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Cryptocurrency exchange BuyUcoin hacked, data of 325K+ users leaked

Security Affairs

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin suffered a security incident, threat actors leaked sensitive data of 325K users. A new incident involving a cryptocurrency exchange made the headlines, the India-based cryptocurrency exchange suffered a security incident, threat actors leaked sensitive data of 325K users on the Dark Web.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

I seem to be doing most of that activity now on Mastodon , which appears to have absorbed most of the infosec refugees from Twitter, and in any case is proving to be a far more useful, civil and constructive place to post such things. For a variety of reasons, I will no longer be sharing these updates on Twitter. agencies].

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Norton 360 Cryptominer, Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters, Facebook Account Deactivation

Security Boulevard

Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public parking meters, and how Facebook is still collecting data about you even if you deactivate […].

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The Optus Breach: How Bad Code Keeps Happening to Good Companies

Security Boulevard

Jeremy Kirk on Twitter: "Someone is claiming to have the stolen Optus account data for 11.2 They want $1 million in the Monero cryptocurrency from Optus to not sell the data to other people. optus #auspol #infosec #OptusHack pic.twitter.com/1eCINue2oZ / Twitter". Someone is claiming to have the stolen Optus account data for 11.2

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How security pros, the insurance industry, and regulators can combat ransomware

SC Magazine

By some accounts, ransomware attacks increased nearly 150% in the past year, and insurance claims and costs of payments skyrocketed after having already jumped approximately 230% between 2018-19. Have insurers and infosec professionals coordinate closely on security risk metrics.

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Super Bowl Ad Sparks QR Code Controversy

SecureWorld News

You can watch the ad below: Coinbase is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world. If this was a success, the victim could end up having their entire account drained. The ad also spawned some creative memes: InfoSec twitter sees a QR code pic.twitter.com/aqSyJH8ydT — Ian Anderson (@ian_infosec).

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Data Loss Prevention in an API-Driven World

CyberSecurity Insiders

Similarly, Coinbase’s improper API validation process enabled users to make unlimited cryptocurrency trades between accounts without being detected. Tracking sensitive data usage across authenticated and unauthenticated APIs, and ensuring compliance requirements are met, has become an important aspect for Infosec teams.

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