Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

.” said Demetrius Comes, GoDaddy’s Chief Information Security Officer. Using a compromised password, an unauthorized third party accessed the provisioning system in our legacy code base for Managed WordPress.” The exposure of email addresses presents risk of phishing attacks. We reset both passwords.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2021

2020 was a wake-up call for more than healthcare pandemic preparedness. It also exposed some huge security and privacy vulnerabilities, which many cybercrooks have exploited thousands of times throughout 2020 for remote workers. Training must be more frequent and go beyond covering phishing and passwords.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. UK sports fashion chain JD Sports disclosed a data breach that exposed customer data from orders placed between November 2018 and October 2020. The affected JD Sports group brands are JD, Size?,

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

.” Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches. This kind of attacks is very efficient due to the bad habit of users of reusing the same password over multiple services.

Identity Theft 104

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The updated Grandoreiro Malware equipped with latenbot-C2 features in Q2 2020 now extended to Portuguese banks. Cybercriminals attempt to compromise computers to generate revenue by exfiltrating information from victims’ devices, typically banking-related information. Figure 1: Grandoreiro email template Q2 2020 (Portugal).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These pieces of malware are created with the intent of stealing valuable data, such as login credentials, financial information, personal details, and more. This data may include usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, and other sensitive information.

Banking 117

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

However, almost as soon as development began, serious questions arose about the security of the service’s data storage and the possibility of it being misused. In 2020, Proteus went bankrupt. That’s why we decided to test our assumption and delve into the security landscape of telehealth in 2020 and 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

But a survey conducted by Google and Harris found that many people still refuse to adopt even the most essential credential security measures: just 37 percent use two-factor authentication, around a third change their passwords regularly, and a mere 15 percent use a password manager. Know how to identify a phishing attack.

Social Engineering 145

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Town Sports International lost the battle with the Coronavirus outbreak and filed for bankruptcy on September 14, 2020. “Fitness chain Town Sports International has exposed 600,000 records of members and employees on the web without a password or any other authentication required to access it, Comparitech researchers report.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2021

According to a report by NTT Security, Flagpro has been employed by the APT group at least since October 2020. The attack chain starts with phishing messages that were crafted for the target organization. The phishing messages are disguised as an e-mail with a target’s business partner. ” continues the report.

Malware 119

Malware Phishing Passwords Media 119

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means. In 2017, crooks launched a phishing campaign against universities to compromise.edu accounts. The attackers set up fake university login pages and embedded a credential harvester link in phishing emails.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

Last week, Open Exchange Rates disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information and hashed passwords for customers of its API service. Last week, the currency data provider Open Exchange Rates has disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information and salted and hashed passwords for customers of its API service.

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Data breaches Passwords Advertising Accountability 105

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Leak data could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities, such as phishing/spear-phishing attacks, identity theft, and scams. In February, an attacker demonstrated that Clubhouse chats are not secure, he was able to siphon audio feeds from “multiple rooms” into its own website.

Identity Theft 142

Identity Theft Phishing Password Management Media 142

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Retail giant The North Face has reset the passwords for some of its customers in response to a successful credential stuffing attack. Outdoor retail giant The North Face has forced a password reset for a number of its customers following a successful credential stuffing attack that took place on October 8th and 9th.

Passwords 118

Passwords Retail Data breaches Accountability 118

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

Over 267 million Facebook profiles are offered for sale on dark web sites and hacker forums, the dump is offered for £500 ($623) and doesn’t include passwords. Hackers are offering for sale over 267 million Facebook profiles for £500 ($623) on dark web sites and hacker forums, the archive doesn’t include passwords.

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Data breaches Passwords Advertising Phishing 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In another incident that occurred in March 2021, a ransomware attack blocked the operations at a US beverage company, while in a November 2020 attack on a US-based international food and agriculture business threat actors requested the payment of a gigantic $40 million ransom. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

The company confirmed the security breach over the weekend, it revealed that unknown threat actors accessed a partner’s systems in June stealing user information. In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones. . The poster is selling 3.4

Hacking 101

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. It allows an attacker to provide covert, unauthorized access to email correspondence and was used after gaining access to email accounts through CVE-2023-23397 (Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability) or password-spraying.”

Accountability 107

Accountability Government Phishing Authentication 107

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

The leaked information includes patients’ names, IDs, email addresses, password hashes, Medicare Advantage Plan listings, medical treatment data, and more. One of the forum members who downloaded the database claims that the archive contains information from 2020, and not 2019, as suggested by the leaker.

Insurance 114

Insurance Identity Theft Passwords Phishing 114

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

According to the advisory, the threat actors have been observed exploiting Zerologon ( CVE-2020-1472 ) in Microsoft’s Netlogon Remote Protocol in phishing attempts. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points.

Ransomware 118

Ransomware Manufacturing Healthcare Education 118

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. The joint alert also states that attackers scanning also enumerated devices for the CVE-2020-12812 and CVE-2019-5591 flaws. Implement the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

Passwords 66

Passwords Government Firmware Accountability 66

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

.” reads the security update published by the company. The company confirmed that records were accessed by an unauthorized party, but pointed out that exposed data information did not contain passwords or personal financial data. February 21st, 2020 – The attacker has emailed customers connected to the breach.

Accountability 95

Accountability Data breaches Passwords Advertising 95

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Further analysis, revealed that the same threat actor targeted multiple regions using a similar Cobalt Strike loader and has been active since 2020. The new APT group used spear-phishing emails as an attack vector to deliver Earth Longhzhi’s malware. The malware was embedded in a password-protected archive attached to the messages.

Hacking 90

Hacking Insurance Passwords Banking 90

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Using a WordPress flaw (File-Manager plugin–CVE-2020-25213) to leverage Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) and attack companies’ Domain Controllers. Recently, a critical vulnerability called Zerologon – CVE-2020-1472 – has become a trending subject around the globe. w4fz5uck5) September 8, 2020. Figure 2: PoC – CVE-2020-25213.

Social Engineering 102

Social Engineering Passwords Advertising Accountability 102

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2020

The database was discovered by the Safety Detectives team of experts lead by the researcher Anurag Sen , it was over 8TB, the archive also included data of accounts registered between February and April 2020, as well as logs of accesses in the same period. billion records.” ” reads the post published by the researchers.

Identity Theft 113

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

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Spyware 91

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

This is a huge leak even by today’s standards, with an average of 7 million records being exposed daily in 2020. . As cyberattacks become ever more frequent and sophisticated across the board, both organizations and individuals are still struggling to catch up with cybercriminals when it comes to data security.

Social Engineering 123

Social Engineering Passwords Marketing Phishing 123

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The alert published by CISA was based on data provided by the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) and the CISA itself since July 2020. “Since August, CISA and MS-ISAC have seen a significant increase in malicious cyber actors targeting state and local governments with Emotet phishing emails.

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Government Banking Advertising Malware 136

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

Phishing 136

Phishing Accountability Advertising DNS 136

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

until recently, Purple Fox’s operators infected machines by using exploit kits and phishing emails. Previous versions of the malware were infecting machines by using exploit kits and phishing emails, while the new samples were targeting Windows machines exposed online through SMB password brute force.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

“During the 2020 holiday shopping season, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 17,000 complaints regarding the non-delivery of goods, resulting in losses over $53 million,” reads a public service announcement published by the FBI. Online surveys designed to steal personal information.

Scams 127

Scams Identity Theft Advertising Media 127

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

million MobiFriends users are available for download since April 2020, it seems that they have been stolen in January 2019. “The compromised data sets were originally posted for sale on a prominent deep web hacking forum on January 12th, 2020 by a threat actor named “DonJuji” and attributed to a January 2019 breach event.

Passwords 74

Passwords Hacking Data breaches Advertising 74

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you can find some of the most common causes of data breaches. However, you will also be surprised to learn that most breaches result from inadequate data security measures. They must educate their employees about cybersecurity, social engineering, and phishing.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Network Security 137

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The gang has been active since at least 2020, threat actors hit organizations from various industries. In recent attacks, the group also exploited known Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities and used phishing messages to target computer networks.

Ransomware 131

Ransomware Firmware Antivirus Accountability 131

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

/cc @CNCSgovpt @sirpedrotavares pic.twitter.com/1bDK3BtYeE — abuse.ch (@abuse_ch) June 12, 2020. An information stealer (or info stealer) is a Trojan that is designed to gather information from a system. Another common form this malware is to log user keystrokes which may reveal sensitive information. h/t: abuse.ch.

Internet 111

Internet Internet Malware Banking 111

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2020

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

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