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IKEA servers hit by Qakbot Malware

CyberSecurity Insiders

IKEA, the furniture giant from Sweden, has disclosed that its servers were hit by a Qakbot malware that could have compromised its staff and partner accounts to a certain extent. However, as the investigation is still underway, compromise of accounts is yet to be determined.

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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

Afterward, cybercriminals leaked data of thousands of the company’s employees onto the dark web, including social security numbers and bank account details of employees involved in the R&D of infrastructure products.

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Hidden Cobra APT used the new ATM cash-out scheme FASTCash to hit banks worldwide

Security Affairs

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. ” Most accounts used to initiate the transactions had a minimal activity or zero balances. ” states the report.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S.

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The Biggest Blocker to Open Banking Success? Slow, Risky Data

Security Boulevard

In 2007, the original Payment Services Directive—or open banking as it’s also known—went into effect to create a unified payment market in the European Union. This eventually forced the UK’s nine biggest banks to release data in a secure, standardized way, so data could be shared more easily between organizations.

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PSD2 Regulation and Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The directive builds upon the foundations laid by the original Payment Services Directive (PSD1 or Directive 2007/64/EC), which opened up the European banking and financial services market nearly a decade ago. PSD2 hinges on a critical connection between retailers, fintechs, and banks. Let's explore the details further.

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MY TAKE: Here’s how ‘bulletproof proxies’ help criminals put compromised IoT devices to work

The Last Watchdog

namely smart refrigerators, garage doors, home routers and the like – nearly quadrupled for the retail and financial services sectors. My big takeaways: Bulletproof weaponry Back in 2007, a noted fellow journalist, Brian Krebs, exposed how the Russian Business Network had pioneered something called “ bulletproof hosting.”

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