CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

Often, such information is used by hackers to launch identity thefts, brute force attacks and other such digital invasions. The multimedia business provider says that all the passwords stored on its servers were hashed as per the basic cybersecurity hygiene and so, the damage with the data theft could be minimal.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Australian Police authorities have released a press statement on Optus Cyber Attack and confirmed that they are going to protect the details of 10,000 affected customers from leaking online. The post Affected Optus cyber attack customers to get police protection appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Microsoft has made it official that it has disabled macros across its office products to block malware cyber attacks. The post Microsoft disables macros to curtail Malware Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2021

Electronic Arts confirmed the news and added that no client data or anything related to the players was accessed or stolen by hackers- meaning there are zero risks for players to be targeted with phishing attacks or identity thefts. The post Cyber Attack news trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 3, 2021

And if/when the recipient enters such details, the scammers can use such info to launch identity theft based cyber attacks. The post Covid Omicron variant leads to Phishing Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Backing up files to cloud and offline servers, never clicking on suspicious links received through email and SMS can also help in preventing identity thefts. The post Cyber Attack leads to serious data breach at UK Eurocell appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on an IT firm serving UK’s Labour Party has reportedly leaked sensitive details related to members and supporters. The post Cyber Attack on Labour Party UK leaks sensitive data appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

. “The leak of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) poses a huge risk to both individuals and organizations, potentially leading to financial losses, identity theft, reputational damage, and increased susceptibility to cyber attacks,” CloudSEK notified relevant authorities and potentially impacted organizations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A Greece-based company that owns Cosmote and OTE was slapped with a €9 million penalty for failing to inform its customers that their data was stolen in a sophisticated cyber attack that occurred in 2020. The post Data Watchdog orders €9m penalty on telecom company for hiding cyber attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Second is the news related to Baton Rouge General Health System (GHS), a healthcare service provider that disclosed yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack in June this year leaking patient details to hackers. The post Nine cyber-attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Many worry about the potential misuse of their sensitive information, including identity theft and medical fraud. Additionally, some patients have expressed frustration with the lack of clear communication from the organization in the immediate aftermath of the attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on the visa website of French government has led to a data breach where sensitive info related to applicants such as nationalities, birth dates and passport numbers were exposed to hackers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. An expanding attack surface.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. An expanding attack surface.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A Cyber Attack that hit servers of several banking institutions of New Zealand(NZ) has disrupted the online services for over a week now. The post Banks and other Govt organizations badly hit in New Zealand by Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The city was able to quickly contain and remediate the breach after the identification of the data breach, it also announced the implementation of additional measures to improve its resilience to cyber attacks. ” states the letter. . ” states the letter. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Utah Imaging Associates (UIA) discloses a security breach, on September 4, 2021 the company claims to have detected and blocked a cyber attack. You should also promptly report any fraudulent activity or any suspected incidents of identity theft to proper law enforcement authorities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) was hit by a cyber attack, threat actors stole personal information from its email system. The company confirmed that attackers exfiltrated files containing sensitive information. This isn’t the first time that the company was the victim of a cyber attack.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 18, 2021

These incidents resulted in school closures, the loss of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds and stolen data that was linked to identity theft and cyber fraud. So why are K-12 schools experiencing record cyber incidents? Why K-12 Schools are Experiencing Cyber-Attacks. There are a few major reasons.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The City of Philadelphia discloses a data breach that resulted from a cyber attack that took place on May 24 and that compromised City email accounts. Potentially affected Individuals are recommended to remain vigilant against fraudulent activities such as identity theft and scam attempts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Leaked data from the claimed cyber attack includes source code of the streaming platform, some payouts made to developers related to games and apps and other internal software information. Highly placed sources confirmed that no password or personal information was accessed or stolen by the hackers in the apparent breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

Red Cross, having its headquarters in Geneva, was hit by a cyber attack, exposing details of over 500,000 people to the hackers. And as of now, there is no evidence that the stolen information was put for sale on the dark web or was being misused as a tool to conduct identity theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

To those uninitiated, Latitude experienced a cyber-attack in March, leading to data steal of its 7.9 Since Saffari lost his Master Credit Card details in the attack, he was worried that the attack could lead to serious consequences like identity theft led to siphoning of funds from personal account/s.

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced in December 2023 that it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an investigation into the incident.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Anand’s statement also included the fact that the company self-reported the incident to the cyber governing authority and will notify all the affected users about the data loss. Coming to the second news, it is related to cyber attack on an Indian telecom company named Vi aka Vodafone +Idea.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Growing Threat of Identity Theft: As attackers become more adept at infiltrating inboxes, AI and machine learning to mimic communication styles pose a significant risk for identity theft and sensitive data exfiltration. About the Author: Stefanie Shank.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

NOTE- Phishing is a kind of cyber attack where hackers try fraudulent communication methods such as SMS and emails to retrieve personal information from employees like login credentials and then use the stolen data to conduct identity theft.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mellen: This deal seems to be betting on the importance of offering a consolidated consumer security portfolio that incorporates identity theft protection, antivirus, and other security tools like VPNs. This is critical to ensure their own personal privacy and the security of their data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

“We help you not fall victim to identity theft, for example. ” In the case of a severe cyber attack, experts at the center will coordinate the incident response activities. Because once your data is compromised, they use that to open up accounts.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In August 2019 and August 2020, a federal grand jury announced two separate indictments charging the five Chinese nationals with facilitating theft of source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data, and valuable business information. These individuals are all present in the FBI’s most wanted list. 35, Qian Chuan (??),

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 8, 2022

On November 9, 2021, MRIoA discovered that it was the victim of a sophisticated cyber-attack. However, to the best of its knowledge and as of the date of this release, MRIoA has no evidence indicating the occurrence of identity theft resulting from this incident.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and are becoming more potent with each day. Whether you use your computer for personal or professional purposes, cyber-attacks are an imminent threat to your privacy and personal or professional information. Identity Theft Protection Tools.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Unauthorised transactions made with the help of lost or stolen credit cards, counterfeit cards, ID document forgery and identity theft, fake identification, email phishing, and imposter scams are among the most common types of payment fraud today.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The investigation conducted by News Corporation (News Corp) revealed that attackers remained on its network for two years. In February 2022, the American media and publishing giant News Corp revealed it was the victim of a cyber attack from an advanced persistent threat actor that took place in January 2022.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Financial Services: Financial institutions hold a lot of sensitive data, such as customer names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, making them a prime target for cybercriminals, who can use this data to commit identity theft or fraud. This data can be used by cybercriminals to commit fraud or identity theft.

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