Data Protector

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Given what can only be described as an omnishambles of security breaches, is there much more that the ICO can do to warn data controllers of the risks they should take account of? Guidance on data security breach management (Dec 2012). A practical guide to IT security (Jan 2016). Probably not.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

Expert discovered an Elasticsearch instance belonging to a security firm containing over 5 billion records of data leaked in previous incidents. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko. SecurityAffairs – Security firm, data leak).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 355 appeared first on Security Affairs. Are both linked to Evil Corp? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2020

Researchers discovered two security flaws impacting Oracle’s iPlanet Web Server, tracked as CVE-2020-9315 and CVE-2020-9314, that could cause sensitive data exposure and limited injection attacks. The vulnerability could result in the leak of sensitive data, including configuration information and encryption keys. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Stealth Falcon is a nation-state actor active since at least 2012, the group targeted political activists and journalists in the Middle East in past campaigns. The remaining components are encrypted and stored within a binary registry value.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Its operators have added new exploits and payloads, according to the experts, the new variant leverages WebSockets to implement more secure C2 bidirectional communication. The post PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for more secure C2 communication appeared first on Security Affairs. ” continues the analysis.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

From that story: From the samples shared by the threat actor, the database contains customers' names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and date of birth. The above example simply didn't have plain text entries for the encrypted data. It is undoubtedly in the hands of thousands of internet randos.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2022

SideWinder has been active since at least 2012, the group main targeted Police, Military, Maritime, and the Naval forces of Central Asian countries. The URLs used for C2 communications for these domains are split into two parts: The Installer module contains the first part of the URL which is the C2 server domain name in encrypted form.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

With a multi-layered approach to endpoint protection, the ESET PROTECT Advanced solution fits small to medium-sized businesses and offers advanced EPP capabilities, full disk encryption , and an automated sandbox for dynamic threat analysis. Full Disk Encryption. Read more: 19 Best Encryption Software & Tools of 2021.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2020

In malspam attacks, attackers could encrypt the Excel file by setting up a password, then when the victims receive the email, hackers trick them into opening the attachment using a password included in the content of the message. The post LimeRAT malware delivered using 8-year-old VelvetSweatshop trick appeared first on Security Affairs.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. It surfaced in November 2012 and was making thousands of victims a day. File encryption 2013 – 2015.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

Security vendor SonicWall has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting both its on-premises and hosted Email Security products. SonicWall is warning its customers to update their hosted and on-premises email security products to address three zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in the wild.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Since 2016, Microsoft is urging admins to stop using SMBv1, later versions of the protocol implemented security enhancements, such as encryption, pre- authentication integrity checks to prevent man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks, and insecure guest authentication blocking. Get-SmbServerConfiguration | Select EnableSMB1Protocol.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

After mobilizing to ensure the Internet’s free flow of information and commerce, we realized the ongoing need for an industry voice, founding formally in 2012. Advertising Practices: Given the complexity and different use cases for VPNs, claims must not mislead.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

. “At the present time, no damage has been done, nor are there any indications that data has been stolen or modified,” This isn’t the first attack suffered by the company, in 2012, the company was targeted by another cyber attack that was classified as “heavy” and of “exceptional quality.”. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Below is the list of vulnerabilities exploited by V3G4: CVE-2012-4869 : FreePBX Elastix Remote Command Execution Vulnerability Gitorious Remote Command Execution Vulnerability CVE-2014-9727 : FRITZ!Box Unlike most Mirai variants, the V3G4 variant uses different XOR encryption keys for string encryption.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2021

The analysis of the file revealed that it includes the encrypted and compressed PlugX payload. Aro.dat is, in fact, an encrypted and compressed PlugX payload.” Aro.exe is likely part of the “ ARO 2012 advanced repair and optimization tool,” which is a freely available tool that claims to fix Windows registry errors.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Shadowsocks is a free and open-source encryption protocol project, widely used in China to circumvent Internet censorship. It was created in 2012 by a Chinese programmer named “ clowwindy “, and multiple implementations of the protocol have been made available since. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, China).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

Between 2012 and 2015, the Aoqin Dragon actors heavily relied on exploits for CVE-2012-0158 and CVE-2010-3333 vulnerabilities. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. The malware sets the auto start function with the value “EverNoteTrayUService”.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Yahoo News reported that the Russians have successfully targeted an FBI communications system: American officials discovered that the Russians had dramatically improved their ability to decrypt certain types of secure communications and had successfully tracked devices used by elite FBI surveillance teams. counterintelligence vulnerabilities.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 16, 2021

The Court held that OCR’s civil monetary penalty for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule and HIPAA Security Rule was “arbitrary, capricious, and otherwise unlawful.”. OCR investigated and imposed the $4.3

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 13, 2016

(“Schein”), agreed to settle FTC charges that accused the company of falsely advertising the level of encryption it used to protect patient data. The FTC asserted that, in 2012, the Dentrix G5 software incorporated a third party database engine that included a form of data protection that Schein advertised as “encryption.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

doc, which, when opened with a vulnerable application, attempted to deliver a ransomware payload using a known shared Microsoft component vulnerability, CVE-2012-0158.” The post Crooks target Healthcare facilities involved in Coronavirus containment with Ransomware appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

In June 2018, experts at Kaspersky were investigating attacks against government and military entities in South and Southeast Asian countries, The experts tracked the campaign as EasternRoppels, they speculate it may have started as far back as 2012. According to the experts, the backdoor might have been active since at least 2012. . “We

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

14, KrebsOnSecurity alerted GovPayNet that its site was exposing at least 14 million customer receipts dating back to 2012. Nonetheless, out of an abundance of caution and to maximize security for users, GovPayNet has updated this system to ensure that only authorized users will be able to view their individual receipts.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. “In some instances, BlackByte ransomware actors have only partially encrypted files,” the advisory said. A Top Priority for Security Teams. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

Expert discovered an Elasticsearch instance belonging to security firm Keepnet Labs containing over 5 billion records of data leaked in previous cybersecurity incidents. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko. Adobe, Last. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2022

The Tropic Trooper APT has been active at least since 2012, it was first spotted by security experts at Trend Micro in 2015, when the threat actors targeted government ministries and heavy industries in Taiwan and the military in the Philippines. The collected information is formatted and sent to the C&C server. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Importantly, the Report states that, “[t]he failure to implement all the [Center for Internet Security’s Critical Security] Controls that apply to an organization’s environment constitutes a lack of reasonable security” under California’s information security statute. Code § 1798.81.5(b) Code § 1798.81.5(b)

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

These operations have spanned from as early as 2012 to the present day. Yet another example that demonstrates why end-to-end message encryption is so important. APT41's operations have included state-sponsored cyber espionage missions as well as financially-motivated intrusions.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

On November 14, 2016, Lincoln Financial Securities Corp. (“LFS”), In 2012, hackers with foreign IP addresses accessed LFS’s cloud server and stole confidential records of approximately 5,400 customers. Under the terms of the Settlement, LFS will pay a $650,000 penalty to FINRA.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Ongoing innovation in connectivity lessened the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because organizations quickly adopted solutions like VPNs to secure a remote workforce.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Once inside our network, the hackers were able to deploy offensive security tools which allowed them to disguise themselves as legitimate users or administrators. This in turn allowed them to access the data, despite this data being encrypted.” and other western audiences. policies favorable to Iran.” com, sachtimes[.]com,

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2019

. “However, when we encountered Asruex in a PDF file, we found that a variant of the malware can also act as an infector particularly through the use of old vulnerabilities CVE-2012-0158 and CVE-2010-2883 , which inject code in Word and PDF files respectively.” ” reads the report published by Trend Micro. EBSS section.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Related: How the Middle East has advanced mobile security regulations Over the past couple of decades, meaningful initiatives to improve online privacy and security, for both companies and consumers, incrementally gained traction in the tech sector and among key regulatory agencies across Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 6, 2020

I love security. Equally, I have no patience for false promises, and I've been very vocal about my feelings there: But one of them is literally called “Secure VPN”, how is this possible?! I love privacy. Consequently, it will come as no surprise that I love tools that help people achieve those objectives. Are You Using These VPN Apps?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The vision of the CDM program, created in 2012, is that all federal networks should be continuously scanned to identify and respond to threats and breaches. It provides cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards to participating agencies to support them in improving their respective security posture.

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