Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

barely and cannot afford to leave the camp, nor to operate his own bank account but only to survive miserably. “ Will you make sure to help me out of my unfortunate situation, receive the money and send me some to purchase my travel documents and start a new life?

Scams 109

Scams Banking Computers and Electronics Accountability 109

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

Banking 109

Banking Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency 109

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2024

The group uses social engineering techniques to persuade their targets to open documents or download malware. In December 2023, the US charged two Russians believed to be members of this group, for their role in a campaign that hacked government accounts. YARA rule YARA is a tool that can identify files that meet certain conditions.

Social Engineering 93

Social Engineering Government Media DNS 93

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2024

Threat actors breached the Dropbox Sign production environment and accessed customer email addresses and hashed passwords Cloud storage provider DropBox revealed that threat actors have breached the production infrastructure of the DropBox Sign eSignature service and gained access to customer information and authentication data.

Hacking 102

Hacking Authentication Passwords Accountability 102

Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

Banking 288

Banking Government Information Security Authentication 288

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Direct Trading Technologies, an international fintech company, jeopardized over 300K traders by leaking their sensitive data and trading activity, thereby putting them at risk of an account takeover. The leak poses a variety of risks, expanding from identity theft to takeover and cashing-out accounts of traders. Account data.

Technology 119

Technology Identity Theft Backups Passwords 119

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2022

While Twitter suspends some Anonymous accounts, the collective hacked All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). The group plans to distribute the stolen documents to various points on the internet to prevent they are censored. Our Anonymous brother @OpsAn0n got suspended by @Twitter. Enough is Enough!

Accountability 98

Accountability Hacking Banking Government 98

Adam Shostack

MAY 6, 2021

Apple has released (or I’ve just come across) a document Device and Data Access when Personal Safety is At Risk. What you share, and whom you share it with, is up to you — including the decision to make changes to better protect your information or personal safety. If you want to make sure no one else can see your location.

Surveillance 203

Surveillance Information Security Accountability Technology 203

Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. It’s a surreal experience, paging through hundreds of top-secret NSA documents. I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades.

Surveillance 305

Surveillance Computers and Electronics Encryption Government 305

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

US teenager Joseph Garrison (19) has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a credential stuffing campaign that targeted user accounts at a fantasy sports and betting website.3 3 On or about November 18, 2022, the man launched a credential stuffing attack on the Betting Website and gained access to approximately 60,000 accounts.

Accountability 114

Accountability Hacking Passwords Cybercrime 114

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2023

” reads the post published by security firm Wiz. “Those attacks could compromise users’ personal data, including Outlook emails and SharePoint documents.” Those attacks could compromise users’ personal data, including Outlook emails and SharePoint documents.” ” continues the analysis.

Accountability 82

Accountability Education Media Authentication 82

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Kingdom Market was established in March 2021, the offer of the dark web marketplace included drugs, malware, stolen data, and forged documents. Kingdom Market boasted tens of thousands of customer accounts and several hundred registered sellers, featuring a listing that comprised 42,000 items. ” states US court documents.

Marketing 110

Marketing Cryptocurrency Accountability Banking 110

Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

In many cases, the phony profiles spoofed chief information security officers at major corporations , and some attracted quite a few connections before their accounts were terminated. The malware was found inside of a document that offered an employment contract at the multinational bank HSBC. Microsoft Corp.

Malware 276

Malware Software Technology Accountability 276

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. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

Government 133

Government VPN Accountability Authentication 133

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The researchers speculate the originating accounts of the instant messaging applications were compromised through the leaked credentials available on cybercrime forums. The message sent to the victims from a compromised Skype account contains a VBS script with a filename following the following format: <filename.pdf> www.skype[.]vbs.

Malware 110

Malware Cryptocurrency Accountability Cybercrime 110

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

On February 16th, an account linked to that email uploaded a batch of files including marketing documents, images, screenshots, and a substantial collection of WeChat messages exchanged between I-SOON employees and clients. The alleged data breach revealed the capabilities of the China-linked hacking contractor.

Hacking 111

Hacking Government Spyware Marketing 111

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large swaths of document-oriented information. The exposed database hosted over 100K links with scanned documents hosted on a Goyzer domain. The data was leaked via a publicly exposed and passwordless MongoDB database, which has since been closed.

Identity Theft 110

Identity Theft Scams Phishing Accountability 110

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents — including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems. What’s more, Syrén seemed to downplay the severity of the exposure.

Hacking 342

Hacking Ransomware Banking Accountability 342

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

At result of the attack, law firms and lawyers, were not able to access the legal documents hosted on TrialWorks’ platform. The day after the company sent to its customers informing them of a security incident caused by ransomware. ” At the time of writing, the company restored access to the documents for its customers.

Ransomware 51

Ransomware Advertising Software Accountability 51

SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

An OIG audit found security gaps in the NIH and CMS enterprise risk management (ERM) programs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services enterprise risk management policies and procedures do not account for national security risks. Credit: Duane Lempke, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons).

Risk 69

Risk Accountability Media Information Security 69

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2022, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. The huge interest in cryptocurrency is keeping high the price of crypto accounts.

Identity Theft 95

Identity Theft Accountability DDOS Cybercrime 95

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Experts warn of phishing attacks that are combining the use of compromised Microsoft 365 accounts and.rpmsg encrypted emails. Trustwave researchers have observed threat actors using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts in a phishing campaign aimed at stealing Microsoft credentials.

Encryption 92

Encryption Phishing Accountability Authentication 92

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The company told them that threat actors gained access to full names, residence addresses, contract information, lease-purchase details, and IBAN (International Bank Account Number). Toyota Financial Services warns its German customers to remain vigilant and contact their bank to take additional security precautions.

Financial Services 115

Financial Services Data breaches Identity Theft Banking 115

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

. “We can confirm that no credit or debit card numbers have been compromised, as we do not store this information. No driver’s licence numbers, ID documentation details, banking details or passwords have been disclosed as a result of this incident.” ” reads the statement published by the company.

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Telecommunications Banking Mobile 97

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The backdoor spreads via weaponized Word documents (“ Apply Form.docm.”) The malicious document was uploaded from Jordan on August 25, 2022. . Upon opening the document and enabling the embedded macro, a PowerShell script is dropped on the victim’s machine. . posing as a LinkedIn-based job application.

Encryption 142

Encryption Phishing Hacking Cybersecurity 142

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Experts found a nine-year-old unpatched flaw in the Horde Webmail software that could allow access to email accounts. A feature in the Horde Webmail is affected by a nine-year-old unpatched security vulnerability that could be abused to gain complete access to email accounts simply by previewing an attachment.

Software 104

Software Accountability Government Hacking 104

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Once hijacked a SIM, the attacker can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The criminals could hijack social media accounts and bypass 2FA services based on SMS used by online services, including financial ones. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Accountability Scams 110

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2021

Mateusz Morawiecki had to provide details about the attacks presenting secret documents related to attacks, as anticipated by government spokesman Piotr Muller. Last week, hackers breached the private email account of Michal Dworczyk, the head of the prime minister’s office and member of the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS).

Cyber Attacks 125

Cyber Attacks Government Accountability Media 125

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The document provides details about the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) associated with threar actors since the second half of 2021. The document also includes a series of recommendations to protect against this type of attack. ANSSI investigations confirm that APT28 exploited the Outlook 0-day vulnerability CVE-2023-23397.

Government 112

Government Phishing Accountability Hacking 112

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

“Since passports contain a significant amount of personal information, including full names, date of birth, and a unique passport number, cyber criminals could use them to impersonate victims and steal their identities.” Government-issued documents are arguably the most important form of identification a person holds. the team said.

Identity Theft 120

Identity Theft Social Engineering Banking Risk 120

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 13, 2020

One of the things we learned from the Snowden documents is that the NSA conducts “about” searches. The IPv6 addresses were traced to Verizon Wireless, which told the investigators that the addresses were in use by an account belonging to Williams. That is, searches based on activities and not identifiers.

Surveillance 342

Surveillance Wireless Accountability Architecture 342

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

This week the Anonymous hacker collective claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia and stole accessed 35,000 documents. The group of hacktivists announced that will leak the stolen documents in 48 hours. The group plans to distribute the stolen documents to various points of the internet to prevent that they are censored.

Banking 132

Banking Government Hacking Authentication 132

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Microsoft revealed that the Chinese group Storm-0558 stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump. The attackers forged authentication tokens to access user email using an acquired Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

Accountability 112

Accountability Government Authentication Engineering 112

Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

The phishing messages used PDF attachments and in some cases, they included links to file or document hosting services, or to OneDrive accounts hosting the PDF documents. Upon opening the PDF file, it will display a message stating that the document could not be viewed and that they should click on a button to try again.

Phishing 92

Phishing Accountability Hacking Surveillance 92

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2020

develops commercial software used to create, edit, sign, and secure Portable Document Format (PDF) files and digital documents. According to the following the security advisory issued by the software maker and unauthorized third party gained limited access to a company database. M&A documents.

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Advertising Software Accountability 106

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

The researchers detailed an attack chain that allows encrypting files in the compromised users’ accounts, unfortunately for the victims, these files can then only be retrieved by paying a ransom to receive the decryption keys. The versioning settings are under list settings for each document library. . ” continues the report.

Encryption 92

Encryption Backups Ransomware Accountability 92

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The company will pay a total fine of $400,000 for Ohio and Pennsylvania—and has promised to tighten its information security. According to court documents, "the Breach's impacted databases, containing sensitive personal information, were inadvertently transferred to DDC without its knowledge.

Penetration Testing 88

Penetration Testing InfoSec Accountability Authentication 88