Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. SocksEscort[.]com

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2024

Here’s how it works. Sometimes, the history tells the story – was this information kept in high-clearance databases only to end up on Chad’s Slack? This is the advantage of Data Detection and Response (DDR) for organizations aiming to build a real-time data defense. With DDR, your organization can have real-time data defense.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The problem stemmed from an authentication weakness in a USPS Web component known as an “application program interface,” or API — basically, a set of tools defining how various parts of an online application such as databases and Web pages should interact with one another. Image: USPS.com.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2022

We’ve already addressed the method that this third-party employed to gain access to the system, and we’re doing additional reviews to ensure that the security of all of our systems is further hardened to prevent future incursions. Long story short, we kindly request that you reset your Plex account password immediately.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Who doesn't like to get a free gift card? Phish You for Information to Supposedly Get a Gift Card. Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 27, 2023

Phony bank fraud prevention alerts were the most common type of text scam last year. If they reply, they'll get a call from a phony 'fraud department' claiming they want to 'help get your money back.' Scammers understand how our shopping habits have changed and have updated their sleazy tactics accordingly," the FTC says.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 10, 2021

. (#216) we talk with Brian Trzupek, Digicert’s Vice President of Product, about the growing urgency of securing software supply chains, and how digital code signing can help prevent compromises like the recent hack of the firm SolarWinds. The post Episode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This Sunday is both Halloween and the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month – and what better way to mark the occasion than with some cyber security horror stories? In this blog, we look at three ways in which fraudsters trick victims into handing over their sensitive data. Luckily there’s a Wi-Fi connection nearby. Trick or treat.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 19, 2018

On May 10, 2018, The New York Times broke the story that a little-known data broker named Securus was selling local police forces around the country the ability to look up the precise location of any cell phone across all of the major U.S. LocationSmart disabled its demo page shortly after that story. mobile networks. mobile networks.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 21, 2023

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. 88%), Spain (7%), France (3%) and Israel (2%), and we anticipate this number to grow."

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A We must ask: 'Is the email expected?

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 | June 6th, 2023 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. This is that fact: ".spear

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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? Fast Company described how Auto-GPT and BabyAGI are bringing generative AI to the masses. Things could get much worse Wired wrote: "The hacking of ChatGPT is just getting started.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

1 Root Cause of Data Breaches Verizon's DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I'll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks. The new PhishER Blocklist feature lets you use reported messages to prevent future malicious email with the same sender, URL or attachment from reaching other users.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us Wednesday, July 12, @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demonstration of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

252,796,762 known records breached in 126 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. million data records belonging to EasyPark have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. GB dataset on a hacking forum, claiming to still have access to the breached system.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

Those who fail to take a proactive approach to secure their data often learn the hard way how vulnerable – and valuable – that data can be. Data-centric distributed resilience (DDR) offers a compelling approach to addressing data sovereignty in cybersecurity.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 | March 7th, 2023 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About This week, Bloomberg News pointed at a brand-new article at BusinessWeek, one of their media properties. What they refer to is the Viasat hack. The Viasat hack was widely considered a harbinger of attacks to come."

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 | February 21st, 2023 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a "sophisticated and highly-targeted" spear phishing attack.

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KnowBe4

MAY 23, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 | May 23rd, 2023 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend New data sheds light on how likely your organization will succumb to a ransomware attack, whether you can recover your data, and what's inhibiting a proper security posture.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's 'Unsubscribe' link? the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act states that businesses must offer clear instructions on how the recipient can remove themselves from the involved mailing list and that request must be honored within 10 days. Will that lead to more or less unwanted email?"

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KnowBe4

APRIL 18, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 | April 18th, 2023 [Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz Curiosity leads people to suspend their better judgment as a new campaign of credential theft exploits a person's excitement about the newest AI systems not yet available to the general public. With PhishER you can: NEW!

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Unfortunately, this type of scam is the worst kind of phishbait, and it is a very good idea to inoculate people before they get suckered into falling for a scam like this. The new PhishER Blocklist feature lets you use reported messages to prevent future malicious email with the same sender, URL or attachment from reaching other users.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

They started out with: "You get a call. How could it be a scam? Voice cloning, that's how." All he needs is a short audio clip of your family member's voice — which he could get from content posted online — and a voice-cloning program. Call the person who supposedly contacted you and verify the story.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

16,482,365 known records breached in 240 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2020

However, there are some challenges created: how do we hold the doors open to the world while simultaneously sealing them off from hackers? To increase the complexity of hacking your device, always get to know who is calling your APIs, by using a simple access authentication (user/password) or an API key (asymmetric key).

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2019

The report suggests that organisations run workshops with executives to help them understand risks that are specific to them and how to stay safe. Recent news stories are a great way of explaining how attacks work and the consequences they can have. What should financial organisations be doing? Recruit champions.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 15, 2021

“How do you ensure that you’ll never get hacked”, “How will you ensure your privacy”, and “How do you ensure your availability” are just a few of the frequently asked questions Johnson fields. Missed the episode? You’re in luck.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 15, 2021

“How do you ensure that you’ll never get hacked”, “How will you ensure your privacy”, and “How do you ensure your availability” are just a few of the frequently asked questions Johnson fields. Missed the episode? You’re in luck.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cybernews has the story. Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. The Android challenge In the digital age, mobile applications have become an integral part of our lives, transforming the way we communicate, work, and entertain ourselves.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s been a year full of predictable and unpredictable incidents alike, and in this blog, we’ve compiled the most memorable stories of 2022. I been hacked,” Kramer wrote on Twitter. These were truly precedented times. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

She talks about the various ways criminal hackers hide their work, what happens after ransomware hits on a system, how investigators go about looking for recovery information, and what type of skills those practitioners need t o succeed. But how does something like that map to the digital world? Who are you going to call for help?

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

How then does one start securing it? In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Funny thing.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

How then does one start securing it? In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Funny thing.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Stories like the recent Facebook hack , the Equifax hack and the hacking of government agencies are remarkable for how unremarkable they really are. The risks are about to get worse, because computers are being embedded into physical devices and will affect lives, not just our data.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

You’ll have a clear understanding of what each control does, how it fits into your organisation and why it’s worth the cost of investment. Getting the most out of cyber resilience. It’s not helpful to list ‘hacking’ as a risk, for example, because that could include anything from phishing scams to exploited databases.

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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. An error occurred in Chrome automatic update. Join Roger A.

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