CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It turned out that over 223 million passwords from the found data trove were new to the online world and 613 million passwords were already used by many and some using them have already become a victim of a cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 26, 2022

Policybazaar, the Indian Insurance companies that offer an array of online services to users seeking health and car insurance were targeted by hackers leading to a data breach. So, at this juncture, incidents such as these can put a permanent dent to their business expansion, as IRDAI doesn’t take data breaches lightly.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. How much do they trust industries to keep their sensitive data secure? How do cyber attacks impact them, and how are they protected? Resilient multi-factor authentication and strong passwords are critical.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

A massive cyber attack targeting drive maker Western Digital Corp. One of the hackers apparently disclosed the extent of the cyber attack to TechCrunch this week. WDC) could potentially have serious and long-term implications. “We need WDC to tell us exactly what’s at stake, and quickly.”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Cytelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

As technology continues to advance, so do the risks of cyber attacks. It has become increasingly important for businesses of all sizes to protect themselves from cyber threats. From small businesses to large corporations, no company is safe from a cyber attack. A secure network starts with a strong password policy.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2023

The BBC and British Airways were both impacted by the data breach suffered by the payroll provider Zellis. As a result of the cyber attack on the payroll provider Zellis, the personal data of employees at the BBC and British Airways has been compromised and exposed. reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Samsung confirmed that threat actors had access to the source code of its Galaxy smartphones in recent security breach. Samsung this week disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to internal company data, including the source code of Galaxy models. Various other data, confidential source code from Qualcomm.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 11, 2022

Cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and devastating, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With ransom demands rising and the cost of data breaches soaring, businesses are investing heavily in building their cyber defenses. However, cybersecurity is not bullet-proof.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it is investigating a cyber attack against certain corporate systems. The cyber attack was discovered on December 13, 2023, and led to the exposure of customer account metadata and contact information. .”

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Zigrin Security

JULY 19, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the importance of web application penetration testing, focusing primarily on uncovering authentication bypass vulnerabilities with an example vulnerability that Dawid found in Cerebrate using the /open prefix. !

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Comcast’s Xfinity discloses a data breach after a cyber attack hit the company by exploiting the CitrixBleed vulnerability. Comcast’s Xfinity is notifying its customers about the compromise of their data in a cyberattack that involved the exploitation of the CitrixBleed flaw.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Now the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) is sending breach notification letters to tens of thousands of veterans impacted by a recent data breach. What do we know about the VA data breach against veterans? How large was the VA data breach? How do I know if I am part of the VA data breach?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Keeping these systems up to date and installing the latest security patches can help minimize the frequency and severity of data breaches among organizations. Strengthen authentication. Next, implement multi-factor authentication to make gaining access even more difficult for hackers. Train staff regularly.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

It’s also valuable to consider the sheer amount of compromised data a cybersecurity breach could cause. For example, data from a recent report showed that just two data breaches during 2020 resulted in more than 18 billion compromised records.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials. Delays in identifying, assessing, and notifying breaches make it more challenging to prevent harm. From the OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report 2.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 8, 2022

SALT LAKE CITY–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Medical Review Institute of America (“MRIoA”), an organization providing clinical peer reviews, on behalf of some of its health plan, health care provider and other customers, is notifying certain individuals whose information was affected by a recent data security incident.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

From March 18, 2024, to April 16, 2024, Duo Security and Cisco Talos observed large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But that’s not correct and here’s an explanation: Data Privacy is the word used to the practice of handling the data like how it is being collected, stored, used and whether it is covered under any compliance. Note- Data Security can actually be termed as a mechanism enforced to safeguard Data Privacy. .

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals cyberattacks and data breaches targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to climb, reaching their highest levels in the three years of the study. This represents a significant jump from the 58% attack rate in 2021 and 43% in 2022.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

People suddenly getting a lot of spam emails may be the target of a sophisticated cyber-attack. It may also be a part of a more targeted attack. Leaked email: Companies or third-party vendors put email address security at risk when they experience data breaches. billion people by using malware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Korea attempts to use generative AI for hacking attacks: spy agency Cybersecurity Is artificial intelligence the solution to cyber security threats?

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SecureWorld News

JULY 31, 2020

The hackers then used this level of account support to get through two-factor authentication (2FA) and access 130 widely followed Twitter accounts: Tweeting from 45. Downloading the Twitter Data of 7. This knowledge then enabled them to target additional employees who did have access to our account support tools. ".

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber attacks.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MAY 30, 2023

This incident would be considered a "data breach," and it's the potential consequence of poor Access Control management. Giving excessive privileges could increase the risk of a data breach; therefore, we must always be vigilant and limit who has access to sensitive information.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Growing Importance of Cybersecurity in California’s Healthcare Industry Cyber attacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication. The healthcare industry is a prime target for cybercriminals due to the vast amounts of valuable data it possesses.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The predictions are on their side, as more intense and frequent cyber attacks will drive up costs by 15% per year. At the same time, data loss will have serious repercussions, including financial losses ($10.5 Business Email Compromise (BEC) BEC attacks have experienced a significant upsurge in recent years.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. The rise of cyber-attacks and phishing. Remote working risks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware targets Finnish organizations GitLab fixed a critical zero-click account hijacking flaw Juniper Networks fixed a critical RCE bug in its firewalls and switches Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election Researchers created a PoC for Apache OFBiz flaw CVE-2023-51467 Team Liquid’s wiki leak exposes (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The gang claims to have stolen a huge amount of sensitive data from the company and threatens to publish it if Boeing does not contact them within the initial deadline (02 Nov, 2023 13:25:39 UTC, later postponed to 10 Nov, 2023). The attack targeted elements of the parts and distribution business run by its global services division.

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NopSec

JUNE 16, 2014

In the case of higher educational institutions there is data exposure risk from personally identifiable information, such as social security numbers. It may come as a surprise that a number of these significant data breaches were the result of very simple mistakes.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Set-up 2-factor authentication. If somehow passwords are leaked, a hacker can cause a data breach. Two-factor authentication or two-step verification involves adding a step to add an extra layer of protection to accounts. Back-up your data. It is vital to back-up your data. Use antivirus software.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 21, 2023

Many organizations struggle with authentication processes that frustrate and burden users to the point that they see security as nothing but a point of friction. Here, we explore how Cisco Duo’s risk-based authentication can decrease false positives, accelerate frictionless trusted access, and help you assess risk at the point of login.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

LockBit ransomware gang hit the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM) Social engineering attacks target Okta customers to achieve a highly privileged role Talos wars of customizations of the open-source info stealer SapphireStealer UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2022

With businesses becoming more and more digitized, they are exposed to greater cyber risks. And while organizations are taking steps to protect against cyber attacks, cybersecurity controls are not impenetrable. Cyber risk insurance covers the costs of recovering from a security breach, a virus, or a cyber-attack.

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