Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

This exposure of sensitive credential and network access information, especially privileged user accounts, could lead to subsequent cyber attacks against individual users or affiliated organizations.” Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means.

Cybercrime 124

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

JD Sports, Britain’s online retailer of branded sportswear, has reportedly become a victim of a cyber attack that leaked information of over 10 million customers. JD Sports has assured that hackers accessed no passwords related to their accounts and issued an apology for failing to protect the customer info.

Data breaches 109

Data breaches Retail Identity Theft Social Engineering 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

5 Cyber Security Best Practices to Protect Your Business Data. Cyber attacks become more sophisticated every year. That’s why large, medium-sized, and small businesses need to become more proactive in their approach to cyber security. Wondering how your business can avoid being a victim of a cyber-attack?

Computers and Electronics 120

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.

Social Engineering 115

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Cyber Insurance IoT 115

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. The National Cyber Security Centre announced that the U.K. has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. NCSC Report: U.K.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. The alert comes after the recent attacks on the Oldsmar water treatment plant’s network where attackers tried to raise levels of sodium hydroxide, by a factor of more than 100.

Passwords 135

Passwords Social Engineering Software System Administration 135

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

Decentralized Finance and the information security protocols protecting it remain in their early stages of development, as does the adaptation of new cyberattack techniques. Cryptocurrency is accounted for in wallets. Since then, cryptocurrency values reached new records during the pandemic. link] [link].

Cyber Attacks 98

Cyber Attacks Cryptocurrency Marketing Software 98

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

According to state investigators, Dunkin' Donuts failed to respond to a series of successful cyber attacks that left tens of thousands of customer's online accounts vulnerable. Now the company is being forced to take certain information security measures and pay a $650,000 fine to the state of New York.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Accountability Cyber Attacks Cybersecurity 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Ukraine’s CERT-UA warned citizens of new phishing attacks launched through compromised email accounts belonging to Indian entities. The attacks were aimed at stealing sensitive information from compromised accounts. “Once you have clicked the link and enter your password, it gets to the attackers.

Phishing 76

Phishing Accountability Passwords Cyber Attacks 76

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert about cyber attacks against healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments. The FBI also reported one attack in which the threat actors changed victims’ direct deposit information to a bank account under their control and redirected $3.1

Healthcare 74

Healthcare Social Engineering Accountability Passwords 74

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Threat actors hacked the home computer of a DevOp engineer, they installed a keylogger as part of a sophisticated cyber attack. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm. The hackers installed a keylogger on the DevOp engineer’s computed and captured his master password.

Engineering 98

Engineering Backups Data breaches Passwords 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Resecurity shared a list of IP addresses associated with the simultaneous attack performed by 3 ransomware groups directly related to the ‘password spraying’ attack. The attack leveraged multiple Residential IP Proxies based in the APAC region.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Financial Services Cyber Attacks Cybersecurity 96

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

A cyber attack hit four affiliated online sports gear sites and resulted in the theft of credit cards for 1,813,224 customers. Full name Financial account number Credit card number (with CVV) Debit card number (with CVV) Website account password.

Accountability 95

Accountability Banking Cyber Attacks Passwords 95

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

-based cyber intelligence firm Hold Security , KrebsOnSecurity in March told Gunnebo about a financial transaction between a malicious hacker and a cybercriminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. “The harsh and unfortunate reality is the security of a number of security companies is s**t,” Arena said.

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Hacking Ransomware Banking Accountability 345

Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Cybersecurity refers to the set of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect digital devices, networks, and data from cyber threats. With the increase in the number of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it has become essential to take cybersecurity seriously. Why Is Cybersecurity Important?

Cyber Attacks 52

Cyber Attacks IoT Authentication Antivirus 52

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

” “We use Facebook and LinkedIn for account login and do not store any passwords on our system. If you use the legacy email and password login, your passwords are encrypted, but we highly encourage that you change it. We do not store any credit card or payment related information on our servers.”

Media 138

Media Hacking Passwords Data breaches 138

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Last month, the Port of Houston, one of the major US ports, was hit by a cyber attack allegedly orchestrated by a nation-state actor. One of the major US ports, the Port of Houston, revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack in August that had no impact on its systems. reads the joint advisory. reads the joint advisory.

Password Management 118

Password Management Cyber Attacks Authentication Passwords 118

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

Guidehouse provides account maintenance services to Morgan Stanley’s StockPlan Connect business, hackers breached its Accellion FTA server and stole information belonging to Morgan Stanley stock plan participants. The company pointed out that exposed files did not contain passwords that could be used to access financial accounts.

Data breaches 117

Data breaches Hacking Banking Financial Services 117

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 (..)

Data breaches 89

Data breaches Identity Theft Ransomware Hacking 89

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

After extracting some of the samples and investigating the situation, China believes that the " overview, technical characteristics, attack weapons, attack paths and attack sources of the relevant attack events" originated from the NSA's Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO). stealing over 140GB of high-value data.

Hacking 86

Hacking Cyber Attacks Government Internet 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N. Million in projects for critical infrastructure protection through the BIRD Cyber Program N.

Cybercrime 74

Cybercrime Hacking Cryptocurrency Ransomware 74

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2020

T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach exposing customers’ account’s information. The T-Mobile security staff discovered “malicious, unauthorized access” to their systems. T-Mobile discovered that the attackers had access to the CPNI (Customer Proprietary Network Information).

Data breaches 128

Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Wireless 128

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Electricity company EnergyAustralia suffered a security breach, threat actors had access to information on 323 customers. Another Australian organization was hit by a severe cyber attack, this time the victim is the Electricity company EnergyAustralia. EnergyAustralia is the country’s third-largest energy retailer.

Passwords 54

Passwords Small Business Banking Retail 54

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This week, the Reddit security team attributed the leak of US-UK trade documents through its platform to a coordinated information campaign linked to Russia. “We We investigated this account and the accounts connected to it, and today we believe this was part of a campaign that has been reported as originating from Russia.”

DNS 86

DNS Government Accountability Phishing 86

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Researchers found more than 100 smart irrigation systems running ICC PRO that were left exposed online without a password last month. Security experts from the Israeli security firm Security Joes discovered more than 100 irrigation systems running ICC PRO that were left exposed online without protection.

Cyber Attacks 80

Cyber Attacks IoT Advertising Passwords 80

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

No reliable technical findings have been made of what information was transferred, but the investigation shows that there were probably usernames and passwords associated with employees in various state administration offices. . “The actor also succeeded in transferring some data from the offices’ systems.

Government 119

Government Hacking Cyber Attacks Passwords 119

Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

million current postpaid customer accounts, as well as more than 40 million records of former and prospective customers. The attackers also compromised approximately 850,000 active prepaid customers. We have also confirmed that there was some additional information from inactive prepaid accounts accessed through prepaid billing files.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Wireless 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

. “As a result of our investigation, on September 7, 2023, we determined that the unauthorized actor acquired a copy of, among other data, our loyalty program database, which includes driver’s license numbers and/or social security numbers for a significant number of members in the database.”

Social Engineering 102

Social Engineering Ransomware Banking Cyber Attacks 102

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2021

The attackers also managed to transfer $150,000 worth of cryptocurrency from Verified’s wallet to a wallet under his control. In February, the administrator of the cybercrime forum Crdclub discloses a cyber attack that resulted in the hack of the administrator’s account. Source FlashPoint. ” reads Flashpoint.

Cybercrime 144

Cybercrime DDOS Hacking Passwords 144

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Google addressed 3 actively exploited flaws in Android Iran-linked APT TA453 targets Windows and macOS systems Bangladesh government website leaked data of millions of citizens A man has been charged with a cyber attack on the Discovery Bay water treatment facility Progress warns customers of a new critical flaw in MOVEit Transfer software CISA and (..)

Firewall 80

Firewall Ransomware Password Management Malware 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The criminals could hijack social media accounts and bypass 2FA services based on SMS used by online services, including financial ones. .

Mobile 87

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 87

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

Customers’ details involved in the security breach include names, dates of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information, Star Alliance, and Air India frequent flyer data as well as credit card data. ” reads the data breach notification sent to the customers.

Data breaches 114

Data breaches Passwords Hacking Cyber Attacks 114

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! worth of cryptocurrency from 2gether Havenly discloses data breach, 1.3M worth of cryptocurrency from 2gether Havenly discloses data breach, 1.3M

Data breaches 93

Data breaches Ransomware Advertising VPN 93

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2021

Microsoft revealed on Friday that Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers, tracked as Nobelium or APT29 , have conducted news cyber attacks against other organizations. Threat actors carried out brute-force and password spraying attacks in an attempt to gain access to Microsoft customer accounts.

Financial Services 87

Financial Services Architecture Cyber Attacks Accountability 87

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed a cyber attack and that the threat actors have exposed the customers’ data. A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups.

Cyber Attacks 105

Cyber Attacks VPN Backups Ransomware 105