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11 cyber security predictions for 2020

IT Governance

Despite the rise in sophisticated attacks, 2020 will continue to see newbies and unskilled attackers using toolkits from the dark web to launch scams (such as sexploitation), and phishing and ransomware attacks. Weak passwords will continue to be exploited as attackers monetise credentials. Ransomware will continue to increase.

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Shiny Hunters group is selling data from 11 companies on the Dark Web

Security Affairs

million user records from over 11 companies. million user records from 11 different companies. SKY HUNTER’ Leaked database of large companies – [link] , [link] , [link] , [link] AND OTHERS [link] #cyber #cybersecurity #malware #hacked #compromised — Cyble (@AuCyble) May 9, 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

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GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services

Krebs on Security

2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020. “At this moment in time, it looks like no emails, passwords, or any personal data were accessed, but we do suggest resetting your password and activate 2FA security,” the company wrote in a blog post. . and 11:00 p.m. PST on Nov.

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MFA Advantages and Weaknesses

eSecurity Planet

Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. The Problem with Passwords. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. As if their crackability wasn’t bad enough, many attackers already have the passwords and don’t need to apply brute-force attacks.

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Here’s a Webcast to Learn about Important eDiscovery Developments for 2019: eDiscovery Webcasts

eDiscovery Daily

On Wednesday, December 11 at noon CST (1:00pm EST, 10:00am PST), CloudNine will conduct the webcast 2019 eDiscovery Year in Review. In this one-hour webcast that’s CLE-approved in selected states, we will discuss key events and trends in 2019, what those events and trends mean to your discovery practices and provide our predictions for 2020.

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Moodle flaw exposed users to account takeover

Security Affairs

At the beginning of October 2020, the Wizcase cyber research team, led by Ata Hakcil, discovered a security vulnerability in the open-source learning platform Moodle. Moodle is an open-source educational platform used by 179,000 sites and has 242 million users. November 2014) – Moodle 3.10 (November 2020) Fixed versions: 3.10.1,

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2020 – 8.8 billion records breached

IT Governance

Hacker sold personal info of Unacadamy students online (11 million). Online education site EduCBA discloses data breach after hack (unknown). Discord client hit by Trojan that grabs passwords and user tokens (unknown). Arbonne MLM data breach exposes users’ passwords (3,527). Hackers steal £2.4m Ransomware.