Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

” The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). According to the media, hackers gained access to the networks of around 14 company departments, including sales and the head administrative office. ” reported Kyodo News. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Media Computers and Electronics Cyber Attacks 145

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the email address used by a cybercriminal actor who offered to sell the stolen ICRC data also was used to register multiple domain names the FBI says are tied to a sprawling media influence operation originating from Iran. and other western audiences. policies favorable to Iran.” com, sachtimes[.]com,

Hacking 322

Hacking Ransomware Media Accountability 322

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The report makes several recommendations to mitigate the systemic vulnerabilities, most of them widely recognized best cybersecurity practices including multi-factor authentication, increased video surveillance at facilities, securing server racks and placing tighter controls on removable media such as USB keys.

Risk 199

Risk Cybersecurity Surveillance Government 199

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

Residential proxy services are often marketed to people seeking the ability to evade country-specific blocking by the major movie and media streaming providers. The website’s copyright suggests the ExE Bucks affiliate program dates back to 2012. “all promotion methods allowed”). A cached copy of flashupdate[.]net

VPN 362

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 362

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. companies and government entities.

Hacking 258

Hacking Cybercrime Ransomware Government 258

Krebs on Security

APRIL 19, 2019

media revealed him as the “accidental hero” who inadvertently halted the global spread of WannaCry , a ransomware contagion that had taken the world by storm just days before. However, those charges are likely to be substantially tempered by federal sentencing guidelines, and may take into account time already served in detention.

Banking 251

Banking Malware Government Advertising 251

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites (Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis) available for sale on the dark web. The Register revealed in exclusive that some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are available for sale on the dark web. “I need the money. Pierluigi Paganini.

Accountability 111

Accountability Hacking Advertising Data breaches 111

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

20 said they were checking the 8,653 accounts of those it has business transactions with to determine if information related to bank accounts of the other parties as well as other information leaked.” The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ).

Cyber Attacks 142

Cyber Attacks Banking Accountability Media 142

Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2024

But for one group, in particular, across the world, the impact of smartphones and constant social media may be causing an unprecedented mental health crisis: Young people. Delay the opening of accounts on nearly all social media platforms until the beginning of high school (at least). Don’t give a smartphone as the first phone.

Media 98

Media Internet Internet Accountability 98

Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

According to Constella, this email address was used in 2010 to register an account for a Dmitry Yurievich Khoroshev from Voronezh, Russia at the hosting provider firstvds.ru. Pin was active on Opensc around March 2012, and authored 13 posts that mostly concerned data encryption issues, or how to fix bugs in code. Image: Shutterstock.

Cybercrime 335

Cybercrime Ransomware Accountability Malware 335

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

KrebsOnSecurity began researching Icamis’s real-life identity in 2012, but failed to revisit any of that research until recently. bank accounts. Multiple accounts are registered to that email address under the name Alexander Valerievich Grichishkin , from Cherepovets. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission.

Cybercrime 309

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 309

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). The security breach was discovered after Mitsubishi Electric staff found a suspicious file on one of the company’s servers, further investigation allowed the company to determine that hack of an employee account.

Antivirus 145

Antivirus Hacking Advertising Media 145

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2018

The arrest is the third known law enforcement action this month targeting “SIM swappers,” individuals who specialize in stealing wireless phone numbers and hijacking online financial and social media accounts tied to those numbers. Tarazi analyzed the AT&T location data pertaining to that account takeover.

Accountability 192

Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency Wireless 192

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016. ” reads the post published by ESET.

Accountability 136

Accountability Malware Cyber Attacks Media 136

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

2012, referring to “dumps and PINs,” the slang term for stolen debit cards with the corresponding PINs that would allow ATM withdrawals. Ivanov appears to have little to no social media presence, but the 40-year-old woman he lives with in St. This batch of some five million cards put up for sale Sept.

Cryptocurrency 333

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Government Retail 333

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2022

And will now on implement a verified account purchase against orders made for high demand Raspberry Pi Units. Therefore, the company has offered dedicated customer care to investigate the online purchases of the computing devices made over the past 2 months.

Authentication 113

Authentication Retail Marketing Media 113

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

” reads a statement issued by the company to the media. In July, Anonymous Sudan announced it had stolen credentials for 30 million customer accounts. In September, Anonymous Sudan launched a DDoS attack against Telegram after the company suspended the account of the group.

DDOS 144

DDOS Cryptocurrency Accountability Media 144

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

LeakedSource was advertised on a number of popular cybercrime forums as a service that could help hackers break into valuable or high-profile accounts. Bloom’s recommendation came to Biderman via Trevor Sykes, then chief technology officer for Ashley Madison parent firm Avid Life Media (ALM). Abusewith[.]us A copy of pictrace[.]com

Hacking 244

Hacking Accountability Data breaches Marketing 244

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Since July this year, media speculations were rife that the former is deeply interested in acquiring the latter and the deal would have been completed by September last week of this year. If the deal would have gone through, Thoma Bravo would have gained £6 billion, thus culminating in a significant merger and acquisition deal in 2022.

Marketing 100

Marketing Media Accountability Cybersecurity 100

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

The news aggregator Flipboard announced that it suffered a breach, unauthorized users had access to some databases storing user account information. The news and social media aggregator Flipboard disclosed on Tuesday that it suffered a breach, unauthorized users had access to some databases storing user information.

Data breaches 101

Data breaches Accountability Passwords Advertising 101

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s been a busy time for data breaches in the social media world with Myspace, LinkedIn and Twitter all experiencing them. Peace stole data from over 360 million Myspace accounts. If a hacker gets their hands on the correct email and password combination, they can break into the victims’ accounts on various sites.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Media Passwords Accountability 52

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Though Durov holds citizenship in France and the United Arab Emirates—where Telegram is based—he was born and lived for many years in Russia, where he started his first social media company, Vkontakte. The Facebook-esque platform gained popularity in Russia, not just amongst users, but also the watchful eye of the government.

Encryption 106

Encryption Government Media Accountability 106

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2019

Facebook uncovered and blocked a misinformation campaign powered by Israel’ Archimedes Group , the corporation used fake accounts to manipulated political campaigns. According to Facebook, the Archimedes Group used hundreds of pages, accounts, and groups in the attempt to influence the public sentiment on political discussions.

Accountability 106

Accountability Advertising Media Cybersecurity 106

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Unlike other apps, it doesn’t require you to enter an email address or phone number to create an account. Viber’s core features are secured with end-to-end encryption: calls, one-on-one messages, group messages, media sharing and secondary devices. Provides account (i.e. Provides account (i.e. Date of last use.

Encryption 145

Encryption Computers and Electronics Backups Accountability 145

SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

Now, headlines about ransomware, cyberattacks, and data breaches pour into social media feeds as steady as a river flows. Summary: Yahoo believes that "state-sponsored actors" compromised all of their users accounts between 2013 and 2014. Damages: sensitive leaked account information. Damages: leaked account information.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Passwords Accountability Government 130

Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2021

Note that account credentials and banking details don’t appear to be part of the proof. This was not a LinkedIn data breach, and no private member account data from LinkedIn was included in what we’ve been able to review.” This suggests that the data was scraped rather than breached. Don’t know what HaveIBeenPwned is?

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Accountability Scams VPN 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Andrei Tyurin is accused of being the mastermind of the organization that targeted the US financial institution from 2012 to mid-2015. “US prosecutors say the schemes from 2012 to mid-2015 included the theft of personal information of over 100 million customers of the victim companies.” ” states the AFP.

Identity Theft 76

Identity Theft Advertising Cybercrime Hacking 76

SC Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

A woman speaking on a mobile phone walks past a cloud computing presentation ahead of the CeBIT technology trade fair in 2012. Today, it’s incredibly easy for adversaries to abuse user credentials and take over cloud accounts, he said. Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

Encryption 103

Encryption Data breaches Accountability Threat Detection 103

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In 2012, when the program started, the agency received more than 3,000 tips. The lack of transparency and accountability of the program means that the whistleblowing firms can get away with practices like these, which would be wholly unacceptable if perpetrated by the SEC itself. It worked in a big way.

Marketing 235

Marketing Artificial Intelligence Data Analyst Government 235

Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2021

The Kimsuky APT—also known as Thallium, Black Banshee, and Velvet Chollima—is a North Korean threat actor that has been active since 2012. The group has used Twitter accounts to find and monitor its targets to prepare well crafted spear phishing emails. One of the Gmail accounts used by this actor is ” tjkim1991@gmail[.]com”

Government 145

Government Phishing Encryption Media 145

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google experts are tracking ARCHIPELAGO since 2012 and have observed the group targeting individuals with expertise in North Korea policy issues. The messages pose as sent by a representative of a media outlet or think tank and ask North Korea experts to participate in a media interview or request for information (RFI).

Phishing 98

Phishing Media Passwords Malware 98

Troy Hunt

JUNE 10, 2019

accounts (59% of common email addresses had exactly the same password). disqus 2012 breach never disclosed, my old creds still worked! <just <just deleted account> Would never have known if not for your eagle eyes and #totallyawesome service. +10 And so Have I Been Pwned was born. It's alive! "Have

Data breaches 280

Data breaches Passwords InfoSec Accountability 280

Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I wrote about this in 2012 in a book called Liars and Outliers. They have social media accounts with personalities. Doctors, lawyers, accountants…these are all trusted agents. It requires political accountability, not just market accountability. They use mascots and spokesmodels.

Government 363

Government Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Marketing 363

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

In 2012, the US government added Shevlyakov to Entity List, a ban list for procuring and delivering export-restricted items to Russia. electronics manufacturers and distributors between approximately October 2012 and January 2022. The man circumvented the ban using false names and a network of front companies.

Computers and Electronics 98

Computers and Electronics Hacking Penetration Testing Manufacturing 98

Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

The most interesting incident was probably a fake opening ceremonies website serving infections , via promotion from a bogus Twitter account. 2012 London. Russian sites hosted Trojans claiming to be official 2012 game apps. Russian sites hosted Trojans claiming to be official 2012 game apps. What a combo! 2020 Tokyo.

Scams 142

Scams Hacking Malware Mobile 142

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Now headlines about ransomware, cyberattacks and data breaches pour into social media feeds at a steady drumbeat. Summary: Yahoo believes that 'state-sponsored actors' compromised all of their users accounts between 2013 and 2014. Damages: sensitive leaked account information. Damages: Leaked account information.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Passwords Accountability Government 98

SecureWorld News

JUNE 5, 2023

Specifically, the advisory highlights the utilization of social engineering techniques by DPRK state-sponsored cyber actors, with a focus on their hacking activities targeting think tanks, academia, and media organizations worldwide. At the forefront of these cyber threats is a group known as Kimusky.

Social Engineering 97

Social Engineering Engineering Government Cyber threats 97