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Who’s Behind the NetWire Remote Access Trojan?

Krebs on Security

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. Constella also shows the email address zankomario@gmail.com used the password “dugidox2407.”

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Hanging Up on Mobile in the Name of Security

Krebs on Security

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication. On June 11, 2017, Terpin’s phone went dead.

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords. What is cloud security? But in the public cloud, things are much more complicated. For PaaS models, Microsoft and its customers share the responsibility.

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2019 end-of-year review part 2: July to December

IT Governance

The NHS was criticised for signing a deal with Amazon that allowed patients to access their health information via its Alexa voice assistant – potentially granting the online retail giant access to vast amounts of sensitive personal data. million for breaching the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). million (£4.2

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How data breaches are affecting the retail industry

IT Governance

Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords. increase on the 2017 cost of $3.62 Data breaches. million, which is a 6.4%

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2019 – 421 million records breached

IT Governance

Students forced to reset passwords after learning platform Naivance hacked (1,343). NordVPN, TorGuard and VikingVPN disclose data breaches dating back to 2017 (unknown). Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital patients furious after their health records sent to the wrong address (11). Cyber attacks. ND-based St. Maine-based St.