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MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports. Hackers count on it.

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Massive AT&T Hack Exposed ‘Nearly All’ Customer Phone Numbers

Tech Republic Security

Businesses and individuals with AT&T accounts from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 and on January 2, 2023 will be notified if their data was affected.

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SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

API hacking escapades. Over the past couple of years, good-guy researchers and malicious hackers alike have steadily scaled up their hacking activities to flush them out. Over the past couple of years, good-guy researchers and malicious hackers alike have steadily scaled up their hacking activities to flush them out.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) as an Enabler for Enhanced Data Security

Security Affairs

This allows security teams to act swiftly before any data breach can occur. Key Takeaway: Leveraging AI for Comprehensive Data Security Integrating AI across data security layersDiscovery, Classification, and Protectionenables organizations to effectively detect, classify, and secure sensitive data.

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. Plenty of people worldwide try to hack into networks and retrieve sensitive information to commit further crimes, like identity theft or fraud.

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Twitter data dump of 235 million users available on web

CyberSecurity Insiders

Adding more embarrassment to last year’s Twitter Data Breach, a new finding on the web has discovered a new database dump exposed on an online hacking forum. It appears to be a big data leak as information related to about 235 million users was found by a cyber intelligence firm named Hudson Rock, based in Israel.

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Federal cybersecurity: breaking down the barriers to adoption

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Over the last two election cycles, we’ve seen an increased focus on election security, hacking and fraud. These vulnerabilities can span from limited use of data encryption to the abuse of privileged user policies. However, modernization and transformative technologies are creating new vulnerabilities resulting in data breaches.