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French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ TB of confidential data

Security Affairs

The CyberNews investigation team discovered French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ Apodis Pharma is a company that offers a digital supply chain management platform and other software solutions created for pharmacies, healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical laboratories, and health insurance companies.

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Pharmaceutical companies exploited by phishing scam targeting job seekers

IT Governance

Earlier this month, two major pharmaceutical giants issued warnings about phishing emails targeting job hunters. GlaxoSmithKline says job hunters can determine the legitimacy of an advert by asking: Are there major spelling or grammatical errors in the communication? Does this seem consistent with previous communications?

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Resecurity Released a Status Report on Drug Trafficking in the Dark Web (2022-2023)

Security Affairs

The report highlights a rapidly growing shadow economy, and new communication methods such as proprietary Android-based mobile apps criminals developed allowing them to migrate from traditional communication channels. Resecurity noticed a sharp increase in demand for prescription pharmaceuticals.

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Why IDMP compliance requires adaptive data governance

Collibra

Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices firms, among others, must comply with a plethora of regulations. For instance, at the end of October 2021, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) communicated a change in the implementation strategy for IDMP, requiring a more agile and data-centric approach.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Fitis’s real-life identity was exposed in 2010 after two of the biggest sponsors of pharmaceutical spam went to war with each other, and large volumes of internal documents, emails and chat records seized from both spam empires were leaked to this author. At least my laptop is sure of it.” Image: Archive.org.

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Encryption – A Feasible Savior against Prevalent Privacy Issues in Business Communication

Security Affairs

Emails make up a significant part of our day to day business communications. But, can anyone really guarantee the safety of their business communications in the age when cybercriminals run amok? Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. Final Thoughts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Google Yanks 106 ‘Malicious’ Chrome Extensions

Threatpost

Trojan Chrome browser extensions spied on users and maintained a foothold on the networks of financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare and pharmaceuticals and government organizations.