Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2022

online store PulseTV disclosed a potential credit card data breach, more than 200,000 customers have been impacted. online store PulseTV has disclosed a credit card data breach that has impacted more than 200,000 customers. ” reads the data breach notification letter. ” concludes the letter.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The DigitalOcean storage bucket, containing almost a million sensitive files, was left open to anyone without requiring authentication. Leaking private data on the internet, in this case, poses a grave risk, as most of the leaked files expose minors. In the worst-case scenario, the leak might increase the risk of child abuse.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. The Cybernews research team has discovered that their personal data was exposed in a leak. In the wrong hands, this data can be exploited for financial gain.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While some are harmless API keys, others could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, or identity theft, the latest Cybernews research reveals. The Docker Hub store has at least 5,493 container images that contain secrets and could be considered as exposing sensitive information. of total secrets, or 51,038.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2021

The threat actor that is offering for sale the data shared a sample of 1M records as proof of the authenticity of the archive. According to media that analyzed the data were able to confirm that they are genuine and up-to-date. “We reached out directly to the user who is posting the data up for sale on the hacking forum.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The main difference between a passkey and a password boils down to how they authenticate your identity and the level of security they offer. Passkeys and passwords have different authentication methods. Passwords are more vulnerable to phishing attacks, data breaches, and other hacks that target weak credentials.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers admitted to have suffered a data breach that likely impacted approximately 3.4 Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers disclosed a a data breach that might have impacted approximately 3.4 ” reads the data breach notification published by the company. million users.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Resecurity’s discovery follows the publication of a report by credit-rating agency Moody’s last month questioning the reliability of the Aadhaar system’s biometric authentication controls. The Moody’s report also warned that there are security and privacy vulnerabilities in Aadhaar’s centralized system. With roughly 1.4

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

. “CMG is not aware of any cases of identity theft, fraud, or financial losses to individuals stemming from this incident.” “CMG takes the protection of personal information seriously and is committed to answering any questions that your office may have.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

” Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches. The exposed data could expose users to multiple malicious activities, including identity theft & fraud, scams, phishing and malware attacks, and of course account abuse.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

The experts reported their findings to the company, but at the time of this writing, Clubhouse has yet to confirm the authenticity of the exposed data. Leak data could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities, such as phishing/spear-phishing attacks, identity theft, and scams.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The researcher said he informed the USPS about his finding more than a year ago yet never received a response. ” Nicholas Weaver , a researcher at the International Computer Science Institute and lecturer at UC Berkeley , said the API should have validated that the account making the request had permission to read the data requested.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The data was likely compromised by unauthorized actors. The Cybernews research team discovered that Strendus, a Mexican-licensed online casino, had left public access to 85GB of its authentication logs, with hundreds of thousands of entries containing private gamblers’ data. Amount of leaked data. User security log.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

The Cybernews research team discovered that Leverage EDU leaked extremely sensitive data due to the misconfiguration of their systems. As no authentication was required, anybody could access all of the student’s personal information needed to apply to universities. Screenshot of leaked confirmation email by Leverage EDU.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

An Elasticsearch server containing personal details of hundreds of thousands of dating site users were exposed online without authentication. The unsecured database was discovered by security researchers from vpnMentor at the end of August. Personal details of hundreds of users of dating sites were exposed online earlier this month.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

Screenshot of leaked account information The discovered datastore also included the company’s drivers and admin credentials—their emails, passwords, salts used for securing passwords, and authentication tokens. Why is leaking personal data dangerous? One of them is identity theft.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

Particularly determined attackers can combine information found in the leaked files with other data breaches in order to create detailed profiles of their potential victims. Consider using a password manager to create strong passwords and store them securely. Change the password of your LinkedIn and email accounts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Such lapses in database security can (and often do) lead to hundreds of millions of people having their personal information exposed on the internet, allowing threat actors to use that data for a variety of malicious purposes, including phishing and other types of social engineering attacks , as well as identity theft.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Researchers warn that such data leaks are hazardous as they might help threat actors craft targeted phishing campaigns, assist in forgery and identity theft, and trick companies into making payments. Treasure trove of data. The discovered database was not protected by authentication.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

Due to the fact that it is extremely easy to access these types of files, it is possible that bad actors may have accessed the information in this bucket and may potentially use it for malicious purposes. What’s the impact? Having 30,000 passport and driver’s licenses can be a huge find for many bad actors online.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Personal data belonging to millions of customers of large businesses have been exposed due to a flaw in Onfido IDV. Millions of customers of large businesses have been left vulnerable to identity theft, thanks to a security flaw that exposes their personal data to illicit download.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

Identity Theft and Fraud. The personal identifiable information (PII) exposed by the leak could be used in fraudulent authentication across other platforms. The data could be the basis for establishing trust in order to encourage clicks, malware downloads and the availing of more confidential information.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed to improve security without hindering user convenience.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

What happened to the data? We discovered the Snewpit bucket on September 24 and immediately reached out to the company in order to help secure the bucket. The Snewpit team responded within minutes and secured the files containing user records on the same day. Look out for incoming spam emails and phishing messages.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for as many of your online accounts as possible. They can then conduct elaborate phishing and social engineering attacks to gain access to the victims’ accounts on other digital services such as entertainment and shopping platforms or even online banking.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

It is currently unknown for how long the data was left unprotected, and we assume that anyone who knew what to look for could have accessed the data bucket without needing any kind of authentication during the unspecified exposure period. What’s the impact? Original post available on Cybernews: [link].

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison Cloudflare breached (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

“We have been storing these types of documents in a secure private drive, not in AWS. Storing anything on a publicly accessible server without any kind of authentication process in place is dangerous, which is a lesson many organizations still tend to learn the hard way. Disclosure.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

” “It would be possible, on detailed examination of video, to compromise elements of operational security,” agreed Mike Hamilton, co-founder and chief information security officer of CI Security and former Seattle CISO. That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Keyavi Data Corp. , Minichillo, Keyavi’s chief information security officer and VP of cyber threat & intelligence. The latest IBM-Ponemon Institute study also found that data breach costs hit a 17-year high, costing companies an average of $4.24 million per incident.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

The researchers discovered that the Experian API could be used without authentication, he also noticed that by providing a “date of birth” composed of all zeros it is possible to access a person’s credit score. Geico said the data was used by thieves involved in fraudulently applying for unemployment insurance benefits.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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