CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If that’s so, then Veeam Backup and Replication software is offering a data recovery warranty of $5 million from ransomware attacks. Veeam’s Premium Edition offers Modern Data Protection and Recovery capabilities against many cyber attacks, including those emerging out of file encrypting malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

Organizations with weak cybersecurity have been severely punished with cyber-attacks, data breaches, and huge losses in the past. Among many other benefits, a VPN encrypts these files and keeps the online activity private by masking a user’s real IP address. Wi-Fi encryption. Anti-malware/ phishing.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. This is critical to ensure their own personal privacy and the security of their data.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) For organizations that have made that jump, sticking with a simple username and password to protect a globally accessible email server is far from good enough. Password leaks are commonplace.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Recognize that cyber-criminals are constantly evolving their tactics, so it is essential to stay up to date with emerging trends and vulnerabilities. Learn about strong password creation, multi-factor authentica-tion, secure browsing habits, and data encryption.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The US Government Accounting Office just published a new report: " Weapons Systems Cyber Security: DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Vulnerabilities " (summary here ). However, they make weapon systems more vulnerable to cyber attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 19, 2022

Cyber attackers continue to up their game. The new attack method, reported by Sophos researchers yesterday, is already growing in use. Browsers allow users to maintain authentication, remember passwords and autofill forms. How Hackers Steal Cookies. Also read: How Cobalt Strike Became a Favorite Tool of Hackers.

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Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

People still use and rely on trillions of SMS texts each year to exchange messages with friends, share family photos, and copy two-factor authentication codes to access sensitive data in their bank accounts. SMS Spoofing: Attackers can spoof SMS messages to launch phishing attacks to make it appear as if they are from a legitimate sender.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

-based cyber intelligence firm Hold Security , KrebsOnSecurity in March told Gunnebo about a financial transaction between a malicious hacker and a cybercriminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. That’s because gaining the initial foothold is rarely the difficult part of the attack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

VISA is warning of ongoing targeted cyber attacks conducted by crooks on point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants. According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack. EMV Chip, Pointto -Point Encryption, Tokenization, etc.)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . According to research, frauds and cyber attacks are among the top three threats weighing on the US business environment – with a weightage of 65%. . Create strong passwords. Source . .

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

“According to this actor, he had originally intended to send his targets—all senior-level executives—phishing emails to compromise their accounts, but after that was unsuccessful, he pivoted to this ransomware pretext,” Hassold wrote. For example, the Lockbit 2.0 “Would you like to earn millions of dollars? – Canada.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As a G Suite domain administrator, have you ever thought how often password cracking attempts are made on your account at Google? Are you even aware if an unauthorized attempt to access your account has taken place? In the case, hackers managed to identify the G Suite Admin account of the domain.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

” “We use Facebook and LinkedIn for account login and do not store any passwords on our system. If you use the legacy email and password login, your passwords are encrypted, but we highly encourage that you change it. Members of the E27 are recommended to change their password as soon as possible.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. The rise of cyber-attacks and phishing. Remote working risks.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

They would come for all kinds of data since data like credit card numbers equal directly to money, government or corporate secrets can be sold, and they can encrypt all kinds of critical data for ransom. They wouldn’t say no to corporate intellectual property since it can be used for further attacks.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With this modernized banking, banks and financial institutions are under constant threat from a wide range of cyber attacks. These attacks can lead to catastrophic consequences for the financial institution and its customers, resulting in financial loss, reputational damage, and loss of trust.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

Blockchain-based cryptocurrency is an encrypted list arranged in chronological order providing a record of all addresses that hold assets. Cryptocurrency is accounted for in wallets. First, and like passwords, they provide a method of authentication and establish ownership over wallets and assets. link] [link].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

One slip on a phishing email, one weak password, one orphaned account or a misconfigured privilege could wreak havoc — even for an SMB. Imagine you open your laptop and your screen goes dark, only to find out that a criminal has encrypted and/or stolen your data and is threatening to leak your personal information if you don’t pay.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

Senate has also been active, passing the “ Strengthening America Cybersecurity Act ,” which requires critical infrastructure owners to report cyber attacks within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24. Limit and encrypt VPNs. Change default passwords and remove unnecessary accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

The passwords of some of your online accounts changed without your intervention. An SSL certificate ensures that the website is encrypted and secure. Pharming is one of the dangerous cyber attacks as it requires minimal user intervention. Enable multi-factor authentication on all your accounts.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords. Among the passwords exposed, 72 percent of users were found to be still using already-compromised passwords. Turn on Multifactor Authentication Even strong, secure passwords can be exposed by attackers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

Guidehouse provides account maintenance services to Morgan Stanley’s StockPlan Connect business, hackers breached its Accellion FTA server and stole information belonging to Morgan Stanley stock plan participants. The company pointed out that exposed files did not contain passwords that could be used to access financial accounts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2021

A data breach can potentially cripple your organization, so it’s crucial to set up firewalls and prop up valuable cyber defenses to protect sensitive data. However, not all cyber attacks occur digitally. Not all data breaches and other cyber attacks are directly caused by deliberate attempts by hackers.

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Centraleyes

MAY 20, 2024

The assessment takes into account governance, security, and identity management challenges. This may include: Manage identities Offboarding accounts Checking administrative privileges Data governance involves quality assurance Review privileged user credentials Reduce the number of accounts with privileged access.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Google addressed 3 actively exploited flaws in Android Iran-linked APT TA453 targets Windows and macOS systems Bangladesh government website leaked data of millions of citizens A man has been charged with a cyber attack on the Discovery Bay water treatment facility Progress warns customers of a new critical flaw in MOVEit Transfer software CISA and (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed a cyber attack and that the threat actors have exposed the customers’ data. A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

The US CISA warns of cyber attacks targeting Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway devices. The attackers obtained encrypted passwords from NetScaler ADC configuration files, and the decryption key was stored on the ADC appliance. Provision new account credentials.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The government of Iran suspects one of its neighboring nations as suspects as the cyber-attack on the nuclear energy organization took place after the death protests of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. the company as it failed to protect its user data containing banking account info, insurance numbers, ethnic origin details and religion.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

After extracting some of the samples and investigating the situation, China believes that the " overview, technical characteristics, attack weapons, attack paths and attack sources of the relevant attack events" originated from the NSA's Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO). stealing over 140GB of high-value data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. According to the breach notification letter filed by Bose, the company was hit by a sophisticated cyber attack, threat actors deployed ransomware within its infreastructure. ” continues the letter.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cloud Storage Security Risks Despite its obvious benefits, cloud storage still faces common challenges, including misconfiguration, data breaches, insecure interface, unauthorized access, DDoS attacks, insider threats, lack of control, encryption problems, patching issues, compliance, and monitoring issues.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 10, 2021

Now for access as a service, you're getting a username and password to a database, or to the back end of the administrative account, to a hospital or to a bank. These offerings often include a combination of remote access into a network and administrator credentials or other highly privileged accounts.".

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Malware is software designed to access a computer or network, steal data or perform other malicious attacks. Ransomware blocks an employer’s access to its data via encryption, and the employer will have to pay a ransom to access it. Password theft. Computers should be locked, and password protected when you aren’t using them.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2019

The popular French white hat hacker Robert Baptiste (aka @fs0c131y) discovered how to break into Tchap , a new secure messaging app launched by the French government for encrypted communications between officials and politicians. email accounts) can sign-up for an account. or @elysee.fr

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack. UM is investigating if the cyber attackers have had access to this data.”. At the time the university did not reveal details of the attack or family of ransomware that infected its systems. stated a notice published by the UM in December. “UM

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The same holds true for the cyber underground. Related: Leveraging botnets to scale attacks For a long while now, criminal hackers have relied on leveraging low-cost botnet services to blast out cyber attacks as far and wide as they could, indiscriminately. Over the past 18 months or so, a fresh trend has come into vogue.

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