Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer discloses a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the company. Recently a threat actor announced the availability for sale of 160 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 23, 2023

A few days ago, the servers of car dealer ‘Arnold Clark’ were breached by hackers and the information of 1000sof motorists was stolen that can lead to identity thefts and online frauds. The threat actors are adamant in their demand for charging cryptocurrency in millions and are not ready to entertain any negotiation of hackers.

Identity Theft 127

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Another South Korean cryptocurrency exchange was hacked, this time the victim is Upbit that lost $48.5 million in cryptocurrency. . The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit disclosed a security breach, the company told its customers that hackers have stolen $48.5

Cryptocurrency 97

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Slovak cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE disclosed a security breach, hackers stole cryptocurrency funds worth $5.4 Slovak cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE disclosed a security breach, the hackers stole Bitcoin, Ether, ALGO, Ripple, Tezos, and TRON assets worth $5.4 SecurityAffairs – hacking, cryptocurrency).

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Artificial Intelligence 90

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Block disclosed a data breach related to the Cash App investing app and is notifying 8.2 The data breach involved a former employee that downloaded some unspecified reports of its Cash App Investing app that contained some U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Cash App). million current and former US customers.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 17, 2021

In December last year, we reported how the email and mailing addresses of some 270,000 Ledger customers had been published on a hacking forum following a data breach. At the time we warned users of the hardware cryptocurrency wallet to watch out for phishing scams that might attempt to steal users’ credentials.

Cryptocurrency 145

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Scams Phishing 145

Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

men have been charged with hacking into a U.S. Both are alleged to be part of a larger criminal organization that specializes in using fake emergency data requests from compromised police and government email accounts to publicly threaten and extort their victims. federal government portal without authorization.

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Hacking Government Media Accountability 252

Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 8, 2022

Email marketing firm Klaviyo disclosed a data breach after threat actors gained access to internal systems and downloaded marketing lists for cryptocurrency-related customers. [.].

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2021

Users on the hacker forum can view the leaked samples for about $2 worth of forum credits, the threat actor was auctioning the much-larger 500 million user database for at least a 4-digit sum, worth of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. It does include publicly viewable member profile data that appears to have been scraped from LinkedIn.

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Data breaches Phishing Accountability Cryptocurrency 94

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2018

The Cryptocurrency Platform Atlas Quantum suffered a security breach, information belonging to more than 260,000 users was stolen by hackers. Hackers stole information related to over 260,000 users of the Cryptocurrency Platform Atlas Quantum. Securi ty Affairs – Cryptocurrency Platform Atlas Quantum, hacking).

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

On an online forum, optusdata threatened to publish the data of 10,000 Optus customers per day unless they received $1 million in cryptocurrency. They began by posting the data of 10,200 customers. In a statement on a forum where they announced the hack, they wrote: "Too many eyes. We will not sale data to anyone.

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Data breaches Banking Cryptocurrency Hacking 78

Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2019

BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrency due to a cyber attack. BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency was victim of a cyber attack, the Remixpoint’s subsidiary announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5

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Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks Financial Services Advertising 86

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

Yahoo is continuously trying to settle a lawsuit on the massive data breach over the period of 2013 to 2016. million for the settlement of 3 billion hacked accounts. million settlement with millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history”.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Dynamic changes in the cyberworld lead to countless and continuous hacking incidents, data breaches, and phishing attacks. Stay on top of the latest email security breach and cybersecurity news or you could become the victim of cybercrime. Let’s dive […].

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Data breaches Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Phishing 80

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. A graphic illustrating the flow of more than $400 million in cryptocurrencies stolen from FTX on Nov. 11-12, 2022.

Cryptocurrency 237

Cryptocurrency Ransomware Retail Government 237

Graham Cluley

JULY 7, 2022

A hacked university might have made a profit after paying a cryptocurrency ransom, China suffers possibly the biggest data breach in history, and Reuters investigates digital mercenaries.

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Ransomware Data breaches Cryptocurrency Hacking 91

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

Artificial Intelligence 90

Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Scams Insurance 90

SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Alright, how many of you saw a cryptocurrency ad on TV in 2022? Now the important question: how many of you got scammed in some sort of way by cryptocurrency or another type of investment? Real Estate Professionals: the scammer contacts a real estate agent, usually offering to buy a very expensive property for cash or cryptocurrency.

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Cybercrime Scams Cryptocurrency Identity Theft 130

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Social Engineering 89

Social Engineering Data breaches Ransomware Cybercrime 89

Hot for Security

MAY 14, 2021

The subject line conveniently reads, “You has been hacked,” to draw recipients’ attention. “You know the ’ledger‘ data has been leaked,” the message reads. “And these data are now in my hands.” ” The extortionist is referring to the 2020 hack and data dump that followed.

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Naked Security

JUNE 23, 2022

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Data breaches Hacking Cryptocurrency Scams 112

Hot for Security

JUNE 17, 2021

In December last year, we reported how the email and mailing addresses of some 270,000 Ledger customers had been published on a hacking forum following a data breach. At the time we warned users of the hardware cryptocurrency wallet to watch out for phishing scams that might attempt to steal users’ credentials.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Scams Phishing 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported. At this time company has already notified impacted customers, which are in the cryptocurrency and finance sectors. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing 114

Phishing Data breaches Cryptocurrency Social Engineering 114

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. A recent domain hijack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck.com was used to spoof the company in a spear-phishing campaign. That spells trouble if you’re the one that gets hacked. What Can Be Done?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2022

Nearly three years after a former Amazon employee was charged in the data breach of Capital One, the trial has concluded in a conviction in U.S. In the 2019 incident, Thompson used her hacking prowess—and insider knowledge of AWS vulnerability scanning—to steal the personal data of more than 100 million people in the U.S.

Cryptocurrency 83

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Hacking Malware 83

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware targets Finnish organizations GitLab fixed a critical zero-click account hijacking flaw Juniper Networks fixed a critical RCE bug in its firewalls and switches Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election Researchers created a PoC for Apache OFBiz flaw CVE-2023-51467 Team Liquid’s wiki leak exposes (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

cash has inadvertently exposed sensitive data belonging to nearly 230,000 users, as revealed by Cybernews research. Due to its limited access to foreign financial markets, Iran has embraced cryptocurrency significantly. Last year, Iranian crypto exchanges facilitated transactions totaling nearly $3 billion.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2023

Security consulting giant Kroll disclosed a data breach resulting from a SIM-swapping attack against one of its employees. Security consulting firm Kroll revealed that a SIM-swapping attack against one of its employees caused the theft of user information for multiple cryptocurrency platforms.

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Data breaches Mobile Accountability Phishing 89

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Australian government announced sanctions for a member of the REvil ransomware group for the Medibank hack that occurred in 2022. “This morning I can announce that Australia has used cyber sanctions powers for the very first time on a Russian individual for his role in the breach of the Medibank Private network.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2021

According to a data breach notification letter filed with US state attorney general offices, the attackers with the knowledge of their username and password and phone number associated with the account, were able to steal funds bypassing the SMS-based authentication. ” reads the data breach notification letter. .

Cryptocurrency 114

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Authentication Accountability 114

Hacker Combat

JULY 8, 2022

In a leak that, if verified, could be one of the biggest data breaches in history, hackers might have obtained a wealth of information belonging to over I billion Chinese from a database owned by Shangai police. Last year, hackers collected the data of over 533 million Facebook users and posted it on a hacking community.

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Hacking Telecommunications Mobile Government 89

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Pierluigi Paganini. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 289 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S.

Social Engineering 320

Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 320

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

Unknown threat actors claimed to have obtained data of a billion Chinese residents after breaching a database of the Shanghai police. If the incident will be confirmed, this data breach is the largest one in the country’s history. “Shangai authorities have not publicly responded to the purported hack.

Cybercrime 118

Cybercrime Data breaches Cryptocurrency Internet 118