The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. 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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Twitch, the American online streaming platform, was reportedly hacked by an anonymous hacker last month who now claims to leak over 100GB data online to disrupt the future business plans of the victimized company further. The post Twitch hacked, and 100GB data stolen appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 23, 2021

Air India, an Indian government-owned air travel service was reportedly hit by a cyber attack where hackers might have accessed critical details of over 4.5 The company also initiated an inquiry with a third-party forensic firm and urged its passengers to change the passwords of their online accounts as quickly as possible. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Ukraine’s technical security and intelligence service warns of threat actors targeting aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine spotted a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2022

1) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given an update that all those who are using Adobe products and services should be cautious, as hackers can easily hack their systems by exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in the software.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

MongoDB on Saturday announced it is investigating a cyberattack that exposed customer account metadata and contact information. MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it is investigating a cyber attack against certain corporate systems. ” The US firm urges customers to be vigilant for social engineering and phishing attacks. .”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack. ” “We use Facebook and LinkedIn for account login and do not store any passwords on our system. SecurityAffairs – hacking, E27). Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

The first one goes as follows: According to a study conducted by Digital Shadows Photon research team, and their report dubbed “Account Takeover in 2022,” about 25 billion email addresses and phone numbers, along with an equivalent number of credit card details and related logins, are available on the web.

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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. ” It remains unclear whether the stolen RDP credentials were a factor in this incident.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites (Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis) available for sale on the dark web. The Register revealed in exclusive that some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are available for sale on the dark web. “I need the money.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

No reliable technical findings have been made of what information was transferred, but the investigation shows that there were probably usernames and passwords associated with employees in various state administration offices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT31). We are strongly opposed to the unfounded accusations against China.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

A credential stuffing attack is a type of cyber attack where hackers use large sets of username and password combinations, typically obtained from previous data breaches, phishing campaigns, or info-stealer infections, to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on various online services.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

After communication with CNCERT around January 24, 2023, the affected organization forced customers to change their passwords. Likely, the reason behind this step was in an unexpected, forced password change by the data centers organization dating back to the 1st episode. The 3rd episode of the campaign was related to a U.S.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 17, 2020

It's the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), and the aftershock of its hack is already expanding far beyond the thousands of accounts hackers breached. How did cybercriminals hack the Canada Revenue Agency? There are approximately 12 million GCKey accounts in Canada. From there, 5,500 accounts were actually breached.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) recently made a statement accusing the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of repeatedly hacking the Northwestern Polytechnical University, a key public military research university located in Xi'an, China. TAO is a tactical implementation unit of the U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2021

million accounts available for sale on the dark web. Note 1- MobiKwik data leak was being discussed on various social media platforms from early this month and some twitter users claim that the hack might have taken place last month and since the company failed to bow down to the demands of hackers, they released a data worth 8.2

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Zoom has implemented two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts against security breaches and other cyber attacks. Zoom has announced finally implemented the two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts from unauthorized accesses. SecurityAffairs – hacking, 2FA).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series. Is it a Russia’s weapon?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

Malicious hacks are significant problems for the public and companies alike. For example, smarter authentication measures are a 2021 trend, and some companies have moved away from traditional passwords. Utilizing false data could further challenge attackers by making their efforts less fruitful.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The hack of the FTA server took place in March, but the hacker had access to the data of Morgan Stanley customers in May. ” reads the letter.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hackers can also take advantage of this and trap hundreds of victims at once and steal their credentials of social accounts. In this article, I'll explain and show you how actually hackers do it so you can protect yourself from being hacked by this type of cyber attack.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Related: Poll confirms rise of Covid 19-related hacks. Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. Passwords for accounts should be unique for every account and should compromise a long string of distinct characters, lower and upper case letters, and numbers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a widely adopted protocol for remote administration, but it could dramatically enlarge the attack surface if it isn’t properly managed. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

This exposure of sensitive credential and network access information, especially privileged user accounts, could lead to subsequent cyber attacks against individual users or affiliated organizations.” Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MAY 30, 2023

Category Awareness, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Physical Security Risk Level You may have thought that hackers wore black suits and rappelled off the roof to hack a company, but that only exists in Hollywood. It is also essential to evaluate inactive accounts and terminate access on a regular basis.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Verified was hacked at least twice in the past five years, and its user database posted online. com (2017).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Researchers at cyber security firm Resecurity discovered that the entry point was UN’s proprietary project management software, called Umoja. Then the attackers gained a foothold in the target network and made lateral movements looking for sensitive data. One of the offices that were hit by a sophisticated cyber attack is the U.N.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Resecurity shared a list of IP addresses associated with the simultaneous attack performed by 3 ransomware groups directly related to the ‘password spraying’ attack. The attack leveraged multiple Residential IP Proxies based in the APAC region.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Ukraine’s CERT-UA warned citizens of new phishing attacks launched through compromised email accounts belonging to Indian entities. The attacks were aimed at stealing sensitive information from compromised accounts. “Once you have clicked the link and enter your password, it gets to the attackers.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In this Spotlight* podcast, Yaser Masoudnia of LogMeIn and LastPass talks about the continued persistence of the password in enterprise IT environments and how its inevitable demise (and replacement) may be closer than you would think. The post Spotlight Podcast: The Demise of the Password may be closer than you think!

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. The National Cyber Security Centre announced that the U.K. has neutralized more than 600 cyber attacks this year, most of them launched by threat actors from overseas. NCSC Report: U.K. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

A cyber attack hit four affiliated online sports gear sites and resulted in the theft of credit cards for 1,813,224 customers. Full name Financial account number Credit card number (with CVV) Debit card number (with CVV) Website account password. SecurityAffairs – hacking, credit cards). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. The alert comes after the recent attacks on the Oldsmar water treatment plant’s network where attackers tried to raise levels of sodium hydroxide, by a factor of more than 100.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Everything connected to the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. Use Strong Passwords & Two-Factor Authentication. With the multitude of online shops now asking you to create an account for placing an order or creating a wishlist, it might seem very convenient to reuse passwords.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 3, 2021

According to Forbes , Cyber intelligence firm CYFIRMA, revealed cyberthreats related to coronavirus shot up 600% from February to March of 2020. Many Corporations are taking extensive measures to protect themselves from cyber-attacks. However, they often overlook the role of social engineering in cyber security.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2021

A suspicious wave of attacks resulted in the hack of four cybercrime forums Verified, Crdclub, Exploit, and Maza since January. Since January, a series of mysterious cyberattacks that resulted in the hack of popular Russian-language cybercrime forums. No other information looked to be compromised in the attack.”

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