eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

Accountability 351

Accountability Identity Theft Hacking Insurance 351

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

As users have increasingly moved from desktop operating systems to mobile devices as their primary form of computing, cyber attackers have taken notice and malware has followed. Mobile malware statistics. Mobile malware statistics. Types of mobile malware. How mobile malware infects users. ransomware?

Mobile 103

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 103

Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

To my mind, this just reinforces the need to remove mobile phone numbers from all of your online accounts wherever feasible. The HaveIBeenPwned project, which collects and analyzes hundreds of database dumps containing information about billions of leaked accounts, has incorporated the data into his service. According to a Jan.

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Mobile Accountability Passwords Authentication 343

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq The year in figures. Trends of the year.

Mobile 138

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

886,105 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 24,604 packages were mobile banking Trojans; 3,623 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. This review will conclude with a chart depicting mobile threats detected on devices with installed Kaspersky security solutions. Mobile threat statistics.

Mobile 121

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 121

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The company claimed to have end to end encryption, when in reality it did not. They announced that they will be introducing true end to end encryption in October of this year. Zoom's end to end encryption. To be clear, Zoom’s E2EE uses the same powerful GCM encryption you get now in a Zoom meeting.

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Encryption Mobile Accountability CISO 102

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

A researcher received a $50,000 bug bounty by Microsoft for having reported a vulnerability that could’ve allowed to hijack any account. Microsoft has awarded the security researcher Laxman Muthiyah $50,000 for reporting a vulnerability that could have allowed anyone to hijack users’ accounts without consent.

Accountability 107

Accountability Passwords Encryption Mobile 107

Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

The SOVA Android banking trojan was improved, it has a new ransomware feature that encrypts files on Android devices, Cleafy researchers report. The module allows operators to obtain different information, including the balance of the account, the history of the actions performed by the victim, and the seed phrase to access the crypto wallet.

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Encryption Malware Banking Ransomware 97

SC Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

A woman speaking on a mobile phone walks past a cloud computing presentation ahead of the CeBIT technology trade fair in 2012. For example, 33% of health care respondents say they encrypt their data. Today, it’s incredibly easy for adversaries to abuse user credentials and take over cloud accounts, he said.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Protection of Your Salesforce Account is Your Responsibility. Starting from February 1, 2022, Salesforce will require all customers to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access their accounts. The options seem countless – use your mobile phone as your authenticator, or use FIDO authentication, either software or hardware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

For many years, encryption has been viewed as a burden on businesses – expensive, complex and of questionable value. Businesses will be technology-enabled, connected and mobile, like never before. While 97% of IT experts indicated they are going through some type of digital transformation, only 30% have adopted an encryption strategy.

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Encryption Digital transformation Cyber threats Risk 120

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts. . But on Nov.

Cryptocurrency 351

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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. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., Twilio disclosed in Aug. According to an Aug.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

Encryption 145

Encryption Malware Ransomware Firewall 145

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in the first quarter we saw: 1,451,660 detected mobile installation packages, of which. 25,314 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans, 3,596 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. package on the device, i.e. the mobile version of PUBG. Mobile threat statistics.

Mobile 71

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 71

SecureList

MAY 25, 2022

And all that by just using a mobile application. And others are not happy that they need to use several mobile applications for different car brands, and want to manage them all from a single universal application. Kaspersky analysts checked among mobile applications, open-source software and searched web services to find out.

Mobile 94

Mobile B2B Manufacturing Passwords 94

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication. WHO IS MSPY?

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Hot for Security

JUNE 30, 2021

Police in the UK are warning WhatsApp users of a surge they have seen in attempts made by fraudsters to steal accounts. In a tweet posted by Southwark Police in South London, for instance, officers warn that scammers are stealing accounts by tricking WhatsApp users to share verification codes they are sent via SMS.

Accountability 98

Accountability Mobile Scams Encryption 98

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. account and share the experience here. even suggests using its own branded one-time code generating app, which can “push” a prompt to your mobile device for you to approve whenever you log in. The IRS says it will require ID.me McLean, Va.-based

Mobile 363

Mobile Accountability Insurance Government 363

Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. AMT Games is a mobile and browser game developer based in China. Feedback message data contained Account id, feedback rating given, and users’ email addresses. The leak has since been secured. What’s Happening?

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

Canadian Freedom Mobile mobile network operator exposed the details of many customers, including their payment card data. Security researchers at vpnMentor discovered an unprotected database containing information belonging to Freedom Mobile customers. Freedom Mobile is the fourth largest mobile network operator in Canada.

Mobile 79

Mobile Data breaches Retail Accountability 79

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Facebook announced it will allow WhatsApp users to encrypt their message history backups in the cloud. Facebook will continue to work to protect the privacy of WhatsApp users and announced that it will allow users to encrypt their message history backups in the cloud. ” reads the announcement published by WhatsApp. .”

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Backups Encryption Passwords Accountability 78

Spinone

DECEMBER 3, 2019

This generally includes encrypting data to ensure it is safe from unauthorized access. How can third-party encryption be used for added protection, and how to encrypt documents on Google Drive ? What is Encryption? One of the industry-standard encryption types is AES Encryption or Advanced Encryption Standard.

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Encryption Data privacy Accountability Backups 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

According to the report, 37 percent of organisations use sensitive data with mobile applications and 91 percent are either using or are planning to use mobile payments. It’s worth noting, however, that securing mobile data against potential threats is not necessarily about encrypting the data on the mobile device itself.

Mobile 66

Mobile Banking Digital transformation Manufacturing 66

Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

People still use and rely on trillions of SMS texts each year to exchange messages with friends, share family photos, and copy two-factor authentication codes to access sensitive data in their bank accounts. These findings add to the well-established facts about SMS’ weaknesses , lack of encryption chief among them.

Mobile 128

Mobile Identity Theft Authentication Encryption 128

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company says an incident at a third-party cloud provider may have exposed customer account information and credentials used to remotely manage Ubiquiti gear. This data may include your name, email address, and the one-way encrypted password to your account (in technical terms, the passwords are hashed and salted).

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Passwords Authentication Firmware Accountability 348

IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2024

Implement Multi-Factor Authentication Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requires multiple verification methods to access an account online, significantly enhancing protection. Activate for all employees: Ensure all employees activate MFA on their accounts to maintain high security across the company.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Secure practices like robust admin passwords and advanced encryption ensure control over traffic, safeguarding personal information and increasing the odds of a secure online experience. Proper home router practices , such as enabling encryption settings and providing strong default admin passwords, will dramatically improve network security.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q2 2023. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products and services received from users who consented to providing statistical data. IT threat evolution in Q2 2023 IT threat evolution in Q2 2023.

Mobile 80

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 80

Google Security

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Dave Kleidermacher, Jesse Seed, Brandon Barbello, Sherif Hanna, Eugene Liderman, Android, Pixel, and Silicon Security Teams Every day, billions of people around the world trust Google products to enrich their lives and provide helpful features – across mobile devices, smart home devices, health and fitness devices, and more.

Mobile 131

Mobile VPN Penetration Testing Encryption 131

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 5, 2023

Use Strong and Unique Passwords : One of the most basic yet critical steps is to create strong, unique passwords for your online accounts. Additionally, employ a password manager to securely store and generate unique passwords for each account. Avoid using common phrases or personal information that can be easily guessed.

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Passwords Encryption Media Banking 126

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Antivirus and security giant Avast and virtual private networking (VPN) software provider NordVPN each today disclosed months-long network intrusions that — while otherwise unrelated — shared a common cause: Forgotten or unknown user accounts that granted remote access to internal systems with little more than a password.

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Accountability VPN Software Antivirus 136

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Custom reports show any accounts that may have been part of a data breach.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 107,848 unique users. An intelligence team later discovered that HermeticRansom only superficially encrypts files, and ones encrypted by the ransomware can be decrypted.

Mobile 104

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 104

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 76,551 unique users. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to create an administrative account on the server and install arbitrary malware in the form of a JAR plugin.

Mobile 79

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 79

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The company designs and develops digital imaging products for use in mobile phones, laptops, netbooks and webcams, security and surveillance cameras, entertainment, automotive and medical imaging systems. OmniVision Technologies Inc. In 2023, the imaging sensors manufacturer was the victim of a Cactus ransomware attack.

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Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing Encryption 101