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Spanish police dismantled SIM swapping gang who stole money from victims’ bank accounts

Security Affairs

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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IT security and segregation of duties

Security Boulevard

It has been used in finance and accounting for many years and gained increased scrutiny after passing the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002. Why IT security should be worried about Segregation of DutiesSegregation of Duties, also known as Separation of Duties (SoD), is not a new concept. And organizations are again […].

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A bug is about to confuse a lot of computers by turning back time 20 years

Malwarebytes

This would mean Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers using the broken GPSD versions would think it’s March 2002 instead of October 2021. Many GPS-enabled devices that were not properly designed to account for the rollover event exhibited problems on that date. How bad is it? Personal note.

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The ePrivacy Regulation

BH Consulting

It is an update that takes account of the many changes in technology since its predecessor, the ePrivacy Directive, was passed in 2002. Once it comes into force, the new regulation aims to ensure privacy in all electronic communications.

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VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?

Krebs on Security

In response to questions from KrebsOnSecurity, VMware said it has “received no notification or indication that the CVE 2002-4006 was used in conjunction with the SolarWinds supply chain compromise.” However, the SolarWinds compromise would have provided that internal access nicely.

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US citizens lost more than $68M to SIM swap attacks in 2021, FBI warns

Security Affairs

In 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received complaints for 1,611 SIM swapping attacks, while the number of complaints in the period between 2018 e 2002 was 320 causing a total of losses of $12 million. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts. Be aware of any changes in SMS-based connectivity.

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FBI’s investigation accidentally revealed the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine

Security Affairs

“On October 21, the FBI notified OAG that it had seized an account belonging to HelloKitty, a Ukrainian hacking group, which contained OAG patient and employee files. CVE-2021-20016 , CVE-2021-20021 , CVE-2021-20022 , CVE-2021-2002 ) or using compromised credentials.