Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 19, 2017

This week, I started looking into a large database backup file which turned out to contain the personal data of a significant portion of the South African population. Who Am I and Why Do I Have This Data? On March 14 this year, someone sent me a 27GB file called "masterdeeds.sql" which was a MySQL database backup file.

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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.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

We present them here in the order they appear in the attack process. 7 Fulfilling attack objectives In most cases, the attackers launched ransomware in the target organization’s infrastructure ( Impact Data , Encrypted for Impact, T1486 ). Pay special attention to activity within your infrastructure outside of working hours.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The backup channel for sharing information is email. MoneyTaker and Silence are two of the four most dangerous hacker groups that present a real threat to international financial organisations,” said Rustam Mirkasymov , Group-IB Head of Dynamic Analysis of malware department and threat intelligence expert.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In an era where data breaches and cybersecurity threats loom, a systematic and organized approach to SOC 2 preparation is necessary. To usher you through this multifaceted and rigorous process, we present a step-by-step checklist with valuable tips. Automation. A great compliance platform will automate the processes.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Data Collection Should be Minimised, Not Maximisation. In this case, the data was exposed by a real estate company, an organisation that 99.x% x% of people in that data breach had never had any interaction with and wouldn't have even heard of them before this. Let's go back to the cat forum scenario again.

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Spinone

JULY 16, 2019

Through Backup and Sync service. Give them permission to manage your data, and it’s done – your files are enciphered. An automated backup on trusted cloud storages and preliminary risky apps audit can be your saviors in this case. They will alert you when the abnormal data migration occurs within your organization.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Based on the data collected by the Post-Validator, it is most likely that: The Post-Validator is deployed to ensure that the infected victim is the intended one. The C2 server operator manually analyzes data received from the victim and commands to either remove the Post-Validator or infect the machine with the Trojan.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

At the time of this podcast, Lockbit accounts for 40% of the ransomware present today and it hits both Windows and Linux machines. Vamosi: So ransomware started with like individuals being compromised and their data collected and $300 in Bitcoin and then it became commercialized to industries and so first ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

So of course when I saw that some researchers were presenting a talk at SecTor 2021 in Toronto on defeating biometrics with artificial intelligence, well I knew I had to talk to them as well. Here is the crux of their presentation at SecTor. Once again you see how such a simple method can defeat biometrics.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

There’s been a major data breach, and you’re booked on the next night flight out, at 6am. As you hustle to the airport, the team already onsite is collecting the log files and the backups as needed so that when you arrive you can begin the investigation. There are the servers you control. And other hardware.

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