CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

Details are in that the info belongs to all those customers who booked their orders on the platform from the past few years(say between Nov’18 to Oct’2020) and might include sensitive details of half of the affected consumers.

Data breaches 109

Data breaches Retail Identity Theft Social Engineering 109

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2024

England’s top doctor has today (Monday 10 June) backed calls from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) for O Positive and O Negative blood donors to urgently book appointments to donate in one of the 25 town and city centre NHS Blood Donor Centres in England , to boost stocks of O type blood following the cyber incident in London.”

Ransomware 125

Ransomware Healthcare Cyber Attacks Hacking 125

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

The term money mules refers to those individuals who are recruited by criminals to transfer illicit money through their bank accounts in exchange for a commission. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

Scams 87

Scams Marketing Education Banking 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

barely and cannot afford to leave the camp, nor to operate his own bank account but only to survive miserably. “ Do you ensure that you do not run away with the money once it is received in your bank account? ”. “ The 419 scam is very widespread and dangerous, and can cause serious economic and psychological damage to victims.

Scams 108

Scams Banking Computers and Electronics Accountability 108

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Z-Library is the world’s largest illegal library and claims to offer more than 11 million e-books for download. The library has been active since 2009, it offers e-book files in a variety of file formats, stripped of their copyright protections. Z-Library operates as a complex network of approximately 249 interrelated web domains.

Accountability 84

Accountability Hacking Cybersecurity Cybercrime 84

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

“My slice”, the details of the Italian campaign Last year, a highly targeted phishing campaign that I renamed “My slice” (derived from the name of a variable in the javascript code of the landing page) targeted e-mail account holders of Italian organisations. This would prevent e-mails from being sent and received.

Phishing 109

Phishing Education Social Engineering Media 109

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. Once they’re in, they can grab your emails, usernames, passwords, and more.

DNS 125

DNS VPN Encryption Passwords 125

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

By understanding the tools and methods used by those with ill intent, you’ll be better prepared to keep yourself safe and your information secure. RESTRICT: Next, you’ll tackle the shortlist of accounts and services you use actively or rely on. So let’s clear the clutter and delete these accounts you no longer need.

Media 108

Media Identity Theft Accountability Internet 108

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

Stolen employees’ data potentially included names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, medical notes, performance and disciplinary notes, Social Security numbers, health insurance plan elections, income amounts, and retirement contribution amounts.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Banking 102

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. The company has disclosed a data breach and notified its users via email.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches Passwords Cybercrime Accountability 99

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

Hyundai disclosed a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and clients who booked a test drive. Hyundai has suffered a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and customers who booked a test drive.

Data breaches 93

Data breaches Media Manufacturing Education 93

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting private email accounts belonging to Ukrainian armed forces personnel. Now Serhiy Demedyuk, deputy secretary of the national security and defence council, told Reuters, that the Ukrainian government blamed the UNC1151 APT group.

Phishing 109

Phishing Social Engineering Government Accountability 109

Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2019

The ne’er-do-well who set up the account below has been paying $550 a month for a Land Lordz “basic plan” subscription at landlordz[.]site site that helps him manage more than 500 scam properties and interactions with up to 100 (soon-to-be-scammed) “guests” looking to book the fake listings.

Scams 250

Scams Advertising Accountability Phishing 250

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. Essentially, Firebase is a JSON database that stores either public or private information about an application or its users.

Penetration Testing 101

Penetration Testing Accountability Ransomware Banking 101

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.

Spyware 114

Spyware Mobile Surveillance Malware 114

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Microsoft closed the book on the SolarWinds investigation. The probe also found no evidence of access to Microsoft’s production services or customer data, according to a blog post penned by Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft corporate vice president of security, compliance and identity. Microsoft).

Authentication 90

Authentication Architecture Threat Detection Accountability 90

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.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Encryption Hacking Healthcare 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Italy’s antitrust regulator has fined both Apple and Google €10 million each for what it calls are “aggressive” data practices and not providing consumers with clear information on commercial uses of their personal data during the account creation phase. ” reads the press release published by the AGCM.

Data collection 87

Data collection Accountability Hacking Information Security 87

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. Install and maintain network security controls.

Antivirus 138

Antivirus Retail Software Accountability 138

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Consider the impact of a voice phishing attack that replicates the voices of a company’s stakeholders to persuade employees to take a series of actions that could harm security and privacy, or the effectiveness of a phone call with simulated voices for the purpose of convincing an employee to send funds to an offshore bank account.

Social Engineering 93

Social Engineering Engineering Artificial Intelligence Computers and Electronics 93

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Read Phone State and Identity: This permission allows apps to access device information, including the phone number and unique device ID. Malicious apps could use this data for tracking or unauthorized account access. These can include Google, email, and other accounts set up on the device.

Accountability 108

Accountability Mobile Surveillance Information Security 108

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. researchers said.

Data breaches 91

Data breaches VPN Media Passwords 91

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2022

WP Quick Booking Manager. The researchers noticed that both trojan variants contain unimplemented functionality for hacking the administrator accounts of WordPress websites through a brute-force attack using special dictionaries. WP GDPR Compliance Plugin. Newspaper Theme on WordPress Access Control (vulnerability CVE-2016-10972).

Malware 86

Malware Hacking Accountability Phishing 86

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Microsoft closed the book on the SolarWinds investigation. The probe also found no evidence of access to Microsoft’s production services or customer data, according to a blog post penned by Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft corporate vice president of security, compliance and identity. Microsoft).

Authentication 65

Authentication Architecture Threat Detection Accountability 65

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive) The updated NIS Directive significantly expands the scope and rigor of cybersecurity requirements across the European Union. Digital Services Act (DSA) The DSA places greater responsibility and accountability on online platforms of all sizes.

Risk 71

Risk Manufacturing Digital transformation Cybersecurity 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

Data breaches 68

Data breaches Malware Surveillance Ransomware 68

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Posteinfo, confirm your identity Using spoofing techniques, a text message ostensibly from Posteinfo collected in the history of legitimate messages invites identity confirmation to avoid bank account suspension. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

Phishing 116

Phishing Scams Education Passwords 116

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The service allows users to create personalized photo gifts such as smartphone cases, photo books, wall art, and home décor). Shutterfly , is American photography, photography products, and image sharing company that owns multiple brands such as BorrowLenses, GrooveBook, Lifetouch, Shutterfly, Snapfish, Spoonflower, and Tiny Prints.

Ransomware 90

Ransomware Manufacturing Encryption Hacking 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2020

“One tool, a VBA macro targeting Microsoft Outlook, uses the target’s email account to send spearphishing emails to contacts in the victim’s Microsoft Office address book.” ” read the post published by ESET.

Malware 106

Malware Phishing Advertising Government 106

Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Traditionally, this involves overseeing both the finance and accounting divisions and its cadre of personnel. Recently, however, this has evolved to add a new responsibility: collaboration with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

CISO 98

CISO Risk Cybersecurity Phishing 98

Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive) The updated NIS Directive significantly expands the scope and rigor of cybersecurity requirements across the European Union. Digital Services Act (DSA) The DSA places greater responsibility and accountability on online platforms of all sizes.

Risk 72

Risk Manufacturing Cybersecurity Digital transformation 72

Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

I am currently drafting a guideline on information security, privacy, governance, compliance and other controls to mitigate unacceptable information risks in professional services. Guess whose interests they are most likely to protect!

Risk 72

Risk Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Telecommunications 72

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details). Insurance companies around the world are now suffering from phishing.

Scams 96

Scams Banking Retail Insurance 96

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Healthcare Data Privacy Laws.

Data privacy 145

Data privacy Encryption Data breaches Insurance 145

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security technologist Bruce Schneier was respected long before the launch of Twitter. The book will focus on cutting edge web red team, pentester, and bug bounty topics.

Accountability 139

Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2021

Early this month, Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported Microsoft Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild. reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

Authentication 108

Authentication Malware Accountability Hacking 108

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The attacks were documented by the Citizen Lab research team from the University of Toronto, the infections took place while the journalist was wording on a book about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The device was compromised two times, in July 2020 and June 2021. ” reported Citizen Lab.

Spyware 103

Spyware Hacking Backups Accountability 103