Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

That number is true and repeatable, but has been badly misinterpreted in the press: No security expert I know believes that if we could wave a magic wand and instantly transform all the worlds code to MSLs, that wed have 70% fewer CVEs, data breaches, and ransomware attacks.

Social Engineering 130

Social Engineering Software Government Data breaches 130

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

Hospitality chain McMenamins disclosed a data breach after a recent ransomware attack. Hospitality chain McMenamins discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack that took place on December 12. The good news is that customer financial data was not affected. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

NVA said it discovered the ransomware outbreak on the morning of Sunday, Oct. A source close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity that NVA was hit with Ryuk , a ransomware strain first spotted in August 2018 that targets mostly large organizations for a high-ransom return. ” In an update sent to NVA hospitals on Nov.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hacking et Cybersécurité Mégapoche pour les Nuls , a single-volume book containing French versions of the latest editions of both the best selling CyberSecurity for Dummies by Joseph Steinberg, and Hacking For Dummies by Kevin Beaver, is now available to the public.

Hacking 161

Hacking Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Artificial Intelligence 161

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. BleepingComputer reported that the Car maker Hyundai Motor Europe was breached by the Black Basta ransomware gang. Te company also notified relevant local authorities.

Hacking 144

Hacking Ransomware Data breaches Manufacturing 144

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

One terabyte of data belonging to a major hotel booking platform was found leaked online. A huge trove of customer data belonging to Gekko Group was found online in an unsecured format. The leaked data also included information from affiliated platforms, including Booking.com and Hotelbeds.com.

B2B 295

B2B Spyware VPN Phishing 295

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2024

A ransomware group called Dark Angels made headlines this past week when it was revealed the crime group recently received a record $75 million data ransom payment from a Fortune 50 company. ThreatLabz found Dark Angels has conducted some of the largest ransomware attacks to date, and yet little is known about the group.

Ransomware 311

Ransomware Insurance Healthcare Cybercrime 311

SC Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

Carnival Corporation – which has been plagued by cyberattacks over the past few years – issued a breach disclosure on Thursday confirming hackers attacked email accounts and gained access to data about its customers and employees. The post Carnival discloses new data breach on email accounts appeared first on SC Media.

Data breaches 108

Data breaches Accountability Phishing Security Awareness 108

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Avis Car Rental has begun notifying close to 300,000 individuals about a data breach that occurred in August 2024, resulting in the theft of sensitive personal information. The breach reportedly exposed customer names, addresses, driver license numbers, and other personal data.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Cybersecurity Mobile 119

Heimadal Security

AUGUST 3, 2021

Residents of Lazio, one of Italy’s largest regions, are currently blocked from booking new vaccination appointments due to a vaccination registration system breach, suspected to be a ransomware attack. The post Italian Vaccine Registration System Possibly Hit with Ransomware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

Ransomware 122

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang added the hotel chain Motel One to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang added Motel One to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The group claims to have stolen 24,449,137 files, approximately 6 TB of data.

Hacking 142

Hacking Ransomware Manufacturing Media 142

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2023

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees.

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Data breaches Retail Cyber Attacks Hacking 76

Graham Cluley

MAY 3, 2022

One of the largest library services in Germany, EKZ Bibliotheksservice, has been impacted by a ransomware attack that has left book lovers unable to rent and borrow eBooks, audio books, and electronic magazines. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Data breaches Malware 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims the hack of the chipmaker Nexperia and the theft of 1 TB of data from the company. The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB of the company’s data.

Ransomware 143

Ransomware Manufacturing Hacking Insurance 143

SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

Today’s columnist, Erin Kennealy of Guidewire Software, offers ways for security pros, the insurance industry and government regulators to come together so insurance companies can continue to offer insurance for ransomware. Insurance claims from cyber/ransomware events have consumed up to 40% of the claims of some insurers’ cyber books.

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Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware InfoSec 113

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2024

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Data breaches Hacking Cyber Attacks Malware 130

Malwarebytes

JUNE 10, 2021

Back in November, gaming giant Capcom suffered a ransomware attack. In its press notification, it mentioned the various types of data potentially grabbed by their attackers. Capcom had the chance to “save data from leakage”; they did not take it. The lawsuit isn’t aimed at the ransomware authors, but the compromised company.

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Ransomware Data breaches Hacking 103

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

Each year, O’Reilly gathers usage data across its publishing partners and learning modes, from books and videos to live online training courses, virtual events, practice exams, and interactive scenarios, to provide technology leaders with the trends, topics, and issues to watch in the coming year.

Data breaches 84

Data breaches Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology 84

Graham Cluley

MARCH 2, 2023

Following what it called a "cybersecurity incident" three weeks ago, Canadian bookstore chain Indigo has not only confirmed that it was hit by a ransomware attack, but also that data related to current and former employees was stolen by hackers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Cybersecurity Data breaches Malware 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 11, 2022

After striking Samsung and Nvidia, Lapsus$ Ransomware Group has this time targeted British Telecom firm Vodafone and Buenos Aires online marketplace MercadoLibre. Sources state that the hackers accessed a portion of the data from the company servers, respectively, and are demanding a large amount as ransom for the decryption key.

Cyber Attacks 119

Cyber Attacks Data breaches Backups Accountability 119

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 26, 2022

Policybazaar, the Indian Insurance companies that offer an array of online services to users seeking health and car insurance were targeted by hackers leading to a data breach. So, at this juncture, incidents such as these can put a permanent dent to their business expansion, as IRDAI doesn’t take data breaches lightly.

Cyber Attacks 112

Cyber Attacks Insurance Data breaches Mobile 112

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Crypto Locker Virus is suspected to be behind the incident and almost all booking systems were hit by a ransom demanding malware. The company is, however, not interested in bowing down to the demands of hackers and is interested in recovering their data from backups, as they already have a proactive data continuity plan in place.

Cyber Attacks 117

Cyber Attacks Identity Theft Artificial Intelligence Cyber Risk 117

Appknox

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts, the hotel group that owns the Holiday Inn and Intercontinental brands, experienced a cyber attack in the first week of September.

Cyber Attacks 119

Cyber Attacks Data breaches Ransomware 119

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Google rolled out emergency fixes to address actively exploited Chrome zero-day Samsung discloses a second data breach this year The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor. users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Malware Surveillance Ransomware 97

Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

There is little you can do in the event we experience widespread DDoS attacks, but one tip is to buy a good book series or a few board games since it might take a while to get the internet working again. Ransomware is a very likely form of attack, and no amount of ransom will guarantee that you get your data back.

Passwords 245

Passwords Phishing Password Management Accountability 245

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Million by Dutch and UK Data Protection Authorities over data breach. · AccuDoc Data Breach impacted 2.6 A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount. Kindle Edition.

Data breaches 87

Data breaches Advertising Ransomware Phishing 87

Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hotel and casino giant MGM Resorts has revealed that it is investigating a "cybersecurity incident" that has resulted in its website being taken offline, an outage of online booking systems, and even problems with slot machines. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Cybersecurity 141

Cybersecurity Data breaches Ransomware Malware 141

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

New Google bug bounty allows reporting the abuses of Google API, Chrome, and Android user data. Flight booking platform Option Way exposes customer and internal data. XKCD forum data breach impacted 562,000 subscribers. JSWorm: The 4th Version of the Infamous Ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

IoT 102

IoT Data breaches DNS Hacking 102

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

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Data breaches 98

Data breaches Ransomware Malware Phishing 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Decrypting HiddenTear Ransomware for free with HT Brute Forcer. NASA data breach – The agency notifies employees of a security intrusion. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount.

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Data breaches DDOS Advertising IoT 99

Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which owns brands such as InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and many others, has had its IT systems breached by malicious hackers Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Malware 96

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Call it targeted Ransomware. · Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. 20% discount.

Data breaches 89

Data breaches Antivirus Advertising Hacking 89

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Data breaches 93

Data breaches IoT Advertising Banking 93

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2019

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Collection #1 Data Breach Analysis – Part 1. Two distinct campaigns are spread GandCrab ransomware and Ursnif Trojan via weaponized docs. Anatova ransomware – Expert believe it will be a dangerous threat.

Small Business 82

Small Business Data breaches Advertising DNS 82

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. As it happens, Plex announced its own data breach one day before LastPass disclosed its initial August intrusion. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page.

Social Engineering 363

Social Engineering Cybercrime Mobile Identity Theft 363

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · SandboxEscaper expert is back and disclosed a new Windows Zero-Day. · Cathay Pacific data breach affecting 9.4 20% discount. Paper Copy.

DDOS 93

DDOS IoT Advertising Media 93

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. France data protection agency fines Uber 400k Euros Over 2016 Data Breach. Hackers infect Linux servers with JungleSec Ransomware via IPMI Remote console. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

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Advertising IoT Data breaches Hacking 92