Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2020

Global lockdowns from COVID-19 have resulted in far fewer fraudsters willing or able to visit retail stores to use their counterfeit cards, and the decreased demand has severely depressed prices in the underground for purloined card data. An ad for a site selling stolen payment card data, circa March 2020.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. They accessed 41.5 million customers’ data having gained access via a vulnerability in Hathaway’s Laravel web application framework. Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The incident is one of a series of major data breaches in Thailand in recent months that have been analysed by the security company Resecurity. Data breached: 19,718,687 records.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2019

based cloud solution provider, allowed hackers to access email and file sharing systems for some of the company’s clients, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Earlier this week, cyber intelligence firm RiskIQ published a lengthy analysis of the hacking group that targeted Wipro, among many other companies. a major U.S.-based

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The top-ranked IBM X-Force Exchange threat intelligence platform (TIP) integrates enterprise-grade external security threat information with the tools a security professional needs to analyze how the threat might impact the organization. This article provides more in-depth information on the product and its features.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Date breached: 384,658,212 records. North Hill Home Health Care, Inc.,

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

As a California-based provider of POS technology for the retail and hospitality sector, a successful infection would allow the group to obtain payment card data and later sell the information on online marketplaces.” ” reads the analysis published by Anomali. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

Many end users consider MFA as cumbersome, especially when they need to access multiple applications during their working day. Many employees work in areas where mobile phones are not allowed such as production workshops, data centers, hospitals, or labs that house medical analysis equipment. Employees working on shared desktops.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Although the ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported that retail sales fell to a six-month low in October because of reduced levels of disposable income, Black Friday is predicted to create a £10 billion shopping spree in the UK that will continue until Christmas Eve. Maintaining processes in the rush. Get in touch today!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

This ransomware strain emerged in September 2020, but the threat actors behind already managed to lock quite big companies, such as game developers Crytek, booksellers Barnes & Noble, and most recently a retail giant Cencosud from Chile. of victims) and Retail (14.5%). ProLock = Egregor. Inside Egregor. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2023

“Zellis, a payroll company based in the UK, is understood to have been impacted by a cyber security attack targeting file transfer company MOVEit, with British Airways among the firms impacted” reported The Mirror. We employ robust security processes across all of our services and they all continue to run as normal.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

“Our analysis suggests that Black Basta has received at least $107 million in ransom payments since early 2022, across more than 90 victims. ” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. ” reads the Elliptic’s report. The average ransom payment was $1.2

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 75,101 Airsoftc3.com

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The researchers discovered credentials that provided access to 95,592,696 artifacts, as well as download permissions and some deploy operations. Among those affected was SAP SE.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Agent Tesla , first discovered in late 2014, is an extremely popular “malware-as-a-service” Remote Access Trojan (RAT) tool used by threat actors to steal information such as credentials, keystrokes, clipboard data and other information from its operators’ targets. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2019

Russian financially motivated threat actor TA505 used remote access Trojans (RATs) in attacks on financial entities in the United States and worldwide. Security experts at CyberInt uncovered a new campaign of a Russian financially motivated threat actor tracked as TA505. ” reads the analysis published by Cyberint.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

” reads the analysis published by FireEye. Mandiant researchers highlighted an important with operations conducted by the TA505 cybercrime gang (aka Evil Corp ), which has been active since 2014 focusing on retail and banking sectors. ” reads the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FIN11).

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data. Detailed analysis of the Phishing-As-A-Service Frappo is available here: [link].

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

And innovation is percolating among newer entrants, like PerimeterX, Shape Security and Signal Sciences. This week a new entrant in this field, Cequence Security , formally launched what it describes as a “game-changing” application security platform. Shifting security challenge. Early traction.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The price you pay for this breakfast increases radically with poor security. You may be a retailer predicting the mood of a potential buyer using deep learning for sentiment analysis, or maybe you run an aircraft lease company consuming diagnostics to make critical decisions about engine component failures. Who holds your data?

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 30, 2024

Finance: Optimized for high-speed transactions and can assist in providing robust security, harnessing AI for fraud detection and real-time risk management. Retail: Manage e-commerce platforms, customer data analytics and supply chain logistics, where data analysis often must occur at the edge.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

Experts at cyber security firm Cypher conducted a study on Portuguese domains during 2019 and concluded that Emotet and Ryuk were the most active threats. Ryuk infects computers by encrypting all local and shared files, not allowing the user’s access without paying the ransom. This enhancement appeared in the middle of September 2019.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Kroll security experts discovered that the Clop ransomware gang was looking for a zero-day exploit in the MOVEit Transfer since 2021. The experts speculate the Clop group potentially had an exploit for the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability prior to the GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool exploitation that took place in February 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2020

issued a flash alert to warn organizations of the new threat actor targeting healthcare, government, financial, and retail industries in the US. The PwndLocker ransomware first appeared in the threat landscape by security researchers in late 2019, operators’ demands have ranged from $175,000 to more than $660,000 worth of Bitcoin.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 21, 2023

Similar AI-powered systems are being used by retailers in Australia and the United Kingdom to identify shoplifters and provide real-time tailored alerts to employees or security personnel. It’s easy to see how the AI systems being deployed by retailers to identify shoplifters could be redesigned to employ microdirectives.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

IT Governance’s research has found the following for November 2023: 470 publicly disclosed security incidents. This blog provides analysis of the data we’ve collected. This typically included conducting a forensic analysis to establish exactly what happened (often by engaging a third-party specialist).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2020

According to industry researchers, TA505 is known to have carried out attacks on banks, medical institutions retailers and other businesses in the past. During the analysis of these samples Group-IB Threat Hunting Intelligence team has identified at least two affected companies from Belgium and Germany. 126 and 37.120.145 [. ]

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 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. For some patients, exposed information included credit card numbers and social security numbers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

Many end users consider MFA as cumbersome, especially when they need to access multiple applications during their working day. Many employees work in areas where mobile phones are not allowed such as production workshops, data centers, hospitals, or labs that house medical analysis equipment. Employees working on shared desktops.

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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. Technical Analysis. The tool is able to grant remote access and full, direct control of the infected machine to the group.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Security researchers at Proofpoint researchers discovered two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang. The ServHelper is a backdoor, experts analyzed two variants of it, while FlawedGrace is a remote access trojan (RAT). ” continues Proofpoint.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Now facial recognition appears to be on the verge of blossoming commercially, with security use-cases paving the way. It open security doors for them and alerts security officers whenever a surveillance camera catches sight of an unauthorized adult on school property. Next-gen FR.

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 23, 2024

The speech: key points As part of his speech, Mr Rathi explained that the FCA plans to examine how Big Tech firms’ unique access to large sets of data could unlock better products, more competitive prices and wider choice for consumers and businesses. cybersecurity, financial stability, interconnectedness, data concerns or market integrity).

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2022

An enterprise data catalog does all that a library inventory system does – namely streamlining data discovery and access across data sources – and a lot more. For example, imagine business analyst Alex is working on a data analytics project to help her retail company better quantify the success of shoe sales versus jewelry sales.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 9, 2019

Organisations that accept online payments must urgently address the threat of web-based skimming, the PCI SSC (Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council) has warned. Online skimming is a variation of a criminal tactic used to gain access to payment card information. Performing penetration tests to identify security weaknesses.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack. The email contained a malicious link that, when clicked, installed a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) on the merchant network and granted the threat actors network access.” ” reads the alert.

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