SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

user data of the Swarmshop card shop – which trades in stolen personal and payment records – was leaked online on March 17 and posted on a different underground forum. The leaked data also included the victims’ nicknames, hashed passwords, contact details, history of activity, and current balance. Hackers are hacking hackers.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2022

Data breaches are one of the most reported cyberattacks against businesses—regardless of size and industry. Some have scrambled to be compliant but then find themselves successfully breached weeks or months after getting certified. It’s not completely bleak for breached companies though.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

City officials now say they plan to pay the ransom demand, in hopes of keeping the personal data of their citizens off of the Internet. ” But on Friday, Florence Mayor Steve Holt confirmed that a cyberattack had shut down the city’s email system. In late May, KrebsOnSecurity alerted numerous officials in Florence, Ala.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 19, 2021

With all that transpired over the last few months, and even with the SolarWinds cyberattack making headlines , it might be easy to forget that data breaches and hacks continue to expose the personal information of millions. This leaves victims of the data breaches vulnerable to identity theft.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping 185% increase from the same time period last year where just 7.9 million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping 185% increase from the same time period last year where just 7.9

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Having your personal information involved in some type of cybersecurity incident or data breach is never fun. Recent research conducted by Hudson Rock has shed light on the extensive compromise of computers and the exposure of hackers within cybercrime forums. You'd probably feel some sense of justice, right?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, discovered that user data of the Swarmshop card shop have been leaked online on March 17, 2021. Group-IB notified the national CERTs in the above-mentioned countries about the breach so they could take the necessary steps to mitigate the threat.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Small businesses have far less sophisticated and encrypted communications, making it possible to easily compromise their systems. . Adopting and applying cybersecurity principles can help you secure your company and decrease the danger of a data breach. Enact robust data security processes and firewalls.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Prevent Compromised Credentials IdentityIQ Protecting your personal information and online identity is crucial, especially as cyber threats continue to gain traction. In fact, last year 55% of identity crime cases reported to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) were due to compromised credentials.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Prevent Compromised Credentials IdentityIQ Protecting your personal information and online identity is crucial, especially as cyber threats continue to gain traction. In fact, last year 55% of identity crime cases reported to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) were due to compromised credentials.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Hospitals are also often among the first types of organizations to pay-off ransomware attacks in order to retrieve their stolen data and limit the disturbances to daily operations and patient care. By Tom Neclerio , Vice President of Professional Services at SilverSky.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard APT hacked Microsoft corporate emails VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers China-linked APT UNC3886 exploits VMware zero-day since 2021 Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128% U.S.

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SecureList

JANUARY 18, 2023

The media routinely report incidents and leaks of data that end up publicly accessible on the dark web. In certain cases, cyberattacks may threaten human lives, for example if they target critical infrastructure. More personal data leaks; corporate email at risk. The leaks affected various organizations and amounts of data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

Most financially devastating threats involved investment scams, business email compromises (BEC) , and romance fraud. The total annual cost of all types of cyberattacks is increasing. The total annual cost of all types of cyberattacks is increasing. Cybercrime will cost as much as $6 trillion annually by 2021. billion in 2018.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

A ransomware attack on an Iowa-based eye clinic earlier this year led to the access and possible theft of data belonging to 500,000 patients.(Photo A ransomware attack on Iowa-based Wolfe Eye Clinic earlier this year led to the access and possible theft of data belonging to 500,000 patients. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 27, 2022

Most intelligence solutions for executive protection offer only surface-level discovery and removal of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, opting to address only the data that can be scraped and removed with automated tools. Most organizations lack the expertise and internal resources to respond effectively to threats.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In today’s digital age, the threat of data breaches is a constant concern. The consequences of a cyberattack can be devastating, leading to financial loss, reputational damage, and even legal issues. There are some other ways to make money from data described further in the article.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Top aviation company Safran Group left itself vulnerable to cyberattacks, likely for well over a year, underlining how vulnerable big aviation firms are to threat actors, according to research by Cybernews. The vulnerability left the company at risk from cyberattacks over an extended period of time.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the European gas pipeline Creos Luxembourg S.A. Stolen data include contracts, agreements, passports, bills, and emails. Stolen data include contracts, agreements, passports, bills, and emails. Creos Luxembourg S.A. ” reads the announcement.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said attackers that breached its network last month exploited a Zoho bug. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed that the attack that breached its network in January was conducted by a nation-state actor that exploited a Zoho vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2022

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

The standard minimum is to require eight-character passwords with complexity, where complexity consists of a mix of upper and lower case alphabet characters, numbers, and special characters. Nearly 60% of data breaches in 2020 involved reused passwords, and this number increased to 76% for breaches for employees of the Fortune 1000.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 19, 2022

“Data really powers everything that we do.” — Jeff Weiner, executive chairman of LinkedIn. It is often said that data is the new oil, which means data is the most valuable resource in the world currently. Cyberattacks continue to be the biggest threat to businesses and their data; however, that’s not the only concern.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2021

Inappropriate Access Leads to Data Breaches . Inappropriate levels of access granted to employees, contractors, and partners is the leading cause of data loss, theft, and breaches. Global organizations are being overrun by a flood of malware, phishing, and ransomware attacks and compromised credentials.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Alongside the benefits of a digitally connected office, however, is the ongoing threat of cyberattacks. Among these ever-present threats is phishing, which is a deceptively simple yet effective method cybercriminals use to compromise both business and personal accounts. What Is Phishing?

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 17, 2020

Another day, another cyberattack that preys on those effected most by COVID-19. It's the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), and the aftershock of its hack is already expanding far beyond the thousands of accounts hackers breached. Two words: credential stuffing. From there, 5,500 accounts were actually breached.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Analyst Prompt Issue #18 briefly explores the hype around zero-day vulnerabilities and the benefit of focusing on tactics and techniques featured in common threats and attack patterns rather than highlighting cutting-edge cyberattacks to improve metrics and cyber defense.

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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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Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Unfortunately, so do cyberattacks. Unfortunately, so do cyberattacks. In the article below, I highlight recommendations from key security standards, including the most recent state and federal laws passed to help school districts navigate compliance requirements, all while ensuring students, staff, devices, and data are safe.

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Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 61

McAfee

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Supply chain and logistics, e-commerce and retail, and the travel industry traditionally experience holiday seasonal increases in consumer and business activity, making them more vulnerable to cyber threats and leaving business, employee, and consumer data at risk. reporting the same number in 2019. E-Commerce and Retail.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Clout IT hosting company Netgain is is one of a number of vendors that experienced a breach that hit the health care community in the first half of 2021.( “File:NetGain Technologies.png” by Emily.cedargren is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 ). They used the access to install a web shell called DEWMODE.

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Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Hacking 67

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Group-IB , an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, on Money2020 Asia presented the analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018 and concluded that cybercriminals show an increased interest in Asia in general and Singapore in particular. The number of leaked cards increased in 2018 by 56%.

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Banking Government Passwords Marketing 79

Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

To recap, that is what the evidence suggests happened in the SolarWinds compromise discovered last December. However, data shows the time to detect a data breach for businesses averages 280 days, according to research conducted by IBM and the Ponemon Institute; a significant gap between the time a network is compromised and its discovery.

Small Business 70

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most attacks make would-be victims click to install malware or redirect them to a phishing page to steal their credentials. They can compromise the targeted device despite a victim’s good security hygiene and practices. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle. Also read: Best Patch Management Software for 2022.

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Spyware Software Government Social Engineering 125

Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While we can all rejoice that 2020 is over, cybersecurity experts agree we haven’t seen the last of the pandemic-related rise in cyberattacks. Cybercriminals have always been opportunistic, taking advantage of all possible avenues that disrupt businesses, steal data, trick end users, and more to turn a profit. What is the cyber-demic?

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SC Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

With its high-volume stream of data flowing between gamers and game servers, along with the real-time immediacy of gameplay, gaming has also become especially attractive to hackers. Combined, these factors leave the gaming ecosystem extremely vulnerable to common cyberattack techniques used by hackers to steal sensitive information.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2022

These tests are critical for obtaining an integrated view of a system, understanding how possible security breaches can occur, getting into the mindset of cyber criminals, and patching flaws. During these tests, simulated attacks are executed to identify gaps and vulnerabilities in the IT environment. See the Best Penetration Testing Tools.

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