Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. While MFA is primarily a security feature, its primary privacy benefit is adding another layer of security to prevent unauthorized access to information contained in particular important or sensitive accounts.

Surveillance 75

Surveillance Telecommunications Data breaches Malware 75

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 14, 2019

Data collected in the course of the investigation also reveals some fascinating details that may help explain why these pump skimmers are so lucrative and ubiquitous. Armed with your PIN and debit card data, skimmer thieves or those who purchase stolen cards can clone your card and pull money out of your account at an ATM.

Banking 272

Banking Computers and Electronics Marketing Mobile 272

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The data collected unearthed a total of 1771 ransomware claims, with 55 recorded incidents in Italy. The months of May, June, July, and August each presented unique challenges in the realm of cybersecurity. Notably, the year’s end witnessed an escalation in criminal claims, almost akin to concluding a productive year.

Ransomware 137

Ransomware Data collection Hacking Accountability 137

SecureList

DECEMBER 23, 2024

All data collected this way is saved in a TMP alternate data stream and forwarded to the C2 server by the VBShower::Backdoor component. The steps performed by the script are most likely needed to check if the backdoor is present and installed correctly. The script is most often used on domain controllers.

Encryption 137

Encryption Penetration Testing Malware Phishing 137

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2025

This confirms the trend of hacktivists exploiting trusted relationships (T1199 Trusted Relationship and T1078 Valid Accounts). They use these accounts to connect to the server via RDP to transfer and execute tools interactively. zip Lateral Movement The attackers used RDP to connect to systems, including with privileged accounts.

Energy and Utilities 80

Energy and Utilities Software Accountability Phishing 80

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The report provides insights into factors influencing user consent for data collection and usage and reasons for consumer disengagement. More than half (55%) claimed that reducing unnecessary data collection was an additional factor that would help them gain trust in a company or brand.

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Data collection Data privacy B2B Digital transformation 121

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The experts added that many of these customizations have occurred independently and new functionality is not present in sample clusters associated with other threat actors. The FUD-Loader malware downloader was also published by the same GitHub account. ” continues the report.

Malware 134

Malware Data collection Architecture Hacking 134

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Altogether, Meduza makes a great competitor to Azorult , Redline , Racoon , and Vidar Stealer used by cybercriminals for account takeover (ATO), online-banking theft, and financial fraud. Presently, Meduza password stealer supports Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 and Windows 10/11.

Password Management 144

Password Management Cryptocurrency Passwords Authentication 144

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The security researcher that handle the Twitter account Privacy First first reported the alleged unethical behavior and published a video that shows how the app harvest users ‘data. “The data collected was explicitly identified to the customer in the data collection policy and is highlighted to the user during the install.

Adware 109

Adware Data collection Advertising Antivirus 109

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet. What downside does it present? What upside does it bring you? How likely is that to happen?

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IoT Firmware Risk Encryption 363

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

Attackers also manipulate local Administrator accounts to maintain persistence, they were spotted enabling the disabled local Administrator account, followed by resetting its password. These cloud-based communication methods present a potential challenge for detection as they avoid traditional web shell communication channels.”

Malware 137

Malware Accountability Phishing Data collection 137

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

It also empowers business owners to easily see, understand and act on contextual intelligence using scoring frameworks proven to stop insider threats, prevent data loss, maximize software investments and protect the workforce, wherever they may be. Workforce Cyber Intelligence is designed for today’s modern, distributed workforce model.

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Risk Social Engineering Surveillance Data collection 134

BH Consulting

MARCH 26, 2025

In a presentation titled Digital governance for boards and senior executives: AI, cybersecurity, and privacy , she called on her extensive experience advising boards on these areas. It introduces accountability measures for large platforms, and strengthens users’ rights.

Government 52

Government Artificial Intelligence Risk Digital transformation 52

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2022

However, be careful in that if you ever need to do a password reset with that temporary email address, or access the account for any reason in the future, you may not be able to. Once you are ready to install the collector role, first log into the InsightIDR portal : From the menu on the left side of the screen, click Data Collection.

DNS 109

DNS Data collection Marketing Passwords 109

Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

It even collects what it calls " shadow profiles " -- data about you even if you're not a Facebook user. This data is combined with other surveillance data the company buys, including health and financial data. Collecting and saving less of this data would be a strong indicator of a new direction for the company.

Advertising 245

Advertising Surveillance Encryption Engineering 245

Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 19, 2017

For the last 4 years, I've also run a free service called Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) which aggregates data breaches and presently contains about 4.8 million people presently subscribe to those notifications and I've had up to 3 million people visit the site in a single day after a major data breach.

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Data breaches Government Backups Internet 226

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The report, titled “ Everyone’s afraid of the internet and no one’s sure what to do about it ,” reveals the dismal rates of adoption for antivirus software, two-factor authentication (2FA), password managers, and unique passwords across online accounts. 17 percent monitored a spouse's/significant other's finances.

Surveillance 137

Surveillance Passwords Software Technology 137

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Whether we’re browsing social media, playing video games, shopping for products, or simply reading news articles, trackers are silently monitoring our online behavior, fueling the ceaseless hum of countless data centers worldwide. Web tracking is the practice of collecting, storing, and analyzing data about users’ online behavior.

Advertising 132

Advertising Technology Marketing Media 132

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Here, we present some of our ideas about what key forces will shape the privacy landscape in 2022. Governments are wary of the growing big tech power and data hoarding, which will lead to conflicts – and compromises. Governments are wary of the growing big tech power and data hoarding, which will lead to conflicts – and compromises.

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Government Internet Internet Technology 129

SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

However, the customer company often gives the service provider quite a lot of access to its systems, including: allocating various systems for conducting operations; issuing accesses for connecting to the infrastructure; creating domain accounts. We present them here in the order they appear in the attack process.

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VPN Accountability Passwords Antivirus 127

SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

A victim who clicks a link in a message that promises, say, 1,000 likes in TikTok will be presented with a login form that looks like the real thing. As mentioned above, the creators of phishing bots and kits can get access to data collected with tools they made. The page typically contains nothing besides that form.

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Phishing Marketing Scams Accountability 145

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The site asks you for some personal information when you create the account which it then stores in a database. Who now owns that data? This is an important question because it drives the way organisations then treat that data. Data Collection Should be Minimised, Not Maximisation. The cat site?

Data breaches 171

Data breaches Data collection B2B Mobile 171

Webroot

MARCH 10, 2021

Syslogs present information in a variety of ways, including custom formatting, industry-standard formatting, even raw data lacking a consistent format. The bad news is that data can buried in these syslogs. Millions upon millions of data points may be present, making the set overwhelmingly confusing.

Wireless 111

Wireless Data collection IoT Firewall 111

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The notices were "meaningless," he said, as most people ignore them, were written in a vague and legalistic language that very few people understand, and "fail to present meaningful opportunities for individual choice."

Data collection 98

Data collection Insurance Technology Risk 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

These systems are connected to and managed from the cloud to fine-tune performance, provide data analytics, and ensure the integrity of critical infrastructure across all sectors. Attacking OT systems presents a major threat not only to business disruption, but also to national economy and security.

Healthcare 126

Healthcare Ransomware Authentication Threat Reports 126

NetSpi Executives

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It’s an aggregator of data – collecting, ingesting, and deduplicating it to deliver a single comprehensive view about assets and their contextual relationships. This data is then used to identify potential exposures and coverage gaps across the entire asset landscape, including risks that relate to their interconnection.

Risk 52

Risk Technology Penetration Testing Cyber threats 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2022

As UEBA scales across your network, this data may be compared to the findings from existing security systems, creating a robust overall defense structure. Data Presentation. Finally, data presentation is simply the communication of UEBA’s findings to the relevant IT admins. Detect compromised accounts.

Cybersecurity 99

Cybersecurity Threat Detection Marketing B2B 99

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 12, 2024

Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat madhav Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:00 Enterprise data collection is skyrocketing, driven by factors like connected devices, cloud computing, personal data collection and digital transactions. It accounts for 25% of all data breaches.

Ransomware 62

Ransomware Cybersecurity Encryption Data collection 62

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

As stated in Group-IB’s annual report “ Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 ” presented at the CyberCrimeCon18 conference, every month, 1-2 banks lose money as a result of cyber attacks, and the damage caused by one successful theft is, on average, $2 million. They account for 80% of all financial phishing sites. million (2.96

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Cyber Attacks Banking Cyber threats Phishing 107

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Rapid7 combines threat intelligence , security research, data collection, and analytics in its comprehensive Insight platform, but how does its detection and response solution – InsightIDR – compare to other cybersecurity solutions? For InsightIDR, the standard plan starts at $5.61

DNS 131

DNS Technology Cybersecurity Data collection 131

SecureList

MARCH 24, 2023

Absence of a structured process to gather ideas for potential improvements results in only a fraction of these ideas being presented to the SOC management, and thus, only a fraction of them being implemented. Metrics should be realistically achievable in terms of data collection, data accuracy, and reporting.

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Data collection Banking Cybersecurity Accountability 139

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In the world of cybersecurity, the path of least resistance has consistently been shown to be the human element, specifically user accounts with enough access privileges or credentials for the cybercriminal to execute their plan. Compromised employee account login information was also the costliest infection vector for enterprises.

Advertising 125

Advertising Cybersecurity DDOS Data breaches 125

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. Comprehensive protection: DataDome protects against all types of bots, including credential stuffing, web scraping, and account takeover attacks.

Software 109

Software DDOS Accountability Firewall 109

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are many ways that data collection, and data availability, make less sense as the years pass by. The VIN (or chassis number) is a unique marker on all vehicles put to use after 1981, originally designed to present you with an easy way to browse a vehicle’s history. This also worked! pic.twitter.com/TrEqbIrSEU.

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Manufacturing Wireless Risk Data collection 98

McAfee

JANUARY 28, 2020

Unfortunately, the stakes are higher than ever for those who are unwilling to take appropriate safeguards to defend their personal data, including identity theft, financial loss, and more. This may give them the right, or at least enough rights in their own mind, to sell your data to data brokers.

Passwords 71

Passwords Mobile VPN Identity Theft 71

SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The traffic originated from a suspicious library loaded into the memory of a domain controller server and registered as a Windows password filter, which has access to plain-text passwords to administrative accounts. There are reasons to believe that unknown Linux implants exist that can send data collected from Linux machines to Mafalda.

Malware 145

Malware Computers and Electronics Telecommunications Encryption 145

SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2023

The EU is attempting to provide guardrails on a technology that is still not well understood but does present a lot of concerns from a legal perspective," said Jordan Fischer, cyber attorney and partner at Constangy, who recently moderated a panel discussion on "The Future of Privacy and Cyber: AI, Quantum and Mind Readers" at SecureWorld Chicago.

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Artificial Intelligence Technology CISO Government 98