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Under Armour #admits 150 #million #MyFitnessPal #accounts were #hacked
Under Armour said on Thursday that data from some 150 million MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app accounts was compromised in February, in one of the biggest hacks in history, sending shares of the athletic apparel maker down 3 percent in after-hours trade.
The stolen data includes account user names, email addresses and scrambled passwords for the popular MyFitnessPal mobile app and website, Under Armour said in a statement. Social Security numbers, driver license numbers and payment card data were not compromised, it said.
It is the largest data breach this year and one of the top five to date, based on the number of records compromised, according to SecurityScorecard.
Larger hacks include 3 billion Yahoo accounts compromised in a 2013 incident and credentials for more than 412 million users of adult websites run by California-based FriendFinder Networks Inc in 2016, according to breach notification website LeakedSource.com.
Under Armour said it is working with data security firms and law enforcement, but did not provide details on how the hackers got into its network or pulled out the data without getting caught in the act.
While the breach did not include financial data, large troves of stolen email addresses can be valuable to cyber criminals.
Email addresses retrieved in a 2014 attack that compromised data on some 83 million JPMorgan Chase customers was later used in pump-and-dump schemes to boost stock prices, according to U.S. federal indictments in the case in 2015.
Under Armor said in an alert on its website that it will require MyFitnessPal users to change their passwords, and it urged users to do so immediately.
“We continue to monitor for suspicious activity and to coordinate with law enforcement authorities,” the company said, adding that it was bolstering systems that detect and prevent unauthorized access to user information.
Under Armour said it started notifying users of the breach on Thursday, four days after it first learned of the incident.
Under Armour bought MyFitnessPal in 2015 for $475 million. It is part of the company’s connected fitness division, whose revenue last year accounted for 1.8 percent of Under Armour’s $5 billion in total sales.
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China’s WeChat, Weibo and Baidu under investigation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
China says it is investigating its largest social media platforms – Weibo, WeChat and Baidu Tieba – for alleged violations of cyber security laws. The Cyberspace Administration said people had been using the three platforms to spread terror-related material, rumours and obscenities. The breaches “jeopardised national security,” the administration said….
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Making Sure That Schools Measure Up Under ESSA – Education Week
To Purchase This Product/Services, Go To The Store Link Above Or Go To http://www.become007.com/store/ Here’s a concise guide to key school accountability provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, including how states and districts handle teacher evaluation, gauge school progress, and fix their lowest-performing schools. View full post on Education…
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Man Who Preyed On School Girls Under Arrest
The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man they say is a rapist who preyed on girls as they walked to school.
BSO spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench that Kevin Smith was arrested after an exhaustive investigation and surveillance. She added detectives were gratified that this suspect is behind bars.
“This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” she said.
Concepcion said Smith was “very brazen and bold” and said he might have continued his attacks if he was not arrested.
He appeared in court Wednesday after being arrested on Tuesday for sexual assault and two counts of kidnapping. He was arrested in Lauderdale Lakes near the scene of the reported attacks.
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Two teenagers are under arrest following a very disturbing video out of Modesto.
The video posted on Facebook has gone viral and shows kids bullying another kid along a sidewalk. A seemingly helpless student wearing a backpack was brutally tossed to the pavement and also endured a flurry of swear words in the video.
As close to a dozen other students stood by, with some recording on cell phones, they watched as two bullies had their way. One threatened the boy and demanded the boy drop to his knees.
In the less than two minute video, the crowd breaks up and the boy is allowed to walk away.
So why did all the other kids simply watch and laugh and not doing anything to help the kid being bullied?
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Bo Shen Hackers Hit Again, Ethereum Forum Members Under Threat
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
The price of Bitcoin has just hit $860 and social engineers are at it again. The attacker who recently hacked Bo Shen’s account draining his REP and ETH funds, though some were later recovered, has been named in yet another
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Google warns journalists and professors: Your account is under attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Google is warning prominent journalists and professors that nation-sponsored hackers have recently targeted their accounts, according to reports delivered in the past 24 hours over social media.
The people reportedly receiving the warnings include Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York
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UK will ‘strike back’ if it comes under cyberattack, says government
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
International hackers and cyberattackers who launch operations against the UK will be retaliated against, the government has warned, as it sets out plans to protect infrastructure, business, and citizens from online threats.
These tactics form part of the government’s National
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Aqua Star: U.S. District Court applies “Authorized Entry” Exclusion to claim under Computer Fraud Coverage
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
On July 8, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington released its decision in Aqua Star (USA) Corp. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America. The decision offers guidance to fidelity insurers with respect to the application of the “authorized entry” exclusion found in the base wording of many commercial […]
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Four Ways to Protect Vulnerable Students Under ESSA – Education Week
The language of the Every Students Succeeds Act could shortchange students in Title 1 schools, writes Teach Plus executive vice president Alice Johnson Cain.
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