Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. Mackey called the governor’s response “vindictive, retaliatory, and incredibly short-sighted.”

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

And over the past six months, the criminals responsible have created dozens if not hundreds of phishing pages targeting some of the world’s biggest corporations. For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. ” TARGET: NEW HIRES.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In response to questions from KrebsOnSecurity, GoDaddy acknowledged that “a small number” of customer domain names had been modified after a “limited” number of GoDaddy employees fell for a social engineering scam. Employ domain monitoring to track the creation of, or changes to, corporate, brand-name domains.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A corporate sustainability report is a comprehensive document that outlines a company’s efforts, policies, practices and performance related to social, environmental and economic sustainability. Moreover, siloed software often doesn’t seamlessly integrate into a multi-hybrid cloud corporate architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

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Micro Focus

APRIL 21, 2020

Meet Micro Focus INSPIRE At Micro Focus, behaving responsibly as an organization, both internally and externally, is at the heart of what we stand for. Today, I am thrilled to announce our new Corporate Social Responsibility initiative – Micro Focus INSPIRE.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Deliberate spreading of disinformation has also been responsible for swaying the outcome of elections. Cyber attackers have used misleading information on social media for procuring campaign finances as well as personal and financial information of people and corporations.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2021

The Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Economy (MITES) was hit by a cyberattack and is working to restore impacted services. Spain’s Ministry of Labor and Social Economy (MITES) was hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday and is working to restore impacted services. pic.twitter.com/ZlpRvCV6iB — SEPE (@empleo_SEPE) June 9, 2021.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

GoDaddy described the incident at the time in general terms as a social engineering attack, but one of its customers affected by that March 2020 breach actually spoke to one of the hackers involved. In a filing with the U.S. But we do know the March 2020 attack was precipitated by a spear-phishing attack against a GoDaddy employee.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. “InfraGard is a social media intelligence hub for high profile persons,” USDoD said.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

“Singh also uses the threat of revealing personal information to extort victims into giving him access to their social media accounts, which Singh then resells.” based social media platforms. “Victims are extorted into paying CC-1 to have their information removed from Forum-1,” prosecutors allege.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Themes such as "Our Shared Responsibility" and "Own IT. They were rallying calls, urging everyone, from large corporations to individual users, to be stewards of their cyber safety. Prioritize activating MFA, particularly for essential platforms like email, financial portals, and social media accounts. Protect IT."

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Therefore, meeting customer needs requires an organization to enable different ways customers can receive responses to their issues depending on their preferences. One such way is by using Interactive Voice Response (IVR), which utilizes pre-recorded messages and text-to-speech solutions.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2023

Email impersonation threats such as BEC currently make up nearly 99 percent of threats, and of those 99 percent of threats observed in corporate inboxes are response-based or credential theft attacks. Social engineering combined with advancing technology such as generative AI has made attacks more advanced and harder to spot.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 16, 2023

In response to concerns faced by corporations about the impact of technology on our environment, IBM founded the Responsible.Computing() movement, creating a membership consortium with Dell that is managed by the Object Management Group. Impact: Addressing societal issues, such as social mobility.

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OpenText Information Management

AUGUST 23, 2019

The terms environmental social governance, enterprise risk management and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are phrases that have been prominent in business over the past few years. But what do these terms mean for the average company, and how do they apply to enterprise software?

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

The audio equipment manufacturer Bose Corporation said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose first detected the malware/ransomware on Bose’s U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. Twilio disclosed in Aug. Sosa also was active in a particularly destructive group of accomplished criminal SIM-swappers known as “ Star Fraud.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

US cookware distributor giant Meyer Corporation discloses a data breach that affected thousands of its employees. Meyer Corporation, the second-largest cookware distributor globally, has disclosed a data breach that affects thousands of its employees. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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OpenText Information Management

MAY 27, 2019

Since beginning our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) journey at OpenText™, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with customers, partners and employees about how best to meet the diverse needs of our stakeholders and their supply chains.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

These efforts often go hand in hand with broader corporate sustainability initiatives and can lead to significant cost savings and improved environmental performance. Reporting is also becoming critical to corporate social responsibility initiatives.

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IT Governance

JUNE 24, 2019

But all that activity has made social media a breeding ground for a new form of cyber attack known as angler phishing. Angler phishing is a specific type of phishing attack that exists on social media. Here’s an example: Making complaints on social media puts pressure on organisations to resolve the issue promptly.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The fabricated LinkedIn identities — which pair AI-generated profile photos with text lifted from legitimate accounts — are creating major headaches for corporate HR departments and for those managing invite-only LinkedIn groups. Miller said these profiles are all listed in the order they appeared. of spam and scams.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Cybersecurity training has steadily gained traction in corporate settings over the past decade, and rightfully so. In response to continuing waves of data breaches and network disruptions, companies have made a concerted effort and poured substantial resources into promoting data security awareness among employees, suppliers and clients.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

a framework for a binding online privacy code for social media and certain other online platforms. The maximum penalty payable by corporations for a serious or repeated interference with the privacy of an individual will increase from the current AUD 2.22 Background. Increased penalties. Online privacy code.

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 3, 2019

We’re thrilled to announce that OpenText™ has been recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) with two Gold Quill awards: Special and Experiential Events for the 2018 OpenText Women in Technology Summit and Corporate Social Responsibility for the 2017 Light The Night campaign.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

What an outstanding response! Fun fact: 80% of these breaches occur at the endpoint , often via phishing or social engineering. All it takes are some compromised credentials and bad actors have the ability to attack all other devices on the corporate network. would respond: “Don’t take away our gas or burgers.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Sustainable business practices are an essential part of an organization’s commitment to social and environmental responsibility. One common corporate sustainability strategy is known as the triple bottom line. Organizations with transparent supply chains show a commitment to social responsibility.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2021

Carnival Corporation & plc is a British-American cruise operator, currently the world’s largest travel leisure company, with a combined fleet of over 100 vessels across 10 cruise line brands. A dual-listed company, Carnival Corporation has over 150,000 employees and 13 million guests annually. Carnival Corp.

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IT Governance

MARCH 16, 2023

Its critics claim that the platform hands information to China’s Ministry of State Security in order to track the locations of foreign government employees, build dossiers for blackmail and conduct corporate espionage. Such rumours have been circulating for years, with the US government attempting to ban the app on those grounds in 2020.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International) confirms security breach after Money Message ransomware gang claimed the hack. This week the ransomware gang Money Message announced to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International).

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John Battelle's Searchblog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Large corporations are increasingly being held to account by employees, customers, and the communities they impact. Driven by COVID, the Black Lives Matter movement, and an impending climate disaster, “Corporate Social Responsibility” has now taken center stage in American business.

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IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. hit by cyber criminals (unknown) Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. hit by cyber criminals (unknown) Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. hit by cyber criminals (unknown) Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. Financial information.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The investigation conducted by News Corporation (News Corp) revealed that attackers remained on its network for two years. News Corp has hired cybersecurity and incident response firm Mandiant, to assist with the investigation. Mandiant researchers speculate the attack was conducted by a China-linked APT group.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

It took a global pandemic and the death of George Floyd to put deep-seated social inequities, especially systemic racism, front and center for intense public debate. We may or may not be on the cusp of a redressing social injustice by reordering our legacy political and economic systems. “AI Shashanka explains. “No

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Now the Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack. BleepingComputer first reported that the group claimed to have stolen a database containing 500,000 social security numbers, corporate documents, and patient records. The group also claims to have stolen 1 TB of documents.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) is an organization within the Iranian government responsible for cybersecurity and cyber warfare. entities using spear phishing and social engineering. Alireza Shafie Nasab and Reza Kazemifar Rahman targeted the U.S. entities while employed by MASN.

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