Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

14, 2021 Twitter post from Under the Breach’s Alon Gal , the 533 million Facebook accounts database was first put up for sale back in June 2020, offering Facebook profile data from 100 countries, including name, mobile number, gender, occupation, city, country, and marital status. According to a Jan.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

A new Cloudflare phishing report notes that most of the 1 billion brand impersonation emails the company detected “passed” SPF, DKIM, and DMARC email authentication protocols. Vendors need to make sales and will make reasonable concessions to customers to keep them from switching to competitors.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

Indeed, while anonymity provides privacy and security for transactions, it can also be exploited by criminals for illicit activities, such as money laundering , drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, and terrorist financing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 16, 2022

Towards that end, agencies must decide how they intend to use centralized identity management systems, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and reliable asset inventories. Protect – Encrypt data at rest and in-flight without costly performance impact. MFA and Encryption. Kevin Williams | VP, Americas Sales. Government.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Not everyone adopts multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure their accounts. Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. Passwordless Authentication 101. The Problem with Passwords. MFA Basics.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. Criminals use personal and financial data to impersonate customers and add apparent authenticity to a scam. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA).

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

Escrow.com helps people safely broker all sorts of transactions online (ironically enough, brokering domain sales is a big part of its business). The attacker also obtained free encryption certificates for escrow.com from Let’s Encrypt. For about two hours starting around 5 p.m.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hackers compromised the company point-of-sale (PoS) systems with malware that was designed to steal payment card data. . The settlement was announced by Delaware Attorney-General Kathy Jennings this week, it confirmed that 46 states have reached an agreement with the US company. . ” .

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies found 88 new IAB sales on dark web marketplaces in the first quarter of 2020, compared to just three in all of 2017. It’s far easier to steal and encrypt sensitive data when someone else manages the first and hardest step in the breach process. As IABs continue to grow, so will ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The data was found for sale on the dark web. It encompasses identity access and management, privileged access management, password-less management controls, detection and response technology, encryption from the endpoint, through the network and into cloud and on-premises hosting environments.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Have you ever thought that this might be the result of a successful breach and not because of a point-of sale (POS) malfunctioning? Assess risk: Educate themselves on the whereabouts of their data and classify it by risk level to ensure sensitive data is sufficiently protected and encrypted. They should consider the following tips: 1.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

Security is paramount; digital payments are not only authorized but they must be authenticated as well. From a regulatory perspective, strong customer authentication, using two or more factors, for online payments is in place across the EU and is being increasingly adopted around the globe.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This year we have a Thales Demo Station where our pre-sales team will showcase our Data Protection and Access Management solutions. Shaun Chen, Sales Engineering Director for APAC, will be the speaker at the security session “Discover, Protect, Control: Data Security for a Zero Trust World.” Les Assises, 12-15 October, Monaco.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Rapid7 found a bypass for the recently patched actively exploited Ivanti EPMM bug Russian APT29 conducts phishing attacks through Microsoft Teams Hackers already installed web shells on 581 Citrix servers in CVE-2023-3519 attacks Zero-day in Salesforce email services exploited in targeted Facebook phishing campaign Burger King forgets to put a password (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2024

It presents unique business challenges, especially regarding data access, deletion, and opting out of data sales. Features like multi-factor authentication, encryption, and regular security audits ensure that personal data is protected against breaches, maintaining compliance and safeguarding reputation.

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IT Governance

APRIL 28, 2022

The group have put the information up for sale on the dark web, requesting just over $64,000 (about £51,000) in bitcoin. It instead takes a shock-and-awe approach, crippling the victim’s system, encrypting sensitive data and making it obvious that an attack is underway. A scavenger hunt.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The 2014 breach occurred when unauthorized parties gained access to Home Depot’s network and installed malware on the company’s self-checkout point-of-sale system, allowing the attackers to obtain payment card information from customers who used self-checkout registers in Home Depot stores between April 10, 2014 and September 13, 2014.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 16, 2019

As I wrote about earlier this year , almost all enterprises are now storing sensitive data in digitally transformative environments, but only 30% are encrypting it. For Amazon Prime Day and every other day, you need to ask yourself: are all our checkout and payment processes, many of which are likely cloud-based, encrypted and secure?

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2019

Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways and routers are widely used in enterprise environments to connect industrial equipment, smart devices, sensors, point-of-sale (PoS) systems, and Industrial Control systems (ICSs). An authenticated attacker could exploit the flaw by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to the targeted device.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

When organizations implement Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance ( DMARC ), they expect to tighten email security and protect against spoofing and other spam email attacks. DMARC provides widely established standards for email authentication and is adopted by all U.S. sales (Salesforce, etc.),

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 16, 2021

The Regulators note that relevant third parties can come in a variety of forms, including those that service banking organizations’ business functions, as well as those that offer products and services (such as mobile and point-of-sale payments) to banking organizations’ customers.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

The app heavily encrypts all user financial data. Deploying privacy protections: The app uses encryption to protect data from cybercriminals and other prying eyes. ” The CCPA empowers Californians to prevent the sale of their data and have it deleted at their request, among other rights. The price tag can add up quickly.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

Once the GuLoader malware has downloaded an encrypted file from [link] it will decrypt it and inject the malware into the legitimate Windows wininit.exe process. Verify a charity’s authenticity before making donations. The message is composed to trick the victims into opening the attached ZIP archive that includes ‘MY-HEALTH.PDF.’

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

To obtain a quote, contact Veracode’s sales team or visit their Contact Us page. Authentication: Ensures that users or entities are verified and granted appropriate access based on their identity. Encryption ensures that data remains confidential and secure, even if intercepted or accessed by unauthorized parties.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2019

For example, in our annual Data Threat Report we found that 97% of respondents are storing sensitive data in digitally transformative environments, but only 30% are deploying encryption. Without encryption and a layered defense, the data in question is an open target for hackers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2023

Be in control of your encryption keys and their location, and how to control access to your sensitive data and digital services to comply with emerging data sovereignty requirements. By attending our live sessions at the Thales booth, you will learn how to: Discover and classify your data wherever it resides.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Equifax’s TALX — now called Equifax Workforce Solutions — aided tax thieves by relying on outdated and insufficient consumer authentication methods. They are each charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, economic espionage and wire fraud.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The compromised IoT device serves a signed Fortinet certificate extracted from legacy credentials and forwards the credentials to the original server while stealing them in the middle and spoofs the authentication process. This is a major security breach, that can lead to severe data exposure.” ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 14, 2023

Passkeys can use a range of passwordless authentication methods, from fingerprint, face and iris recognition to screen lock pins, smart cards, USB devices and more. ” authID’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions included biometric authentication such as fingerprint recognition and facial recognition.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 21, 2023

Encrypt sessions Having unencrypted remote sessions makes it much easier for an attacker to view the details of the session. Always encrypt remote connections so data isn’t viewed or stolen by a malicious outsider (or insider). Only those who absolutely need it to do their job should have an admin account.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Because IoT devices typically have limited CPU and storage capabilities, many devices transmit data in the clear and with limited authentication capabilities to a central collection unit where it can be collected, stored, analyzed and securely transmitted for additional use.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Pre-Covid online shopping was already expected to continue its increase in 2020, but with more customers avoiding the typical Black Friday crowds, this holiday season is set to break online sales records. Use end-to-end encryption. If you don’t recognize the sender of an email, don’t open it.

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Data Matters

JUNE 11, 2018

A previous law from Vermont limiting the sale of data ran afoul of the Supreme Court. IMS Health , the Court struck down a law that restricted the sale, disclosure, and use of pharmacy records that reveal the prescribing practices of individual doctors as an unconstitutional burden on protected speech. In Sorrell v.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

According to Adobe Analytics’ recent holiday forecast , online sales are projected to surge 33% year over year to a record $189 billion as “Cyber-week turns to Cyber-months” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

This asset was then, it seems, listed for sale on the xDedic black market. They also accessed a 2007 backup database containing Redditors’ usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords and all content, including private messages, dating from 2005, when the site launched, to May 2007.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

VISA is warning of ongoing targeted cyber attacks conducted by crooks on point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants. EMV Chip, Pointto -Point Encryption, Tokenization, etc.) According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack.

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