Identity IQ

MARCH 11, 2021

On average there are three data breaches a day, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. If you’ve been notified you have been compromised in a data breach or suspect your personal information has been exposed, here are some concrete steps you can take to help protect your critical data. Use a VPN .

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2021

Insurance giant CNA notifies customers of a data breach after the Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack suffered in March. US insurance giant CNA is notifying customers of a data breach after the ransomware attack that it suffered in March. ” reads the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted customers.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 19, 2023

Make all of your computers and devices safer regardless of operating system with this VPN Unlimited: Lifetime Subscription for just $69.99.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 11, 2022

Ransomware gang gained access to the company's VPN in May by convincing an employee to accept a multifactor authentication (MFA) push notification.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Which are the most common causes of a Data Breach and how to prevent It? Data breaches are highly damaging and equally embarrassing for businesses and consumers. If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you can find some of the most common causes of data breaches.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2021

In just the past year, free VPN for Android apps have exposed the data of as many as 41 million users, revealing consumers’ email addresses, payment information, clear text passwords, device IDs, and more. All these people that work on [the VPN service], nobody is going to do it for free. There is no best free VPN for Android.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 28, 2024

911 built its proxy network mainly by offering “free” virtual private networking (VPN) services. 911’s VPN performed largely as advertised for the user — allowing them to surf the web anonymously — but it also quietly turned the user’s computer into a traffic relay for paying 911 S5 customers.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 29, 2021

Have you ever wondered why your email address and other information appeared in a data breach impacting a platform you never signed up for? and River City Media data breaches. Who is Verifications.io, and what information was exposed in the data breach? Was your personal data exposed in a data breach?

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2023

Swiss electrification and automation technology giant ABB confirmed it has suffered a data breach after a ransomware attack. Once discovered the security breach, ABB closed VPN connections with its customers to prevent the threat from spreading. ABB has more than 105,000 employees and has $29.4

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2022

Chipmaker giant Nvidia confirmed a data breach after the recently disclosed security incident, proprietary information stolen. The security breach is not connected to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the incident. With this they were able to connect to a [virtual machine] we use.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Surfshark partnered with a number of independent cybersecurity researchers to quantify the scope and pattern of data breaches over the past couple of decades. billion U.S.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2022

The most recent win for the good guys fighting ransomware threat actors comes from Europol, who successfully took out a VPN service, known as VPNLab.net, that was used by criminals to distribute ransomware, malware, and other types of cyberattacks. Joint operation takes down VPNLab.net. What made VPNLab.net popular?

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

A data breach is any person’s nightmare. Hackers target small and medium businesses as they don’t have the resources to pay for cybersecurity tools and network upgrades to protect their data against the latest cybercriminals’ tricks as large corporations do. Download from official sources .

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Groove Ransomware Group Leaks Credentials of 87,000 FortiGate SSL VPN Devices. Microsoft Fixes Vulnerabilities in Azure Allowing Hackers to Execute Code and Gain Data in Customer Containers. Singapore MyRepublic Discloses Data Breach Exposing Government-Issued IDs.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The threat actor says that the exploited Fortinet vulnerability has been patched but, many VPN credentials remain valid. This could be considered a serious incident as the leaked VPN credentials could allow malicious actors to access a network and perform data exfiltration, install malware, and launch ransomware attacks.

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Adam Levin

MAY 19, 2021

The company has suffered data breaches in the past. . Significant data breaches at credit score bureaus include: . Experian, 2020: A data breach impacted 24 million Experian customers, plus almost 800,000 businesses in South Africa. The data included addresses, birthdays, and even Social Security numbers.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 5, 2021

Data breaches all over the place this week! References Home Assistant is checking secrets in the config file against Pwned Passwords (HA is one of my favourite things, so happy to see this!)

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Use a VPN: If you need to transmit sensitive information online, look into a VPN provider, or see if your workplace can provide one. VPNs aren’t foolproof, but they can add one more level of security and privacy to what you do online, especially if you rely on public WiFi networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2019

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of attacks exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure. Threat actors leverage VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure, to breach into the target networks. vBulletin, data breach).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Data Breach: WizCase team uncovered a massive data leak containing private information about Turkish Citizens through a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket. How Did the Data Breach Happen? How and Why We Discovered the Breach. This includes detailed VPN reviews and tutorials. What’s Going On?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

From March 18, 2024, to April 16, 2024, Duo Security and Cisco Talos observed large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2020

vpnMentor experts reported that seven Virtual Private Network (VPN) recently left 1.2 terabytes of private user data exposed to online. Security experts from vpnMentor have discovered a group of seven free VPN (virtual private network) apps that left their server unsecured online exposing private user data for anyone to see. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

At least four VPN apps sold or made available to enterprise customers share security flaws, warns the Carnegie Mellon University CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC). Virtual private networks (VPNs) are affordable, easy to use, and a vital component in your system. What if these VPNs are vulnerable to attackers? 8.3R6, and 9.0R2.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Most people prefer using proxies over VPN services because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? Now and then, we get to hear news about data breaches and cyber attacks. VPN vs. Proxy. What is a VPN? A proxy acts as a middleman between you and the Internet.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The threat actor compromised network administrator credentials through the account of a former employee that was used to successfully authenticate to an internal virtual private network (VPN) access point. The government organization also hosts its sensitive data on an Azure environment which was not accessed by the attackers.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Plus, there's a heap of new data breach and some really, really good news about the NTLM hashes now being available in Pwned Passwords. In short - it's painful - but listen to this week's update to hear precisely why.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. There are several ways you can protect your business from data breaches. Inventory your sensitive data. Use a corporate VPN. This can be risky.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

carmaker with phishing attacks Law enforcement operation dismantled phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT Cisco warns of a command injection escalation flaw in its IMC.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 29, 2020

Talk of data breaches, stalking and government control ensued which all started to get a little "tinfoil hat", to my mind. Being limited to only 10 patrons at present, demand is well in excess of supply and all you have to do is leave some contact info in case someone else in the restaurant tests positive at a later date.

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SecureBlitz

MARCH 7, 2021

According to reports, databases of three main Android VPN applications were leaked recently by a hacker that’s selling 21 million records of users online, which includes sensitive device data and login details, as reported by CyberNews. The portal stated. The post Oh No!

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2024

Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and prevent you from getting reinfected.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Problem is, I see absolutely nothing on the horizon that will actually change the status quo of how our personal information is monetised in this fashion so for now, it's just another day in data breach land. A VPN can't solve this issue, but it's a great first step. Mass surveillance is a reality.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

For example, secure your home with alarms, and your internet connection with a top-rated VPN. Our researchers felt that downloading it would be an ethical breach , as they would then illegally own personally identifiable data sets without peoples’ consent. Why This Data Breach is Different. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 17, 2024

Nissan North America has revealed that extortionists who demanded a ransom after breaking into its external VPN and disrupted systems last year also stole the social security numbers of over 53,000 staff. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

If somehow passwords are leaked, a hacker can cause a data breach. A two-factor verification helps in protecting from a cybersecurity breach. Many people use a virtual private network (VPN) to bypass geographic restrictions on streaming sites or other location-specific content. Set-up 2-factor authentication.

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