Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

A critical flaw in online flight ticket booking system developed by Amadeus could impact almost half of the fight travelers of 141 airlines around the world. While booking a flight with Israeli national carrier ELAL, he came across a significant security breach that allows anyone to access and change private information on flight bookings.”

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 27, 2023

Book a demo today. That segment is last up in this week's video and I do give fair warning just in case you're not in the best environment to be watching that part of the update. Viewer discretion advised! It's Zero Trust tailor-made for Okta.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2021

The researchers noticed that the “Send to Kindle” feature allows Kindle users to send e-books to their devices as email attachments, a behavior that could be potentially exploited for malicious purposes, for example sending a malicious e-book to potential victims. To my pleasant surprise, the e-book appeared on the device!

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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.

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Accountability Banking Retail Hacking 362

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This attack requires access to the MFP printer admin account and an already configured LDAP service. If patching isn’t possible, they should set a strong admin password, avoid using high-privilege Windows accounts for LDAP or SMB, and disable unauthenticated remote access.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

One of the oldest malware tricks in the book — hacked websites claiming visitors need to update their Web browser before they can view any content — has roared back to life in the past few months. Previously, the group had stored its malicious update files on Cloudflare, Guard.io

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Scams Malware Cryptocurrency Hacking 337

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 15, 2021

So, someone did that 167 million times, dumped the data and shared it on a popular hacking forum. Not hacked: Gravatar was not hacked. the Red Cross wasn't hacked either and that was clearly a data breach. the Red Cross wasn't hacked either and that was clearly a data breach.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The profile also linked to Mr. Lee’s Twitter/X account , which features the same profile image. Sure, Doug said, here’s my Calendly profile, book a time and we’ll do it then. “Some of our users are facing issues with our service,” the message read. “We are actively working on fixing these problems.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

That same email address also is tied to two forum accounts for a user with the handle “ O.R.Z.” user account — this one on Verified[.]ru Prior to that, akafitis@gmail.com was used as the email address for the account “ Fitis ,” which was active on Exploit between September 2006 and May 2007.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. Good passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, which means it’s impossible for a human to manage them on their own. Enable two-factor authentication on all critical accounts. Automatic Logins Using Lastpass.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Related: How ‘XDR’ defeats silos Now along comes a new book, Evading EDR: The Definitive Guide for Defeating Endpoint Detection Systems , by a red team expert, Matt Hand, that drills down a premier legacy security system that is in the midst of this transition: endpoint detection and response, EDR. Hand: I don’t believe so.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 5, 2025

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

KrebsOnSecurity last month interviewed a victim who recently saw more than three million dollars worth of cryptocurrency siphoned from his account. Still, Palant and others impacted by the 2022 breach at LastPass say their account security settings were never forcibly upgraded. “LastPass in my book is one step above snake-oil.

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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.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I have a new book coming out in February. It’s about hacking. A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back isn’t about hacking computer systems; it’s about hacking more general economic, political, and social systems. What sorts of system?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

“Account information of some of our Card Members, including some of your account information, may have been involved. ” The security breach occurred at a service provider that lets customers book flights, hotels and other reservations using an online portal. .”

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

The Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords in response to hacking attempts against some of its users. The Pokemon Company announced it had reset the passwords for some accounts after it had detected hacking attempts, Techcrunch first reported. of the the targeted accounts were compromised.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The men — a former Russian cyber intelligence official and an executive at Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab — were reportedly prosecuted for their part in an investigation into Pavel Vrublevsky , a convicted cybercriminal who ran one of the world’s biggest spam networks and was a major focus of my 2014 book, Spam Nation.

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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. You go online and you can’t access your cloud account, or you can’t find data stored on a device or in a specific service.

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Passwords Phishing Password Management Accountability 245

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers, SitePoint discloses a data breach that impacted 1M users. SitePoint is an Australian-based website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SitePoint). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Passwords Cybercrime Accountability 131

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.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 23, 2018

21, booked an Uber to pick them up at Woody’s condominium in Mandaluyong City, and when the driver arrived the two men stuffed a large box into the trunk of the vehicle. Both are pictured in the first of the three large photos below, taken from Woody’s Instagram account. Image: Manila Police Dept.

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Internet Internet Government Accountability 275

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2024

“This is an opportune moment to fully implement the Kremlin’s long-desired ‘import substitution’ in the form of wooden abacuses, paper savings books, and cave paintings for accounting.” Ukraine has launched a massive cyberattack against ATMs of Russian banks, the cyber operation began on July 23. reported the KyivPost.

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Banking Mobile Hacking Internet 145

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.)

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Mobile Identity Theft Passwords Phishing 135

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Crooks are exploiting the popularity of Elon Musk and a series of hacked verified Twitter accounts to implement a new fraud scheme. Crooks are exploiting the popularity of Elon Musk and a series of hacked verified Twitter accounts (i.e. in a simple as effective scam scheme. tweet: [link].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

These sites advertise account IDs for secure messaging apps such as KakaoTalk or Telegram that could allow to communicate with the escorts. In reality, the victims communicated with Goontact operators that attempt to trick them into installing (or sideload) a mobile application that steals the victim’s address book. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Spyware Mobile Surveillance Malware 143

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

According to the company, threat actors likely accessed files containing direct deposit bank account information. Guests are being thanked for their patience and asked to call the property directly for information on bookings, and to wait until the new year for later bookings. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Banking 128

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2022

As an example, let’s take SQL injection , one of the most well-known methods of hacking online applications. With a user account, the attacker can bring the system into an abnormal condition and get access to other users’ accounts. Suppose we have an online service, an online bank, for instance. More code, more risk.

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Software Mobile Accountability Risk 233

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But now, a North Korea-based hacking group dubbed Kumsong 121 was found using social media to attack smart phone users using Android platform. After successfully hacking the account, the cyber crooks will then choose additional targets by choosing more targets from the social media friends of the victim.

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Cyber Attacks Mobile Media Hacking 130

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. The domain wmpay.ru

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Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 283

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

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. In March 2015, British Airways Executive Club member accounts were hacked , it wasn’t a data breach because hackers used credentials available in the underground.

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Hacking Data breaches Advertising Banking 74

Troy Hunt

JUNE 24, 2024

And that's the problem: a data breach circulating broadly on a popular clear web hacking forum doesn't mean the incident is known by the corporate victim. That's who the board is accountable to, and maintaining the corporate reputation and profitability of the firm is their number one priority.

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Data breaches Identity Theft InfoSec Accountability 346

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ticketmaster executives and employees emailed each other about the benefits of these hacks. How did the Ticketmaster hacking scheme get started? And soliciting, as we're about to see, led to 'computer intrusion' or hacking. What did they want? Access to a competitor's data and analytics relating to concert ticket pre-sales.

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Hacking Passwords Education Internet 104

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 123

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Large-scale spam campaigns often are conducted using newly-registered or hacked email addresses, and/or throwaway domains. Guilmette told KrebsOnSecurity he initially considered the possibility that GoDaddy had been hacked, or that thousands of the registrar’s customers perhaps had their GoDaddy usernames and passwords stolen.

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DNS Internet Internet Computers and Electronics 276

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Gekko Group is a leading European B2B hotel booking platform that also owns smaller hospitality brands, including Teldar Travel & Infinite Hotel. Security experts from vpnMentor discovered that Gekko Group, an AccorHotels subsidiary, exposes hotels and travelers in a massive data leak. of guests, room types, etc.),

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