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‘Mother of All Breaches’: 26 BILLION Records Leaked

IT Governance

In 2021, we saw a leak of 3.27 Nevertheless, even if, say, 10% of these records are unique, you’d still be looking at 2.6 Data leaks from years ago are still being used today to compromise accounts, telling us that many people don’t change their password after a breach, or even at some regular frequency. billion records.

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Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?

Krebs on Security

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com.

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Spanish police dismantled SIM swapping gang who stole money from victims’ bank accounts

Security Affairs

” The first SIM swapping attack attributed to this gang took place on March 2021, at the time Spanish police received two complaints about fraudulent transactions in different geographical locations in Spain. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts. Be aware of any changes in SMS-based connectivity.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2022: 408 Million Breached Records

IT Governance

decrease in security incidents compared to 2021 (1,243). We also give ransomware its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. That represents an 14.8% This is to be expected, given that it is the broadest category.

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Cloudflare: Mirai Botnet Launched Record-Breaking DDoS Attack

eSecurity Planet

According to a report from Netscout, there was a record number of DDoS attacks in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and researchers expected that the trend would follow into 2021. If the current pace persists through the end of 2021, it will rush past last year’s record of about 10 million attacks.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. "A leader tasked with cybersecurity can get ahead of the game by understanding where we are in the story of machine learning (ML) as a hacking tool," Tyson writes. "At in exponential terms. doing so in 2022, a 93% increase.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

As the results of the 2020 election remain unsettled, and with the ultimate composition of the Senate potentially remaining unsettled until 2021, businesses should not likely hold their breath for preemptive federal privacy legislation to simplify the compliance challenge. A Closer Look at Key CPRA Provisions.

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