Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that AvosLocker ransomware is being used in attacks targeting US critical infrastructure. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of AvosLocker ransomware attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure.

Ransomware 101

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Financial Services 101

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. “RagnarLocker ransomware actors work as part of a ransomware family, frequently changing obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and prevention.”

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Ransomware Passwords Financial Services Manufacturing 89

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Your company stakeholders — especially the employees — should know the strategies your security team is using to prevent data breaches, and they should know simple ways they can help, like password protection and not clicking on malicious links or files or falling for phishing attacks. This varies between organizations.

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Big data Cybersecurity Security 75

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) IT services Taiwan Yes 2,451,197 RMH Franchise Corporation Source (New) Hospitality USA Yes 1.5 The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

While these Mirai-based attacks were successful in creating extensive outages, the method for gaining control over the IoT devices was relatively straightforward—it relied on using weak or default passwords on these devices. As mentioned previously, DDoS attacks could result in litigation or regulatory scrutiny for a variety of reasons.

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IoT Communications Risk Passwords 40

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

The leaked information allegedly includes customers’ names, dates of birth, email addresses, passwords and phone numbers. Source (New) Manufacturing Saudi Arabia Yes 86.16 Data breached: 10,870,524 lines. 96 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated, exposed or otherwise breached.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

In 2015, penetration tester Oliver Münchow was asked by a Swiss bank to come up with a better way to test and educate bank employees so that passwords never left the network perimeter. Customers in financial services, energy, government, healthcare and manufacturing sectors are using its testing and training modules.

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Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Education 136