Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The phishing attacks were aimed at senior executives across various industries, primarily in Banking, Financial, Insurance, Property Management and Real Estate, and Manufacturing sectors. EvilProxy actors are using Reverse Proxy and Cookie Injection methods to bypass 2FA authentication – proxyfying victim’s session.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Stolen data spans from 2006 and 2019, local media outlets have confirmed their authenticity. Threat actors are also offering a file containing information from 2020 to those that will buy the database. ” continues the post.

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Insurance Hacking Cybercrime Media 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

.” The CPU will address critical vulnerabilities in Oracle Essbase, Graph Server and Client, Secure Backup, Communications Applications, Communications, Construction and Engineering, Enterprise Manager, Financial Services Applications, Fusion Middleware, Insurance Applications, PeopleSoft, Support Tools, and Utilities Applications.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2023

The discovered database was not protected by authentication. The security loophole resulted in millions of private documents being revealed to the public. Worryingly, it also allowed threat actors to modify the data, changing salary amounts and details of bank accounts used for salary payments.

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Identity Theft Insurance Penetration Testing Banking 86

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Disrupt LockBit Ransomware Variant Reward Offers for Information on LockBit Leaders and Designating Affiliates Darknet Drug Dealers Arrested After Packages of Meth-Laced Adderall Repeatedly Returned to Sender LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin Malware Anatsa Trojan Returns: Targeting Europe and Expanding Its Reach Migo (..)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

Other top 4 targeted industries include Manufacturing, Insurance, Technology, and Financial Services seeing 15%, 9%, 7%, and 6% of the campaign traffic respectively.” Experts warn that the Energy sector was a major focus of this campaign, followed by manufacturing, and insurance. ” continues the report.

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Phishing Energy and Utilities Insurance Manufacturing 86

SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

But the insurer is notifying all 45,000 members from the 2019 to 2020 timeframe, as a precaution. The insurer has also enhanced its information security and processes, in addition to contacting the FBI and regulators. Notably, not all plan members were affected by the incident. To date, no instances have been found.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

How Information Security Breaks The Classic IT Model. That $3.29, even with cyber insurance, is still a significant hit to the organization’s bottom line. How does information security fit into the producer/consumer model? In some cases, yes, information security does fit into this in several ways: a.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

ViperSoftX uses more sophisticated encryption and anti-analysis techniques Atomic macOS Stealer is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month CISA warns of a critical flaw affecting Illumina medical devices OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT service in Italy after meeting Garante Privacy’s demands Cisco discloses a bug in the Prime Collaboration Deployment (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

Credential stuffing is a type of attack in which hackers use automation and lists of compromised usernames and passwords to defeat authentication and authorization mechanisms, with the end goal of account takeover (ATO) and/or data exfiltration.” What is credential stuffing? ” said Gal.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 20, 2021

As a security evangelist, you understand the necessity of adhering to a set of security requirements, but as a normal staff member, you can understand the frustration of your non-security coworkers. Is there ever such a thing as being a “normal” staff member after you have crossed into the elite world of information security?

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Healthcare Wireless Information Security Security Awareness 107

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The primary job of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is to exercise continuous diligence in reducing risk, within the risk appetite and risk tolerance of the organization, so that the likelihood of a boom is low, and the corresponding magnitude of harm is limited.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2021

Astoria Company LLC is a lead generation company that leverages on a network of websites to collect information on a person that may be looking for discounted car loans, different medical insurance, or even payday loans. DATABASE SALE ON DARKWEB MARKETS. ” continues the experts.

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Data breaches Insurance Banking Marketing 105

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

In response to this incident, Broward Health is taking steps to prevent similar security breaches in the future. The company forced a password reset and is implementing multifactor authentication for all users of its systems. ” continues the letter.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 1, 2021

People rely on unique identities, like usernames, passwords and two-factor authentication, to get access to network data and services. The CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards recognize innovation, hard work and success in a range of information security categories. health insurers; the top five U.S. About Venafi.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

These should include performing penetration tests and vulnerability scans to ensure the knowledge and level of current system and security protocols. As budget constraints allow, consider options in authentication or barrier layers to decrease or eliminate the viability of phishing.

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Healthcare Social Engineering Accountability Passwords 79

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2019

Security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered an unprotected Elasticsearch server exposing personally identifiable information belonging to nearly 90% of Panama citizens. Exposed data includes full names, birth dates, national ID numbers, medical insurance numbers, and other personal data. The database contained 3.4

Advertising 55

Advertising Insurance Authentication Malware 55

Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Trust Monitor helps you gain visibility by leveraging Duo's enriched, historical authentication data, shedding light on what's normal, and what’s atypical, as users and devices access your corporate environment.

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Retail Healthcare Risk Authentication 87

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

US agencies warn that groups employed DarkSide ransomware in attacks aimed at organizations across various Critical Infrastructure sectors, including manufacturing, legal, insurance, healthcare, and energy. Require multi-factor authentication for remote access to OT and IT networks.

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Ransomware Healthcare Phishing Risk 109

NopSec

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The industry was mandated to roll these technologies out quickly, which didn’t allow a lot of time for information security discussions. But while financial information such as credit cards have become less valuable in the black market, the asking price for a full personal health record has skyrocketed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Implement and enforce multi-layer network segmentation with the most critical communications and data resting on the most secure and reliable layer. Secure the collection, storage, and processing practices for PII and PHI, per regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

While both HITRUST and HIPAA have substantial relevance in ensuring data security in the healthcare sector, they are very different standards. HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a federal law, whereas HITRUST is a comprehensive control framework. HITRUST vs. HIPAA: What Sets Them Apart?

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Healthcare Risk Insurance Penetration Testing 52

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

China-linked cyber espionage group APT20 has been bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) in recent attacks, cyber-security firm Fox-IT warns. The attacks aimed at government entities and managed service providers (MSPs) that were active in many industries, including aviation, healthcare, finance, insurance, energy, and gambling.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

The criminal group had been mailing malware-ridden USBs to various entities in the transport, insurance, and defense industries under the guise that they originated from a trusted source, such as Amazon and the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Listen to the rest of our Fireside Chat podcast with Dr. Larry Ponemon on the state of information security: #5. 9: Legal considerations shifting with cloud: "Your cloud service provider is going to give you a contract and that contract will have certain security and privacy provisions in it.

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Backups Insurance CISO Ransomware 52

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Apodis Pharma is a company that offers a digital supply chain management platform and other software solutions created for pharmacies, healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical laboratories, and health insurance companies. The database discovered by CyberNews contains over 1.7 Who had access to the database?

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Small Business Data privacy Insurance Healthcare 90

Daniel Miessler

MARCH 20, 2022

I’m starting a new series with this 2022 edition where I think about what Information Security could or should look like in the distant future—say in 2050. HT to Jeremiah Grossman to also being very early to seeing the role of insurance in InfoSec. You need these inspections or else you can’t get insured.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

What if the recipient is in a hurry and under a lot of stress – will they be aware of how sophisticated and authentic-looking a well-crafted whaling attack can be? In today’s post, we share information with the goal that it will help everyone in your organization protect themselves from phishing attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

– Authentication and Security : APIs may require authentication for access control. Here are a few: Security Vulnerabilities : Unmanaged APIs may have security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malicious actors. Authentication and Authorization : APIs frequently employ token-based authentication (e.g.,

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Authentication Government Technology Risk 105

BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

Consequently, the need to know and understand information security at this level is an increasing requirement for privacy professionals. The idea of this series is to present some of the key concepts and frameworks in information security and highlight areas of intersection with privacy and data protection.

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Cybersecurity Information Security VPN Authentication 52

eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Known Disruption & Damages Ransomware attackers used stolen credentials to access a Change Healthcare Citrix portal setup without any multi-factor authentication (MFA) protection. million patient’s information caused by a third party tracker installed on the Kaiser patient portal.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Backups Ransomware 123

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) set out the standards for managing Protected Health Information (PHI). Fundamentally, the HIPAA Security Rule sets the stage for the safeguards that protect PHI. Ensure appropriate patient authentication. Security Misconfiguration. Insecure Design.

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Healthcare Mobile Technology Encryption 104

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A panel of practitioner experts breaks it all down in our recent Remote Sessions webcast, "Countdown to CPRA: What Information Security Professionals Need to Know Now," now available on-demand. Cyber insurance (critical). Training for employees (awareness). Privacy training, specifically. Endpoint encryption for all laptops.

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InfoSec Cyber Insurance Consumer Protection Insurance 76

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

” Security news site Bleeping Computer reported on the T-Systems Ryuk ransomware attack on Dec. “The authentication for that was entirely separate, so the lateral movement [of the intruders] didn’t allow them to touch that,” Schafer said. Cloud-based health insurance management portals. In our Dec.

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Passwords Ransomware Password Management Malware 205

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As demand for cyber risk insurance increases, two recent developments could have policyholders scrambling to check their cover. In the United States, a judge dismissed a claim against an insurance company that refused to pay extra for losses due to business email compromise. And the cyber insurance market keeps growing.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2021

The eight areas are: Application Control Patch Applications Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings User Application Hardening Restrict Administrative Privileges Patch Operating Systems Multi Factor Authentication Daily Backups Each area comes with guidance to improve maturity of the area. Watch this space — there’s more to come!

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