Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

On June 24, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or the “Department”) announced it had entered into a $5 million settlement with Carnival Corp. Since Carnival was licensed by the Department to sell insurance in NY State, it was treated as a covered entity under the Cybersecurity Regulation.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. This is not the U.S.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

A few days after the Advisory, Ukrainian government websites were attacked by Russian actors while the Russian government simultaneously arrested members of the notorious ransomware gang REvil. Like an incident response plan, MFA has become a critical element of cybersecurity programs.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Ransomware. Mobile attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Bad actors are increasingly using a technique called HTML smuggling to deliver ransomware and other malicious code in email campaigns aimed at financial services firms and other organizations, according to Microsoft researchers. See also: How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks. What Is HTML Smuggling?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The company pointed out that exposed files did not contain passwords that could be used to access financial accounts.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) posted proposed amendments (“Proposed Amendments”) to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (“Cybersecurity Regulations”). As part of the “access privileges” requirements under Section 500.7

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Consider that some 80 percent of hacking-related breaches occur because of weak or reused passwords, and that over 90 percent of consumers continue to re-use their intrinsically weak passwords. Cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication, and ransomware attacks are only the tip of the iceberg. Invisible security.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

This enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. DOS boot sector viruses, password guessing, USB autorun malware, misconfigurations, etc.), Don't get caught in a phishing net! Learn how to avoid having your end users take the bait. In this E-Book Roger A.

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IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

OH-based Edgepark Medical Supplies notifies patients after a ‘password spray attack’ (6,572). Two Puerto Rico hospitals report ransomware attacks (520,000). Alabama-based school says its systems have been wiped out, but won’t confirm whether ransomware is to blame (unknown). Ransomware. J’Syracuse?

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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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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a “pre-proposed outreach” of material proposed changes to almost every section of its cybersecurity regulations, and would affect each entity covered by the current regulations of 23 NYCRR Part 500. Notifications to DFS. Extortion Payments.

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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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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. million last year, roughly a quarter of which was the due to the ransomware attack it suffered in March 2023. The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Even if one managed to steal (or guess) a user’s DirectConnection password, the login page could not be reached unless the visitor also possessed a special browser certificate that the forum administrator gave only to approved members. Department of the Treasury , which effectively blocked Suex from the global financial system.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Authentication is the ongoing process of associating subscribers with their online activity based on (1) “something you know” ( e.g. , passwords), (2) “something you have” ( e.g. , smartphones), or (3) “something you are.”. Authentication and Lifecycle Management. Federation and Assertions.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

And DDoS attackers have adopted a tactic from ransomware groups and are seeking payment from victims and potential victims. Meanwhile, the 2021 State of the Data Center Industry research report placed DDoS behind ransomware as the threats that most worry the enterprise. Key Differentiators. Stops Layer 3, 4 and 7 attacks.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

In March 2022, Congress passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, which was signed by President Biden and will require critical infrastructure entities to report cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours to CISA. Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022, S. 3600, 117th Cong. (as Persistence.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

The leaked information allegedly includes customers’ names, dates of birth, email addresses, passwords and phone numbers. The case digest provides insights into how the data protection authorities have applied the GDPR’s provisions in various scenarios, such as ransomware attacks and the accidental disclosure of data.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

GitGuardian is a developer favorite offering a secrets detection solution that scans source code to detect certificates, passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and more. Read more: Application Security is Key to Stopping Ransomware, Vendor Says. Endpoint Security and Protection Against Ransomware. GitGuardian. Cape Privacy.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

PA: Penelec customers must reset passwords after security breach (databreaches.net) (0). Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. HBP Financial Services Group notice of breach impacting Pathology Consultants of New London, PC (databreaches.net) (0). Ransomware and malware. Notice of Data Event – Simon Eye (14,400).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Hacktivists hacked an Irish water utility and interrupted the water supply 5Ghoul flaws impact hundreds of 5G devices with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack Bypassing major EDRs using Pool Party process injection techniques Founder of Bitzlato exchange has pleaded for unlicensed money transmitting (..)

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