Hot for Security

MARCH 29, 2021

Have you ever wondered why your email address and other information appeared in a data breach impacting a platform you never signed up for? You probably don’t recall creating an account on the Verifications.io and River City Media data breaches. platform or River City Media. That’s because you didn’t.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. CISA and MS-ISAC assessed that the threat actor connected to the VM through the victim’s VPN with the intent to blend in with legitimate traffic to evade detection.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Everything connected to the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. 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. If your password is exposed in a data breach, you must change it immediately.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Set-up 2-factor authentication. Set up firewalls.

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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

MARCH 23, 2022

Microsoft has now confirmed that the attackers have compromised the account of one of its employees gaining limited access to source code repositories. The company pointed out that customer code or data was not compromised as a result of unauthorized access. No customer code or data was involved in the observed activities.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2020

vpnMentor experts reported that seven Virtual Private Network (VPN) recently left 1.2 terabytes of private user data exposed to online. Security experts from vpnMentor have discovered a group of seven free VPN (virtual private network) apps that left their server unsecured online exposing private user data for anyone to see. .

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

re, a proxy service that since 2015 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, announced this week that it is shutting down in the wake of a data breach that destroyed key components of its business operations. The 911 service as it existed until July 28, 2022.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Data Breach: WizCase team uncovered a massive data leak containing private information about Turkish Citizens through a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket. How Did the Data Breach Happen? How and Why We Discovered the Breach. This includes detailed VPN reviews and tutorials. What’s Going On?

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Whether you’re looking for a smartphone, a laptop, a gaming device or something else, or even just signing up for an account online, you want to make sure your kids are protected. Today’s generation of kids and teens consider their devices and the Internet as extensions of their lives. 7 Internet safety tips.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 9, 2020

Earlier this year, the FBI released the 2019 Internet Crime Report. It includes information from 467,361 complaints of suspected Internet crime with reported losses in excess of $3.5 billion, are due to BEC (Business Email Compromise) frauds, also known as EAC (Email Account Compromise) crimes. Figure 1: BEC vs Phishing Crimes.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

Your name and city are enough to run a comprehensive internet search. Everything you post is open to the internet – including the vacation photos you uploaded that morning. For example, secure your home with alarms, and your internet connection with a top-rated VPN. This helps build a safer and more protected internet.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Network security is another big theme this week: Whether it’s a VPN connection or an enterprise-grade networking platform, patch management solutions typically won’t update network devices, so admins may need to keep an eye on any flaws there too. of the Atlas VPN Linux client. via port 8076.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

million is the cost of a data breach representing an increase of 2.6% A significant reason behind these breaches is just one click away, usually provoked by continuous efforts to avoid the attacks. Weak Passwords The frequency of repeating a password for multiple accounts is greater than keeping multiple passwords.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

Many organizations are already struggling to combat cybersecurity threats from ransomware purveyors and state-sponsored hacking groups, both of which tend to take days or weeks to pivot from an opportunistic malware infection to a full blown data breach.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Does using a VPN slow down your Internet ? Source: Sucuri Blog) Mint Mobile suffered a data breach. Source: BleepingComputer) Guess , the fashion retailer, suffered a breach, too. Source: Gizmodo) Twitter verifying bot accounts raised a lot of questions regarding their process. Source: Security Week).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Cybercriminals continued targeting gamers’ accounts filled with valuable in-game items or giving access to games on several devices, and often used in-game currency to lure victims to participate in their scams. Whichever the reason, this leads to the segmentation of the internet, which damages the availability of information.

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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.” In 2017, crooks launched a phishing campaign against universities to compromise.edu accounts.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ah, the Internet: a treasure trove of memes, cat videos, and—let’s be honest—some stuff you’d rather keep under wraps. Then, your account will ask for a secondary code, usually sent via SMS to your phone. Go to your account settings and look for the security section. Can I use 2FA for all my online accounts?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Doxing is a term that first originated alongside the boom of the internet and black hat culture. Hackers can publish their findings under an anonymous account on a popular social media platform or another public-facing channel. In addition to popular websites, users must also consider data breaches and existing digital accounts.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 24, 2023

Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations, and we have observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication for their VPN users.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2018

How can organizations reduce, prevent, and even avoid data breaches in the cloud? Let’s look at a few strategies and technologies that can be successfully used to secure data in the cloud and help reduce and even prevent data breaches in the cloud. Often, however, it is not in a good context.

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SecureBlitz

MAY 25, 2021

In 2014, over 5 million Google account passwords were leaked online after a successful data breach. According to Statista, only 12% of US internet users were confident of their online privacy in. I will show you tips to protect your privacy online as well as social networking platforms like Twitter, Facebook, etc.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With the ever-increasing threat of data breaches and identity theft, it’s crucial to take proactive steps to protect your personal information and financial well-being. One of the vital ways credit monitoring protects you is by identifying early signs of malicious activity, such as new account openings.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Data Breach Costs: The average global cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email. Ransomware Attacks: In 2023, a whopping 72.7% of organizations faced ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, Babam has set up numerous auctions on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit , mainly selling virtual private networking (VPN) credentials stolen from various companies. The username associated with that account was “ bo3dom.” com back in 2011, and sanjulianhotels[.]com com (2017).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A few simple changes to your devices and accounts can help discourage cyber criminals from trying to access your data. Prevent Data Breaches. Giants like Facebook and Target have suffered breaches and password leaks, so it’s safe to say data from at least one of your online accounts could have been leaked.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

However, while the benefits of the internet are never-ending, it’s also important to understand the risks involved so you can help avoid exposing your sensitive information to untrusted environments. Some hackers even set up rogue hotspots with the sole intention of luring unsuspecting device users and stealing their valuable data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Sending such information through normal communication channels like email is a bad idea since there have been multiple cases of data breaches. The upcoming updates on SharePass will also allow you to send account credentials, QR codes, JSON structured data and other types of information. IRC Channels.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 27, 2021

CSIS Security Group, who is handling the breach, explains the serious nature of the attack: "I f you are using Passwordstate, please reset all the stored passwords, and especially VPNs, Firewall, Switches, local accounts or any server passwords etc.". Passwordstate data breach remediation: 8 steps to take.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, while online shopping offers the convenience of shopping from your couch, it also poses the increasing danger of data breaches and phishing attacks. Be aware of the risks that come with providing personal information online, check your bank account regularly, and ensure your online transactions are secure.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This post seeks to document the extent of those attacks, and traces the origins of this overwhelmingly successful cyber espionage campaign back to a cascading series of breaches at key Internet infrastructure providers. federal civilian agencies to secure the login credentials for their Internet domain records.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Credit cards offer markedly better fraud protections than debit cards , which connect directly to your bank account. Virtual credit cards similarly allow online shoppers to mask their financial accounts. Many financial institutions offer free transaction alerts that notify you when charges hit your account. Save your receipts.

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