Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid. ” SAY WHAT? domaincontrol.com, and ns18.domaincontrol.com. domaincontrol.com.

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Computer and Electronics Cloud Phishing Authentication 241

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. Even government and public bodies’ websites – including, ironically, the ICO – were found to be running cryptomining software after a third-party plug-in was compromised, but it transpired. The Russian foreign ministry denied rumours of Muscovite involvement.

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Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

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. The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records. We also found 14 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident. TB Paysign, Inc. TB Paysign, Inc.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Jump to: What is ransomware?

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Search for your account across multiple breaches [link] — Have I Been Pwned (@haveibeenpwned) December 4, 2013 And then, as they say, things kinda escalated quickly. "Have I been pwned?" " by @troyhunt is now up and running. And now, a 10th birthday blog post about what really sticks out a decade later.

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Data breaches Passwords Sales IT 145

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

It's operating in an era of increasingly large repositories of personal data held by both private companies and governments alike. Here, Motherboard talks about personal data being sold for less than $10 a pop in a case that sounds eerily similar to the previously mentioned Medicare one. billion locals' data. Can you prove otherwise?

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Security Government Encryption Risk 111

IT Governance

MAY 10, 2018

This week, we discuss Twitter’s password reset, new Spectre CPU flaws, the implementation of the EU’s NIS Directive, and patch Tuesday’s highlights. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 11 May 2018. It was World Password Day on 3 May. I know I have. Here are this week’s stories.

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Passwords Compliance Risk Cloud 69

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. — Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel) October 10, 2018. If the US government dictating iPhone encryption design sounds ok to you, ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same.

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Cybersecurity e-Discovery Passwords Information Security 139

Troy Hunt

MARCH 21, 2018

Plus, of course, there's the ginormous financial impact; TalkTalk claims their 2015 hack cost them £42M and I've heard first-hand from those inside other companies that have suffered data breaches about just how costly they've been ("many millions of dollars" is very common). The Industry Cleaned Up a Lot in 2017.

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Data breaches Passwords Government IT 74

Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. More and more, directors are viewing cyber-risk under the broader umbrella of corporate strategy and searching for ways to help mitigate that risk.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. There are concerns that China has already collected a massive amount of data on government officials and ordinary U.S. Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices What really makes a "strong" password?

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Phishing Security awareness IT Passwords 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report advises organizations to deploy multifactor authentication throughout all systems and discourage password reuse. Established in 2013, the FIDO alliance is an open industry association focused on developing authentication standards to help reduce the world’s over-dependency on passwords.

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Digital transformation Authentication Passwords Data breaches 109

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Designed to exploit a backdoor on Unix systems, and to stay hidden, the worm quickly spread, copying itself over and over again and infecting a full 10% of all networked computers. Virtually every modern cyberattack involves some type of malware. However, some adware might harvest personal data or redirect web browsers to malicious websites.

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Ransomware Phishing Encryption IoT 108

Troy Hunt

JUNE 10, 2019

Back in 2013, I was beginning to get the sense that data breaches were becoming a big thing. Increasingly, I was writing about what I thought was a pretty fascinating segment of the infosec industry; password reuse across Gawker and Twitter resulting in a breach of the former sending Acai berry spam via the latter. It's alive! "Have

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Data breaches Passwords IT Mining 111

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

We’ll start with the top 10 overall and then look at other noteworthy startups in a number of markets. Top 10 Cybersecurity Startups. Open Raven analyzes data at rest, classifies inventory, and automates data governance as these become critical capabilities for the hybrid infrastructure’s security posture.

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Cybersecurity Cloud Compliance Analytics 142

John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Score: 10 of 10. #2: Score: 5 of 10. #3. Score: 4 of 10. #4. As I wrote nearly 12 months ago , 2017 felt particularly unpredictable. As it turns out, my musings were often on target. Zero if I whiffed entirely, ten if I hit it out of the park, and some kind of partial credit in between. This one is harder to judge.

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Privacy Marketing IT Data collection 55

John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Score: 10 of 10. #2: Score: 5 of 10. #3. Score: 4 of 10. #4. As I wrote nearly 12 months ago , 2017 felt particularly unpredictable. As it turns out, my musings were often on target. Zero if I whiffed entirely, ten if I hit it out of the park, and some kind of partial credit in between. This one is harder to judge.

Privacy 40

Privacy Marketing Data collection IT 40

John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Score: 10 of 10. #2: Score: 5 of 10. #3. Score: 4 of 10. #4. As I wrote nearly 12 months ago , 2017 felt particularly unpredictable. As it turns out, my musings were often on target. Zero if I whiffed entirely, ten if I hit it out of the park, and some kind of partial credit in between. This one is harder to judge.

Privacy 40

Privacy Marketing Data collection IT 40

John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 6, 2017

Writing these predictions is something I’ve always looked forward to – I don’t prepare in any demonstrable way, but I do gather crumbs over time, filing them away for the day when I sit down and free associate for however long it takes me to complete this post. Let’s see what happens… 1. This can’t stand.

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