Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It happens all the time: Organizations get hacked because there isn’t an obvious way for security researchers to let them know about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. There may be another good reason for consolidating security contact and vulnerability reporting information in one, predictable place.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If this is real, can some reporter write about it? We see this same situation with sharing contact lists with apps on smartphones. Has this happened to anyone else, or was this user error of some sort? Not that “user error” is a good justification.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 25, 2024

Skater brand Vans emailed customers last week to tell them about a recent “data incident.” Vans says there’s no evidence suggesting any actual impact on any individual consumer whose personal data were part of the affected data set, but it does warn about phishing and fraud attempts which could lead to identity theft. Take your time.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The meltdown comes less than two weeks after Twitter laid off about half of its workers , roughly 3,700 people. But users have been self-reporting issues on Twitter since the weekend, and WIRED confirmed that on at least some accounts, authentication texts are hours delayed or not coming at all.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 23, 2022

Twilio was hacked earlier this month, and the phone numbers of 1,900 Signal users were exposed : Here’s what our users need to know: All users can rest assured that their message history, contact lists, profile information, whom they’d blocked, and other personal data remain private and secure and were not affected.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 23, 2024

The attack on Change Healthcare, which processes about 50% of US medical claims, was one of the worst ransomware attacks against American healthcare and caused widespread disruption in payments to doctors and health facilities. The chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, Andrew Witty, is expected to testify in Congress in May about the matter.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. InfraGard , a program run by the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

Check your online accounts immediately if you receive a notification about unusual activity. Contact the account provider if you find you no longer have access yourself. If you notice irregular transactions, contact your bank to have your account blocked and avoid further fraud.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

That’s nice for the advertisers, but the combined information of all these pixels potentially provides a company with an almost complete picture of your browsing behavior and a lot of information about you. Many organizations are unclear about how much information the social media companies behind the tracking pixels can gather.

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Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Before you give to a charity that is soliciting donations but about which which you know very little, confirm the entity’s worthiness with the Better Business Bureau, Charity Navigator, or another legitimate charity information service. Do not open the door for door-to-door solicitors. Opening the door for strangers is dangerous.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 29, 2023

Unfortunately, the Mayor of Augusta has lost contact with the gang, as they have chosen to conceal their whereabouts, suspecting that they might be tracked by law enforcement soon. The Mayor of Augusta has not yet confirmed that the gang behind the incident is BlackByte and is unsure about the timeframe for data recovery.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 22, 2024

At first sight there doesn’t seem to be much that is illegal about it. To get this amount of data the platform gathered information from 14,201 servers about 627,914,396 users. For a search of information about a specific user, all you need is their Discord User-ID and some cryptocurrency. A credit costs $0.01

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

The UK’s Metropolitan Police (“The Met”), which spearheaded the operation, says it has already contacted the criminals who used the site : Shortly after the platform was disrupted, 800 users received a message telling them we know who they are and what they’ve been doing.

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Microsoft Copilot introduces potential privacy risks as it can have full access to your organization's documents, email, contacts, chats, and calendar. Learn more from Varonis about Microsoft Copilot's security model works and the privacy risks associated with using it. [.]

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Shortly after such messages appeared, the AICD, in order to protect attendees, cancelled the event, and contacted local law enforcement. million customers; the hacker has even offered to show the stolen data pertaining to 100 customers as evidence of their successfully having breached the company.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims who didn’t pay, LockBit’s victim shaming website now offers free recovery tools, as well as news about arrests and criminal charges involving LockBit affiliates. This prompted several XSS members to start posting memes taunting the group about the security failure.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Previously, the government of Beijing was interested in information about the ‘five poisons’ (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Falun Gong) as well as Lithuania’s role in the EU and NATO. A report released by Lithuanian security services has cautioned that China has intensified espionage activities targeting Lithuania.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Chinese government sent two spies to extract information about the U.S. But they didn’t expect their contact to be a double agent. case against Huawei. The post Chinese Huawei ‘Spies’ Charged — FBI is Mad as Hell appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Cybernews contacted the company for an official comment but received no reply at the time of writing. Launched nine years ago, the New York-based platform has publicly raised $56.5 million in funding and operates in over 20 cities in the US.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In what seems to be a typical supply chain attack, ALPHV aka BlackCat are now threatening some Tipalti customers, including Roblox and Twitch: “We are systematically reaching out to affected clients of Tipalti, the first batch (consisting of organizations with the most data exfiltrated), have been sent communications requesting initial contact.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

Stolen files contained medical records and personal information, including names, dates of birth, contact information, general health information, information regarding medical treatment, social security numbers and/or employment records. The organization set up a contact center to respond to any questions.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 10, 2024

Some of the domains registered recently and ending in “twitter.com” currently do not resolve and contain no useful contact information in their registration records. Those include firefotwitter[.]com com (firefox.com), ngintwitter[.]com com (nginx.com), and webetwitter[.]com com (webex.com).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We’ve previously talked about the dangers of data brokers that, by trading and buying, are accumulating massive troves of personal data. In many cases, there isn’t even that much that they could have done about it. The thieves may contact you posing as the vendor. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 3, 2024

Luna HSMs FIPS 140-3 Validation sparsh Wed, 04/03/2024 - 07:52 FIPS 140-3 and You, Part Two Awhile back, we shared that Thales Luna HSMs were about to kick-off the process of moving towards Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3 Level 3, the newest security standard to accredit cryptographic modules.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

These details could be highly valuable to cyberespionage groups that are laser-focused on specific targets, such as network administrators and their circle of contacts. Acquiring information about their personal emails could lead to more sophisticated campaigns and enhance the likelihood of successful reconnaissance.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s not surprising that those messages would raise the alarm amongst Amazon’s customers, but thankfully the security alert is nothing to worry about. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, and customers with questions about their account are welcome to contact customer service.

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The Hacker News

JULY 5, 2023

The development was reported by the Irish Independent, which said the watchdog has been in contact with the social media giant about the new product and confirmed the release won't extend to the E.U. "at

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Norton says it told law enforcement about the attack and confirmed it did not pay any ransom payment. They also filed a SEC complaint about one of their victims for failing to disclose a breach. Our podcast host David Ruiz talked to ransomware expert Allan Liska about the why of the SEC complaint. Watch out for fake vendors.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The researcher contacted the company about the leak, and the misconfiguration was promptly fixed. The leak was caused by a misconfiguration on MongoDB, a document-oriented database platform, that left TuneFab’s data passwordless and publicly accessible. Total exposure time was no longer than 24 hours.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

How to Contact IdentityIQ Customer Service IdentityIQ In our digitally connected world, the security of your personal information and credit has never been more critical. Here’s how to contact IdentityIQ customer service team, what to expect from them, and a list of some of the ways our expert team maximizes your IdentityIQ experience.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Are you having trouble finding more information about the company online, or does the recruiter’s email address not match the company name? Did they contact you before you contacted them? Scammers post or contact you about offers that are too good to be true, in the hopes of luring victims. Only email?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The development team behind the Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin discloses an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Jinson Varghese Behanan from Astra Security discovered an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the popular Contact Form 7 WordPress vulnerability. “Contact Form 7 5.3.2 has been released.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 4, 2023

of 23andMe’s users, which is about 14,000 of its 14 million customers. With the breached accounts at their disposal, the attacker used 23andMe’s opt-in DNA Relatives (DNAR) feature—which matches users with their genetic relatives—to access information about millions of other users. million additional DNA Relative participants.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2023

All the ministers and government employees working in the UK were issued a warning when their official contact details were publicly available online until March 2020. The post Data Security Threat to UK Government Ministers and Civil Servants appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2024

In practice, fake insurance operators contact victims through calls, messages, or sponsorships on social networks, offering policies at advantageous prices. After the first contact via instant messaging channels, further documents are then requested and a quote is provided.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 27, 2022

You’ve heard about ransomware, where attackers lock up your files and demand a payment for the decryption key. You may also have heard about ransomware attackers not only locking up your files, but also threatening to release the stolen data in an attempt to get you to pay up. Personal contact. Enlist insiders.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The team discovered the publicly facing MongoDB server on November 6th and contacted the app’s developers but received no reply. We reached out to NJ Technologies for comment but have yet to receive a reply. Sample of the leaked data. However, the instance has been closed off since.

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