Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Carbanak gang was first discovered by Kaspersky Lab in 2015, the group has stolen at least $300 million from 100 financial institutions. Imposters in November included the CRM platform HubSpot, data management software Veeam, and account tool Xero.” In November, the LockBit ransomware gang was the most active threat actor.

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Phishing Cybersecurity Access 113

Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. See CT Gen Stat § 38a-999b (2015) ; 23 NYCRR 500. (For For more information on South Carolina’s adoption of the Model Law, see our prior coverage.) . (For 11 to the Ohio Revised Code.

Insurance 68

Insurance Security Cybersecurity Data breaches 68

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked Evilnum APT used Python-based RAT PyVil in recent attacks SunCrypt Ransomware behind North Carolina school district data breach U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

Security 72

Security Ransomware Data breaches Government 72

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

. “ Nextmotion is an ecosystem based on a medical cloud that allows you to sort, store and access your data wherever you are,” states the company on its website. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Access 109

Access Phishing Cloud Cybersecurity 109

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology suffered a ransomware attack, now it has confirmed also a data breach. In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology was hit by Maze Ransomware operators. ” reads the notice of data breach. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 93

Data breaches Ransomware Encryption Security 93

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Experts discovered a huge data leak affecting Ecuador, maybe the largest full-country leak, that exposed data belonging to 20 million Ecuadorian Citizens. Security experts at vpnMentor have discovered a huge data leak affecting Ecuador that exposed data belonging to 20 million Ecuadorian Citizens.

Data breaches 83

Data breaches Education Government Security 83

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

German Police have arrested 32 individuals and detained 11 after a series of raids targeting users of an illegal underground economy forum. As a result of the raids on 232 sites, the agents have found weapons, drugs, computers, around 50,000 euros ($56,300) in cash, cryptocurrency, the police also seized 300 terabytes of data.

Security 125

Security Information Security IT 125

Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

Security 66

Security Ransomware Encryption Authentication 66

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2020

NTT Communications (NTT Com), a subsidiary of tech giant NTT Corp, disclosed a data breach that impacted hundreds of customers. NTT Communications (NTT Com) , a subsidiary of the tech giant NTT Corp, disclosed a data breach that impacted hundreds of customers. ” reads the data breach notification. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 66

Data breaches Security Communications Access 66

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

The US-based children’s clothing maker Hanna Andersson has disclosed a data breach that affected its customers. The US-based children’s clothing maker and online retailer Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach, attackers planted an e-skimmer on its e-commerce platform. Hannah Anderson was breached.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Retail Cloud Insurance 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

New data leak threatens the world of finance after the Panama Papers , hackers published 2TB of the Cayman National bank’s confidential data. The Cayman Islands are a fiscal paradise that attracts money of questionable origin from all over the world, for this reason, the content of a new data leak is scaring the global finance.

Paper 91

Paper Information Security Security IT 91

Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2019

Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, the company that operates healthcare billing services provider AMCA, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to a recent data breach. The news is disconcerting and demonstrates the potential effects of a data breach on an organization. of LabCorp patients. Pierluigi Paganini.

Security 70

Security Data breaches IT Information Security 70

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 260 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – newsletter, hacking).

Security 82

Security Phishing Ransomware Sales 82

Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2019

The popular question-and-answer platform for programmers Stack Overflow announced on Thursday that is has suffered a data breach. The news of a data breach makes the headlines, this time the victim is the popular question-and-answer platform for programmers Stack Overflow. SecurityAffairs – data breach, hacking).

Data breaches 77

Data breaches Passwords Access IT 77

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Security experts at vpnMentor discovered a database belonging to the US communications company, TrueDialog that was leaking millions of SMS messages. “Aside from private text messages, our team discovered millions of account usernames and passwords, PII data of TrueDialog users and their customers, and much more.”

Education 104

Education Marketing Archiving Passwords 104

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Confirmed: Internet partially shut down #Iran from 11:45 a.m. local time (08:15 UTC); real-time network data show national connectivity fall to 75% after authorities reportedly activated "Digital Fortress" isolation mechanism; incident ongoing [link] pic.twitter.com/bsETg1Sfxb — NetBlocks.org (@netblocks) February 8, 2020.

Government 140

Government Access Cybersecurity Security 140

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2021

The issue is a size_t-to-int type conversion vulnerability that resides in the filesystem layer used to manage user data in all major distros released since 2014. ” reads the security advisory published by the experts. Experts pointed out that other major Linux distributions are likely impacted. Pierluigi Paganini.

Access 139

Access Security IT Cybersecurity 139

Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

Security 52

Security Mining Ransomware Military 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

UK printing company Doxzoo exposed hundreds of gigabytes of information, including documents related to the US and British military. Security experts at vpnMentor discovered 343GB worth of files belonging to the printing company Doxzoo that were exposed on an AWS server. SecurityAffairs – Doxzoo, data leak). Pierluigi Paganini.

Military 112

Military Archiving Cybersecurity Security 112

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2020

The US Army has banned the use of the popular TikTok app on mobile phones used by its personnel for security reasons. 16 Defense Department Cyber Awareness Message identifying “TikTok as having potential security risks associated with its use,” according to the message.” ” continues Military.com.

Security 80

Security Military Government Privacy 80

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Like all ransomware, this is a type of malware that, once introduced into an organization, encrypts the data and then requires the victim to pay a ransom in order to decrypt it. Black and BlackCat/AlphV appeared first on Security Affairs. ” The analyzed attack spread the ransomware Lockbit 3.0

Ransomware 118

Ransomware Encryption Access Cybersecurity 118

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Security experts at Cofense uncovered a malspam campaign the leverages Google Docs to deliver the TrickBot banking Trojan to unsuspecting victims via executables camouflaged as PDF documents. The task will launch one of its copies on system startup and every 11 minutes for the next 414 days. mobile users. Pierluigi Paganini.

Security 82

Security Phishing IT Information Security 82

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

A Lincoln health care company has been targeted by crooks, no patient data has been compromised during the cyber attack. NRC Health recently disclosed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that took place on February 11. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 95

Ransomware Analytics Access IT 95

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

Cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs reported that the company suffered a security breach that led to the disruption of some services. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company. At this time, we do not have any evidence that customer or employee data was accessed or exfiltrated.” Travelex deja vu?

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Data breaches Access Cybersecurity 115

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Imperva explains how hackers stole AWS API Key and accessed to customer data. Pierluigi Paganini.

Security 43

Security Ransomware Data breaches Manufacturing 43

eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

In both cases, the vulnerabilities in the Linux and Windows operating systems were discovered by security researchers rather than bad actors and patches or workarounds were recommended for all of them. In the case of the Linux vulnerabilities, Qualys security researchers recommended that users of various Linux distributions apply patches.

Metadata 145

Metadata Access Big data Security 145

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. Major social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, were not reachable since 11:30 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. ” reported NetBlocks. ”added Netblocks.

Military 100

Military Data collection Government Access 100

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

Google’s March 2020 security updates for Android address over 70 flaws, including a critical vulnerability that affects the media framework. . Google’s March 2020 security updates for Android include the fix for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-0032, that affects the media framework as part of the 2020-03-01 security patch level.

Security 113

Security Risk IT Information Security 113

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Facebook disclosed a new security incident, the social network giant admitted that app developers may have accessed its group users’ data. Facebook disclosed another security incident, the company revealed that roughly 100 app developers may have improperly accessed users’ data in certain Facebook groups.

Privacy 55

Privacy Access Security IT 55

Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2020

A data breach broker, known as Shiny Hunters , is offering for sale on a dark web marketplace a database that contains 25 million user records for Mathway. million user records from 11 different companies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Sales 83

Sales Data breaches Passwords Archiving 83

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2020

VMware has addressed a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-3960 , that affects its Workstation, Fusion and vSphere virtualization products. The CVE-2020-3960 flaw was discovered by Cfir Cohen, a researcher from Google’s cloud security team. x and Fusion 11.x. ” reads the advisory.

Cloud 93

Cloud Libraries Authentication Access 93

Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

A new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090 , affects all Intel chips that could allow attackers to bypass every hardware-enabled security technology. Security experts from Positive Technologies warn of a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090, that affects all Intel processors that were released in the past 5 years.

Authentication 127

Authentication Encryption Security Access 127

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Another year is ending and this is the right time to discover which are the worst passwords of 2019 by analyzing data leaked in various data breaches. Independent anonymous researchers, compiled and shared with security firm NordPass a list of 200 most popular passwords that were leaked in data breaches during 2019.

Passwords 83

Passwords Data breaches Cybersecurity Risk 83

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

Once installed the root certificate (“trusted certificate” or “national security certificate) the ISPs will be able to spy on citizens’ encrypted HTTPS and TLS connections. The certificates are issued in compliance with the Law on Communications 2004 passed in November 2015. ” states Tele2.

IT 80

IT Encryption Communications Government 80

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

million civil penalty imposed against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“TX HHSC”), a state agency, for violations of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules in connection with the unauthorized disclosure of electronic protected health information (“ePHI”). Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a $1.6

Data breaches 49

Data breaches Privacy Access Risk 49

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Researchers discovered that MMO game Street Mobster is leaking data of 1.9 Attackers could exploit the SQL Injection flaw to compromise the game’s database and steal user data. First found back in 1998, SQLi is deemed by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) as the number one web application security risk.

Passwords 65

Passwords Mining Access Security 65

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2020

billion database records containing a total of 7TB of personally identifiable information (PII) of its members and users. The data leak is the result of the accidental exposure of an Elasticsearch cluster managed by the company, the records date back to March 16, 2020. The popular adult live streaming website CAM4 exposed over 10.88

Passwords 84

Passwords Risk Phishing Security 84