Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

Beyond the massive scale of Salvadorian PII records, threat actors also obtained a headshot of each victim, which represents a crucial biometric data marker – particularly in the golden age of generative AI.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Data Breach: WizCase team uncovered a massive data leak containing private information about Turkish Citizens through a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket. Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. Identity theft.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

individuals at risk of identity theft. This meant that all inter-zone travelers needed to apply for it online and enter a great deal of their personally identifiable information (PII). Cybernews discovered the unprotected data during a routine investigation. Unfortunately, at least 3.5 million records.

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JULY 23, 2021

Much of this information is supposed to be only accessible by the government and the citizens, meaning someone could potentially defraud an individual by posing as a government official. What Are the Risks and How to Protect Yourself. Sensitive information redacted. Original post at [link]. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

Oregon Department of Human Services announced it was a victim of a data breach in January, roughly 645,000 potentially impacted. Oregon Department of Human Services officials confirmed that the organization has suffered a data breach that has exposed personal details and health information of 645,000 clients.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

What is Data Security Posture Management ( DSPM ) and how can mitigate the risks of data leaks such as the ‘Mother of all Breaches.’ ’ Cybersecurity researchers recently uncovered what is now being dubbed the ‘ Mother of all Breaches.’

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

According to experts, the leak of PII data containing Aadhaar information (and other such details) related to Indian citizens on the Dark Web creates a significant risk of digital identity theft. ” This week, Resecurity released a report indicating the growing trend of Aadhaar data leaks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Understanding the FTC Safeguards Rule The FTC Safeguards Rule is a set of regulations that require covered financial institutions to develop, implement, and maintain an information security program designed to protect customer information. A WISP is a comprehensive plan that outlines how you will protect customer data.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Leaking private data on the internet, in this case, poses a grave risk, as most of the leaked files expose minors. The leaked data about minors could have dire consequences, as this information can put children at physical risk by revealing their daily whereabouts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. The Cybernews research team has discovered that their personal data was exposed in a leak. In the wrong hands, this data can be exploited for financial gain.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

According to the team, leaked database credentials pose a real risk of data breaches and exfiltration since leaked credentials grant attackers access to government-based systems. This can include personally identifiable information (PII) of citizens, classified information, financial records, or other sensitive government data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Many Documents From Many Different Companies All In One Place A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) data breach can have potentially serious consequences for both businesses and individuals. In the wrong hands, this information could potentially be used for financial frauds or identity theft.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Researchers contacted MTC, and public access to the data was closed. Risk of plate cloning While the leaked parking permits are no longer valid, malicious actors could use the exposed data for identity theft and to craft spear phishing attacks. Another potential danger involves car plate cloning.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

“Since passports contain a significant amount of personal information, including full names, date of birth, and a unique passport number, cyber criminals could use them to impersonate victims and steal their identities.” What are the risks of exposing passport data? Direct financial loss is also a possible risk.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Grants access to the Subpoena submission portal that may be used to extrapolate personal information about any Facebook or Instagram user. The access to the official META Law Enforcement Portal. Court orders/search warrants, M.L.A.T.s,

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Sensitive data and trading activity of over 300K traders leaked online by international fintech firm Direct Trading Technologies. Direct Trading Technologies, an international fintech company, jeopardized over 300K traders by leaking their sensitive data and trading activity, thereby putting them at risk of an account takeover.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2019

.” The information exposed in the data breach includes the phone number, device type, device ID, monthly recurring charges, subscriber ID, account number, account creation date, eligibility, first and last name, billing address, and add-on services. SecurityAffairs – Sprint, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 24, 2020

identity cards belonging to citizens of the Madhya Pradesh state on their forum. “Cyble has indexed this information on their data breach monitoring and notification platform, Amibreached.com. People who are concerned about their information leakage, can ascertain the risks by registering to the platform.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While some are harmless API keys, others could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, or identity theft, the latest Cybernews research reveals. The Docker Hub store has at least 5,493 container images that contain secrets and could be considered as exposing sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In August, another threat actor going by the alias ‘ Lucius ’ posted a thread on Breach Forums promoting a 1.8 terabyte data leak impacting an unnamed “India internal law enforcement organization.” This data set contained an even more extensive array of PII data than pwn0001 ‘s.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Scammers can use email addresses and plain text passwords for various attacks.

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JUNE 29, 2021

He claims the data was obtained by exploiting the LinkedIn API to harvest information that people upload to the site.” Data available for sale exposes 700+ million people at risk of cybercriminal activities, including identity theft, phishing and social engineering attacks, and account hijacking.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers admitted to have suffered a data breach that likely impacted approximately 3.4 Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers disclosed a a data breach that might have impacted approximately 3.4 ” reads the data breach notification published by the company. million users.

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APRIL 1, 2023

At the time of this writing the group has yet to publish the stolen data, however, if the hack was real, the stolen data poses a severe risk to the privacy and security of South Korean citizens.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

Investigators from Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) have found that Indonesia is increasingly being targeted by cyber-threat actors who have staged attacks that pose significant long-term risks to the integrity of the country’s elections. A database containing over 2.3

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2023

After a tip from a Telegram user who frequented identity theft channels, Brian Krebs tested and confirmed that anyone who knew your name, address, social security number (SSN), and birthday could view your full credit report at Experian. Skipping security questions.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

Image by Cybernews A malicious actor could have exploited the leaked personal data to commit identity theft and fraud. A data leak of such magnitude creates an opportunity for criminals to craft spear-phishing attacks and target individuals with greater precision putting their financial and other accounts at risk.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews The fact that these indices were discovered suggests that the instance was not under regular monitoring, putting users at risk. This is particularly concerning, as casinos store a significant amount of customer data, making them attractive targets for cybercriminals. User security log. Amount of IoC.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The malicious code infected the payment systems on December 10 and it was removed on December 12, the incident may have exposed debit and credit card data from thousands of customers. ” The company is not aware of any unauthorized use of credit cards as a result of the payment card breach. .” ” concludes the note.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

The data stored in the database includes posts, comments, number of likes, and links to images kept on the AWS storage bucket. Even if all the information stored was test data, leaving data in plaintext is a poignant indication of bad security practices being employed. Cybernews researchers said.

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JULY 10, 2022

The company pointed out that threat actors may have accessed data of its customers, for this reason it is recommending them to be vigilant. The company highlight the risks of identity theft or phishing attacks in case their data have been compromised.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This increases the risk of passengers’ personal information, such as emails, names, or addresses, ending up in the wrong hands. Firstly, to research what information their target could store, what technologies and security measures they are using.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

During the recent investigation, the Cybernews research team discovered that the bank leaked the sensitive data due to the misconfiguration of their systems. Screenshot of leaked filled-in KYC form According to researchers, threat actors could use leaked data to commit identity theft and fraud.

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MAY 13, 2023

Encoded data can be reversed or decoded back to its original format, so encoding should not be used for storing passwords. Leaking employee credentials might put the company at risk of targeted cyberattacks. Threat actors could exploit the data to gain access to the company’s network and steal sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This contained 144K+ files with personal and login details of British Council students, potentially putting them and their personal information at risk.” Exposed data include names, IDs, usernames and email addresses, enrollment dates, duration of study, and notes. ” reads the post published by MacKeeper.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Exposed records included the following information: Full name Address Residency status Passport number Phone number Tax ID number Employer name and phone number Tax amount. The exposed data could be used by threat actors to carry out tax scam and frauds. SecurityAffairs – Russian citizens, data leak). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As such, this information can sell for three times as much as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on the dark web and can get used in much more nefarious ways. Identity theft takes on a whole new meaning when a bad actor gets ahold of your PHI. A Silent Sickness.

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