Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2024

Put into context, it would make little sense to use a privacy-oriented browser and all the features such a browser may have to offer, but continue to reuse passwords across online accounts. Security and privacy overlap, both inside and outside the digital space.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2020

Axe was advertising the Trojan as the result of over five years of work, a total of 15k ~ hours were spent for the development of the malicious code. Data collected by the malware are then transferred to the operator’s command-and-control (C2) server. . Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Silent Night, hacking).

Banking 137

Banking Advertising Malware Cybercrime 137

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Former NSA white hat hacker Patrick Wardle reported last week that Trend Micro apps were also collecting users’ personal data including their browsing history and then uploaded that data in a password-protected archive to a server. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

net , a service that advertised to cybercriminals seeking to obfuscate their malicious software so that it goes undetected by all or at least most of the major antivirus products on the market. net , which advertised “free unlimited internet file-sharing platform” for those who agreed to install their software.

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VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 299

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.

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Spyware Mobile Advertising Software 182

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In the first half of 2018, researchers at Kaspersky Lab said that the most popular attack vector against IoT devices remains cracking Telnet passwords (75,40%), followed by cracking SSH passwords (11,59%). Top 10 countries from which Kaspersky traps were hit by Telnet password attacks is led by Brazil, China, and Japan.

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IoT Passwords Malware Advertising 81

Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

The extent of the flaw is wide, according to data collected by Krstic during the study, the vulnerabilities could impact up to 10 million people and 30,000 doors at 200 facilities. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – buildings, hacking).

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Hacking Advertising Surveillance Data collection 91

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The creators of phishing bots and kits can get access to data that is gathered with their tools. “To attract larger audiences, scam operators advertise their services, promising to teach others how to phish for serious cash.” User personal data for sale. One-time password (OTP) bots.

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Phishing Scams Social Engineering Banking 92

Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

By 2008, the USPS job exam preppers had shifted to advertising their schemes mostly online. Mirza and his colleagues was actively uploading all of the device’s usernames, passwords and authentication cookies to cybercriminals based in Russia. Ditto for a case the FTC brought in 2005. com was legitimate or a scam.

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Marketing Advertising Scams Telecommunications 261

Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Protecting your digital footprint can help you keep your personal information and online activities private, which can be important for helping prevent identity theft , avoid targeted advertising, and maintain control over your online reputation. Strengthen your defenses by creating unique and complex passwords for each account.

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Identity Theft Education Media Accountability 52

BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

billion people are on social media , and businesses have come to rely on these channels in their everyday operations as a form of advertising, recruiting and more. The incident shows that not all hackers’ motives are financial or data collection. Keep a record of new passwords with the appropriate person or unit.

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Media Accountability Authentication Passwords 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

CERT-GIB’s report is based on data collected and analyzed by the Threat Detection System (TDS) Polygon as part of operations to prevent and detect threats distributed online in H1 2019 in more than 60 countries. In 2017, password-protected archives accounted for only 0.08% of all malicious objects. rar archive files.

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Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 72

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Resecurity researchers discovered a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) called EvilProxy advertised on the Dark Web. Resecurity has recently identified a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) called EvilProxy advertised in the Dark Web. Original post: [link].

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Phishing Accountability Hacking Advertising 99

Identity IQ

JUNE 3, 2021

Geo-location data while browsing from a smartphone. Passwords you enter, particularly on websites that do not connect through HTTPS. There are different reasons for ISPs tracking browsing data. Here are the four most common uses for data logged by ISP trackers. Searches you perform on Google and other search engines.

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VPN Internet Internet Encryption 74

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As for less computer-savvy folk, do not expect privacy by default: even when legally obliged to provide privacy by default, enterprises whose bottom ine depends on data collection will continue to find loopholes to trick people into choosing less private settings. People and regulators will demand more algorithmic transparency.

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Government Internet Internet Technology 105

SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

We filled in the login and password fields in the screenshot below. As mentioned above, the creators of phishing bots and kits can get access to data collected with tools they made. To attract larger audiences, scam operators advertise their services, promising to teach others how to phish for serious cash.

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Phishing Marketing Scams Accountability 113

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

From ransomware to password stealers, there are a number of toolkits available for purchase on various underground markets that allow just about anyone to get a jumpstart. In the next section, we will show exactly what happens during this process of data collection and exfiltration. Figure 2: Fiddler traffic capture.

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DDOS Scams Cryptocurrency Phishing 84

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In complying with the “opt-in” requirement of the law, email newsletter subscribers are asked to manually opt back in to their mailing lists, but many subscribers are either ignoring the request, or taking this opportunity to unsubscribe, resulting in a huge loss for targeted advertising. Extra Complexity for Ecommerce Sites.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2019

The domain name used for the sniffer’s codes storage and as a gate for stolen data collection was registered on May 7, 2018. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – payment data, cybercrime ).

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eCommerce Marketing Data breaches Advertising 87

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

They may not respond to your emails requesting access to your data and they may not have a process to delete it. Because they believe they own it, they may also share it with a dog forum they've partnered with or sell it to advertisers thus spreading the footprint of your data. Let's go back to the cat forum scenario again.

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Data breaches Data collection B2B Mobile 133

Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

From our safe portal, everyday people can view past password breaches, active social media profiles, potential leaks of government ID info, and more. Long ago, cybercriminals would steal your username and password by fooling you with an urgently worded phishing email. They can even change your password and lock you out forever.

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Data breaches Passwords Banking Malware 69

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Cybercriminals decided to take advantage of that exclusivity, creating phishing pages that assured visitors their verified status had been approved and all they needed to do was to enter their account logins and passwords. This increased usage meant the users’ risk of losing personal data was now higher, too.

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Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 90

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage.

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Passwords Malware 98

Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Notably, MODPA prohibits the sale of sensitive data, a provision unparalleled in other state privacy laws.

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Data privacy Identity Theft Data breaches Data collection 52

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The final ZIP archive may be encrypted and in some cases also protected by a password – credits ESET. An interesting point is that one day after data collection, on 2020/05/21, most of the samples were removed from the server by the malware operators, but the sample targeting Portugal was kept available for the next days.

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Malware Banking Advertising Data collection 68

Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2021

Detailed credentials for more than 21 million mobile VPN app users were swiped and advertised for sale online last week, offered by a cyber thief who allegedly stole user data collected by the VPN apps themselves. According to the report, the exposed data belonged to as many as 20 million users.

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VPN Passwords Internet Internet 145

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

MysticStealer forum post advertising v1.2 In one forum, the seller advertised that the project's morpher enabled the bypass of SmartScreen, which members identified as a dubious claim based on the operation of obfuscators and SmartScreen. The seller later advertised Mystic Stealer on the XSS forum.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Wazawaka used multiple email addresses and nicknames on several Russian crime forums, but data collected by cybersecurity firm Constella Intelligence show that Wazawaka’s alter egos always used one of three fairly unique passwords: 2k3x8x57 , 2k3X8X57 , and 00virtual.

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DDOS Accountability Cybercrime Ransomware 258

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2019

Poland and Lithuania fear that data collected via FaceApp could be misused. Slack resetting passwords for roughly 1% of its users. Former NSA contractor sentenced to 9 years for stealing classified data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Don’t get upset and ask again in 5 minutes (the software is #### normalized) Format: Advertisement mail:password Hackers give buyers instructions on using a compromised account: for example, they recommend not tampering with its owners’ chats and deleting their own messages immediately after each session with the chatbot.

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Accountability B2B Risk Hacking 97