Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2024

In November 2023, real estate services company Fidelity National Financial (FNF) got its systems knocked offline for a week after a cyberincident. As is often the case these days, it turns out that the cyberincident was very likely a ransomware attack that included a data breach. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2025

This is where a bot takes a password and email address that has been stolen and leaked online, and then tries those credentials across a myriad of services in the hope that its owner will have reused the password elsewhere. December 2024 saw around 330,000 such incidents, up from around 190,000 in December 2023. Protect your PC.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 2, 2024

million people had been impacted by the resulting data breach. As one of the largest insurance companies in the US, Prudential employs 40,000 people worldwide and reported revenues of over $50 billion in 2023. million in a new breach notification. Change your password. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Over the years Zacks has suffered a few data breaches. In 2023, data allegedly belonging to Zacks containing 8,615,098 records was leaked online. The most recent data in this database is from May 2020. This would be the 2nd (hacked back in 2020) major data breach for Zacks. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2024

Back in March, AT&T confirmed that 73 million people had been affected in a breach that people had been speculating about for some time. Protecting yourself after a data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach. Change your password.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

— and charged him with stealing at least $800,000 from five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. According to Mailchimp, the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance. In January 2024, U.S.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A subsequent investigation by a third-party specialist revealed that cybercriminals had access to Slim CD’s systems for 10 months, between August 17, 2023, and June 15, 2024. Protecting yourself after a data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 3, 2024

‘Buy now, pay later’ payment specialist Affirm has warned that holders of its payment cards had their personal information exposed after a ransomware attack and data breach at Evolve Bank & Trust. Keep your eyes and ears open and be wary of phishing attempts related to these breaches. Change your password.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

The compromised data included files containing AT&T records of calls and texts from cellular customers, wireless network customers, and landline customers between May 2022 and October 2022, and records from January 2, 2023, for a small number of customers.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Further, if a hacker were to use their wrongful access to steal customer data, then a small business might also have to front the cost for sending out data breach notifications, per their states regulations. Hackers frequently buy usernames and passwords on the dark web from prior data breaches.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2024

The Enforcement Bureau reported to the FCC that: “After gaining access to customer information during one of the three breaches, the threat actors completed an undisclosed number of unauthorized port-outs.” Every breach is different, so check with the vendor to find out what’s happened and follow any specific advice they offer.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 21, 2023

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has notified its fans they may be affected by a data breach in a third-party service the organization uses. In January of 2023, Mailchimp fell victim for the second time in a year to a social engineering attack. Change your password. Check the vendor's advice.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. As it happens, Plex announced its own data breach one day before LastPass disclosed its initial August intrusion.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Finally, employees should have all the tools necessary for safe remote work, such as VPN subscriptions, password managers, and devices equipped with multi-factor authentication. According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , 82 percent of breaches over the preceding year involved a human element.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

has released more information on a recent breach. In a data breach notification , the company didn’t say what type of cyberattack caused the compromise of customer data, calling it a rather non-descriptive “External system breach (hacking).” million homeowners may be affected by the data breach.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

During the data breach the attackers were able to access 35.8 million customers’ usernames and hashed passwords. On October 25, 2023, Xfinity discovered suspicious activity and subsequently determined that between October 16 and 19 unauthorized access to its internal systems occured. Change your password.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance. A graphic depicting how 0ktapus leveraged one victim to attack another. According to an Aug.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 22, 2024

USDoD is also believed to be involved in a breach at TransUnion , the data of which was (partly) dumped in September, 2023. Protecting yourself from a data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023 , and the number one threat for consumers is… identity theft. The report states: “For consumers, the issue of data leaks was prominent in the reporting period (2023). Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The FBI is investigating a data breach where cybercriminals were able to steal patients’ records from a Las Vegas plastic surgeon’s office, and then post the details online which included nude photos. The practice sent a letter to patients in March and April notifying them of the breach. “On Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 6, 2024

Allegedly the customer data includes: Names Email addresses Phone numbers Physical address Orders Loyalty and gas card numbers Sales history The data set allegedly also includes information about 358,000 employees and candidates—which is a lot more than are currently employed by Advance Auto Parts (69,000 in 2023).

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Healthcare company Norton says a May breach led to the theft of data of around 2.5 In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Friday, Norton said that on May 9, 2023, it discovered an “external system breach.” They also filed a SEC complaint about one of their victims for failing to disclose a breach.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Password manager 1Password says it’s been affected by a breach at Okta , but it reports no user data has been stolen. In the early morning hours of Friday, September 29, 2023 an unknown actor used the same Okta session that was used to create the HAR file to access the Okta administrative portal.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023. DigitalOcean severs ties with Mailchimp after that incident , which briefly prevented the hosting firm from communicating with its customers or processing password reset requests. ” SEPTEMBER. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Okta says it found that from September 28 to October 17, 2023 an attacker had unauthorized access to files inside Okta’s customer support system associated with 134 Okta customers. Data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

Cerebral has agreed to an order that will restrict how the company can use or disclose sensitive consumer data, as well as require it to provide consumers with a simple way to cancel services. Protecting yourself from a data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Ohio History Connection (OHC) has posted a breach notification in which it discloses that a ransomware attack successfully encrypted internal data servers. During the attack, the cybercriminals may have had access to names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of current and former OHC employees (from 2009 to 2023).

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Webroot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 3,205 data compromises in 2023. A data compromise can consist of any of the following: Data breach : Unauthorized access to your confidential information (i.e. That’s a 20% increase over the previous year.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sensitive information like the data kept by healthcare organizations obviously increases the amount of leverage for the ransomware group, and despite some gangs promising not to attack healthcare, most of them show no such conscience. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2023

On March 15, 2023 US law enforcement arrested a man from New York who was accused of being the administrator of BreachForums , a well-known and probably the largest Dark Web marketplace for stolen data to be leaked and sold. But on Tuesday March 21, 2023 this new administrator announced the decision to shut BreachForums down.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Certain risks may expose critical infrastructure to cyberattacks, enabling malicious actors to gain unauthorized access to critical business information and potentially causing large-scale data breaches. In fact, IBM's 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report found that 82% of data breaches involved data stored in the cloud.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

More at: [link] #cybersecurity #InfoSec #VulnerabilityManagement pic.twitter.com/hNwDHFaPtt — CISA Cyber (@CISACyber) March 10, 2023 “This issue allowed an attacker with access to the server administrator’s Plex account to upload a malicious file via the Camera Upload feature and have the media server execute it.

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

In our previous privacy predictions piece , we outlined trends for 2023. We have not seen any spikes in demand for privacy insurance by individuals in 2023. However, the insurers often include data breach risks into personal cyberinsurance policies. In 2023, we did not see any significant changes in tracker distribution.

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Responsible Cyber

MARCH 2, 2025

Poorly managed subscriptions can open the door to cyber threats, data breaches, and financial risks. Lets dive into why subscription management matters, how it intersects with cybersecurity, and how you can protect yourself or your business in this ever-evolving landscape. Solution : Regularly audit your subscriptions.

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SecureList

JUNE 25, 2024

The cost of data breaches can cripple operations, making preventive measures essential. For example, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre reports that around 50% of SMBs in the UK are likely to experience a cybersecurity breach annually. This is a growing tendency that continues to pose a challenge for businesses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Back in November 2022 you may have heard that the password manager company LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers had stolen password vaults containing data for more than 25 million users. Looking for the 2023 Hive Systems Password Table? But not so fast my friend - it’s more complex than that.

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