Pinkerton Insights Podcast

Technology and Information Risks The U.S.-based restaurant chain PDQ's customers’ credit card details were subject to theft in a breach of the company’s computer systems lasting May 19, 2017-April 20, 2018. Cyber-security researchers found that the newly discovered RAMpage vulnerability could impact almost all Android devices manufactured after 2012. Per a blog post by the Pen Test Partners, threat actors can hack into the navigational system of ships and manipulate their course. Researchers showed in a proof-of-concept attack that it is possible to access the network of systems that control a ship. Reports released stated that there have been recent cyber-attacks on several brands of security cameras, webcams, and baby and pet monitors. Researchers from cyber-security company Appthority discovered that multiple app developers did not configure their apps’ back-end Firebase endpoints correctly, granting attackers access to sensitive data. The problem affects Firebase, which is an app development tool that al