The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

TMobile has now issued a formal apology and offered free identity theft recovery services to nearly 48 million customers for whom the telecom giant failed to protect their sensitive personal information. According to the attackers, this was a configuration issue on an access point T-Mobile used for testing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They will use all their “charm” to convince their victims to divulge bank account information or credit card details. Many organizations train employees to spot phishing emails, but few raise awareness of vishing phone scams. Most people are familiar with the term phishing, but not everyone knows about vishing. How do vishers operate?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Public cloud security refers to protections put in place to secure data and resources in cloud environments shared by multiple users or organizations. Major cloud service providers have generally had good security , so cloud users can be pretty confident in the security of their data and applications if they get their part right.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

of all reports to the BBB Scam Tracker “were online purchase scams, up from 24.3% According to the BBB survey, only 2% of all consumers reporting fraud were targeted through email. Skimmers aren’t just physical attachments to credit card readers at ATMs and gas pumps anymore. According to the Better Business Bureau, 37.9%

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Revolut was recently targeted by a cyber criminal, who gained unauthorised access to clients’ personal data. Revolut was recently targeted by a cyber criminal, who gained unauthorised access to clients’ personal data. All customers can continue to use their cards and accounts as normal,” the spokesperson added.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. As cloud adoption grows exponentially, businesses scramble to amend security strategies to keep their data and end users safe. User Authentication.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

Foxit Software, the company behind the Foxit PDF reader app, disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ information, including passwords. Foxit Software, the PDF software provider behind the Foxit PDF reader app disclosed a security breach that took place recently exposing customers’ information.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Cloud security builds off of the same IT infrastructure and security stack principles of a local data center. However, a cloud vendor offering provides a pre-packaged solution that absorbs some operational and security responsibilities from the customer. Also read: CNAP Platforms: The Next Evolution of Cloud Security.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Or a previously unknown security flaw gets exploited before it can be patched. The companies run by leaders and corporate board members with advanced security maturity are investing in ways to attract and retain more cybersecurity talent, and arranging those defenders in a posture that assumes the bad guys will get in.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

AT&T said the data exposed did not include sensitive information, such as credit card or Social Security numbers, or account passwords, but was limited to “Customer Proprietary Network Information” (CPNI), such as the number of lines on an account. ” Read on for answers to all three questions.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

A SIM card is the tiny, removable chip in a mobile device that allows it to connect to the provider’s network. A SIM card is the tiny, removable chip in a mobile device that allows it to connect to the provider’s network. He soon learned his AT&T password had been changed remotely after 11 attempts in AT&T stores had failed.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2020

The US-based School management software provider Active Network disclosed a severe security breach last week. Active Network provides web-based school management software for K-12 schools and districts, last week it announced to have suffered a major security breach. ” reads the notice of data breach.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Lab test provider LifeLabs announced that personal information for up to 15 million Canadians have been exposed after an unauthorized user gained access to their systems. LifeLabs has also reported the incident privacy commissioners and government partners. LifeLabs CEO Charles Brown apologized for the security incident.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

The main purpose of bot protection is to ensure the security and integrity of online systems as well as to prevent unfair or harmful activities such as spamming, click fraud, scraping, and credential stuffing. Bot protection products can also help prevent DDoS attacks.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The vulnerability that the hackers took advantage of had been in place and used for “unauthorized access,” according to the company statement, since 2014. Check your credit report every day, keep track of your credit score, review major accounts daily if possible. Manage the damage. Monitor your accounts.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 29, 2019

Singapore’s IHiS (Integrated Health Information Systems) has sacked two managers and fined five senior staff , including CEO Bruce Liang, for their part in last year’s SingHealth data breach. The crooks first accessed SingHealth’s network as early as August 2017, but it took employees almost a year to notice the intrusion. Negligent’.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 18, 2023

However, once the user downloads and extracts the file, the Redline Stealer (aka RedStealer) malware is activated and is capable of stealing passwords and downloading further malware onto the user's device." Employees can be helped to develop sound security habits like these by stepping them through monthly social engineering simulations.

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KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 | May 16th, 2023 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023's Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. Building up your organization's human firewall by fostering a strong security culture is essential to outsmart bad actors.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

As we will cover a bit below, Verizon reported that 74% of data breaches Involve the "Human Element," so people are one of the most common factors contributing to successful data breaches. Let's drill down a bit more in the social engineering section. Probably fewer of you.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2019

That includes social security and social insurance numbers, bank account numbers, phone numbers, birth dates, email addresses and self-reported income; in short, just about everything on an identity thief’s wish list. For instance, we know a lot of details about the Equifax breach, thanks to a GAO investigation and report.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 27, 2023

Reports about texts impersonating banks are up nearly tenfold since 2019 with median reported individual losses of $3,000 last year," the report says. Fake gift card offers took second place, followed by phony package delivery problems. Phony bank fraud prevention alerts were the most common type of text scam last year.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The movement to the cloud means access to data anywhere, enhanced data recovery, flexibility for collaboration, and less of a burden on IT staff. But, while cloud providers boast that their storage services — or “buckets” — offer added application security , they have also consistently proven vulnerable. Secure your buckets.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 30, 2022

This is especially true of supply chain attacks where credential compromise continues to be the most predominant vector of attack that bad actors use in order to gain access into target networks that are often interconnected. RDP gateways are accessed over HTTPS connections (port 443) protected through the TLS encryption protocol.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This follows the FCA’s announcement in its 2020-21 business plan that payment services were one of its main supervisory priorities 1 and its temporary guidance of July 9, 2020, on prudential risk management and safeguarding in light of the COVID-19 pandemic ( Temporary COVID Guidance ). Prudential risk management. Safeguarding.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

AUGUST 8, 2019

Businesses maintaining the private information of New York residents also will now be required to proactively develop “reasonable safeguards” within their organization as part of a new “reasonable security requirement.”. Online account credentials (username or e-mail address in combination with password or security question and answer).

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Despite assurances to the contrary, it’s a fair assumption there is more to come, according to national security experts. While news of missile strikes is clear (the fake news a couple of years ago that Hawaii was under a nuclear attack notwithstanding), the details around such reports are not always accurate.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In a month where security experts across Europe were boosting awareness of cyber security , organisations had mixed results in their own data protection practices. IN-based Goshen Health leans that 2018 data security incident did need to be reported (9,160). Cyber attacks. ND-based St. Dutch sex work forum hookers.nl

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bitdefender Total Security. For an introductory price of $45 a year for five devices, you get a long list of security protections: Advanced protection for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS devices. No security product is perfect, but for just under $4 a month, Bitdefender gives you broad, sophisticated defenses. Parental controls.

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Rocket Software

JULY 10, 2020

The short story is MFA exists because people want to prevent unauthorized access and passwords have proven insecure by themselves. Whether by social engineering, theft, spying, or brute-force guesswork, hackers will figure out the passwords to any sufficiently valuable system. This article originally appeared on Medium.com.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 5, 2020

On March 4, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) fined the international airline Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (“Cathay Pacific”) £500,000 for failing to protect the security of its customers’ personal data. The ICO became aware of the breach when Cathay Pacific self-reported on October 25, 2018.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

Perhaps you've heard about Silk Road, the online drug Emporium it was located on the dark web, meaning you had to use a special browser, the onion router or Tor to access it. SO I only mention Ross Ulbricht in talks because I use him as an example of an Operation Security, or OpSec failure. There are a lot. It's basic privacy hygiene.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

On 6 June, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the “ PCPD “) issued an enforcement notice against Cathay Pacific Airways (and its affiliate Hong Kong Dragon Airlines) (together, “ Cathay Pacific “) in respect of a data breach concerning unauthorized access to the personal data of some 9.4

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Is there something more secure? Either they’re too weak -- and therefore trivial to guess--, or we reuse them, which means an attacker can use them to gain access to multiple sites. I must have the password.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2022

A class action lawsuit has been filed against big-three consumer credit bureau Experian over reports that the company did little to prevent identity thieves from hijacking consumer accounts. So had their passwords and account PIN and secret questions.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

One bit of good news: Even widely used email services like Gmail have gotten much better at filtering out spam and malicious email, and businesses have a range of email security tools that can help. Paranoia is a very good thing with web security in general. Here are 15 important controls and best practices for preventing malware.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With two high-profile breaches this year, Okta, a leader in identity and access management (IAM) , made the kind of headlines that security vendors would rather avoid. That acceptance enabled a set of stolen credentials to access the engineer’s thin client desktop using the remote desktop protocol (RDP).

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