cybersecurity

US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

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US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

President Trump and a delegation of U.S. officials left Beijing on Friday after two days of high-level talks with the Chinese government, led by President Xi Jinping. Before boarding Air Force One, White House staffers and reporters had to surrender various items collected during the trip, including staff burner phones, credential badges, and lapel pins … Read more

A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

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A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

A hotel check-in system left more than 1 million customer passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos to the open web after a security lapse. The data is now offline after TechCrunch alerted the company responsible. The hotel check-in system, called Tabiq, is maintained by the Japan-based tech startup Reqrea. According to its website, Tabiq … Read more