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Crooks leverage Zoom’s popularity in Coronavirus outbreak to serve malware

Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2020

Online communication platforms such as Zoom are essential instruments at the time of Coronavirus outbreak, and crooks are attempting to exploit their popularity. One way to do this is NOT to click on promotional links in emails, and instead, Google your desired retailer and click the link from the Google results page.

Communications

Communications Retail Authentication Government

Report: Threat of Emotet and Ryuk

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

Analyzing the general distribution of the compromised domains, grouped by category, it is possible to verify that the most affected were as follows: professional/companies (20.2%), personal (13.5%), retail (12.7%) and industry (11.9%). Social media/communication organizations, health care and non-profit organizations were less impacted.

Ransomware

Ransomware Retail Phishing Encryption

Freedom Mobile data breach impacts at least 15,000 customers

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

Freedom Mobile attempted to downplay the incident saying that the total records stored in the unprotected database were related to only 15,000 customers who had opened or made any changes to their accounts at 17 Freedom Mobile retail locations between March 25 and April 16. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Canada, Data Leak).

Data breaches

Data breaches Retail Encryption Communications

Nefilim ransomware gang published Luxottica data on its leak site

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware

Ransomware IT Retail Manufacturing

Iran-linked APT33 updates infrastructure following its public disclosure

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

Four domains used in the past were updated the day after publication of the report and resolving to the same IP, which is registered to Swiss-dedicated hosting provider Solar Communications GmBH. 728 of these were identified communicating with infected hosts. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities IT Communications Retail

DC SEO 3.0 & Internet Marketing Top 10 2014 Tips for Local or Small Businesses

Interactive Information Management

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Plus, the online research or purchasing habits of your constantly changing customer segments (and their technologies) are really hard to keep up with - whether for marketing or simple communications purposes. With fantastic, empathetic communication skills.

Marketing

Marketing Metadata B2C Communications

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

” PIONEER KITTEN operations leverage on SSH tunneling, through open-source tools such as Ngrok, they also used the custom tool SSHMinion to communication with malware deployed in the target networks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Access

Access Financial Services Retail Insurance

Bodybuilding.com forces password reset after a security breach

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Bad news for fitness and bodybuilding passionates, the popular online retailer Bodybuilding.com announced that hackers have broken into its systems. The popular online retailer website Bodybuilding.com announced last week that hackers have broken into its systems. ” continues the data breach notification note. ” As usual.

Passwords

Passwords Security Retail Personal data

Hidden Cobra APT used the new ATM cash-out scheme FASTCash to hit banks worldwide

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks and experts that investigated on the crew consider it highly sophisticated. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states the report.

Retail

Retail Libraries Phishing Authentication

Nedbank client data compromised in security breach at third-party provider

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Information from Nedbank Retail relating to approximately 1,7 million clients was potentially affected of which 1,1 million are active clients.” In addition to this, we are communicating directly with affected clients. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Security

Security Marketing Retail Communications

Oracle critical patch advisory addresses 284 flaws, 33 critical

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2019

The bug affected the OCA’s Diameter Signalling Router component and its Communications Services Gatekeeper. The flaw also affected the Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure, the Fusion Middleware MapViewer, and four three Oracle Retail components. Pierluigi Paganini.

Financial Services

Financial Services Libraries Mining Retail

Australia banned Huawei from 5G network due to security concerns

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2018

The Australian government considers risky the involvement of Huawei for the rolling out of next-generation 5G communication networks. In May, the Pentagon ordered retail outlets on US military bases to stop selling Huawei and ZTE products due to unacceptable security risk they pose. Huawei Australia defined the decision disappointing.

Security

Security Military Manufacturing Retail

Danish company Demant expects to incur losses of up to $95 after cyber attack

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

“As previously communicated in Company announcements on 3, 4 and 17 September, the Demant Group experienced a critical incident on our internal IT infrastructure on 3 September 2019. We estimate that our retail business will see the biggest impact in Australia, the US and Canada followed by the UK. ” reported ComputerWord.

Sales

Sales Ransomware Retail Insurance

TA505 is expanding its operations

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

The threat group is also known for its recent attack campaign against Bank and Retail business sectors, but the latest evidence indicates a potential expansion of its criminal operation to other industries too. su”, using an SSL encrypted communication, and stores them in “C:UsersPublic” path: “ rtegre.exe ” and “ wprgxyeqd79.exe

IT

IT Retail Archiving File names

FIN8 Hacking Group is back with an improved version of the ShellTea Backdoor

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

At the time, FireEye and root9B published detailed reports about a series of attacks targeting the retail sector. “ ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing

Phishing Retail Communications Security

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

The phishing messages posed as delivery notifications from the Croatian postal or other retail services, they included a Microsoft Excel saved in the old.xls format and compiled the previous day. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. So far, two versions of the file are known. Pierluigi Paganini.

Government

Government Computer and Electronics Archiving Phishing

Parasite HTTP RAT implements a broad range of protections and evasion mechanims

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2018

The malware was involved in a small email campaign targeting organizations primarily in the information technology, healthcare, and retail industries. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Passwords

Passwords Retail Phishing Sales

Dixons Carphone Data Breach discovered in June affected 10 Million customers

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

Dixons Carphone, one of the largest European consumer electronics and telecommunication retailers, suffered a major data breach in 2017 , but new data related to the incident have been shared. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads a statement published by the company.

Data breaches

Data breaches Retail Personal data Access

Rent a hacker: Group-IB uncovers corporate espionage group RedCurl

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since then, it has conducted 26 targeted attacks on commercial organizations alone, including companies in the fields of construction , finance , consulting , retail , banking , insurance , law ,and travel. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. All commands are passed as PowerShell scripts.

Cloud

Cloud Phishing Analytics Access

German DPAs Adopt Resolutions Regarding “Connected Cars” and Cooperation with Competition Authorities

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 20, 2014

On October 9, 2014, the 88th Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners concluded in Hamburg. According to the DPAs, automobile manufacturers, distributors, retailers, repair shops and providers of communications and telemedia services must ensure the informational self-determination of drivers.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Privacy Communications Retail

ATMitch: New Evidence Spotted In The Wild

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2019

In fact, the “ fwmain32 ” process is part of the software services produced by Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH, one of the major vendors providing retail and banking hardware such as ATMs. Figure 5: “msxfs.dll”, library required by malware to communicate with ATM device. Figure 2: Research of “fwmain32.exe” exe” process by malware.

Libraries

Libraries e-Discovery Communications File names

The stealthy email stealer in the TA505 hacker group’s arsenal

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

In fact, many independent researchers pointed to a particular email attack wave probably related to the known TA505 hacking group , active since 2014 and focusing on Retail and Banking companies. Technical details, including IoCs and Yara Rules, are available in the analysis published on the Yoroi blog.

Retail

Retail Passwords Communications Phishing

Seniors Targeted in Penny Stock Scam

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

They got around that issue when Ganton used an alias while communicating with investors. The SEC’s information about this case indicates that about 100 retail investors got caught up in this scam and that many of the victims are seniors. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Military Retail Communications

TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

That IP is assigned to Frontier Communications Solutions: a NY based company. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Computer and Electronics

Computer and Electronics Ransomware Security Retail

Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. ” SEPTEMBER. In 2016, while the U.S.

Passwords

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption

SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Protection of Retail Investors . For both broker-dealers and investment advisers, OCIE will continue to emphasize the protection of retail investors, particularly seniors and those saving for retirement. Retail-Targeted Investments. 1 In general, the 2020 Examination Priorities continue recurring themes from recent prior years.

Retail

Retail Compliance Marketing Risk

SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities (Including Cybersecurity) for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

Protection of Retail Investors . For both broker-dealers and investment advisers, OCIE will continue to emphasize the protection of retail investors, particularly seniors and those saving for retirement. Retail-Targeted Investments.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Retail Compliance Marketing

Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. Rescator, advertising a new batch of cards stolen in a 2014 breach at P.F. 18, 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that U.S. Chang’s.

Computer and Electronics

Computer and Electronics Marketing Sales Healthcare

Top 6 Kubernetes use cases

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Developed internally at Google and released to the public in 2014, Kubernetes has enabled organizations to move away from traditional IT infrastructure and toward the automation of operational tasks tied to the deployment, scaling and managing of containerized applications (or microservices ).

Cloud

Cloud e-Delivery Big data e-Discovery

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. When I was working for a retail company I thought it was fantastic. Everybody is connecting to somewhere for work, communications, whatever you want to call it remotely now. First, this is a supply chain issue.

IT

IT Manufacturing Government Paper

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. When I was working for a retail company I thought it was fantastic. Everybody is connecting to somewhere for work, communications, whatever you want to call it remotely now. First, this is a supply chain issue.

IT

IT Manufacturing Government Paper

Aggah: How to run a botnet without renting a Server (for more than a year)

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

Experts from Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab have spotted new attack attempts directed to some Italian companies operating in the Retail sector linked to Aggah campaign. Recently, during our Cyber Defence monitoring operations, we spotted other attack attempts directed to some Italian companies operating in the Retail sector. Introduction.

Retail

Retail IT Communications Access

Predictions 2024: It’s All About The Data

John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The “fediverse” is, according to Wikipedia, “…a portmanteau of “federation” and “universe”… is an ensemble of social networks which can communicate with each other, while remaining independent platforms. Why can’t the data from retail media networks inform supply chains, for example?

Marketing

Marketing Energy and Utilities Big data B2B

Information Management Today

Crooks leverage Zoom’s popularity in Coronavirus outbreak to serve malware

Report: Threat of Emotet and Ryuk

Trending Sources

Freedom Mobile data breach impacts at least 15,000 customers

Nefilim ransomware gang published Luxottica data on its leak site

Iran-linked APT33 updates infrastructure following its public disclosure

DC SEO 3.0 & Internet Marketing Top 10 2014 Tips for Local or Small Businesses

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Bodybuilding.com forces password reset after a security breach

Hidden Cobra APT used the new ATM cash-out scheme FASTCash to hit banks worldwide

Nedbank client data compromised in security breach at third-party provider

Oracle critical patch advisory addresses 284 flaws, 33 critical

Australia banned Huawei from 5G network due to security concerns

Danish company Demant expects to incur losses of up to $95 after cyber attack

TA505 is expanding its operations

FIN8 Hacking Group is back with an improved version of the ShellTea Backdoor

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware

Parasite HTTP RAT implements a broad range of protections and evasion mechanims

Dixons Carphone Data Breach discovered in June affected 10 Million customers

Rent a hacker: Group-IB uncovers corporate espionage group RedCurl

German DPAs Adopt Resolutions Regarding “Connected Cars” and Cooperation with Competition Authorities

ATMitch: New Evidence Spotted In The Wild

The stealthy email stealer in the TA505 hacker group’s arsenal

Seniors Targeted in Penny Stock Scam

TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies

Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities (Including Cybersecurity) for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Top 6 Kubernetes use cases

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

Aggah: How to run a botnet without renting a Server (for more than a year)

Predictions 2024: It’s All About The Data

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