Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The DPA found that the company had collected extensive records relating to the private lives of several hundred employees, which included health data and sensitive data. Apparently some of the records went back as far as 2014.

Privacy 97

Privacy Retail Data collection GDPR 97

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Attacks against undersea cables are not a novelty, in 2014 The Register published information on a secret British spy base located at Seeb on the northern coast of Oman, a strategic position that allows the British Government to tap to various undersea cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian/Arabian Gulf.

Military 129

Military Communications Data collection Access 129

Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2020

“The data collected from the target machine could be useful in classifying the value of the target. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. These DLL implants were intended to gather basic information from the victims’ machines with the purpose of victim identification.”

Military 98

Military Data collection Phishing Ransomware 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The scripts developed by the cyber criminal were used to parse log data collected from botnet and searched for personally identifiable information (PII) and account credentials. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data collection 102

Data collection Access Security IT 102

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2020

Data collected by the malware are then transferred to the operator’s command-and-control (C2) server. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The malware is able to infect all operating systems.

Sales 135

Sales Data collection Passwords IT 135

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The data breach impacted 562,000 subscribers, the forum has been taken offline after the incident. We’ve been alerted that portions of the PHPBB user table from our forums showed up in a leaked data collection.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 83

Data breaches Passwords Data collection Archiving 83

Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

This page indicates that access to the consumer and payment data collected by US Job Services is currently granted to several other coders who work with Mr. Mirza in Pakistan, and to multiple executives, contractors and employees working for a call center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. .” org back in 2014.

Marketing 273

Marketing IT Access Data collection 273

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The authorities started the investigation into Google collection practice following a 2018 Associated Press article that revealed Google “records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.”. However, location data can be used to expose a person’s identity and routines, and even infer personal details.

Privacy 85

Privacy Data collection IT Access 85

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

. “ MobiBurn primarily acts as an intermediary in the data business with its bundle, i.e., a collection of SDKs developed by third-party data monetisation companies. MobiBurn has no access to any data collected by mobile application developers nor does MobiBurn process or store such data.

Personal data 136

Personal data IT Access Marketing 136

Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

The extent of the flaw is wide, according to data collected by Krstic during the study, the vulnerabilities could impact up to 10 million people and 30,000 doors at 200 facilities. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – buildings, hacking).

Access 88

Access Risk Data collection Passwords 88

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

link ) was posted on Pastebin , the hacker claims to have compromised user’s email and also accused ProtonMail of sending user’s decrypted data to American servers. AmFearLiathMor also wrote that ProtonMail hasn’t configured the mandatory Subresource Integrity ( SRI ) allowing tampering and data collection.

Data collection 99

Data collection Data breaches Phishing Encryption 99

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This was a one-time data collection, done for security purposes (to analyze whether a user had recently encountered adware or other threats, and thus to improve the product & service).” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data collection 78

Data collection Archiving Passwords Privacy 78

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2019

Data collected by SafeGuard confirm the intensification of the presence of Russian bots on Twitter. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Midterm election. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data collection 75

Data collection Risk Security 75

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power low-bandwidth needs, designed for small scale projects which need wireless connection. Pierluigi Paganini.

IoT 118

IoT Communications Data collection Marketing 118

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

The authorities started the investigation into Google collection practice following a 2018 Associated Press article that revealed Google “records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.”. However, location data can be used to expose a person’s identity and routines, and even infer personal details.

IT 89

IT Privacy Data collection Access 89

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 7, 2020

On October 1, 2020, the Hamburg Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) fined Hennes & Mauritz AB (“H&M”) € 35.3 According to the DPA’s press release , H&M was maintaining excessive details about employees’ private lives since 2014.

Data collection 59

Data collection Privacy Access IT 59

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

percent of all the data collected, followed by TP-Link that accounted for 9.07%. “More and more exploits are being weaponized by cybercriminals, and infected devices are used to steal personal data and mine cryptocurrencies, on top of traditional DDoS attacks. ” concludes Kaspersky. Pierluigi Paganini.

IoT 81

IoT Honeypots Passwords Mining 81

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2019

Rankwave apparently misused data collected by his app for checking users’ social media “influencer score”. That app collects a huge quantity of data that could be used fr many other purposes. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reported Techcrunch.

Analytics 61

Analytics Compliance Data collection Marketing 61

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

A new story of a violation of the user’s privacy made the lines, Twitter revealed that due to a bug is collected and shared iOS location data with a third-party advertising company, Fortunately, only one partner of the micro-blogging firm was involved and the data collection and sharing occurred in certain circumstances.

Privacy 71

Privacy Data collection Access Security 71

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2019

Data collected by the malware include manufacturer and model, OS version, country of residence of the user, the default language of the system, user agent identifier, name of mobile operator, type of internet connection, screen options, time zone, and information about the tainted application containing the Trojan. Pierluigi Paganini.

Manufacturing 94

Manufacturing Data collection IT Security 94

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Experts from Honeywell analyzed data collected with the Secure Media Exchange (SMX) , a product it has launched in 2017 and that was designed to protect industrial facilities from USB-borne threats. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

IoT 90

IoT Manufacturing Data collection Paper 90

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2019

Even if in Italy the cells of the popular Anonymous collective are very active , the overall number of hacktivist attacks that caused in quantifiable damage to the victim has declined by 95 percent since 2015. Researchers analyzed data collected by IBM’s X-Force threat intelligence unit between 2015 and 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data collection 69

Data collection Cybersecurity Security Information Security 69

Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2019

Companies could use this data to quickly detect malicious activities. Backstory aims at detecting patterns of malicious activities, it also compares data against “threat intelligence” data collected from other sources and partners (i.e. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Analytics 81

Analytics Cloud Data collection Communications 81

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2019

” Turla attackers used many other tools and malware in the latest campaigns, such as a custom dropper to deliver the Neptun backdoor, a USB data collecting tool, a hacking tool that combines four NSA tools ( EternalBlue , EternalRomance , DoublePulsar , SMBTouch ). Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Turla, hacking).

Communications 79

Communications Government Data collection Education 79

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. In September 2014, U.S.

Passwords 192

Passwords Encryption Authentication Mining 192

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

According to the Norwegian Verdens Gang tabloid newspaper, the Norwegian authorities cannot access location data collected by the Kamphuis’s mobile phone until he is officially reported missing in the Netherlands. Stay tuned … ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Data collection 55

Data collection Information Security Security Access 55

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 7, 2020

On October 1, 2020, the Hamburg Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) fined Hennes & Mauritz AB (“H&M”) € 35.3 According to the DPA’s press release , H&M was maintaining excessive details about employees’ private lives since 2014.

Data collection 42

Data collection Privacy Access IT 42

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The suits’ claims, which are limited to the period between February 1, 2014 and February 6, 2017, involve data-tracking software Vizio installed on its smart TVs. The relief is pending until the court approves the settlement.

Data collection 65

Data collection IT Information Security Security 65

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The Go variant of Zebrocy initially starts collecting info on the compromised system, then sends it to the command and control server. The data collected by the malware includes a list of running processes, information gathered via the ” systeminfo ” command, local disk information, and a screenshot of the desktop.

Military 89

Military Data collection Phishing Government 89

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Attackers can also automate data collection from the device (user’s current physical address, IP address, contents of the clipboard, stored pictures/videos, contact information and more) and send them to the victims to scare them. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Access 86

Access Data collection Security Risk 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

CERT-GIB’s report is based on data collected and analyzed by the Threat Detection System (TDS) Polygon as part of operations to prevent and detect threats distributed online in H1 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Opened email lets spy in. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing 103

Phishing Ransomware Data collection Sales 103

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Attached pic is data collection from #KKNPP #Dtrack malware (a few other bits not pictured). 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. SecurityAffairs – KNPP, hacking).

Data collection 48

Data collection Access Security Government 48

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

” Gendler explained that Siri uses a process named “ suggestd ” to collect contact information from various apps. Data collected by the process are stored in the snippets. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. “Let me say that again… The snippets.

Encryption 54

Encryption Libraries Data collection Privacy 54

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 14, 2014

On August 14, 2014, the Center for Digital Democracy (“CDD”) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and requested that the Commission investigate 30 companies certified to the U.S.-EU EU Safe Harbor Framework. This CDD complaint follows increased scrutiny of the Safe Harbor Framework by EU officials.

Data collection 40

Data collection Personal data Big data Privacy 40

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

.” Song pointed out that several of the things reported by Twelve are not true, for example he denied that Wyze sends data to Alibaba Cloud in China. Song also added that Wyze only collected health data from 140 users who were beta-testing a new smart scale product, the claims of a massive data collection were fake.

Security 64

Security IoT Data collection Access 64

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

GIB Threat Intelligence cyber threats data collection system has been named one of the best in class by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC. 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.

Sales 93

Sales Data collection Marketing Security 93

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

When Target fired both its CEO and CIO in 2014, it was a wake-up call for senior management. The firings came as a result of a massive data breach which routed through an HVAC contractor’s compromised account. C-suite execs across the land suddenly realized something similar could happen to them.

Risk 165

Risk Digital transformation Analytics Data collection 165