Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

In August 2021, the group asked $1 million for the entire database, or $200,000 for access, according to the RestorePrivacy website that examined a sample that appears authentic. “To the best of our knowledge, personal financial information and call history were not included. reads the RestorePrivacy website.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The file contained credentials for various business accounts throughout India, including 19 other dealerships, logins to the platform to send marketing-related SMS, tokens, and API keys that give access to internal systems and their own WhatsApp account. Cybernews has no information on how the companies are connected.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

IdentityIQ The traditional method of safeguarding our accounts with passwords is facing growing challenges. You may have heard that passkeys are an emerging method to secure our accounts and devices in the digital age. Passkeys use biometric verification to confirm your identity and unlock your account or device.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

The leaked records include Clubhouse user IDs, names, usernames, Twitter handles, Instagram handles, number of followers, number of people followed by the users, accounts’ creation date, and invited by user profile names. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all your online accounts. photo URLs.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Researchers uncovered a possible credential stuffing campaign that is targeting Spotify accounts using a database of 380 million login credentials. Security experts from vpnMentor have uncovered a possible credential stuffing operation that affected some Spotify accounts. ” reads the post published by vpnMentor.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2022

The company will take the following measures to prevent similar incidents in the future: Adding two-factor authentication requirements for all internal devices; Utilizing end-point detection and response tools to provide greater network visibility and threat mitigation; Migrating to a different payment system. ” concludes the letter.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Two former college graduates are in a lot of trouble after breaking into other students’ accounts and stealing sensitive personal data. A man from New York has pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of computer intrusion causing damage. What happened? Many of the images were then shared.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Cybernews research team discovered that Strendus, a Mexican-licensed online casino, had left public access to 85GB of its authentication logs, with hundreds of thousands of entries containing private gamblers’ data. The data was likely compromised by unauthorized actors. Amount of leaked data.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Whether or not you’ve heard the term “doxxing” before, you’re probably familiar with the problem it names: collecting personal information about someone online to track down and reveal their real-life identity. The motivations for doxxing are many, and mostly malicious: for some doxxers, the goal in tracking someone is identity theft.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

The exposure of emails and passwords is dangerous, as malicious actors could use them for credential stuffing to try to access other accounts the victim might be using. One of them is identity theft. Additionally, criminals could use the data to apply for loans or credit cards in the name of the affected individuals.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While some are harmless API keys, others could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, or identity theft, the latest Cybernews research reveals. The Docker Hub store has at least 5,493 container images that contain secrets and could be considered as exposing sensitive information. of total secrets, or 51,038.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

“CMG is not aware of any cases of identity theft, fraud, or financial losses to individuals stemming from this incident.” “CMG takes the protection of personal information seriously and is committed to answering any questions that your office may have.” ” continues the notification.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

As no authentication was required, anybody could access all of the student’s personal information needed to apply to universities. Image by Cybernews A malicious actor could have exploited the leaked personal data to commit identity theft and fraud. Application form.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

In response to this incident, Broward Health is taking steps to prevent similar security breaches in the future. The company forced a password reset and is implementing multifactor authentication for all users of its systems. ” continues the letter. . ” continues the letter. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

For the tool to function, the operator must input a list of compromised email accounts to be scanned. It’s noteworthy that most of the victim accounts identified were predominantly from the U.K. and various EU countries, including but not limited to Spain, France, Poland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, among others. website.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones. Unfortunately stolen data are already available for sale on the dark web, security researchers at CloudSEK reported. The experts found a post advertising information of roughly 3.4

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Researchers warn that such data leaks are hazardous as they might help threat actors craft targeted phishing campaigns, assist in forgery and identity theft, and trick companies into making payments. The discovered database was not protected by authentication. Treasure trove of data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

FBS user ID FBS account creation date Unencrypted passwords encoded in base64 Password reset links Login history Loyalty data including loyalty level, level points, prize points, total money deposited, active days, active clients, points earned and points spent. A German User’s Account. An Australian User’s Account.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

Particularly determined attackers can combine information found in the leaked files with other data breaches in order to create detailed profiles of their potential victims. Change the password of your LinkedIn and email accounts. Consider using a password manager to create strong passwords and store them securely. Next steps.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Most organizations use databases to store sensitive information. This includes passwords, usernames, document scans, health records, bank account and credit card details, as well as other essential data, all easily searchable and conveniently stored in one place.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Here are some examples of how potential attackers can use the data found in the unsecured Amazon S3 bucket against the owners of the exposed email addresses: Spamming 350 million email IDs Carrying out phishing attacks Brute-forcing the passwords of the email accounts. Change your passwords approximately every 30 days. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Millions of customers of large businesses have been left vulnerable to identity theft, thanks to a security flaw that exposes their personal data to illicit download. Though the IDV process that uses the front-end token affects users during the application process, the tweet did not mention the security flaw.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Malicious apps with such permissions could spy on users, capture sensitive information, or record audio and video without consent. Cybernews has the story.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We discovered the Snewpit bucket on September 24 and immediately reached out to the company in order to help secure the bucket. The Snewpit team responded within minutes and secured the files containing user records on the same day. The Snewpit team responded within minutes and secured the files containing user records on the same day.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

It is currently unknown for how long the data was left unprotected, and we assume that anyone who knew what to look for could have accessed the data bucket without needing any kind of authentication during the unspecified exposure period. You can reach him via email or find him on Twitter giggling at jokes posted by parody accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed to improve security without hindering user convenience.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

A pentest should not be conducted if the receiver’s identity is not predictable with high confidence. Social media accounts associated only with personal, non-business usage. While the pandemic has potentially changed our lives for a very long time, information security must continue to address risks and threats to the business.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Along with clearly outlining all key players’ roles and responsibilities, your incident response plan should account for any potential threats and vulnerabilities within your network. These could include relatively minor attacks such as website defacements or more severe breaches that lead to a loss of customer and employee information.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Microsoft is already providing passwordless features to Azure Active Directory, and for Google, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become mandatory. While big tech phases in new authentication solutions, Dashlane — a password manager used by more than 20,000 companies and more than 15 million users — made a full switch.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

Consequently, the need to know and understand information security at this level is an increasing requirement for privacy professionals. The idea of this series is to present some of the key concepts and frameworks in information security and highlight areas of intersection with privacy and data protection.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

The emails are designed in a way that it appears to be authentic or belonging from a real business or authoritative source. People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide confidential details like passwords and bank information in their negligence. Use Two Factor Authentication. Tips to Prevent Phishing.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

” “It would be possible, on detailed examination of video, to compromise elements of operational security,” agreed Mike Hamilton, co-founder and chief information security officer of CI Security and former Seattle CISO. That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

“We have been storing these types of documents in a secure private drive, not in AWS. Storing anything on a publicly accessible server without any kind of authentication process in place is dangerous, which is a lesson many organizations still tend to learn the hard way. Disclosure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Minichillo, Keyavi’s chief information security officer and VP of cyber threat & intelligence. More than a third of Americans admit to sharing their password with others, while a majority use the same login for more than one account, according to Security.org. Both practices can seriously compromise online security.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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