CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

From now on, all WhatsApp backups will be protected by a password enabled encryption method offering an extra layer of security protection to users from spying eyes. Therefore, all those backups stored on iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox will now on be password protected. More specific details will be published shortly!

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

[no description provided] Access to an account is access to an account. A lot of systems talk about "backup" authentication, but make that backup authentication available at all times. Delegated Account Recovery helps people and businesses recover their accounts using the services that they trust.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

A critical security vulnerability in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager could allow threat actors to bypass authentication. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-29849 (CVSS score: 9.8), in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager could allow attackers to bypass authentication. ” reads the advisory published by the vendor.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

Facebook says the data was collected before 2020 when it changed things to prevent such information from being scraped from profiles. To my mind, this just reinforces the need to remove mobile phone numbers from all of your online accounts wherever feasible. billion active monthly users. According to a Jan. Image: @UnderTheBreach.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) is a management and monitoring solution designed for service providers offering backup, disaster recovery, and cloud services. that could be exploited to leak an NTLM hash of the VSPC server service account and delete files on the VSPC server machine. ” reads the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

Westend Dental agreed to settle several violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in a penalty of $350,000. This ransomware is known for employing double extortion tactics, which means they encrypt victims’ data while also threatening to release sensitive information unless a ransom is paid.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Sophos reports ransomware operators are exploiting a critical code execution flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication. Sophos researchers warn that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware. reads the advisory.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 4, 2021

You would think that ExaGrid, a backup appliance and anti-ransomware service might know how to avoid ransomware, but it was hit. . million for the decryption of 800GB of “important information.” . Monitor networks and accounts: Unusual activity may be a sign that a cyberattack is underway. Their original terms were $7.5

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2025

Source: Daryna Antoniuk’s X account “The online systems of Ukrzaliznytsia suffered a large-scale targeted cyberattack. “The key objective of the enemy was not achieved: train movement is stable, running on time without delays, and all operational processes are running in backup mode. .”

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In a stunning blow to the city’s cybersecurity defenses, Columbus, Ohio, recently became the target of a massive cyberattack that exposed over half a million residents’ sensitive information. This data reportedly includes everything from names and addresses to Social Security numbers and bank account details. With over 6.5

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Phishing In phishing scams, cybercriminals trick people and businesses into handing over sensitive information like credit card numbers or login details for vital online accounts. Lured in by similar color schemes, company logos, and familiar layouts, victims log in to their account by entering their username and password.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Last August, LastPass reported a security breach, saying that no customer information—or passwords—were compromised.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure. Millions of customers were put at risk when their social security numbers, phone numbers, and other sensitive personal information were leaked.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

That access allowed the hackers to steal authentication tokens from some Okta customers, which the attackers could then use to make changes to customer accounts, such as adding or modifying authorized users. ” Okta said that for nearly 97 percent of users, the only contact information exposed was full name and email address.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. account and share the experience here. account). Unfortunately, clicking that link brought up prompts to re-upload all of the information I’d already supplied, and then some. Some 27 states already use ID.me

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

They sent me a file with 207k scraped records and a URL that looked like this: [link] But they didn't send me my account, in fact I didn't even have an account at the time and if I'm honest, I had to go and look up exactly what Spoutible was. And the 2FA backup code? nZNQcqsEYki", Oh wow!

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 26, 2020

Schools and companies should consider the following: Set up accounts with competing services: While Zoom holds a dominant position, it is by no means the only video conferencing platform for meetings or for education. Consider researching the alternatives to Zoom to have a backup service in place if there’s another outage.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Then think about all the content that you share on these devices every day; much of it likely contains sensitive or critical information that, in the wrong hands, could lead to serious damage with long-lasting impact. Protect your privacy in your online activities Sharing information has become commonplace in our digital lives.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Venus indicated it recently had success with a method that involves carefully editing one or more email inbox files at a victim firm — to insert messages discussing plans to trade large volumes of the company’s stock based on non-public information. “One of my clients did it, I don’t know how. ” . ”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” To wit: “There is huge insider information on the companies which we target, including information if there are tape drives and clouds (for example, Datto that is built to last, etc.),

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

Ten years ago, I could have given you all sorts of advice about using encryption, not sending information over email, securing your web connections, and a host of other things­ -- but most of that doesn't matter anymore. Cybercriminals have your credit card information. They have your address and phone number.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Lumma stealer: Designed to harvest personal information and sensitive data from infected devices. Legitimate companies rarely ask users to run scripts or share sensitive information via email. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA): Implementing MFA adds layer of security to your accounts.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2019

A great many iNSYNQ’s customers are accountants, and when the company took its network offline on July 16 in response to the ransomware outbreak, some of those customers took to social media to complain that iNSYNQ was stonewalling them. So we had to treat the backups similarly to how we were treating the primary systems.”

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

However, none of Babam’s posts on Exploit include any personal information or clues about his identity. That information shows that Babam joined Verified using the email address “ operns@gmail.com.” The username associated with that account was “ bo3dom.” com back in 2011, and sanjulianhotels[.]com

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Don’t re-use passwords: Yes, keeping track of passwords for all of your accounts can be a chore, but using the same password means that one breached account can be used to others that use the same user credentials. Always check your credit for new accounts or unusual activity. It’s not worth the risk.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

“Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. ru –the username promoting Truniger’s contact information was Semen7907. was also used to register an account at the online game stalker[.]so ru, the very same account Truniger used to recruit hackers for the Snatch Ransomware group back in 2018.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 16, 2021

Lucky225 showed how anyone could do the same after creating an account at a service called Sakari , a company that helps celebrities and businesses do SMS marketing and mass messaging. From there, the attacker can reset the password of any account which uses that phone number for password reset links. .”

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Financial information is one of the most frequently targeted areas, so it’s crucial your cybersecurity policies start with your finance team. For example, your accounting technology should have features that work to protect your data, like internal controls, multi-factor authentication, or an audit trail that documents change to your data.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The exposed database, containing more than 17 billion records, has raised concerns about the security of sensitive healthcare provider information and negotiated rates for medical procedures. Fortunately, this database did not contain any customer or patient information. terabytes of data.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

25, 2023— DataPivot Technologies , a prominent provider of Data Center, Cloud and Data Protection Solutions, understands that healthcare providers today are scrambling to solve complex clinical, operational and patient data backup & recovery challenges. North Andover, Mass.,

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. .” You’re all set.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

That transaction included credentials to a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) account apparently set up by a Gunnebo Group employee who wished to access the company’s internal network remotely. Five months later, Gunnebo disclosed it had suffered a cyber attack targeting its IT systems that forced the shutdown of internal servers. .”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2024

They say the only backup you ever regret is the one you didn’t make. Starting in Windows 10, the operating system (OS) now comes with a built-in tool to back up your files, themes, some settings, many of your installed apps, and your Wi-Fi information. Select Sign in with a Microsoft account instead.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our fifth Threat Horizons Report ( full version ) that we just released ( the official blog for #1 report , my unofficial blogs for #2 , #3 and #4 ). Now, go and read the report!

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Google Security

APRIL 24, 2023

Christiaan Brand, Group Product Manager We are excited to announce an update to Google Authenticator , across both iOS and Android, which adds the ability to safely backup your one-time codes (also known as one-time passwords or OTPs) to your Google Account. It’s also the primary entry point for risks, making it important to protect.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

that their information technology systems had been infiltrated by hackers who specialize in deploying ransomware. My call was transferred to no fewer than three different people, none of whom seemed eager to act on the information. In late May, KrebsOnSecurity alerted numerous officials in Florence, Ala. Image: Crowdstrike.

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