Stalkerware Vendor Hacked
Schneier on Security
JUNE 28, 2023
The stalkerware company LetMeSpy has been hacked : TechCrunch reviewed the leaked data, which included years of victims’ call logs and text messages dating back to 2013.
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The phone monitoring app LetMeSpy disclosed a data breach
Security Affairs
JUNE 29, 2023
“As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts,” reads a statement published by the company. The company immediately launched an investigation into the incident and notified law enforcement and data protection watchdogs. India, and Africa.
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3 of the Worst Data Breaches in the World That Could Have Been Prevented
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.
LeakedSource Owner Quit Ashley Madison a Month Before 2015 Hack
Krebs on Security
JULY 18, 2023
[This is Part III in a series on research conducted for a recent Hulu documentary on the 2015 hack of marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.] com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. An administrator account Xerx3s on Abusewithus.
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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?
Krebs on Security
APRIL 16, 2024
For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 said investigators determined the breach began on Aug. million people.
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Latitude Data breach is worse than initially estimated. 14 million individuals impacted
Security Affairs
MARCH 28, 2023
Australian loan giant Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) revealed that a data breach its has suffered impacted 14 million customers. The data breach suffered by Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) is much more serious than initially estimated. million) were provided before 2013. 94% of these records (5.7
Cost of a Machine Identity Data Breach with Yahoo!
Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Cost of a Machine Identity Data Breach with Yahoo! Consequences from the Yahoo Data Breach. Though it’s easy to focus on the cost of a data breach, the ramifications of Yahoo!’s s breach were vast and equally as destructive. accounts and other important data were targeted, Yahoo!
Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023
Security Boulevard
JUNE 26, 2023
The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?
The Security Pros and Cons of Using Email Aliases
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 10, 2022
One way to tame your email inbox is to get in the habit of using unique email aliases when signing up for new accounts online. Aliases can help users detect breaches and fight spam. Aliases can help users detect breaches and fight spam. But not all websites allow aliases, and they can complicate account recovery.
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Yahoo proposes $117.5 million for the settlement of data breach
Security Affairs
APRIL 9, 2019
Yahoo is continuously trying to settle a lawsuit on the massive data breach over the period of 2013 to 2016. million for the settlement of 3 billion hacked accounts. million settlement with millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history”.
Maryland Department of Labor discloses a data breach
Security Affairs
JULY 9, 2019
The Maryland Department of Labor announced it has suffered a data breach announced that exposed personally identifiable information. . The Maryland Department of Labor suffered a data breach, hackers accessed databases containing personally identifiable information (PII). ” continues the Department. .
2013 Target Breach Exposes Much More Than Data
SiteLock
AUGUST 27, 2021
As we continue to dissect the massive data breach at Target , we’re going to learn lots of lessons. And apart from the hit the company will take on its reputation and brand, security experts expect that the cost of just responding to the data breach could be huge. Want to infect computers with data-stealing malware?
Ukraine Nabs Suspect in 773M Password ?Megabreach?
Krebs on Security
MAY 19, 2020
In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” “ Sanixer “) from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the country.
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Data Breach: Millions of Phone Numbers, Recordings, and Call Logs Compromised in Ringostat Data Leak
Security Affairs
MARCH 3, 2021
It was founded in 2013 and operates worldwide but mainly in Ukraine and Russia. l discovered an ElasticSearch database used by Ringostat which exposed over 800 GB of user data. Scams, Phishing, and Malware: It is common for unethical hackers and criminals on the Internet to use personal data to create trustworthy phishing emails.
UniCredit bank discloses a data breach that impacted 3 million of Italian clients
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Italian bank UniCredit announced today that around three million of its customers in Italy have been affected by a data breach in 2015. The Italian bank UniCredit announced today that around three million of its Italian clients have been affected by a data breach that took place in 2015, . ” reported the Reuters.
Hacker Charged With Extorting Online Psychotherapy Service
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
In 2013, Kurittu worked on investigation involving Kivimaki’s use of the Zbot botnet, among other activities Kivimaki engaged in as a member of the hacker group Hack the Planet. “According to Vastaamo, the data breach in Vastaamo’s customer databases took place in November 2018,” Iltalehti reported last month.
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Vendor incidents lead the 10 biggest health care data breaches of 2021 so far
SC Magazine
JUNE 30, 2021
Clout IT hosting company Netgain is is one of a number of vendors that experienced a breach that hit the health care community in the first half of 2021.( “File:NetGain Technologies.png” by Emily.cedargren is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 ). At first, the motives behind the attack were unclear. Florida Healthy Kids: 3.5
Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 8, 2024
From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published new details about the identity of “Rescator,” a Russian cybercriminal who is thought to be closely connected to the 2013 data breach at Target.
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Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do
Krebs on Security
JULY 10, 2022
Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts.
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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
According to Constella Intelligence , a data breach and threat actor research platform, a user named Semen7907 registered in 2017 on the Russian-language programming forum pawno[.]ru was also used to register an account at the online game stalker[.]so ru account and posted as him. 63 , which is in Yekaterinburg, RU.
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Misconfigured WBSC server leaks thousands of passports
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The WBSC, headquartered in Switzerland, was established in 2013 and currently has 141 countries as members located in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. Malicious actors can use stolen information to engage in fraudulent activities like opening bank accounts, applying for loans, and executing other types of fraud.
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French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?
Krebs on Security
MARCH 2, 2020
A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. There is a third Skype account nicknamed “Fatal.001” 001” Skype account.
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Thousands of Mega account credentials leaked online, it is credential stuffing
Security Affairs
JULY 19, 2018
Thousands of account credentials associated with the popular file storage service Mega have been published online, The former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle, co-founder at Digita Security , discovered in June a text file containing over 15,500 usernames, passwords, and files names. zackwhittaker for writeup & collaboration!
Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Verified was hacked at least twice in the past five years, and its user database posted online. Cyber intelligence platform Constella Intelligence told KrebsOnSecurity that the operns@gmail.com address was used in 2016 to register an account at filmai.in , which is a movie streaming service catering to Lithuanian speakers.
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Top Cloud Data Breaches in 2018 Lessons Learned
Spinone
MARCH 18, 2019
In recent years, there has been an explosion of almost unbelievable data breaches making news headlines that have resulted in anything but a positive outcome for the organizations involved. As the world we live in has become much more digital in nature, information and data volumes are increasing exponentially.
Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service
Krebs on Security
JULY 28, 2022
Microleaves claims its proxy software is installed with user consent, but data exposed in the breach shows the service has a lengthy history of being supplied with new proxies by affiliates incentivized to distribute the software any which way they can — such as by secretly bundling it with other titles.
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Top 10 Data Breaches of All Time
SecureWorld News
MARCH 24, 2022
One of the first hacks to ever get widespread public attention occurred on the night of April 27, 1986. RELATED: Original HBO Hack ]. To some, the ability to hack a satellite broadcast was unsettling. Now, headlines about ransomware, cyberattacks, and data breaches pour into social media feeds as steady as a river flows.
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Wawa card breach: 30 million card records for sale in the dark web
Security Affairs
JANUARY 29, 2020
N ew revelations on the Wawa card data breach suggests that the incident might have exposed 30 million customers’ data that are now available online for sale. In December 2019, Wawa convenience store chain disclosed a payment card breach, its security team discovered a PoS malware on its payment processing systems.
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109 Zendesk 2016 security breach may impact Uber, Slack, and other organizations
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Zendesk discloses a data breach that took place in 2016 when a hacker accessed data of 10,000 users, including passwords, emails, names, and phone numbers. In 2016, customer service software company Zendesk suffered a security breach that exposed data of 10,000 users, including passwords, emails, names, and phone numbers.
Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 6, 2020
A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.
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The Cost of Doing Nothing
ForAllSecure
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
A 2019 Ponemon study revealed that the cost of a data breach is $4.88 In recent years, there has been a global imperative for organizations to take better care of protecting customers -- whether it’s their data or their safety. In September 2017, Equifax faced a data breach. less than before its breach.
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The Cost of Doing Nothing
ForAllSecure
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
A 2019 Ponemon study revealed that the cost of a data breach is $4.88 In recent years, there has been a global imperative for organizations to take better care of protecting customers -- whether it’s their data or their safety. In September 2017, Equifax faced a data breach. less than before its breach.
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The Risks In Using Third-Party Code
ForAllSecure
MARCH 11, 2021
In September 2017, Equifax faced a data breach. Nefarious actors stole customer data, including names, social security numbers, birthdates, and home addresses. Equifax’s Buzz Score -- an indication of how negative or positive people feel about a brand -- fell 33 points in the first 10 days after the hack was publicized.
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The Risks In Using Third-Party Code
ForAllSecure
MARCH 11, 2021
In September 2017, Equifax faced a data breach. Nefarious actors stole customer data, including names, social security numbers, birthdates, and home addresses. Equifax’s Buzz Score -- an indication of how negative or positive people feel about a brand -- fell 33 points in the first 10 days after the hack was publicized.
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Top 10 Data Breaches of All Time
SecureWorld News
DECEMBER 29, 2020
One of the first hacks to get widespread public attention in the United States and Canada occurred on the night of April 27, 1986. Related: Original HBO Hack ]. To some, the ability to hack a satellite broadcast was unsettling. SecureWorld now takes a look at some of the largest data breaches to ever occur.
Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations
eSecurity Planet
AUGUST 9, 2022
GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Health data and patient data in the U.S. In the U.S., for example, all 50 states (along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
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350 million decrypted email addresses left exposed on an unsecured server
Security Affairs
AUGUST 27, 2020
Screenshot from the latest forum discussion about RepWatch in 2013: The CSV files appear to have included the same set of 350 million unique emails, separated into three groups: hashed, hashed and salted, and unencrypted files. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for as many of your online accounts as possible. Pierluigi Paganini.
How to lose your password
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
The modern era of mass data breaches perhaps began in 2009, with the hack of 32 million account credentials held by software developer RockYou, in which a SQL injection attack revealed that passwords were simple held in cleartext in a database table. 2013, Adobe, 153 million, home-made obfuscation.
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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021
Security Boulevard
MARCH 31, 2021
How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. The clothes retailer revealed a data theft which included its customer's full names, home addresses, email addresses, and partial debitcredit card details.
The Australian National University suffered a major, sophisticated attack
Security Affairs
JUNE 5, 2019
The Australian National University suffered a vast hack carried out by a “sophisticated operator” who gained access to 19 years of sensitive data. The Australian National University was the victim of a vast hack carried out by a “sophisticated operator” who gained access to 19 years of sensitive data.
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Iran-linked APT35 accidentally exposed 40 GB associated with their operations
Security Affairs
JULY 17, 2020
Some of the videos were showing how to exfiltrate data (i.e. contacts, images, and files) from various online accounts associated cloud storage services. Microsoft has been tracking the threat actors at least since 2013, but experts believe that the cyberespionage group has been active since at least 2011. . Pierluigi Paganini.
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Are You Prepared for Cybersecurity in the Boardroom?
McAfee
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Cybersecurity is a board level topic for three main reasons: Cybersecurity breaches are a serious matter for any company. Everyone in the company and on the board should be responsible and accountable for good cybersecurity practices. Security breaches are serious matters! . Everyone is responsible and accountable.
Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Importantly, none appeared to have suffered the sorts of attacks that typically preface a high-dollar crypto heist, such as the compromise of one’s email and/or mobile phone accounts. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts.
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Credit Reporting Companies Put Customer Data at Risk
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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