IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The predictions are on their side, as more intense and frequent cyber attacks will drive up costs by 15% per year. At the same time, data loss will have serious repercussions, including financial losses ($10.5 The post Recognising Scam Patterns and Preventing Data Loss: A Unified Approach first appeared on IT Security Guru.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. For organizations, this can result in account compromise, data loss, data breaches, and operational disruption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

News is out that the Asian and Hispanic grocery store in North America suffered a sophisticated cyber attack through which personal info of over 1.1 was notified of the incident when a hacker named ‘IntelBroker’ posted the accessed details on a data breach forum. million customers was accessed/leaked.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

In April, Nova Scotia Power and Emera faced a cyber attack that impacted their IT systems and networks.Both companies declared that the security incident did not cause any power outages. The companies did not share technical details about the attack, however, experts speculate they have been targeted in a ransomware attack.

Energy and Utilities 79

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Data breaches Accountability 79

Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 12, 2025

Its a cyber attack where scammers impersonate legitimate organizations or trusted individuals to steal sensitive information like passwords, financial data, or access credentials. Todays phishing scams are sophisticated, tailored for you, and often indistinguishable from real communications.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

Unfortunately, many organizations fail to educate their employees on the importance of cyber hygiene, leaving them vulnerable to phishing scams, malware infections, data breaches, and other cyber attacks. Tick-in-the-box training. Supply chain blindness.

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Risk Cybersecurity Data breaches Cyber Attacks 218

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

This open database is a goldmine for identity thieves and other attackers. Here’s how: Cyber Attacks. Phishing scams can take many forms, and ransomware is one of the most dangerous. Addresses can easily lead to phone numbers, making people easy targets for phishing scams. Why This Data Breach is Different.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

In May, the company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following a cyber attack, but it did not mention a ransomware attack. MediSecure has identified a cyber security incident impacting the personal and health information of individuals. .”

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Data breaches Unstructured Data Healthcare Identity Theft 98

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2025

CISA adds SAP NetWeaver flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog SentinelOne warns of threat actors targeting its systems and high-value clients Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 actively exploited zero-day flaws in 2024 VeriSource data breach impacted 4M individuals U.S. CISA adds Qualitia Active!

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Cyber threats are no longer just the occasional virus or suspicious email. Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality. Viruses and malware programs harm your devices or steal your data.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

If somehow passwords are leaked, a hacker can cause a data breach. Firewalls create a barrier between the device and the internet by closing the ports to communication, preventing malicious programs from entering networks, and stopping a potential data breach on your device. Back-up your data.

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VPN Passwords Firewall Risk 214

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach impacting 1.7M

Data breaches 120

Data breaches Computers and Electronics Spyware Cybercrime 120

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

CISA adds PTZOptics camera bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Canadian authorities arrested alleged Snowflake hacker Android flaw CVE-2024-43093 may be under limited, targeted exploitation July 2024 ransomware attack on the City of Columbus impacted 500,000 people Nigerian man Sentenced to 26+ years in real estate phishing scams Russian (..)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

.” reads the message published by the group on its data leak site. Early December, Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an investigation into the incident. The company did not share details about the attack or its scope.

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Ransomware Data breaches Financial Services Hacking 140

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

School districts are constantly being targeted by cyber attacks, leading to data breaches and information misuse. Following basic cybersecurity hygiene by students and staff while sharing the data is also important, as it avoids being targeted by phishing scams or other type of social engineering attacks.

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Social Engineering Education Data breaches Scams 136

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Threat actors are continually looking for better ways to target organizations, here are the top five attack vectors to look out for in 2022. Malicious actors are continually looking for better ways to carry out successful cyber attacks. Phishing scams remain such a widely used attack vector because of their efficiency.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6

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DDOS Data breaches Ransomware Marketing 125

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

How much do they trust industries to keep their sensitive data secure? How do cyber attacks impact them, and how are they protected? The 2022 Thales Consumer Digital Trust Index data , based on an Opinium survey conducted in 11 countries with more than 21K participants, attempts to answer these questions.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Quishing, an insidious threat to electric car owners Google fixed actively exploited Android flaw CVE-2024-32896 Discontinued D-Link DIR-846 routers are affected by code execution flaws.

Data breaches 120

Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Hacking 120

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

British airline EasyJet announced it was the victim of a “highly sophisticated” cyber attack that exposed email addresses and travel details of around 9 million of its customers. However, this is an evolving threat as cyber attackers get ever more sophisticated,” says EasyJet Chief Executive Officer Johan Lundgren.

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Hacking Cyber Attacks Advertising Scams 135

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. The rise of cyber-attacks and phishing. Remote working risks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaw Multiple APT groups exploited WinRAR flaw CVE-2023-38831 Californian IT company DNA Micro leaks private mobile phone data Threat actors have been exploiting CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since August A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account (..)

Ransomware 121

Ransomware Data breaches Telecommunications Mobile 121

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

hacked, data of 600k users available for sale Updated: Italian email provider Email.it supports the Secure Boot Fake Cisco ‘Critical Update used in phishing campaign to steal WebEx credentials Hackers accessed staff mailboxes at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites.

Hacking 107

Hacking Advertising Surveillance Phishing 107

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

A new e-skimmer found on WordPress site using the WooCommerce plugin Coronavirus-themed attacks April 05 – April 11, 2020 Thousands Zoom credentials available on a Dark Web forum 500,000+ Zoom accounts available for sale on the Dark Web Apple and Google join forces to develop Contact Tracing app against Coronavirus Danish pump maker DESMI reveals cyber (..)

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Scams Phishing Advertising Malware 116

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

How email-based cyber attacks work. Email-based attacks are not a new problem. For example, some of the most notorious email-related cyber attacks of the 1990s came through the propagation of the Melissa virus. The Revere Health data breach was small scale compared to the 2020 MEDNAX data breach.

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Phishing Healthcare Data breaches Cyber Attacks 124

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

Such personal data is unlikely to have changed for the vast majority of people in the last couple of years, therefore this data is of concern to its owners, and also remains of good value to scammers. Facebook faces a privacy regulation investigation over this data breach. Redcar Cyber-Attack: UK Government to Cover £3.68

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Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

. · Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines. · A few hours after Apple released iOS 12.1,

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Data breaches Advertising Antivirus Hacking 82

Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). This was a 3% increase compared to the previous year.

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Social Engineering Scams Engineering Identity Theft 52

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

More threats were detected on iOS than Android devices; 68% of Australian CISOs expect their organization to suffer a material cyber-attack within the next year. Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Anti-virus giant, Kaspersky, blocked 6,463,414 mobile malware, adware, and risk-ware attacks.

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Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. What are the top cyber threats right now? Data Breach.

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Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 128

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

CISA adds Google Chromium V8 bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Young Consulting data breach impacts 954,177 individuals BlackByte Ransomware group targets recently patched VMware ESXi flaw CVE-2024-37085 US offers $2.5M reward for Belarusian man involved in mass malware distribution U.S.

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Malware Surveillance Firewall Phishing 117

Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Sadly, they can also make our personal data more vulnerable to cyber threats. In one recent data breach, 2.9 billion people had their social security numbers and other personal information hacked , and all that stolen data ended up for sale on the dark web. Close your browser and don’t take the bait.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Cyber attack took offline flight display screens at the Bristol Airport. Researcher devised a new CSS & HTML attack that causes iPhone reboot or freezes Macs. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system. Homebuyers Being Targeted by Money Transfer Scam. 20% discount.

Computers and Electronics 82

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Advertising Data breaches 82

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · CVE-2018-8453 Zero-Day flaw exploited by FruityArmor APT in attacks aimed at Middle East. · GAO report reveals new Pentagon weapon systems vulnerable to hack. · Group-IB: $49.4 Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Data breaches 80

Data breaches Advertising Hacking Surveillance 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

” Experts explained that the type of data leaked online can be abused to target patients in a wide range of malicious activities, including scams, fraud, and phishing and other attacks. NextMotion pointed out that it has immediately implemented corrective measured to protect its customers.

Media 142

Media Advertising Software Scams 142

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2019

Millions of Exim mail servers vulnerable to cyber attacks. CIA sextortion campaign, analysis of a well-organized scam. Retro video game website Emuparadise suffered a data breach. Shanghai Jiao Tong University data leak – 8.4TB in email metadata exposed.

DDOS 84

DDOS Hacking Data breaches Scams 84