Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, discovered that user data of the Swarmshop card shop have been leaked online on March 17, 2021. Group-IB notified the national CERTs in the above-mentioned countries about the breach so they could take the necessary steps to mitigate the threat.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Top aviation company Safran Group left itself vulnerable to cyberattacks, likely for well over a year, underlining how vulnerable big aviation firms are to threat actors, according to research by Cybernews. The vulnerability left the company at risk from cyberattacks over an extended period of time.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

Most financially devastating threats involved investment scams, business email compromises (BEC) , and romance fraud. The total annual cost of all types of cyberattacks is increasing. The total annual cost of all types of cyberattacks is increasing. Cybercrime will cost as much as $6 trillion annually by 2021. billion in 2018.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the European gas pipeline Creos Luxembourg S.A. Stolen data include contracts, agreements, passports, bills, and emails. Stolen data include contracts, agreements, passports, bills, and emails. Creos Luxembourg S.A. ” reads the announcement.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said attackers that breached its network last month exploited a Zoho bug. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed that the attack that breached its network in January was conducted by a nation-state actor that exploited a Zoho vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2022

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 30, 2020

million) issued to Marriott International, Inc., (“Marriott”) for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The ICO’s fine only relates to the breach from the point at which the GDPR came into force in May 2018, and is the second largest fine levied by the ICO thus far under the GDPR. approximately $23.9

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

The standard minimum is to require eight-character passwords with complexity, where complexity consists of a mix of upper and lower case alphabet characters, numbers, and special characters. Nearly 60% of data breaches in 2020 involved reused passwords, and this number increased to 76% for breaches for employees of the Fortune 1000.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

The cyber security landscape offered similarly familiar topics: there were huge data breaches at Facebook and LinkedIn, while the threat of ransomware reached catastrophic levels. 2021 got off to an inauspicious start when cyber security researchers reported a huge leak of Brazilian residents’ data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Group-IB , an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, on Money2020 Asia presented the analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018 and concluded that cybercriminals show an increased interest in Asia in general and Singapore in particular. The number of leaked cards increased in 2018 by 56%.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

All the affected organizations had hosts with Internet-facing RDP and weak credentials. Even though the exact number of victims is unknown, the discovered forensic artifacts allowed to establish the geography of their campaigns and the toolset, which is far behind the level of sophistication of big league Iranian APTs.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most attacks make would-be victims click to install malware or redirect them to a phishing page to steal their credentials. They can compromise the targeted device despite a victim’s good security hygiene and practices. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle. Also read: Best Patch Management Software for 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2022

These tests are critical for obtaining an integrated view of a system, understanding how possible security breaches can occur, getting into the mindset of cyber criminals, and patching flaws. During these tests, simulated attacks are executed to identify gaps and vulnerabilities in the IT environment. See the Best Penetration Testing Tools.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2019

Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , has uncovered a malicious code designed to steal customers’ payment data on seven online stores in the UK and the US. According to Alexa.com, the number of fila.co [.]uk Do your payments have the sniffles? FILA UK website ( fila.co [.]uk)

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

1 The SEC investigation began following SolarWinds’ widely reported 2020 breach, which was felt throughout the US economy. 1 The SEC investigation began following SolarWinds’ widely reported 2020 breach, which was felt throughout the US economy. SolarWinds designs and sells network monitoring software.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2019

But, some companies are still unwilling to devote the necessary resources to securing their infrastructures against cyberattacks , and naive individuals think they’re immune to the tactics of cybercriminals, too. The Average Cost of a Cyberattack Exceeds $1 Million. The Average Cost of a Cyberattack Exceeds $1 Million.

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KnowBe4

MAY 21, 2019

Verizon Enterprises’ 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) can seem imposing to get through. The 78-page report , based on 41,686 cyber incidents, contains enough charts, graphs and numbers to make even the most number-hungry nerd blush. Educate the Execs. But don’t stop at social engineering!

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OneHub

JULY 18, 2019

On average, it takes over six months to realize a network has been breached. Instead, many turn to a cloud service provider to store and protect their data. An internal firewall, as its name suggests, protects your data from attacks within the network. Data Encryption. Event Logging and Two-Factor Authentication.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Several strong themes emerged from 2022’s crop of breaches, including the targeting or impersonating of employees to gain access to internal company tools; multiple intrusions at the same victim company; and less-than-forthcoming statements from victim firms about what actually transpired.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Are the directors of a company hit by a cyberattack liable for negligence in failing to take steps to limit the risk. As the risk of a cyberattack grows, it is pivotal to consider whether the directors of a company hit by a ransomware attack, for example, can bear any liability for negligence in failing to take steps to limit the risk.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

However, digital infrastructures are highly dependent on application programming interfaces — or APIs — to facilitate data transfers between software applications and between applications and end users. Man-in-the-middle attacks : where a bad actor steals or modifies data (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage security issues refer to the operational and functional challenges that organizations and consumers encounter when storing data in the cloud. Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Phishing is any cyberattack that uses malicious email messages, text messages, or voice calls to trick people into sharing sensitive data (e.g., Phishing is any cyberattack that uses malicious email messages, text messages, or voice calls to trick people into sharing sensitive data (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The attackers used the entry they gained into the companies to fan out into businesses and government agencies, stealing data and forcing some to have to temporarily shut down their operations, causing tens of millions of dollars in damages. Collateral Damage. In addition, the median cost of these tsunamis was $90 million.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 12, 2022

On January 5, 2022, the New York Office of the Attorney General (“NY AG”) announced the results of an investigation into “credential stuffing,” which uncovered 1.1 million compromised accounts from cyberattacks on 17 well-known companies. From these posts, the NY AG identified credentials belonging to 1.1

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

This article explores: What Is Email Security Best Options to Secure Business Email Email Security Best Practices How Email Security Blocks Threats Bottom Line: Email Security What Is Email Security Email security is a concept that protects email accounts, servers, and communications from unauthorized access, data loss, or compromise.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Password management software firm LastPass disclosed a “second attack,” a threat actor used data stolen from the August security breach and combined it with information available from a third-party data breach. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm.

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Data Matters

MAY 6, 2022

Digital health companies should take note of new data privacy and security developments under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that can affect product planning and customer negotiations. What is Digital Health? The examples go on and on. RFI Regarding Recognized Security Practices.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2023

Researchers discovered credentials associated with cybercrime forums on roughly 120,000 computers infected with information stealers. Threat intelligence firm Hudson Rock has discovered credentials associated with cybercrime forums on roughly 120,000 computers infected with various information stealer malware.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

A report last week by the New York Attorney General’s Office put a spotlight on the ongoing threat of credential stuffing, a common technique used by cybercriminals that continues to spread and is helping to fuel the push for security practices that don’t involve usernames and passwords. Password Reuse.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These days, users need an ever-growing number of online accounts to stay connected with their friends, colleagues, and employers. Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. Best Password Manager Tools.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The PerSwaysion campaign proliferates with alarming rates by leveraging compromised accounts’ email data to select further targets who hold important roles in their companies and share business relations with the victims. Group-IB set up a website , where everyone can check if their email was compromised by PerSwaysion.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

The social media giant Twitter confirmed that hackers compromised 130 accounts in last week hack and downloaded data from eight of them. The social media platform Twitter suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, multiple high-profile accounts were hacked. You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.”.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 9, 2021

Indeed this cyberattack has gotten the attention at the highest levels, with the White House issuing an Executive Order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. Indeed this cyberattack has gotten the attention at the highest levels, with the White House issuing an Executive Order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? Well Stanford created a small virtual world with 25 ChatGPT-powered "people." The simulation ran for 2 days and showed that AI-powered bots can interact in a very human-like way.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 | May 9th, 2023 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully compromised to support social engineering) are serving visitors fake Google Chrome update error messages. The message displayed reads, "UPDATE EXCEPTION.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

A contributing factor to the cybersecurity skills gap is the large number of security startups that have been founded in recent years. According to a joint study by CBInsights and PwC, Cybersecurity startups received over $10.7 billion in funding in 2020. Overall cybercrime costs are expected to reach $10.5

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