers

Quick Read: Google Maps Leads About 100 Drivers Into A ‘Muddy Mess’ In Colorado

Ghana: Two Canadian women abducted on Monday in Kumasi, Uber driver detained

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

Travel Advice: FCO warns of terror threats against Western targets in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul

Travel Advice: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: FCO warns visitors to Jamaica as states of emergency extended due to shootings

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel warning regarding crime threat to visitors in Vietnam