Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What follows is the process I went through trying to work out what an earth this thing is, the confusion surrounding the data, the shady characters dealing with it and ultimately, how it's now searchable in Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), which may be what brought you to this blog post in the first place.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from July in this blog. Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Canadian insurer Heartland Farm Mutual says an employee’s email account breached (unknown). Cyber attacks. In other news….

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Roger covers these three scams in a short [VIDEO] and in detail on the KnowBe4 blog: You Need to Pay a Bill Using Gift Cards. Blog post with 2:13 [VIDEO] and links you can share with your users and family: [link]. Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Blog post with links: [link].

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

The revenue comes through advertising, with YouTube inserting commercials in their videos. The message contains the subject line “Changes in YouTube rules and policies | Check the description”, and includes a video that has been shared with the user. Can you spot a scam?

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

At first glance, February appears to be a big improvement cyber security-wise compared to the start of the year. If you’re interested in detailed breakdowns of these incidents, why not subscribe to our Weekly Round-up or visit our blog , where we have a dedicated series on phishing scams ? You can check out the full list below.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Running on neural networks , computer vision enables systems to extract meaningful information from digital images, videos and other visual inputs. And if AI can guide a Roomba, it can also direct self-driving cars on the highway and robots moving merchandise in a distribution center or on patrol for security and safety protocols.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In October, we discovered 94 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents, accounting for 51,248,331 breached records. The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Regulators worldwide, including the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, have issued guidelines for reducing and mitigating hacking risks. Impersonation of key senior personnel to remit fraudulent payment instructions via telephone and video. Despite the alarming spike in cybercrimes, the U.S.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Regulators worldwide, including the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, have issued guidelines for reducing and mitigating hacking risks. Impersonation of key senior personnel to remit fraudulent payment instructions via telephone and video. Despite the alarming spike in cybercrimes, the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 28, 2011

On April 26, 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment America (“Sony”) disclosed an information security breach that may affect up to 77 million consumers. Sony’s blog post came almost a full week after it shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services causing widespread confusion and consternation among its users.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

After a rampant start to the year for data breaches and cyber attacks, it’s about time we went one month without at least one massive security incident. Security breach costs Ripple cryptocurrency holders 23 million XRP (12). EatStreet food ordering service discloses security breach (6 million). Hackers stole $1.75

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The first phishing campaigns have already been sent and more will be coming that try to trick you into clicking on a variety of links about blood drives, charitable donations, or "exclusive" videos. I talk often about the back-and-forth that exists between cybercriminal groups and security vendors.

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IT Governance

MAY 29, 2018

Manuel Delia’s Blog Cyber-Attacked By Ukrainian Hackers On A Scale ‘Rarely Seen On Other Maltese Websites’. Insurance startup leaks sensitive customer health data. LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals Notify Patients of a Recent Security Incident. Allied Physicians of Michiana report SamSam attack.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

This article prompted me to buy the new black XL T-shirt you see in the blog. Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Soon, the CEO of security firm Adversa AI had GPT-4 spouting homophobic statements, creating phishing emails, and supporting violence." Things could get much worse.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Countless office workers were forced to get back to their jobs after Reddit suspended a host of accounts in light of security concerns. Video-sharing app TikTok agreed to a record $5.7 million (£4.2

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Nearly 20 million Cutout.Pro users’ data breached Cutout.Pro, an AI photo and video editing platform, has suffered a data breach. Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5 Data breached: 21,100,000 records. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 4, 2021

Deadbolts & Security Cameras: How to Halt Software Revenue Robbery. You don’t want unauthorized people entering either type of property, so you utilize security mechanisms. Security Cameras Provide Security, Even When You’re Away. Wed, 08/04/2021 - 11:33. It’s easier than ever to create and buy software solutions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 4, 2021

Deadbolts & Security Cameras: How to Halt Software Revenue Robbery. You don’t want unauthorized people entering either type of property, so you utilize security mechanisms. Security Cameras Provide Security, Even When You’re Away. Wed, 08/04/2021 - 11:33. It’s easier than ever to create and buy software solutions.

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Info Source

MARCH 16, 2022

For example, when submitting an insurance claim for a damaged item, inputs will be provided through a variety of channels including eforms, fax, scanned documents, voice, or video. They have been able to secure impressive amounts of VC funding and valuation levels that were unheard of in the Information Capture market.

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Info Source

MARCH 16, 2022

For example, when submitting an insurance claim for a damaged item, inputs will be provided through a variety of channels including eforms, fax, scanned documents, voice, or video. They have been able to secure impressive amounts of VC funding and valuation levels that were unheard of in the Information Capture market.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2023

IT Governance found 87 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 146,290,598 breached records. We break down the month’s cyber security landscape for each month, and you can find more information about our list and the biggest security incidents of the month.

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IT Governance

MAY 6, 2020

Another week, another set of stilted video conferences where we find new ways of describing how we spent the previous evening in our pyjamas binge-watching Netflix. When the victim has picked out the pet they want, the scammer asks them to pay a deposit, followed by funds supposedly for insurance, vaccinations and delivery.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

.” European Parliament News The EU AI Act in brief The primary focus of the EU AI Act is to strengthen regulatory compliance in the areas of risk management, data protection, quality management systems, transparency, human oversight, accuracy, robustness and cyber security.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 7, 2023

It provides a comprehensive solution for secure, transparent and trustworthy data management. By integrating a cryptography-based layer on top of a classical database, Orion offers a wide range of blockchain functionalities, including a highly available, secure, and replicated distributed database with an immutable tamper-proof ledger.

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IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Keyboard app vulnerabilities reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers Security researchers have identified critical security vulnerabilities in Cloud-based pinyin keyboard apps from Baidu, Inc., We identified certain accounts that we believe are affiliated with the Spy.pet website, which we have subsequently banned.”

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Despite this, Comodo suggests there's value in EV because of the "bigger security display": The larger security indicator makes it very clear to the user that the website is secure. You know what makes people think the website is "secure"? You're right - not a single EV cert to be seen. Kaiser Permanente.

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IT Governance

MAY 1, 2019

California-based Centrelake Medical Group notifies patients of security incident (unknown). North Carolina’s Klaussner Furniture Industries notifies employees of security incident (9,352). Illinois dental insurer notifies members after phishing attack (unknown). Supply chain hackers snuck malware into video games (unknown).

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This is part of the opening monologue of the Ozark series and when I first heard it, I immediately stopped the show and dropped it into this blog post. This is the first time I've mixed these two worlds - my background with real estate and my public blogging life as most readers will know it - but it's important context.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. In a recent report, data security service Cyberhaven detected and blocked requests to input data into ChatGPT from 4.2%

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KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Yup – shoe store.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“Commissioned by organizers to predict worst-case scenarios for the Munich games, [Georg] Sieber came up with a range of possibilities, from explosions to plane crashes, for which security teams should be prepared. Mobile devices allow users to access content from anywhere, which presents security and privacy risks. 2020, p 1).

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KnowBe4

MAY 2, 2023

In the near term, new-school security awareness training can help alert your people to the tells of automated scamming. Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. This appears to be the case with Qbot.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2020

The new decade has begun relatively well, with a six-month low of only 61 disclosed cyber security incidents. You can find detailed breakdowns of some of the more notable incidents by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or by visiting our blog (where we have a dedicated series on phishing scams ). It’s not all good news, though.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 2, 2020

This is going to be a lengthy blog post so let me use this opening paragraph as a summary of where Project Svalbard is at : Have I Been Pwned is no longer being sold and I will continue running it independently. Per the Project Svalbard announcement blog post, I engaged KPMG to run the merger and acquisition (M&A) process for me.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Compromise Text also confirms that general purpose AI systems – understood as AI systems that are able to perform generally applicable functions such as image or speech recognition, audio or video generation, pattern detection, question answering, and translation – should not be considered as falling within scope of the AI Act.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2022

for “deceptive statements” the company and its founder allegedly made over how they handle facial recognition data collected on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service , which until recently required anyone seeking a new IRS account online to provide a live video selfie to ID.me. ” But several days after a Jan.

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