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Security Flaw Exposed Valid Airline Boarding Passes
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JULY 16, 2019
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Legal Threats Make Powerful Phishing Lures
Krebs on Security
MAY 22, 2019
Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the recipient that he/she is being sued, and instruct them to review the attached file and respond within a few days — or else.
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FTC Reportedly Approves $5 Billion Facebook Fine
Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2019
Settlement Stems From Cambridge Analytica Incident After a long privacy investigation, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted to levy a $5 billion fine against Facebook, according to the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal
US Cyber Command Warns of Outlook Vulnerability Exploits
Data Breach Today
JULY 3, 2019
Researchers Say Attackers Could Have Ties to Iranian-Backed APT Group The U.S. Cyber Command has issued a warning that attackers are attempting to exploit an older vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook to plant remote access Trojans or other types of malware within government networks.
Top 10 industries for monetizing data: Is yours one of them?
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More US Cities Battered by Ransomware
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2019
Infected City Fires IT Manager; New Victims in Florida, Georgia More U.S. cities and other governmental units reportedly have been hit by ransomware in an unrelenting wave that has proved profitable for hackers. Here's a roundup of the latest incidents
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Crime Gang Advertises Stolen 'Anti-Virus Source Code'
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MAY 9, 2019
Researchers: 'Fxmsp' Russian Hacking Collective Exploits Victims Via RDP and Active Directory The "Fxmsp" hacker collective has been advertising source code that it claims to have stolen from three top U.S.
Instagram Shows Kids' Contact Details in Plain Sight
Data Breach Today
JUNE 14, 2019
Sharing Email Address, Phone Numbers May Be Risky, Experts Say Tens of thousands of minors on Instagram expose their email addresses and phone numbers, which child-safety and privacy experts say is worrisome.
FBI Shutters DeepDotWeb Portal; Suspected Admins Arrested
Data Breach Today
MAY 8, 2019
Suspects Accused of Receiving Bitcoins Worth Millions for Referral Fees The DeepDotWeb portal, which provided a guide to darknet marketplaces, has been shut down and its alleged administrators arrested.
Second Florida City Pays Up Following Ransomware Attack
Data Breach Today
JUNE 26, 2019
After Struggling With Recovery, City Negotiates a Ransom Payment A second small city in Florida is paying off cybercriminals to recover from a ransomware attack that crippled the municipality's local network. How much did Lake City agree to pay, and how much of that was covered by insurance
The Key to Strategic HR: Process Automation
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How Not to Acknowledge a Data Breach
Krebs on Security
APRIL 17, 2019
I’m not a huge fan of stories about stories, or those that explore the ins and outs of reporting a breach.
GDPR: Europe Counts 65,000 Data Breach Notifications So Far
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2019
$63 Million in Fines Imposed Since Privacy Law Went Into Full Effect European privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU's General Data Protection Regulation went into full effect in May 2018.
Mystery Database Exposed Info on 80 Million US Households
Data Breach Today
APRIL 30, 2019
Researchers Locate an Unprotected 24GB Database With Names, Addresses and Incomes An unsecured database hosted on Microsoft's cloud platform contained personal information on nearly 80 million U.S. households, according to two researchers who found it.
Cybercrime Gangs Advertise Fresh Jobs, Hacking Services
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 14, 2019
Offerings Abound on Darknet Forums; The Dark Overlord Seeks Multilingual Hackers Numerous cybercrime gangs continue to use darknet forums to seek fresh recruits, sell stolen data or advertise hacking services.
Embedded BI and Analytics: Best Practices to Monetize Your Data
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Facebook Marketplace Flaw Revealed Seller's Exact Location
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2019
Privacy Peril: Thieves Use Location Data to 'Shop' for High-Value Items Facebook has fixed a security vulnerability in its digital marketplace that could have been abused to identify the precise location of a seller, and by extension, their goods.
What You Should Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement
Krebs on Security
JULY 22, 2019
Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans.
QuickBooks Cloud Hosting Firm iNSYNQ Hit in Ransomware Attack
Krebs on Security
JULY 19, 2019
Cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ says it is trying to recover from a ransomware attack that shut down its network and has left customers unable to access their accounting data for the past three days.
DHS Reportedly Warns of Chinese-Made Drones Stealing Data
Data Breach Today
MAY 20, 2019
Drones May Be Sending Data Back to China, According to News Reports The Department of Homeland Security is warning that Chinese-made drones could be sending sensitive data back to their manufacturers, where it can be accessed by the government, according to news reports
Equifax's Data Breach Costs Hit $1.4 Billion
Data Breach Today
MAY 13, 2019
Massive 2017 Breach Continues to Bite the Credit Reporting Giant's Bottom Line Equifax has reported a loss in its latest quarter due to ongoing incident response, legal, investigative and corporate information security overhaul costs resulting from its 2017 data breach.
Cover Your NAS Against Nasty Cr1ptT0r Ransomware
Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
Crypto-Locking Extortion Targets Internet-Exposed D-Link Devices Criminals wielding a new strain of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r are targeting network-attached storage users.
Chinese Men Charged With Hacking Health Insurer Anthem
Data Breach Today
MAY 10, 2019
Data of 78.8 Million Individuals Was Encrypted, Sent to China, US Alleges Two Chinese men have been indicted on charges related to the breach of health insurer Anthem, which saw the personal information of 78.8 million individuals stolen, as well as attacks against three other large U.S. companies
After 2 Years, WannaCry Remains a Threat
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2019
Poorly Written Ransomware Still Infects Unpatched Systems Two years after WannaCry tore a path of destruction through the world, the ransomware remains a danger, with many systems still vulnerable to the EternalBlue or EternalRomance exploits that started it all
Is GDPR Compliance Tougher Than HIPAA Compliance?
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 9, 2019
Analysts: GDPR Case in Portugal Offers Lessons for U.S. Healthcare Entities An EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement action against a hospital in Portugal demonstrates complying with GDPR may be even tougher than complying with HIPAA.
Attackers Shift to Malware-Based Cryptominers
Data Breach Today
APRIL 8, 2019
Cryptocurrency Market Slide Makes In-Browser Mining Less Appealing Browser-based cryptocurrency miners are falling out of favor as virtual currency prices remain low, IBM says. But the company says malware-based miners are coming back, including fileless ones that rely on Powershell.
Australian Child-Tracking Smartwatch Vulnerable to Hackers
Data Breach Today
APRIL 15, 2019
Report: Hacker Could Spoof Child's Location, View Personal Information An Australian company that markets a smartwatch designed to let parents monitor their child has taken its service offline after researchers revealed hackers could listen in on and spy on a child's location.
Intel's 'ZombieLoad' Fixes May Slow Processors by 9 Percent
Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2019
CPUs Shipped From 2011 Onward Have Flaws of the Meltdown and Spectre Variety Newly discovered microarchitectural data sampling flaws in Intel processors - collectively dubbed "ZombieLoad" - could be exploited to steal private data from PCs and servers, including shared cloud environments.
First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records
Krebs on Security
MAY 24, 2019
The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. NYSE:FAF ] leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, until notified this week by KrebsOnSecurity.
Unsecured Database Leaves 8.4 TB of Email Metadata Exposed
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2019
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Has Since Locked-Down Elasticsearch Server A security researcher found an unsecured database belonging to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that contained 8.4 TB of email metadata.
UpGuard: Unsecured Amazon S3 Buckets Exposed 1TB of Data
Data Breach Today
JULY 1, 2019
Cloud-Based Databases Belonged to IT Firm Attunity Several unsecured Amazon S3 buckets belonging to IT services firm Attunity left at least 1TB of data, including files from companies such as Netflix, TD Bank and Ford, exposed to the internet, UpGuard researchers disclosed.
Citrix Hacked by Password-Spraying Attackers, FBI Warns
Data Breach Today
MARCH 11, 2019
Cyber-Espionage Campaign Appears Separate to Recent Credential-Stuffing Breach Citrix Systems is investigating a suspected hack attack, resulting in the theft of business documents, after being tipped off by the FBI.
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