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. TrickBot is a popular banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors has continuously upgraded it by implementing new features.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to charity workers informing them that they must “obey strict privacy laws”. A total of 11 emails were sent on 22 February 2017 that included the personal information of 183 people, including 3 children. They need to have a valid legal reason for doing so.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

The analysis of the leaked data and the forensics investigations conducted on the module devices revealed that at least 11 countries were buying the surveillance software from the Israeli firm, including Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Togo, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have published an advisory that provides details about the BlackMatter ransomware operations and defense recommendations. Minimize the AD attack surface. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 13, 2020

The AG also raised concerns regarding the Privacy Shield, an alternative mechanism for transferring personal data from the EU to the U.S. The judgment will be of great importance to businesses around the globe, the vast majority of which rely on SCCs to transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S., in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2020

Chiochiu was a member of the Infraud global cybercrime organization involved in stealing and selling credit card and personal identity data. The platform offered a privileged aggregator for criminals (10,901 approved “members” in early 2017) that allowed to buy and sell payment card and personal data. and infraud.ws.

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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 post Kazakhstan wants to intercept all HTTPS Internet traffic of its citizens appeared first on Security Affairs. ” states Tele2.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 31, 2019

By installing the ‘Root Certificate’ as the app states, users are allowing facebook continuous access to their most sensitive data. Or you could make the switch to Windows Server 2016 or 2019. Until next time you can keep up with the latest information security news on our blog. Well, that’ll do for this week.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2019

Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2019 address some critical arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in Flash Player, ColdFusion and Campaign products. CVE-2019-7839 Deserialization of untrusted data Arbitrary?code The issues affect ColdFusion 2016, 2018 and 11. ” reads the security advisory.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JUNE 23, 2021

The newly adopted Regulation on notification of security incidents. On June 11, 2021, the Regulation on notifications of incidents affecting networks, information systems and IT services (“ Regulation ”) – adopted by means of the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (DPCM) of 14 April 2021, no.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 29, 2016

On June 29, 2016, Politico reported that it has obtained updated EU-U.S. Certain aspects of the prior Privacy Shield framework were criticized by the Article 29 Working Party , the European Parliament and the European Data Protection Supervisor. Privacy Shield documents following the latest negotiations between U.S.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6

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Data Matters

JANUARY 16, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released its report (the 2019 Report) setting forth its list of examination priorities for 2019 (the Exam Priorities). Exams are Risk-Based and Data-Driven. To this end, “OCIE is increasingly leveraging technology and data analytics as well as human capital to fulfill its mission.”.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 12, 2017

Last month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) published its final Regulations Implementing FAST Act Section 61003-Critical Electric Infrastructure Security and Amending Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (the “CEII Regulations”).

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CGI

MAY 11, 2016

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 04:49. Actually, the cybersecurity function, while significant, is just one pillar of an insider threat program among many, including human resources, legal, physical security/facilities and communications. Typically, each department/stakeholder collects its own data and holds it in its own silos.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Operation Transparent Tribe was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of espionages operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. The method used to send the information to the C2 is the following: Figure 11: C2 communication routine.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2019

This is part of a giant list of Living off the Land (LOL) techniques that attackers employ to mask their activities from runtime endpoint security monitoring tools such as AVs. OLE files are hierarchical data structures that have several storages and streams (in contrast to folders and files in an operating system). A deeper dive.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3 Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3 Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Malware researc h ers at Yoroi -Cybaze analyzed the TrickBot dropper, a threat that has infected victims since 2016. TrickBot it is one of the best known Banking Trojan which has been infecting victims since 2016, it is considered a cyber-crime tool. Use of Alternate Data Stream to hide the payload. Introduction.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

VIZIO”), installed software on about 11 million consumer televisions to collect viewing data without consumers’ knowledge or consent. VIZIO then shared this information with third parties who used the data for their own purposes, including audience measurement, analyzing advertising effectiveness and displaying targeted advertising.

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The Texas Record

MAY 7, 2018

We are happy to welcome guest writers from the Texas Department of Information Resources, Daniel Hankins, Shared Services Security Manager and Andy Bennett, Director Information Security Governance. For additional resources from the Texas Department of Information and Resources visit their Information Security page. [1]

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A CyberNews investigation has revealed that Lovense remote sex toy users might be at risk from threat actors, due to poor security features. These days, they are controlled by apps on our phones, with IP, WebRTC, and Bluetooth protocols used to transmit data. released in 2016. Original post: [link]. Sub-par scores.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. With evolving attack methodologies due to machine learning, quantum computing, and sophisticated nation-state hackers, security startups are receiving record funding.

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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.

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