Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The machine had full disk encryption and it's not known whether the thief was ever actually able to access the data. Is this a data breach? So, someone did that 167 million times, dumped the data and shared it on a popular hacking forum. Not hacked: Gravatar was not hacked.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2020

The hackers gained access to Blue Bear , a cloud school accounting software customized especially for K-12 schools and districts to help manage and simplify schools’ activity fund accounting. ” reads the notice of data breach. SecurityAffairs – Active Network, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Software Social Engineering Accountability 58

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In 2013, Kurittu worked on investigation involving Kivimaki’s use of the Zbot botnet, among other activities Kivimaki engaged in as a member of the hacker group Hack the Planet. A Twitter account by that name was verified by Kivimaki’s attorney as his, and through that account he denied being involved in the Vastaamo extortion.

Data breaches 204

Data breaches Cybercrime Telecommunications Accountability 204

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The database included the personally identifiable information of Blink Mobility customers and administrators, including: Phone number Email address Encrypted password Registration date Device info and device token Details on subscription and rented vehicles (license plate, VIN, booking start and end location, etc.)

Mobile 104

Mobile Identity Theft Passwords Phishing 104

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Personal and payment card information of 380,000 British Airways customers were stolen by attackers, stolen data did not include travel or passport details. British Airways was hacked, customer personal and payment card information of 380,000 were stolen by attackers, the stolen data did not include travel or passport details.

Hacking 51

Hacking Data breaches Advertising Banking 51

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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Authentication Small Business Password Management Passwords 75

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2023

It’s like a “how-to” book for the software. The team discovered that the DepositFiles config file contained highly sensitive information such as credentials for multiple databases, email credentials, and payment system credentials, as well as credentials for social media accounts. What DepositFiles data was exposed?

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Data breaches VPN Media Passwords 90

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Google rolled out emergency fixes to address actively exploited Chrome zero-day Samsung discloses a second data breach this year The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor. users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

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Data breaches Malware Surveillance Ransomware 67

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.” 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 326

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2020

Here’s a look at the havoc that lag has wrought, as seen through the purchasing patterns at one of the underground’s biggest stolen card shops that was hacked last year. In October 2019, someone hacked BriansClub , a popular stolen card bazaar that uses this author’s likeness and name in its marketing. Source: NYU.

Accountability 343

Accountability Retail Banking Hacking 343

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an adaptive phishing campaign, attackers gather specific information about victims through various sources, such as social media, public websites, and previous data breaches. This data is then used to tailor attacks, making them more convincing and harder to detect. This would prevent e-mails from being sent and received.

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Phishing Education Social Engineering Media 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2021

According to a report published by researchers at PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps. In a report published on the 16 th of March by PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Travel Apps).

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Data breaches Encryption Hacking Healthcare 103

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Several large companies were hacked in the first half of September. In the IHG hack, a couple from Vietnam claimed they were attempting to deploy ransomware on the network. IHG’s booking sites and apps were unavailable for several days as a result. Category News, Social Engineering. Risk Level. The common theme?

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Social Engineering Authentication Engineering Phishing 105

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. bank accounts. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion.

Cybercrime 214

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 214

Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Facebook Is an Open Book. Once the number has been transferred, the criminal has control of any accounts that are identified by caller ID (including many financial institutions) as well as any accounts protected by two-factor authentication. Monitor your accounts. What You Can Do. 5 above.

Scams 197

Scams Accountability Financial Services Insurance 197

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This is a story about a massive corpus of data circulating widely within the hacking community and misattributed to a legitimate organisation. That organisation is Acxiom , and their business hinges on providing their customers with data on their customers. Welcome to my world. This made massive news headlines until.

Data breaches 269

Data breaches Data privacy Hacking InfoSec 269

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

GST Invoice Billing Inventory, a business accounting app for small and medium businesses with over 1M downloads has left a database open, exposing sensitive personal and corporate data up for grabs. For the consumer, this can be an ongoing disaster over a long period of time, depending on what data was stolen.

Penetration Testing 99

Penetration Testing Accountability Ransomware Banking 99

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

First launched in 2004 and updated most recently in 2018, the PCI Data Security (PCI DSS) standard is continually updated to reflect the evolving challenges of the cyberthreat landscape. is clearly failing to protect cardholder account details effectively in today’s environment. Protect stored account data. and PCI v4.0:

Antivirus 138

Antivirus Retail Software Accountability 138

Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you have doubts, check it out–go directly to your account or to the source, which you should always independently verify, if the communication refers to anything service or finance related. Missing Data. While you may have your book series in hand, do you have candles and matches or a lighter or both?

Passwords 245

Passwords Phishing Password Management Accountability 245

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

New Google bug bounty allows reporting the abuses of Google API, Chrome, and Android user data. Flight booking platform Option Way exposes customer and internal data. One million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold online. USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack. Crooks stole €1.5

IoT 74

IoT Data breaches DNS Advertising 74

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Call it targeted Ransomware. · Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Advertising Antivirus Hacking 53

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Stories like the recent Facebook hack , the Equifax hack and the hacking of government agencies are remarkable for how unremarkable they really are. The risks are about to get worse, because computers are being embedded into physical devices and will affect lives, not just our data.

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Government Internet Internet Marketing 225

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

At least a dozen patriotic Russian hacking groups have been launching DDoS attacks since the start of the war at a variety of targets seen as opposed to Moscow. But by all accounts, few attacks from those gangs have come close to the amount of firepower wielded by a pro-Russia group calling itself “ NoName057(16).”

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DDOS Internet Internet Government 273

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · GAO report reveals new Pentagon weapon systems vulnerable to hack. · Group-IB: $49.4 The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

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Data breaches Advertising Surveillance Hacking 52

BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Target the human, swipe the cash: Verizon DBIR 2023 highlights crime trends Manage the human risk and mind your money: those are two key takeaways from Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report. It said the criminals often take over victims’ accounts and empty them of funds.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Data breaches Scams DDOS 52

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2019

In September 2018, personal and payment card information of British Airways customers were stolen by attackers, stolen data did not include travel or passport details. The hackers compromised the official website (ba.com) and British Airways mobile app between August 21 and September 5 and stole data of customers that booked a flight.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Advertising Hacking Mobile 69

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Data breaches IoT Advertising Banking 58

Troy Hunt

APRIL 12, 2021

This post has been brewing for a while, but the catalyst finally came after someone (I'll refer to him as Jimmy) recently emailed me regarding the LOQBOX data breach from 2020. The data never began circling within the usual hacking groups, it never turned up publicly and thus never appeared in Have I Been Pwned (HIBP).

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Data breaches Phishing Scams Advertising 347

Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

For instance, research by the National Cyber Security Centre shows that there has been a rise in COVID-19 related cyber attacks over the past year, with more than one in four UK hacks being related to the pandemic. Humans are often the weakest link in cybersecurity, with 90% of data breaches occurring due to human error.

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Cybersecurity DNS Education Security Awareness 140

Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In today’s digital age, the threat of data breaches is a constant concern. Therefore, it is crucial to understand what hackers are planning to do with your data and take proactive measures to protect it. The main point is money is a big motivation to steal data. Which threat actors would like to obtain which data?

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Penetration Testing Passwords Backups 52

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites available for sale on the dark web. Coffee Meets Bagel dating app confirms data breach. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

Advertising 68

Advertising Antivirus Malware Backups 68

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. billion records exposed in 2,308 disclosed data breaches in H1. · Marap modular downloader opens the doors to further attacks. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount. Kindle Edition.

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Data breaches DNS Advertising Hacking 45

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

It can be challenging for defences to distinguish between insider threats and regular user activity since insider threats employ genuine accounts, passwords, and IT technologies. The business frequently has security policies created to safeguard its personnel and data. Overall, insider threats are becoming a more significant threat.

Social Engineering 84

Social Engineering Risk Technology Cybersecurity 84

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites. One of the hackers behind EtherDelta hack also involved in TalkTalk hack. Once again thank you!

Adware 51

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 51

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Health data and patient data in the U.S. States also differ on other data privacy and IT security compliance laws. In the U.S.,

Data privacy 145

Data privacy Encryption Data breaches Insurance 145

Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2019

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Cranes, drills and other industrial machines exposed to hack by RF protocols. Critical bug in Amadeus flight booking system affects 141 airlines. I swiped right, Viewing sensitive data cached in your Safari browser.

Advertising 62

Advertising Ransomware Passwords Malware 62

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Blur data leak potentially exposed data of 2.4 Dark Overlord hacking crew publishes first batch of confidential 9/11 files. Australian Early Warning Network hacked and used to send fake alerts. 20% discount.

DNS 54

DNS Advertising Manufacturing Hacking 54