Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 11, 2018

DHS, Philips Issue Advisories for HealthSuite Android Health App The lack of strong encryption in Philips' HealthSuite Health Android app leaves the mobile health software vulnerable to hacking, according to a new advisory issued by the medical device manufacturer and an alert from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 11, 2020

Mailing Equipment Manufacturer Suffered Another Attack Last October After suffering a ransomware attack last October that left several systems inaccessible, mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney Bowes reports that it recently blocked another ransomware attack before any data was encrypted and says there's "no evidence of further unauthorized access (..)

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

Related: Marriott reports huge data breach Ever thought about encrypting the data held on a portable storage device? Launched as a one-man operation in 2007, DataLocker has grown into a leading manufacturer of encrypted external drives, thumb drives, flash drives and self-encrypting, recordable CDs and DVDs.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

One sliver of the $90 billion, or so, companies are expected to spend this year on cybersecurity products and services is an estimated $85 million they will shell out for encrypted flash drives. We discussed why encrypted flash drives have become established as a must-have portable business tool in the digital age. Park: Exactly.

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Rocket Software

JULY 20, 2022

Global manufacturing companies operating within expansive ecosystems (e.g., automotive, aerospace, defense or hi-tech) are vulnerable to slowed flows of raw materials and finished goods, which can substantially disrupt manufacturing workflows and multi-tier collaboration. time-consuming. vulnerable to mistakes.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Chinese Manufacturer Issues a Patch to Remove the Code The Xplora 4 kids smartwatch was shipped with a backdoor that could be activated remotely by an encrypted SMS to take secret screenshots. The manufacturer says the code was mistakenly left in the firmware, and it has issued a patch to remove it.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2021

The name of the sportswear manufacturer Puma appeared on the dark web marketplace of stolen data Marketo, threat actors claim to have stolen 1 GB of data from the company. The ad on Marketo claims to have about 1GB of data stolen from the company that are now auctioned to the highest bidder. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , in Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress expose over a billion devices to hack. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have discovered a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This is precisely what the consortium of software companies and device manufacturers, led Google, Amazon and Apple, set out to achieve when Matter was conceived four years ago. Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. This same approach really could be applied to other industries.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a keylogger, which means every keystroke made on an infected device — including passwords, search queries and messages sent via encrypted messaging apps — can be tracked and monitored.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Army ordered that the use of drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI be discontinued, citing security concerns. Now, a second classified memo used to support that decision has been released, revealing serious concerns about how cyberspies could intercept video and other encrypted data.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks City of Philadelphia discloses data breach after five months Date of breach: 24 May 2023 ( notice issued 20 October 2023).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Nearly half (47%) of the respondents of the 2023 Thales Data Threat Report reported that cyberattacks are increasing in volume and severity. Confidential computing protects data in use by performing computations in a cryptographically isolated hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims who didn’t pay, LockBit’s victim shaming website now offers free recovery tools, as well as news about arrests and criminal charges involving LockBit affiliates. The DOJ today unsealed indictments against two Russian men alleged to be active members of LockBit.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2020

Threat actors claim to have exfiltrated 1TB of confidential data and plan to put it up for auction the most sensitive info and leak the rest. Data accessed by the gang includes confidential employees’s info, company agreements, contracts, financial statements, and internal messages. firm in the spirits and wine business.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

The UK’s Department for Health and Social Care (“ DHSC ”) has published a major strategy document (‘ Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data ’) outlining the government’s plans for the regulation and use of data in healthcare. Secure Data Environments. Fair Terms for Data Partnerships.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

In this article, we are going to present four use cases that demonstrate how businesses can secure devices, identities, data and software in their IoT deployments. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker. Use case 1: Fortune 500 Healthcare Company.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. “According to this and other leaked documents, the Department of Defence purchased technology for the Air Force’s encrypted communications.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What they came up with is an open-source standard designed to ensure that smart home devices from different manufacturers can communicate simply and securely via an advanced type of mesh network. . PKI also keeps data encrypted as it moves between endpoints. PKI also keeps data encrypted as it moves between endpoints.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” Ransomware operators also stole data from the victims and leaked it online when they refused to pay the ransom. This activity has occurred across multiple industry sectors.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

French electronics manufacturer Lacroix Group shut down three plants after a cyber attack, experts believe it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The French electronics manufacturer Lacroix Group shut down three facilities in France, Germany, and Tunisia in response to a cyber attack. ” reported Yahoo Finance.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

The RedLine malware allows operators to steal several information, including credentials, credit card data, cookies, autocomplete information stored in browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, credentials stored in VPN clients and FTP clients. “Some telemetry data is shown below. The malicious code can also act as a first-stage malware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Original post at [link] The Cybernews research team recently discovered that the French-based multinational aviation company, the eighth largest aerospace supplier worldwide, was leaking sensitive data due to a misconfiguration of its systems. Also, the company manufactures surface-to-air defense systems and missiles.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

Welcome to our February 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. It follows a mammoth start to the year, with more than 277 million breached records in January , and brings the running total for the year to over 300 million pieces of compromised personal data. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

Compromised organizations operate in different business verticals, including manufacturing, wealth management, insurance providers, and pharmaceuticals. RA Group launched their data leak site on April 22, 2023, and on April 27, we observed the first batch of victims, three in total, followed by another one on April 28.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

The Royal ransomware is written in C++, it infected Windows systems and deletes all Volume Shadow Copies to prevent data recovery. According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication. However, the security mindset is changing.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2023

The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT. We offer companies the most loyal conditions for the return of their data,“ states the group on its leak site. and Brazil. We are honest and simple pentesters.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 3, 2024

AI's ability to process vast amounts of data and recognize patterns has far-reaching implications for identity verification. Strategic Insight: The proliferation of digital identity wallets, mandated in all EU member states, will empower users with greater control over their personal data, which is vital in today's digital economy.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

Once inside the system, this malicious variant stealthily extracts sensitive information and proceeds to encrypt the compromised files.” Threat actors used reputable LinkedIn pages to target victims, including the Philippines Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Company and multiple organizations in Brazil.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 22, 2023

. “SFA sensors except Touch ID do not encrypt any data and lack mutual authentication,” they wrote. ” “Fingerprint image hijacking is feasible on all devices except for Apple, which is the only one that encrypts fingerprint data on SPI,” they added.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn is the last victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware operators that hit a Mexican facility. The hackers also claim to have stolen unencrypted files before encrypting the targeted systems. The hackers also claim to have stolen unencrypted files before encrypting the targeted systems.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Connectivity enables powerful, revenue-generating capabilities…from data telemetry and runtime analytics, to effectively predicting and maintenance requirements. There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2019

Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US police officers and federal agents. The hackers exfiltrated the contents of each web server and uploaded the stolen files on their own website (the name of the site was not disclosed due to the sensitivity of the data). Now we are structuring all the data, and soon they will be sold.

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