Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Carrefour France and Carrefour Banque are both affiliates of the French retail group, the Carrefour Group. The group has diversified its activities into the banking and insurance, travel agency and e-commerce sectors. The CNIL carried out online inspections on the carrefour.fr and carrefour-banque.fr and carrefour-banque.fr

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Within these pages, we delve into a world where cybercriminals operate with audacity, tracking the activities of 165 criminal groups across the globe. The data collected paints a vivid picture, revealing 1,736 ransomware claims, with 53 incidents specifically targeting Italy.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2019

Russia-Linked cyberespionage group Turla uses a new toolset and hijacked command and control infrastructure operated by Iran-Linked OilRig APT. In June, ESET researchers observed the Russia-linked cyberespionage group using weaponizing PowerShell scripts in attacks against EU diplomats. ” Symantec concludes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Group-IB has detected massive campaigns targeting Russian financial institutions posing as the Central Bank of Russia. Group-IB experts have discovered that the attack on 15 November could have been carried out by the hacker group Silence , and the one on 23 October by MoneyTaker. November attack: Silence.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world. Espionage as one of the main APT groups’ goals.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has hacked eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between since May 2023. The Russia-linked APT group Sandworm (UAC-0165) has compromised eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between May and September 2023, reported the Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Targeted attacks on banks: Active groups and withdrawal methods. million (2.96 million (2.96

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

More details emerged from the recently disclosed Operation Night Fury: Group-IB helps take down a cybergang behind the infection of hundreds of e-commerce. Operators of the JavaScript-sniffer family, dubbed «GetBilling» by Group-IB, were arrested in Indonesia. Group-IB has been tracking the GetBilling JS-sniffer family since 2018.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Given data classification and grading are mandatory requirements under the Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law, organisations should prioritise understanding their data collected and data processing activities within the coming months. Data classification.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2023

The StrongPity APT group targeted Android users with a trojanized version of the Telegram app served through a website impersonating a video chat service called Shagle. ESET researchers reported that StrongPity APT group targeted Android users with a trojanized version of the Telegram app. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The organization confirmed that it was the victim of the massive hacking campaign targeting Progress MOVEit transfer systems that was conducted by the Clop ransomware group. In June, the Clop ransomware group claimed to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Chinese APT groups are targeting telecom companies in cyberespionage campaigns collectively tracked as Operation Diànxùn, to steal 5G secrets. Mustang Panda past operations include attacks on NGOs, the group used malware commonly associated with China-linked APT groups, such as Poison Ivy or PlugX.

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CILIP

JULY 7, 2020

CILIP has provided this advisory note in response to the call for libraries and information services, particularly public libraries, to undertake data-collecting activity as part of the Government?s or vulnerable groups. The data collecting activity must not present a deterrent ? or vulnerable groups.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cyber espionage group Worok abuses Dropbox API to exfiltrate data via using a backdoor hidden in apparently innocuous image files. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Avast observed the recently discovered espionage group Worok abusing Dropbox API to exfiltrate data via using a backdoor hidden in apparently innocuous image files.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The author behind Meduza distributed the following notification about the update on multiple underground communities and Telegram group: Attention! Under Christmas tree you can find great gifts such as significant improvements of user interface (panel), modal windows on loading and expansion of data collection objects.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2023

” reads the report published by Data collected related to multiple incidents analyzed by Kaspersky suggest the attack was conducted by the Russian-speaking RaaS cybercrime Pistachio Tempest or FIN12. The group focuses on healthcare industry and frequently used SystemBC alongside CS Beacon to deploy ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

Data collections released after ransomware attacks. The rise in Initial Access Brokers (IAB) markets give criminal groups easy access to purchase stolen credentials for a small fee. Databases with critical IP and/or PII. Chatter about the best methods to attack your business.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A digital twin is a virtual duplicate of a physical entity or a process — created by extrapolating data collected from live settings. As data collection and computer modeling have advanced apace, so have the use-cases for digital twin technology. NTT Research is in the thick of this budding revolution.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2020

The threat actors’ job postings messages were crafted to target the following specific US defense programs and groups: F-22 Fighter Jet Program Defense, Space and Security (DSS) Photovoltaics for space solar cells Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group Military aircraft modernization programs.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Security experts say the passwords and other data stolen by Raccoon malware were often resold to groups engaged in deploying ransomware. gov — that allows visitors to check whether their email address shows up in the data collected by the Raccoon Stealer service.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. In December 2016 , the Turkish blocked social media in the country to prevent the sharing of a video of the executions of Turkish soldiers by the IS group.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Where possible, favor openness and transparency over aggressive data collection or restrictions which erode civil liberties. Privacy Rights – Pervasive monitoring and data collection erode privacy rights and dignity. Focus only on proportional responses. Surveillance creep risks violating autonomy.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Volt Typhoon, a notorious cyber group linked to the People’s Republic of China, has expanded its operations beyond illegal access and data theft. Microsoft then dubbed the group “Volt Typhoon,” describing its meticulous approach to identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On 14 November 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) published two investigation reports for non-compliance of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”): EC Healthcare’s failure to obtain consent for the use, disclosure, and transfer of patient’s personal data across its group entities; and.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Over 14 percent of the extensions studied by the researchers collect PII, more than 6 percent collect authentication data, 2.51 percent collect personal communications, and 1.21 percent collect financial and payment information. Chrome extensions used to aid in writing are the most data-hungry (79.5

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

jailbreaking tool Attackers took over the Perl.com domain in September 2020 Bug bounty hunter awarded $50,000 for a Microsoft account hijack flaw Clop ransomware gang leaks data allegedly stolen from cybersecurity firm Qualys Cyber Defense Magazine – March 2021 has arrived.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Collection of personal information must be compliant with the Personal Information Security Specification, a non-binding national standard, and be restricted to the minimum required. The government encourages capable companies to utilize big data to support the control and prevention of epidemics and disease. Given that 99.1%

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2022

Once you are ready to install the collector role, first log into the InsightIDR portal : From the menu on the left side of the screen, click Data Collection. Once the collector installation is complete, head back to the InsightIDR portal, and from the menu on the left side of the screen, click Data Collection again.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 19, 2022

After specifically crawling sites for password leaks in May 2021, the researchers also found 52 websites in which third parties, including the Russian tech giant Yandex, were incidentally collecting password data before submission. The group disclosed their findings to these sites, and all 52 instances have since been resolved.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Data collected by the agency is used by the federal government to allocate over $675 billion in federal funds to tribal, local, and state governments every year. The HTA report warns of an intensification of malicious activities conducted by both nation-states and cybercrime groups. critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Singapore, 09/18/2020 — Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, evidenced the transformation of the threat portfolio over the first half of 2020. About Group-IB. Group-IB is a Singapore-based provider of solutions aimed at detection and prevention of cyberattacks and online fraud.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

That’s why we’ve dedicated this blog to explaining everything you need to know about data controllers and data processors. In a nutshell, a data controller is the person or group that decides when and why an organisation collects data. Responsibilities of the data controller. The basics.

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Unwritten Record

MARCH 22, 2022

Census Bureau now found in Record Group 29: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007. Over time, the way people are counted and the data collected has changed. Currently, citizens, non-citizen legal residents, non-citizen long-term visitors and undocumented immigrants are all included in census data. For example.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

2 Specifically, the interim final rule would be amended to include transactions that involve “software, software program[s], or a group of software programs, that [are] designed to be used on an end-point computing device and include[] as an integral functionality, the ability to collect, process, or transmit data via the internet.”

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 9, 2020

Data collected by IoT devices will increasingly get ingested into cloud-centric networks where it will get crunched by virtual servers. And industry groups and government regulators are stepping up efforts to incentivize IoT device makers to embed security at the device level. There’s no stopping the Internet of Things now.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. Data collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint shows that nearly 3,000 devices in almost 1,000 organizations have seen at least one RaspberryRobin payload-related alert in the last 30 days.

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