The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. Then, if it has indeed been accessed and exploited, it’s probable that most of the data would be sold on the DarkWeb to people looking for such details to help provide fake identities, phishing scams or else.

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Government Encryption Passwords Internet 203

SecureList

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The group made use of COVID-19 themes in its spear-phishing emails, embellishing them with personal information gathered using publicly available sources. In this attack, spear phishing was used as the initial infection vector. The phishing emails claimed to have urgent updates on today’s hottest topic – COVID-19 infections.

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Malware Phishing Passwords Encryption 132

SC Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

Malaysia Airlines faces the daunting task of investigating over nine years’ worth of compromised data after learning of a “data security incident” at a third-party IT service provider that exposed Enrich frequent flyer program member data from March 2010 through June 2019. Airline loyalty program data is a popular target among cybercriminals.

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Scams Media Risk Phishing 117

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2019

The features include the redirect functionality, content password protection or image hot link prevention. Sucuri spotted threat actors abusing the URL redirect function of the.htaccess file to redirect visitors of compromised websites to phishing sites, sites delivering malware, or simply to generate impressions.

Advertising 78

Advertising Malware Antivirus Software 78

SecureWorld News

JULY 21, 2020

I logged into one of Adrian Lamo's email accounts which also happens to be one that his Google Voice number was tied to, and sure enough there was a password reset notification sent via SMS to his Google Voice number.". But, in 2010, Lamo made news: He'd been informing U.S. Revoke 2FA via Twitter admin tools.

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Hacking Passwords Accountability Media 53

Malwarebytes

APRIL 6, 2021

To be honest, between scraping vulnerabilities dating back to 2010 , and the Cambridge Analytica scandal , an old data breach is still a data breach, and you’re probably still going to need to pay attention to it. One of the most profitable phishing scams, which is easier to pull off if the threat actor has more information available.

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Scams Social Engineering Data breaches Media 107

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

Even is HPE has been hacked multiple times since 2010, most of the hack occurred between 2015 and 2017. “APT10 often attacked a service provider’s system by “spear-phishing” – sending company employees emails designed to trick them into revealing their passwords or installing malware. . ” continues the report.

Identity Theft 83

Identity Theft Hacking System Administration Advertising 83

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The APT group has been active since at least 2010, the crew targeted U.S. The modules also used the Scanline network scanner to find file shares (port 135, Server Message Block, SMB) used to spread malware with administrative passwords, compromised with keyloggers. defense contractors and financial services firms worldwide.

Advertising 68

Advertising Financial Services Malware Government 68

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Computer Weekly said it had learnt that FatFace paid a £1.5m ($2 million US dollar) ransom to the Conti Ransomware gang , disclosing the gang gained access to FatFace network and their IT systems via a phishing email on 10th January 2021. conduct employee phishing tests. review Active Directory password policy.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

Networks can also be easily breached by social engineering, password theft, or tainted USBs, as in the Stuxnet attack. . . In later rounds, the Trojan spread through spear-phishing emails with malicious Excel or Word files. How the infection first started is uncertain, but the usual suspect of phishing is suspected.

Energy and Utilities 72

Energy and Utilities Malware DDOS Internet 72

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. They can be purchased from data theft rings or they can be directly spear phished by the attacker. Branching attacks.

Hacking 212

Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The JabberZeus crew’s name is derived from the malware they used, which was configured to send them a Jabber instant message each time a new victim entered a one-time password code into a phishing page mimicking their bank. “In early October, the Ukrainian surveillance team said they’d lost him,” he wrote.

Banking 268

Banking Small Business Accountability Cybercrime 268

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2021

Stolen records belong to 2 million user records of MyFreeCams Premium members, they include usernames, email addresses, MyFreeCams Token (MFC Token) amounts, and passwords in plain text. In response to the incident, MyFreeCams reset the passwords of impacted users. ” reported CyberNews.

Passwords 90

Passwords Marketing Accountability Cryptocurrency 90

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Over the past ten years, his contact information has been used to register numerous phishing domains intended to siphon credentials from people trying to transact on various dark web marketplaces. was used to register three domains between 2008 and 2010: ddosis.ru , best-stalker.com , and cs-arena.org. Matveyev , in Abakan, Khakassia.

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DDOS Accountability Cybercrime Ransomware 263

Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Absence of a Password Policy for Employees – About 81% of company data breaches happened due to poor passwords One of the main O365 security concerns is password carelessness. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 70% of workers reuse passwords. How to make passwords secure: 1.

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Passwords Data breaches Backups Authentication 40

Google Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

Moreover, since 2010, security researchers have demonstrated trivial over-the-air interception and decryption of 2G traffic. Recent reports identified usage of null ciphers in commercial networks, which exposes user voice and SMS traffic (such as One-Time Password) to trivial over the air interception.

Mobile 94

Mobile Risk Wireless Surveillance 94

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In March 2010, Aqua would divulge in an encrypted chat that his crew was working directly with the Zeus author (Slavik/Lucky12345), but that they found him abrasive and difficult to tolerate: dimka: I read about the king of seas, was it your handy work? 2010 Criminal complaint vs. Yukabets, et. Besides us no one reads his column .

Cybercrime 220

Cybercrime Banking Small Business Accountability 220

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

These services are often used to host malware, command and control servers, phishing campaigns, and other illicit digital operations. InQuest and Zscaler note a particular tendency of operators of credential stealers and other malware as a service (MaaS) systems to utilize protected backend hosting in the underground services space.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Features include automated discovery, port scans and patch status, password integrity , and protections for database-specific risks. Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Microsoft Azure.

Firewall 106

Firewall Encryption Computers and Electronics Software 106

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Approximately 30% of phishing web pages were related to Covid-19. In April 2020, Google reported 18 million instances per day of malware and phishing email sent via its Gmail service using Covid-related topics as a lure. Phishing emails were a prevalent mode of attack, and they have been in circulation since at least the mid-1990s.

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130

ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

The first computer password was created in 1961, when Fernando Corbató and his team at MIT created the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS). To ensure that users could access only their own files and programs, the team created a system of passwords that allowed users to log in and access their personal data.

Hacking 75

Hacking Cybersecurity Internet Internet 75

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The document contained a list of pornographic sites, along with passwords for access to said sites and would then spread itself and its NSFW content by emailing the first 50 people in the victim’s contact list. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010. Don’t show anyone else ;)” along with a Word file titled “list.doc.”

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 138

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135