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First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

Krebs on Security

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. NYSE:FAF ] was leaking more than 800 million documents — many containing sensitive financial data — related to real estate transactions dating back 16 years. First American Financial Corp.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Akumin Inc. Data breached: 5 TB. subsidiaries: Arrow Fastener Co.,

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking APIs

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So, if a hacker wanted to, they could register as a peloton user, and then with a few tools, obtain all the user IDs, instructor IDs, group memberships and whether or not somebody was in a studio. Kent: I started calling friends of mine. This information by itself might not seem very problematic. Well, it turns out a lot.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking APIs

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So, if a hacker wanted to, they could register as a peloton user, and then with a few tools, obtain all the user IDs, instructor IDs, group memberships and whether or not somebody was in a studio. Kent: I started calling friends of mine. This information by itself might not seem very problematic. Well, it turns out a lot.

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Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’

Krebs on Security

“It’s run by a fraud ring of cryptocurrency scammers who mine dating apps and other social media for victims and the scam is becoming alarmingly popular.” – WhatsApp: In virtually all documented cases of pig butchering, the target is moved fairly quickly into chatting with the scammer via WhatsApp.

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