Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Email provider VFEmail has suffered what the company is calling “catastrophic destruction” at the hands of an as-yet unknown intruder who trashed all of the company’s primary and backup data in the United States. Every file server is lost, every backup server is lost. Founded in 2001 and based in Milwaukee, Wisc.,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2019

The total size is uncertain, but the researcher downloaded a sample of about a terabyte in size, including 750 gigabytes of compressed email backups.” Researchers also found credentials for Attunity systems and its official Twitter account, and an employee personal information (names, salary, date of birth, and employee ID numbers).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2019

Semperis is a security company, launched in 2014, that is entirely focused on AD – or, to put it more precisely, on delivering state-of-art AD cyber resilience, threat mitigation and rapid recovery from cyber breaches. This, in fact, was the service Semperis set out to provide when it launched in 2014.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2020

OGUsers is a black marketplace known for selling any kind of stolen data, including Instagram, Fortinet, Minecraft, Steam, PSN, Fortinet, Skype, and Snapchat accounts. The forum users should know everything about account hijacking since this is how OGUsers became widely known in the first place.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

On Sunday, the computer systems in the city of Torrance suffered a cyber attack that interrupted access to email accounts and server functions. “Based on the names of the archives, this data includes city budget financials, various accounting documents, document scans, and an archive of documents belonging to the City Manager.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states GoodReader.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

“As part of this attack, the operators behind the Sodinokibi ransomware told BleepingComputer that they had encrypted the company’s entire network, deleted backup files, and copied more than 5GB of personal data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Fappening case – Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for a former Virginia high school teacher convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others. “He hacked email accounts by answering security questions that he could easily research by reviewing victims’ Facebook accounts. .

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. bank accounts. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission. . The domain wmpay.ru

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

Aerial Direct’s data breach notification sent to the customers revealed that an unauthorized third party had been able to access customer data on 26 February through an external backup database. To reassure you, the database did not include any passwords or financial details, such as bank account number or credit card information.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The backup of a limited number of systems was also affected.” ” N ow all critical systems at the University are online and offline backups were secured by the company. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

The data for any specific firewall depends upon the specific configuration and may include usernames and hashed passwords for the local device admin(s), portal admins, and user accounts used for remote access.” ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the report. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Google has updated its Account Permissions system in order to allow users to grant individual permission rather than grant a full set of permissions at once. voicemail and backup apps.),” . The measure aims at limiting APIs access to data from your Gmail email account. There are some exceptions—e.g., Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

MaxLinear restored some of the systems using its backups, despite Maze Ransomware threatened to leak over 1TB of data allegedly stolen before encrypting the infected systems. On June 15, the gang leaked 10.3GB of accounting and financial information as proof of the hack. Source: BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. The data breach was discovered on June 19, 2018, according to Reddit, between June 14 and 18, 2018, the attacker compromised some of the employees’ accounts with the company cloud and source code hosting providers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

More than 6500 Dark Web services hosted on the platform were completely deleted and the bad news is that it is not possible to recover them because there are no backups as per design choice of the operator. As per my analysis it seems someone got access to the database and deleted all accounts.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2019

We first read about an embarrassing incident involving the social network giant that asked some newly-registered users to provide the passwords to their email accounts to confirm their identity … this is absurd. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes the company.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Every Brazilian national has assigned a taxpayer identification number that allows him to perform ordinary operations, such as opening a bank account, paying taxes, or getting a loan. Experts believe that directory was used to store database backups. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2020

One of the images shared by the group shows a directory containing folders such as Accounts Receivable, Finance, collection letters, Expenses, and Employees. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Require strong and complex passwords for all accounts that can be logged into via RDP. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Use an additional layer of authentication ( MFA/2FA ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2019

. “While most malicious campaigns use one method of redirection, Krampus-3PC employed a backup method to ensure users were redirected to the fraudulent popup masquerading as a global grocery store reward ad.” “If the redirection failed, it used the backup method, loading the malicious URL onto another tab.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2019

IT staff at Stuart city has restored servers, payroll, utilities, and budgeting, only city employees still don’t have access to their email accounts. Dyess confirmed that the impact was limited thanks to the availability of city’s computer backup system. “If But with those backups in place, why would we negotiate?”.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2019

To prevent registrar accounts from being compromised using familiar Account Take Over (ATO) techniques (i.e. Phishing, Credential stuffing , Social engineering) the agency suggests regularly checking the details linked to the account. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2020

“ we found that the InfiniteWP Client and WP Time Capsule plugins also contain logical issues in the code that allows you to login into an administrator account without a password.” The request will bypass the password requirement and log in with only the username of an existing account. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites available for sale on the dark web. Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. BlackByte Ransomware Protection Steps.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. Backup files for Lion Air and parent airlines exposed and exchanged on forums. Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Once again thank you! Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2019

“ Crooks aim to empty the victim’s exchange account or wallet by using a combination of stolen login credentials, web cookies, and SMS data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2019

According to a company the attackers took over a login account on Christmas Eve and used it to access the company network and deliver the Ryuk ransomware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. newspapers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

It is unclear if SmarterASP decided to pay the ransom, or if it is restoring data using its backups. “Your hosting account was under attack and hackers have encrypted all your data. Many customers are still not able to access their accounts and data. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

White hat hacker demonstrated how to hack a million Instagram accounts. Ransomware attack hits DDS Safe backup service used by hundreds of dental offices. Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO and co-founder, has been hacked. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

INTERPOL continues to stand by its member countries and provide any assistance necessary to ensure our vital healthcare systems remain untouched and the criminals targeting them held accountable,” added the INTERPOL Chief. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

databases,backups, large excel sheets, etc.). After installation, the Pidgin client will prompt you to create a new account. At the bottom, put a tick “Create account”. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There have been some very high profile data breaches in the last couple of years, all of which have cost thousands of dollars of damage and a severe blow to the reputation of the company involved: In late 2014, hackers stole the account information of over 500 million Yahoo email accounts.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Now think about the type of data you enter when you create a new account on a website. In 2013, Yahoo was the target of what is still the largest breach of data in history, with over 3 billion accounts getting compromised. You are often required to provide your email address, date of birth, first and last name, and a password.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Duplicator plugin allows WordPress users to migrate, copy, move or clone a site from one location to another and also serves as a simple backup utility. This access can be used by an attacker to create their own administrator account and further compromise the site, or simply to inject content or harvest data.”. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In addition, the database included the Apple iCloud username and authentication token of mobile devices running mSpy, and what appear to be references to iCloud backup files. “All our customers’ accounts are securely encrypted and the data is being wiped out once in a short period of time. In September 2014, U.S.

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