Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 20, 2021

It is also not uncommon for firms in the healthcare vertical to symbiotically share various types of information with one another; private healthcare-related data is also almost always shared during the M&A process – even before deals have closed.

Healthcare 233

Healthcare Insurance Computers and Electronics Data collection 233

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.

Spyware 234

Spyware Mobile Advertising Software 234

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

’ The CERT-UA also reported that the state-sponsored hackers used compromised VPN accounts that weren’t protected by multi-factor authentication. Authentication data collected by POEMGATE can be used for lateral movement and other malicious activities on the compromised networks. “Note (!)

Telecommunications 134

Telecommunications Authentication Data collection Passwords 134

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

The company allegedly obtained this information from non-public sources without the consent of the person filing the complaint or the potentially billions of others affected by the data collection. When creating passwords, use at least 12 characters, combining uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols.

Identity Theft 131

Identity Theft Data breaches Passwords Encryption 131

Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.

Social Engineering 144

Social Engineering Media Data collection Passwords 144

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing. ” SEPTEMBER.

Cryptocurrency 305

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 305

Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Seismic monitoring devices linked to the internet are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could disrupt data collection and processing, according to Michael Samios of the National Observatory of Athens and his fellow colleagues who put together a new study published in Seismological Research Letters.

IoT 128

IoT InfoSec Data collection Encryption 128

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 15, 2024

NPD, which provides background check services to employers, investigators, and other businesses, reportedly obtains this information by scraping data from various sources, often without the direct consent of the individuals involved. Use complex, unique passwords for all accounts and consider using a password manager.

Data breaches 109

Data breaches Identity Theft Password Management Data collection 109

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2020

All it takes is one phished or hacked username and password to get a toehold on AD. Together PAM and AD oversee processes that assign identities to all humans and machines while also authenticating these identities for each transaction. From there, an intruder can quickly locate and take control of other privileged accounts.

Accountability 138

Accountability Authentication Digital transformation Passwords 138

SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

CloudSorcerer is a sophisticated cyber-espionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection and exfiltration via Microsoft, Yandex and Dropbox cloud infrastructures. The malware utilizes cloud resources for its C2 (command and control) servers, which it accesses via APIs using authentication tokens.

Energy and Utilities 106

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Malware Government 106

SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2023

This includes data from browsers, such as saved credentials, browsing history, and cookies, as well as information from instant messengers and emails. Info stealers are also indiscriminate, infecting as many computers as possible to maximize the amount of data collected.

Accountability 130

Accountability Data collection Cyber threats Risk 130

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2024

arrives in phases, with the first set of mandatory requirements around multi-factor authentication, penetration testing, and password security taking effect on March 31st. March 31, 2024: First compliance phase for PCI DSS v4.0 Hold onto your credit cards! The highly-anticipated PCI DSS v4.0

Cybersecurity 109

Cybersecurity Data privacy Data collection Penetration Testing 109

SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers. The plethora of online accounts most people have necessitates the use of a strong and unique password for each and every one.

Data breaches 112

Data breaches Healthcare Identity Theft Advertising 112

Webroot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Two-thirds of respondents expressed concern about AI systems collecting and misusing personal data. Interestingly, while many people have taken steps to protect their personal data—such as using VPNs, password managers, and antivirus software—workplace privacy protection is lagging.

Education 115

Education Passwords Password Management Authentication 115

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. Some of the flaws, rated as ‘critical,’ could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to take full control of the vulnerable systems.

Hacking 111

Hacking Advertising Surveillance Data collection 111

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In a recent study of 1,237 Chrome extensions with a minimum of 1,000 downloads, Incogni researchers found that nearly half ask for permissions that could potentially expose personally identifiable information (PII), distribute adware and malware , or even log everything users do online, including accessing passwords and financial data.

Risk 115

Risk Adware Data collection Passwords 115

SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

Access is set up using a certificate or a login/password pair, and in rare cases multi-factor authentication is added. Most of these utilities allow automatic access by login/password, but they are vulnerable to brute-force attacks. In other cases, they used data that was stolen before the incident began.

VPN 125

VPN Accountability Passwords Antivirus 125

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.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Passwords Malware 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 29, 2021

Security report submitted by CR Digital Lab says that they have carried out their research based on few metrics such as automatic software updates, email notification when the user logs into the device from a unique IP address, 2-factor authentication and others. But the report doesn’t say to never buy such goods.

Data privacy 85

Data privacy Data collection Passwords Manufacturing 85

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A slick tool with its own fully functional dashboard, its sights are set on targets not entirely dissimilar to other data stealers. System data collection, drive enumeration, and loading processes and DLLs into memory are all tell-tale signs that bad things are afoot on the target computer.

Cryptocurrency 94

Cryptocurrency Malware Password Management Data collection 94

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Consumer Expectations Privacy Rights and Seamless Online Experiences An overwhelming 87% of consumers expect privacy rights from online interactions, with the most significant expectations being the right to be informed about data collection (55%) and the right to data erasure (53%).

Media 77

Media Passwords Authentication Digital transformation 77

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.

Data breaches 93

Data breaches Passwords Banking Malware 93

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

ZDnet confirmed the authenticity for some of the data available for sale. Experts from threat intelligence firm KELA , speculate the threat actor could have obtained the credentials buying “Azor logs,” which are lots of data stolen from computers infected with the AzorUlt info-stealer trojan.

Accountability 117

Accountability Cybercrime Hacking Retail 117

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet. Here we had a situation where an attacker could easily control moving parts within a car from a remote location.

IoT 363

IoT Firmware Risk Encryption 363

Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

Data collected from Umbrella can then be routed to Sumo’s Cloud SIEM, where it is then automatically normalized and applied to our rule’s engine. Cmd helps companies authenticate and manage user security in Linux production environments without slowing down teams — you don’t need to individually configure identities and devices.

Firewall 145

Firewall Authentication Passwords Threat Detection 145

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

This is why it is essential to your device performance to make sure any endpoints include flexible, secure, default-settings and, in particular, optional mechanisms like password complexity, password expiration, and account lock-out, which forces users to modify the default credentials when setting up the device.

IoT 100

IoT Authentication Passwords Data collection 100

McAfee

JANUARY 28, 2020

Don’t reuse passwords. Password reuse is a common problem, especially in consumer cloud services. When using a cloud service for the first time, it’s easy to think that if the data you are using in that particular service isn’t confidential, then it doesn’t matter if you use your favorite password. One password….

Passwords 71

Passwords Mobile VPN Identity Theft 71

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. I strongly recommend viewing the getting started guide (the sister guide to this one) on security.

Accountability 111

Accountability Engineering Passwords Internet 111

SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

Data for connecting the remote client to the server and its authentication details are added to the configuration file: AccountName Hostname ha.bbmouseme[.]com Data collection tools Cuthead for data collection Recently, ToddyCat started using a new tool we named cuthead to search for documents.

VPN 142

VPN Passwords Encryption Malware 142

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When downloading the games from untrustworthy sources, players may receive malicious software that can gather sensitive data like login information or passwords from the victim’s device; and in an attempt to download a desired game for free, find a cool mod or cheat, gamers can actually lose their accounts or even money.

Mobile 133

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 133

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

These systems tie into everything from passwords and web chat systems for car company employees, to file repositories and other parts of business infrastructure which potentially feed back into the vehicles themselves. Authenticate into user account and perform actions against vehicles. Are these issues still a problem?

Manufacturing 93

Manufacturing Data collection Social Engineering Engineering 93

IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The swift expansion of the data collection sector has birthed an extensive market brimming with contenders all vying to deliver high quality proxy services. These cyber criminals may record your data, including sensitive details like usernames, passwords, and browsing history, which can be manipulated for various reasons.

Internet 86

Internet Internet Retail Data collection 86

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

For example: passwords being typed or posted, specific motions or commands used to activate control systems to open or unlock doors, etc.”. At the very least, there should have been some form of multi-factor authentication or password vault to protect the [server] account. This is a design failure,” agreed Kulkarni. “It

Surveillance 129

Surveillance IoT Accountability Passwords 129

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. An OTP (one-time password) bot is another service available by subscription. The page typically contains nothing besides that form.

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Phishing Marketing Scams Accountability 144

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2023

Adaptive authentication: Mobile biometrics, behavioral biometrics, mobile apps and SDKs, and FIDO2 are all prevalent multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods used as part of an overall risk-adaptive authentication approach to continually verify user identity.

Authentication 71

Authentication Mobile Passwords Retail 71

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But while consenting adults can and increasingly do agree to share passwords, locations, and devices with their romantic partners, another statistic deserves scrutiny: 41 percent of the people who admitted to monitoring their partners said they did so without permission. 17 percent monitored a spouse's/significant other's finances.

Surveillance 131

Surveillance Passwords Software Technology 131

Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Active Lock protects individual files by requiring step-up authentication until the threat is cleared. There are many options for step-up authentication, including Cisco Duo OTP and push notifications. Best of all, there is no incremental cost based on the volume of data collected. Read more about MISP here.

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Technology Firewall VPN Authentication 145