CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has hit the news headlines for becoming a victim of a cyber attack that led to data breach of over 57,900 claimant accounts seeking unemployment benefits. The post Data breach news trending on Google Search Engine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

LastPass, which in December 2022 disclosed a severe data breach that allowed threat actors to access encrypted password vaults, said it happened as a result of the same adversary launching a second attack on its systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Russia linked hackers group dubbed LockBit Ransomware is suspected to be behind the cyber attack and a probe is still on. Norton LifeLock has issued an official update that hackers targeted its servers, leading to a data breach of over 6000 premium customers.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 11, 2022

Both the companies revealed the same in SEC filing and apologized for the incident and assured that such data breaches will never get repeated. Whereas, Vodafone is still investigating the cyber attack claims and internal data theft. The company that ferries about 4.6 The company that ferries about 4.6

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2022

The Work from Home (WfH) culture might do well to the employees, but some companies are disclosing openly that they are witnessing a surge in cyber attacks( mainly data breaches) on their IT infrastructure as their employees are not following basic cyber hygiene of using strong passwords and authenticating their Identity whole accessing networks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Korean based company that is into the business of perfume and clothes selling said that the data leak took place on August 8th, 2021 and was because of a cyber attack on a cloud based data storage firm. The post Data Breach on French Luxury brand Chanel appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As most of the UK populace have decided to stay home and shop safely online ( because of the rise in Omicron Covid variant cases) security experts are expecting a two-fold rise in credentials stuffing cyber attacks in this year. As most of the web traffic will be busy in buying gifts and luxuries for their loved ones.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2020

The online education portal EduCBA discloses a data breach and is resetting customers’ passwords in response to the incident. Online education website EduCBA discloses a data breach, it has started notifying customers that in response to the incident it is resetting their passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2022

General Motors (GM), an American automobile maker, has suggested that a credential stuffing attack that led to the exposure of customer details has hit it to hackers between April 11th–29th,2022. The post Cyber Attack on General Motors exposes customer details appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

JD Sports, Britain’s online retailer of branded sportswear, has reportedly become a victim of a cyber attack that leaked information of over 10 million customers. JD Sports has assured that hackers accessed no passwords related to their accounts and issued an apology for failing to protect the customer info.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It is a well-known fact that those spreading malware like ransomware strike the same victim twice, if/when the victim shows negligence in fixing up the vulnerability that previously led to a data breach. The same thing happened with LastPass, a company that offers password managing services.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

Air India disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 4.5 Air India has disclosed a data breach that impacted 4.5 million of its customers, exposed data includes the personal information of customers registered between August. ” reads the data breach notification sent to the customers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Awareness events foster to shape human attitude, enhance a positive culture against cyber threats, and educate businesses and people about protective measures they can take to secure their sensitive personal data: Enable MFA.

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Cytelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

As technology continues to advance, so do the risks of cyber attacks. It has become increasingly important for businesses of all sizes to protect themselves from cyber threats. From small businesses to large corporations, no company is safe from a cyber attack. A secure network starts with a strong password policy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has issued a statement that its servers were infiltrated in January this year leading to a data breach. The post Zoho Vulnerability leads to data breach at International Committee of the Red Cross appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2022

A Caribbean based company is urging its customers to delete credit card info saved onto its website after it detected a data breach on its servers. Details about the data breach have been withheld. The company is also encouraging its customers to change the password of their respective accounts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2020

T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ network information (CPNI), including phone numbers and calls records. T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach exposing customers’ account’s information. ” reads the statement published by the company. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

Yesterday T-Mobile confirmed a data breach but announced that it was still investigating the extent of the security breach. The company announced to have started a “deep technical review of the situation across our systems to identify the nature of any data that was illegally accessed.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2021

SecureWorld previously reported on a T-Mobile data breach where 100 million customer accounts were potentially compromised in a cyberattack. Now, it is saying millions more customers have had their information accessed in the data breach. For more information on the data breach, see the statement from T-Mobile.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Cyber threats have become a significant concern for businesses of all sizes. The cost of cyber attacks, including financial losses, reputational damage, and legal consequences, can be staggering. To mitigate these risks, businesses often invest in cyber insurance.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The security breach was first reported by BleepingComputer that also shared a copy of the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted customers.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

That’s why they make every effort to fly under the radar — and why attacks can go unnoticed for months or even years. Take a recent cyber attack on Florida healthcare provider AdventHealth. The attack was discovered in February 2019 — a full year after cybercriminals gained access. What do cybercriminals want?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Samsung confirmed that threat actors had access to the source code of its Galaxy smartphones in recent security breach. Samsung this week disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to internal company data, including the source code of Galaxy models. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 31, 2021

The website of Mensa - the club for people who have scored highly in an IQ test but who feel their social lives would be improved by hanging out with other people who chose to join a club after scoring highly in an IQ test - is said to have suffered a cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

IKEA has admitted that its Canadian wing has become a victim of a large data breach that could have spilled personal details of approximately 95,000 customers to hackers. The post IKEA Canada becomes a victim of a large data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it is investigating a cyber attack against certain corporate systems. The cyber attack was discovered on December 13, 2023, and led to the exposure of customer account metadata and contact information. .”

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Waves of widespread, continuous cyber attacks hit the retail sector hard in 2014. Big names, including Home Depot and Michaels, suffered massive data breaches that affected millions of customers. The Ashley Madison data breach was one of the most widely covered breaches in the media this year.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

P&N Bank discloses data breach, customer account information, balances exposed. The Australian P&N Bank is notifying its customers a data breach that has exposed personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive account data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2021

MobiKwik, an India company that facilitates mobile based payment services, is trending on Google for alleged data breach that the company has readily denied. Going further into details, a French Cybersecurity researcher named Elliot Anderson is claiming to have found a data trove of over 3.5 BTC or $85,000.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 24, 2023

Accessing vital information to complete day-to-day tasks at our jobs still requires using a password-based system at most companies. Today, bad actors are ruthlessly skilled at cracking passwords – whether through phishing attacks, social engineering, brute force, or buying them on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2020

The FBI has seized the WeLeakInfo.com websites for selling subscriptions to data that were exposed in data breaches. WeLeakInfo.com is a data breach notification service that allows its customers to verify if their credentials been compromised in data breaches. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New York Attorney General Letitia James just announced the settlement of a data breach lawsuit between the AG's office and Dunkin' Donuts. According to state investigators, Dunkin' Donuts failed to respond to a series of successful cyber attacks that left tens of thousands of customer's online accounts vulnerable.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

It’s also valuable to consider the sheer amount of compromised data a cybersecurity breach could cause. For example, data from a recent report showed that just two data breaches during 2020 resulted in more than 18 billion compromised records. Foiling Hackers’ Attempts to Wreck a Presidential Campaign.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Comcast’s Xfinity discloses a data breach after a cyber attack hit the company by exploiting the CitrixBleed vulnerability. Comcast’s Xfinity is notifying its customers about the compromise of their data in a cyberattack that involved the exploitation of the CitrixBleed flaw.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Lab test provider LifeLabs has disclosed a data breach that exposed personal information for up to 15 million Canadians. LifeLabs notified its customers via letter, exposed data includes names, contact information, health card numbers, and for approximately 85,000 customers their lab test results. ” said Brown.

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