Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

The crew has published images of the data they claim to have stolen before encrypting the systems at the company. These images include a screenshot of folders on a SeaChange server compromised by the gang, insurance certificates, a driver’s license, and a cover letter for a proposal sent to the Pentagon. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

. “The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers’ demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.” “The payment is being covered by insurance.” ” reported the Associated Press. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What drew you to this field?

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

MaxLinear restored some of the systems using its backups, despite Maze Ransomware threatened to leak over 1TB of data allegedly stolen before encrypting the infected systems. “We carry cybersecurity insurance, subject to applicable deductibles and policy limits. Source: BleepingComputer. ” states the SEC filing.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to the CISA’s report , Iranian hackers from an unnamed APT group are employing several known web shells, in attacks on IT, government, healthcare, financial, and insurance organizations across the United States. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

At the time of the attack, the ransomware operators published images of the data they claim to have stolen before encrypting the systems at the company. These images include a screenshot of folders on a SeaChange server compromised by the gang, insurance certificates, a driver’s license, and a cover letter for a proposal sent to the Pentagon.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

The attack took place on March 14th, 2020, when the Maze Ransomware operators exfiltrated data from the HMR’s network and then encrypt their systems. The Hammersmith Medicines Research is notifying impacted individuals via email the incident, the hackers stole data then employed ransomware to encrypt its systems.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2019

Eurofins Scientific, the UK’s largest police forensics lab contractor, announced to have paid a ransom to crooks to recover its data after a ransomware had been encrypted them. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Eurofins, hacking).

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 24, 2020

On Wednesday, July 22, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) announced that it had filed administrative charges against First American Title Insurance Co. under the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation , marking the agency’s first enforcement action since the rules went into effect in March 2017. NYCRR 500.14(b):

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2019

TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. TA505 also used in one attack an updated version of ServHelper that included the strings’ binary encrypted in Vigenère cipher. and which used emails with subjects pertaining to finance or urgent concerns on insurance policies.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Flaws in several self-encrypting SSDs allows attackers to decrypt data they contain. Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. Security Affairs – Newsletter ).

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Conducted by the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) from 2013 through April 2014, the examinations inspected the cybersecurity practices of 57 registered broker-dealers and 49 registered investment advisers through interviews and document reviews.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

. “The company recently discovered that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information, and took steps towards removing it,” Marriott disclosed in a statement. The vulnerability that the hackers took advantage of had been in place and used for “unauthorized access,” according to the company statement, since 2014.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Gavin Wood, who is a cofounder of Ethereum, coined (pardon the pun) the term Web3 in 2014 (although, at the time he referred to it as “Web 3.0”). The definition of Web3 is a bit fuzzy. But this should be no surprise. The industry is still in its nascent stages.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The 2014 breach saw Andrew Skelton, a disgruntled senior internal auditor, upload the details of 99,998 staff to data sharing websites. The data included bank account details, salary information, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers, addresses and phone numbers. The background. It’s a risk that no organisation should take.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 20, 2014

On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Cryptolocker, which first appeared in 2013, encrypts the computer files of its victims and forces victims to pay a ransom to unlock the files. Read our previous blog entry about Gameover Zeus and how cyber insurance may help mitigate risks posed by malware. Department of Justice announced a U.S.-led

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2020

Besides selling this data, with social security numbers bad actors can: take out loans in your name apply for credit cards collect tax refunds collect benefits and income commit crimes set up phone numbers, websites and residences use your health insurance. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Among the Twilio customers targeted was encrypted messaging service Signal , which relied on Twilio to provide phone number verification services. Federal Trade Commission was already investigating a 2014 breach at Uber, another security breach affected 57 million Uber account holders and drivers. ” SEPTEMBER.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This meant they weren’t encrypted, making them freely accessible to as many as 20,000 employees, most of whom had no legitimate reason to access the information. US food giant Mondelez sued insurance company Zurich American for denying a $100 million (£77 million) claim filed after the NotPetya attack.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Office of Personnel Management , I’ve had insurance coverage from Premera Blue Cross and I’ve stayed at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. In 2014, a JP Morgan Chase hack exposed 76 million households. Related: Uber hack shows DevOps risk. How could a breach like this continue for four years?

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. It then uses strong encryption, requiring a decryption key for which the victim must pay a ransom, most often in Bitcoin. A poll of IT pros in the U.S.,

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Encrypting critical data assets. Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Encrypting Critical Data Assets. Using appropriate access controls.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

On November 21, 2014, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that Boston hospital Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (“BIDMC”) has agreed to pay a total of $100,000 to settle charges related to a data breach that affected the personal and protected health information of nearly 4,000 patients and employees.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

She left a very successful corporate role in late 2014 and very shortly after, my own corporate job was made redundant. You also have expenses, primarily loan repayments but also maintenance, council rates, insurance and possibly strata and property management fees. Kylie wasn't working when her back went because we chose not to.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

PagerDuty Operations performance 2014 NYSE: PD Auth0 Identity management 2014 Acquired: Okta. Company Sector Year Status Verodin Cybersecurity analytics 2018 Acquired by FireEye Kenna Security Risk management 2018 Acquired by Cisco PhishMe Incident response 2016 Acquired: P.E. Also read : Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security.

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