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Chik-fil-A Investigates 'Suspicious Activity' on Customer Accounts

SecureWorld News

Popular fast food restaurant chain Chik-fil-A recently said it was investigating reports of "suspicious activity" on customer accounts. chik-fil-a.com #cybersecurity #infosec @ChickfilA pic.twitter.com/kWSBpvQCNt — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD). The breach that he mentions apparently involves customer accounts and loyalty points.

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Hotarus Corp gang hacked Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance and Banco Pichincha

Security Affairs

A cybercrime group called ‘Hotarus Corp’ has breached the Ecuador’s largest private bank, Banco Pichincha, and the local Ministry of Finance (the Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de Ecuador). ” Security researcher Germán Fernández confirmed the compromise of the Equador’s Ministry of Finance via Twitter.

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Personal Cybersecurity Concerns for 2023

Security Through Education

The truth is technology has grown at an exponential rate and so has cybercrime. Cybercrime doesn’t just affect big businesses and national governments. This is how the scammers “fatten the pig” until the right time to “butcher it,” when they take all the money out of the account. What You Can Do. Update your software.

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Cisco was hacked by the Yanluowang ransomware gang

Security Affairs

The investigation conducted by Cisco Security Incident Response (CSIRT) and Cisco Talos revealed that threat actors compromised a Cisco employee’s credentials after they gained control of a personal Google account where credentials saved in the victim’s browser were being synchronized. ” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos.

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Cyber CEO: 5 Outdated but Common Cybersecurity Practices You Should Avoid

Herjavec Group

Not using easy to decrypt passwords or the same password for multiple accounts. To Your Success, I’ve been in infosec for over 30 years and have had the great privilege of evolving and learning as a cybersecurity executive in a space I love. Keeping all device software updated. Taking a Reactive Approach.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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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. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground.