The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As data becomes more valuable, criminals can profit more from stealing, selling or holding it for ransom, leading to a massive black market of information. Initial access brokers (IABs) play an increasingly central role in this cyber underworld. IABs can gain this access through many different means. IABs on the rise.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 21, 2023

Secure remote access protects remote business communications that are otherwise susceptible to network and remote protocol exploits. Remote access plays an important role for businesses with remote workforces, geographically disparate branch offices, and limited technical resources. Read more about the different types of remote access.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Researchers spotted a new Windows information stealer called Meduza Stealer, the authors employ sophisticated marketing strategies to promote it. The malware also targets crypto wallet extensions, password managers, and 2FA extensions. ” The administrator offers access to the stolen data through a management console.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

the crown jewels are on endpoints or accessed from these. Redefining access. Given that nearly 80 percent of today’s cyberattacks involve leveraging privileged identities, one novel approach is to forego the focus on the password itself for something different – Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP). Dodhiawala.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

From Brian Krebs : A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2023

The admins of the darkweb Genesis Market announced the sale of their platform to a threat actor that will restart operations next month. In April, the FBI seized the Genesis Market , a black marketplace for stolen credentials that was launched in 2017. “A buyer been found and a deposit has been made.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2019

Cybercriminals are auctioning off access to customer information stolen from an online data broker behind a dizzying array of bait-and-switch Web sites that sell access to a vast range of data on U.S. based Penguin Marketing , and Terra Marketing Group out of Alberta, Canada. Jesse Willms’ Linkedin profile.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Fluent in American English, a gang member convinced a help desk worker to provide a one-time password to log into the systems. But persuading a poorly trained help desk operator to provide a temporary password isn’t, unfortunately, out of the ordinary. Reduce the amount of time a temporary password can be used.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2023

A misconfiguration on a website owned by the US-based Lowe’s Market grocery store chain could have allowed threat actors to gain control of its systems. On February 7, the Cybernews research team discovered a misconfiguration on the Lowe’s Market website. env) hosted on the Lowe’s Market website. databases were exposed.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

Right off the bat, it became an engrained practice to ‘share’ the logon credentials to privileged accounts, that is to use one username and password to authenticate multiple users of a given shared account. This could be because of confusing cybersecurity marketing messages, Côté says.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

USDoD claimed they grabbed the data by using passwords stolen from a Turkish airline employee who had third-party access to Airbus’ systems. this week acknowledged that a China-backed hacking group was able to steal one of the keys to its email kingdom that granted near-unfettered access to U.S. Microsoft Corp.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2023

Cybernews reached out to Neho, and the company secured access to their systems. Public access to the company’s systems On March 18th, the Cybernews research team discovered a publicly accessible environment file (.env) The file contained PostgreSQL and Redis databases credentials, including host, port, username, and password.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

The site says it sells “cracked” accounts, or those that used passwords which could be easily guessed or enumerated by automated tools. One example is Genesis Market , where customers can search for stolen credentials and authentication cookies from a broad range of popular online destinations. The Genesis bot shop.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

A brand, best known for its lion roaring for over a century, has leaked access to its user data in Peru. And while the country is not that big of a market for the car maker, this discovery is yet another example of how big and well-known brands fail to secure sensitive data. env) hosted on the official Peugeot store for Peru.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The CyberNews research team discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to View Media, an online marketing company. The database was left on a publicly accessible Amazon Web Services (AWS) server, allowing anyone to access and download the data. Who had access? What data is in the bucket?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. These temporary employees will require immediate access to mobile catalogues, ordering systems, loyalty programs, and even point-of-sales (POS) systems. Access management risks of seasonal workers. The importance of effective access management. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 05:36.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The user interface is intuitive, making it accessible for users with varying levels of technical expertise. Robust access control. Implement strong password policies and multi-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized access. About the essayist : Bharat Bhushan is technical marketer at Stellar Data Recovery.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

The Israeli marketing firm Straffic accidentally exposed 49 million unique email addresses stored in an Elasticsearch database. The Israeli marketing firm Straffic exposed 49 million unique email addresses due to mishandled credentials for an Elasticsearch database. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Straffic, data leak).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2024

“Chirp Access improperly stores credentials within its source code, potentially exposing sensitive information to unauthorized access,” CISA’s alert warned, assigning the bug a CVSS (badness) rating of 9.1 (out out of a possible 10). It’s either agree to use the app or move.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Encryption ensures that, if they are able to access sensitive data, it remains protected. A passkey is a unique code, like a digital key, that is stored on a secure device and used to authenticate access to a system or account. When you enter the correct passkey, the system then recognizes it and grants you access.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Recently, Faceless has shown ambitions beyond just selling access to poorly-secured IoT devices. And in March 2023, Faceless started marketing a service for looking up Social Security Numbers (SSNs) that claims to provide access to “the largest SSN database on the market with a very high hit rate.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

“The various websites were all using the same marketing software built by email marketing company Mailfire — who was responsible for the leak.” An attacker could use these URLs to access a user’s profile on the dating site without the knowledge of the password. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

MARCH 22, 2019

Up to 600 million Facebook users have had their passwords leaked in an internal data breach. Security researcher Brian Krebs broke the news on 21 March 2019, explaining that the social network’s internal company servers contained passwords stored in plaintext. No signs of misuse’. What you can learn from this incident.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

“More specifically, the data includes: CI/CD access , System logs , Config Files , Access Tokens , HPE StoreOnce Files (Serial numbers warrant etc) & Access passwords. The investigation revealed that the attackers gained access to the company environment and exfiltrated data since May 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Secure home router.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2021

Thales is part of the Gartner Peer Insights Customer First program for Access Management. Thales is excited to announce that we have pledged to be a Customer First vendor in the Access Man-agement market for our SafeNet Trusted Access series of products. One of the best IAM available in the market.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

[ NASDAQ: SZMK ] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. The company is listed by market analysis firm Datanyze.com as the world third-largest ad server network.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

The RAT allowed customers to access and control their victims’ computers remotely, its author advertised its stealing capabilities. Last week, the FBI arrested Edmond Chakhmakhchyan, 24, of Van Nuys, on charges of marketing and selling the RAT. The Australian man developed and sold Firebird to customers on a dedicated hacking forum.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2020

Data Viper , a security startup that provides access to some 15 billion usernames, passwords and other information exposed in more than 8,000 website breaches, has itself been hacked and its user database posted online. Data Viper has sought to differentiate itself by advertising “access to private and undisclosed breach data.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Researcher discovered an unsecured database exposed online, belonging to car dealership marketing firm Dealer Leads, containing 198 million records. The researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database exposed online that belong to car dealership marketing firm Dealer Leads. ” reports Security Discovery.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Here are five potential pitfalls of social media marketing. Hackers use social media to learn more about you, and they can be very skilled when it comes to working out your passwords thanks to your posts about your pets, family, or even birthday plans.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Apollon market, one of the largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming after the administrators have locked vendors’ accounts. The Apollon market , one of the darknet’s largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming, vendors and customers reported suspicious behavior of its administrators. ” continues Darknetstats.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the world’s largest technology companies and customer support firms. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2024

Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. “They create a password-locked LAN with automatic network address translation,” the researchers wrote of cellular hot-spots.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The IT services provided under the contract involve access to the medical facility’s systems containing the bulk personal health data. The software-development services provided by the covered person under the contract involve access to the bulk precise geolocation data and biometric identifiers. (at Example 22. person users.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. For this study, a data breach was defined as an intruder copying or leaking user data such as names, surnames, email addresses, passwords, etc. Essential security tool.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 2, 2020

For at least the third time in its existence, OGUsers — a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell and trade access to compromised social media accounts — has been hacked. An offer by the apparent hackers of OGUsers, offering to remove account information from the eventual database leak in exchange for payment.

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