Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. Businesses faced constant threats with phishing scams , malware , and other tactics.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The phenomenon This phenomenon represents an evolution of traditional phishing tactics, as attackers seek to overcome defenses using more personalized and targeted approaches.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

I’m preparing the slides for my next speech and I decided to create this post while searching for interesting cybercrime statistics in 2020. Cybercrime will cost as much as $6 trillion annually by 2021. The global expense for organizations to protect their systems from cybercrime attacks will continue to grow.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2022

Word is spreading of a compromise claimed to have accessed around 69 million user accounts. Data claimed to have been taken includes: Usernames Names Email address Date of birth Zip code Date of Birth Gender Country Registration email. In 2020, there were claims of ways to potentially gain access to user accounts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

GoDaddy suffered a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its managed WordPress customer accounts. GoDaddy discloses a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its customers, threat actors breached the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. UK sports fashion chain JD Sports disclosed a data breach that exposed customer data from orders placed between November 2018 and October 2020.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2022

Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach after threat actors have stolen employee credentials in an SMS phishing attack. Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to the data of some of its customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

Threat actors gained access to internal tools of the email marketing giant MailChimp to conduct phishing attacks against crypto customers. During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Popular email marketing service MailChimp recently fell victim to another data breach, this time caused by a successful social engineering attack on its employees and contractors. The company temporarily suspended access for accounts where suspicious activity was detected in order to protect user data.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

And there are indications that fraudsters may already be exploiting the stolen data in phishing attacks. This means that stealing someone’s phone number often can let cybercriminals hijack the target’s entire digital life in short order — including access to any financial, email and social media accounts tied to that phone number.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2021

During the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a direct correlation with the rise of online activity, data breaches and identity theft. As many Americans’ personally identifiable information goes digital, it’s becoming increasingly vulnerable to hacks and theft by cybercriminals who profit from access to online accounts.

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Veracode Security

MAY 14, 2021

Verizon recently published its 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). This year, Verizon analyzed 79,635 incidents, of which 29,207 met their quality standards and 5,258 were confirmed data breaches, from 88 countries around the world. Phishing, ransomware, and web app attacks … Oh my!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.

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Cytelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent developments that have sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community, it has come to light that over 100,000 user account credentials of ChatGPT, a popular language model developed by OpenAI, have been stolen and sold on various dark web marketplaces. The repercussions of this breach extend beyond individual users.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 7, 2021

The recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations report shows that global cybercrime is on the rise. Cybercrime Report Data. The report showed that phishing pumped up its frequency to being present in 36% of breaches, up from 25% last year. billion malicious login attempts last year.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, an update to the investigation reveals that over 54 million individuals were impacted. T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, according to an update to the investigation over 54 million customers had their data compromised.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping 185% increase from the same time period last year where just 7.9 Malicious cyberattacks caused the majority of these security incidents, accounting for 73% of all breaches. More than 22.8 trillion, by 2025, a 75% increase.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. The post US CISA releases guidance on how to prevent ransomware data breaches appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads CISA’s guideline. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

More than 16,000 Ivanti VPN gateways still vulnerable to RCE CVE-2024-21894 Cisco warns of XSS flaw in end-of-life small business routers Magento flaw exploited to deploy persistent backdoor hidden in XML Cyberattack disrupted services at Omni Hotels & Resorts HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood technique can be exploited in DoS attacks US cancer center (..)

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. 0ktapus often leveraged information or access gained in one breach to perpetrate another.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

At least 69,000 people have been impacted by a data breach at Kaiser Permanente, a long-running managed healthcare consortium. The latest in a long-running series of healthcare attacks, the road to stolen data began on April 5 this year with an email compromise. The direct path to data.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

What is Account Takeover? Account takeover, also known as ATO, is a form of identity theft in which a malicious third party gains access to or “takes over” an online account. One of the primary reasons behind this massive rise in account takeover is the relative ease with which it can be done. Account Takeover Prevention.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. There are several ways you can protect your business from data breaches. It also ensures that your account credentials won’t be used for as long.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Armorblox discovered a new phishing campaign aimed at American Express customers. Armorblox researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign that is targeting American Express customers. The subject of the emails reads “Important Notification About Your Account” in an attempt to urge recipients to open it.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2021

T-Mobile is warning that a data breach has exposed the names, date of birth, Social Security number and driver’s license/ID information of more than 40 million current, former or prospective customers who applied for credit with the company. It is not clear how many people total may be impacted by this breach.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 14, 2023

Spam vs. Phishing: What’s the Difference? Among these threats, spam and phishing are two commonly misunderstood but distinct challenges. In this blog, we shed light on the differences between spam and phishing and provide valuable insights to help you avoid falling victim to these malicious activities What is Spam?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Using ChatGPT’s large language model, anyone can easily generate malicious code or craft convincing phishing emails, all without any technical expertise or coding knowledge. They’re using machine learning algorithms to simulate trusted entities, create convincing phishing emails, and even evade detection.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

What should C-suite executives account for in their cybersecurity roadmaps and risk registers? Ransomware, the fastest-growing type of cybercrime, will claim a new victim? Sadly, in 2020, we saw the first instance of human loss as a direct result of cybercrime – ransomware to be exact. Originally posted on Cybercrime Magazine.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

The global average data breach cost is $4.24 Human error accounts for 95% of all data breaches. This means that most cyberattacks could be prevented by following simple cybersecurity best practices, such as using strong passwords, updating software, and avoiding phishing emails. trillion annually by 2025.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

With cybercrime at record levels, businesses are on guard against a constantly growing number and variety of threats. But even as companies race to increase cybersecurity spending and awareness, data breaches have actually become much more (not less) likely. In truth, we may never know.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2023

Security consulting giant Kroll disclosed a data breach resulting from a SIM-swapping attack against one of its employees. account belonging to a Kroll employee in a highly sophisticated “SIM swapping” attack. Immediate actions were taken to secure the three affected accounts.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

billion user login combinations, was posted on a cybercrime forum last week. The mother of all data leaks, dubbed “Compilation of Many Breaches” (COMB) by its uploader, includes unique email and password combinations from more than 250 previous data breaches, such as Netflix, LinkedIn and Exploit.in.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

Cybercrime risk is rising, security vulnerabilities are increasing, and the cybersecurity industry is rapidly developing. In addition to that, businesses run various tests to see how employees react to phishing. million is the cost of a data breach representing an increase of 2.6%

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