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Uber responding to “cybersecurity incident” following reports of significant data breach

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Ride-hailing giant Uber has confirmed that it is responding to a cybersecurity incident as reports emerge that the firm has suffered a significant network data breach forcing it to shut down several internal communications and engineering systems. Attacker announces Uber breach through compromised Slack account.

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Credential stuffing explained: How to prevent, detect, and defend against it

CSO Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

Credential stuffing is the automated use of collected usernames and passwords to gain fraudulent access to user accounts. Billions of login credentials have landed in the hands of hackers over the past several years as a result of data breaches. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

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4 ways cybercriminals hide credential stuffing attacks

CSO Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

Credential stuffing is a cyberattack in which exposed usernames and passwords are used to gain fraudulent access to user accounts through large-scale, automated login requests. To read this article in full, please click here Attackers are asking: What does it look like to make a legitimate request? How can we emulate that?

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Stolen credentials increasingly empower the cybercrime underground

CSO Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Last year, 4,518 data breaches were reported," researchers from Flashpoint said in a new report. billion credentials and personal records, ranging from account and financial information to emails and Social Security numbers." To read this article in full, please click here Threat actors exposed or stole 22.62

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Cash App customer investment data hacked

CSO Magazine

APRIL 5, 2022

million past and present customers of its investment services, as names, brokerage portfolio values and account numbers were compromised in a data breach. To read this article in full, please click here In an SEC filing made on Monday, Cash App parent company Block, Inc., said that it was working to contact roughly 8.2

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Unpatched old vulnerabilities continue to be exploited: Report

CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

The report is based on Tenable Research team’s analysis of cybersecurity events, vulnerabilities and trends throughout 2022, including an analysis of 1,335 data breach incidents publicly disclosed between November 2021 and October 2022. billion records were exposed, which accounted for 257 terabytes of data.

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Uber links cyberattack to LAPSUS$, says sensitive user data remains protected

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The announcement came as the ride-hailing giant continues to investigate a network data breach that occurred on Thursday, September 15. In a security update published on Monday, September 19 , Uber wrote, “An Uber EXT contractor had their account compromised by an attacker. To read this article in full, please click here

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U.S. Federal Court breach reveals IT and security maturation issues

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

Department of Justice was investigating a recent data breach of the federal court system, which dated back to early 2020. The chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), described the breach as a “system security failure of the U.S. To read this article in full, please click here

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BrandPost: How Configuration Assessments Help Improve Cyber Defenses

CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) notes that vulnerabilities accounted for nearly 20% of hacking breaches. To read this article in full, please click here Systems need to be securely configured upon implementation and then assessed frequently to ensure they stay that way.

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Dashlane launches new Dark Web Insights tool, MFA authenticator app, small biz Starter plan

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

These include a new Dark Web Insights tool that provides a breakdown of compromised passwords, a standalone authenticator app for enabling account multi-factor authentication (MFA), and a low-cost starter plan for small businesses. Breached employee credentials on dark web pose significant threat to businesses.

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Safe Security debuts two free risk assessment tools for businesses

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2022

The cost calculator for cyberattacks takes into account general data—like revenue, number of employees, vertical, headquarters location and the types of records stores—to arrive at an “annual loss expectancy” figure, according to vice president of AI and cyber insurance at Safe Security, Pankaj Goyal.

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CISO’s Guide to Presenting Cybersecurity to Board Directors

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

In this article, I will share my advice on best practices that can help CISOs successfully raise awareness and secure the necessary support from their organization’s board. Regulatory and compliance considerations, including potential fines and penalties for non-compliance or data breaches.

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Notification no-nos: What to avoid when alerting customers of a breach

SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

Expectations around how corporate America responds to and communicates around data breaches has evolved significantly over the past two decades,” said T.J. When a data breach is discovered, the heat is on the IS/IT department(s) and, in many organizations, there is a culture of blame,” said Winick. Here is a sampling.

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A Clear and Present Need: Bolster Your Identity Security with Threat Detection and Response

Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“It took nearly 11 months (328 days) to identity and contain data breaches resulting from stolen or compromised credentials.” – IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2023 I recently came across a 2012 article from CSO Online , and realized that it has been more than 11 years since the phrase “Identity is the new perimeter” was coined!

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Equifax Makes Security Controls Framework Available to All for Free

SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

Equifax is sharing its Security Controls Framework to anyone who wants it as a pay-it-forward for lessons learned from its 2017 data breach in which attackers exfiltrated hundreds of millions of customer records from the credit reporting agency. "We into our security transformation.

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Uber responding to “cybersecurity incident” following reports of significant data breach

Credential stuffing explained: How to prevent, detect, and defend against it

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4 ways cybercriminals hide credential stuffing attacks

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Stolen credentials increasingly empower the cybercrime underground

Cash App customer investment data hacked

Unpatched old vulnerabilities continue to be exploited: Report

Uber links cyberattack to LAPSUS$, says sensitive user data remains protected

U.S. Federal Court breach reveals IT and security maturation issues

BrandPost: How Configuration Assessments Help Improve Cyber Defenses

Dashlane launches new Dark Web Insights tool, MFA authenticator app, small biz Starter plan

Safe Security debuts two free risk assessment tools for businesses

CISO’s Guide to Presenting Cybersecurity to Board Directors

Notification no-nos: What to avoid when alerting customers of a breach

A Clear and Present Need: Bolster Your Identity Security with Threat Detection and Response

Equifax Makes Security Controls Framework Available to All for Free

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