Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The State of Maine was the victim of the large-scale hacking campaign that targeted organizations using the MOVEit file transfer tool. The Government organization disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 million individuals.

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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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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. The Australian government announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov (aka GustaveDore, aiiis_ermak, blade_runner, JimJones), a Russian national who is a member of the REvil ransomware group.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), the Ontario birth registry disclosed a data breach affecting some 3.4 The BORN funded by the government of Ontario disclosed a data breach that impacts some 3.4 Compromised data included the services people received and their demographic information.

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Data breaches Healthcare Ransomware Hacking 95

Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America has revealed a data breach impacting more than 3.3 million customers after a vendor exposed unsecured data online. Once hackers obtain this personal data, they can use your credentials to access your financial and other accounts online in what is called credential stuffing.

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Cybercrime Identity Theft Data breaches Hacking 119

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

More than 16,000 Ivanti VPN gateways still vulnerable to RCE CVE-2024-21894 Cisco warns of XSS flaw in end-of-life small business routers Magento flaw exploited to deploy persistent backdoor hidden in XML Cyberattack disrupted services at Omni Hotels & Resorts HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood technique can be exploited in DoS attacks US cancer center (..)

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Data breaches Small Business Hacking Malware 104

SecureWorld News

MAY 3, 2023

T-Mobile has fallen victim to yet another data breach, its second one in 2023 , adding to the already long list of breaches the telecom giant has experienced in recent years. Despite efforts to address the data breach, the fact the company has experienced multiple breaches in recent years could have lasting consequences.

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Data breaches Mobile Risk Identity Theft 85

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The FBI responded by reverifying InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. 11, 2023, USDoD resurfaced after a lengthy absence to leak sensitive employee data stolen from the aerospace giant Airbus , while promising to visit the same treatment on top U.S. government inboxes.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

In early June, Swiss police launched an investigation into the cyber attack that hit the Bernese IT company Xplain, which provides its services to several federal and cantonal government departments, the army, customs, and the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol). The authorities of the canton of Aargau also confirmed the data breach.

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Data breaches Cyber Attacks Ransomware Hacking 87

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. The guidance aims at helping government and private sector organizations in preventing such kinds of incidents. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA). softwa re company Kaseya.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline discloses a data breach of the personal information of thousands of individuals after the ransomware attack that took place in May 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). The post Colonial Pipeline discloses data breach after May ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2021

During the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a direct correlation with the rise of online activity, data breaches and identity theft. As many Americans’ personally identifiable information goes digital, it’s becoming increasingly vulnerable to hacks and theft by cybercriminals who profit from access to online accounts.

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Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams Data breaches 105

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

carmaker with phishing attacks Law enforcement operation dismantled phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT Cisco warns of a command injection escalation flaw in its IMC.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

A Federal Trade Commission advisory published last year states, “Biometric information refers to data that depict or describe physical, biological, or behavioral traits, characteristics, or measurements of or relating to an identified or identifiable person’s body.”

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Identity Theft Data breaches Cybercrime Government 109

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

[This is Part III in a series on research conducted for a recent Hulu documentary on the 2015 hack of marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.] com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. In 2019, a Canadian company called Defiant Tech Inc. Abusewith[.]us

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Hacking Accountability Data breaches Marketing 190

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2020

A key malicious domain name used to control potentially thousands of computer systems compromised via the months-long breach at network monitoring software vendor SolarWinds was commandeered by security experts and used as a “killswitch” designed to turn the sprawling cybercrime operation against itself, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“ BriansClub ,” one of the largest underground stores for buying stolen credit card data, has itself been hacked. The leaked data shows that in 2015, BriansClub added just 1.7 Correct subject would be the data center was hacked. HACKING BACK? million card records for sale. million more.

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Hacking Cybercrime Marketing Banking 210

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series. surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon?

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Malware Cybercrime Hacking Cyber threats 102

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

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Security Boulevard

MAY 11, 2023

In this comprehensive blog, we explore the cybercriminal's mindset, the techniques they employ, and the devastating effects of a data breach. More importantly, we provide strategic insights into how to identify and respond to these breaches, underlining the significance of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions.

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Data breaches Penetration Testing InfoSec Risk 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack. That is why we believe it is important to inform you of this incident,” e27, Asia's Largest Tech Media Platform, notified its users of a cyber attack and data breach!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies worldwide, has compiled a comprehensive forecast outlining the imminent threats and novel security challenges anticipated in the upcoming year. Cybersecurity company Resecurity has published the 2024 Cyber Threat Landscape Forecast.

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Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks 119

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. Crooks could use the credentials to launch credential stuffing attacks leveraging the data available in the black marketplaces. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime marketplaces).

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Cybercrime Antivirus Marketing Accountability 121

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

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. The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. 9, 2024, U.S. “I got thousands of grails.”

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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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VPN Cybercrime Ransomware Hacking 110

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That is how James McQuiggan, CISSP, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, kicked off the recent SecureWorld Remote Sessions webcast titled, "Ransomware, Ransom-war, and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked." It will be available for viewing through August 2023.

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Hacking Backups Ransomware Retail 89

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang hacked the hotel chain Motel One FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks Progress Software fixed two critical severity flaws in WS_FTP Server Child abuse site taken down, organized child exploitation crime suspected – exclusive A still unpatched zero-day RCE impacts more than 3.5M

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Artificial Intelligence Firmware Data breaches Hacking 104

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain.

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Ransomware Data breaches Unstructured Data Architecture 120

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they connected the extortion spree to Kivimäki, a notorious hacker who was convicted in 2015 of perpetrating tens of thousands of cybercrimes, including data breaches, payment fraud, operating a botnet and calling in bomb threats.

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Cybercrime Hacking Data breaches Banking 209

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. commercial and government interests.

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Hacking Identity Theft Government Phishing 243

Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2021

Estonia ‘s police arrested a man from Tallinn that is suspected to be the hacker who stole 286K ID scans from the government systems. Estonian police arrested a man from Tallinn that is suspected to have stolen 286,438 belonging to Estonians citizens from the government systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Estonia).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2024

The INC Ransom extortion group hacked the National Health Service (NHS) of Scotland and is threatening to leak three terabytes of alleged stolen data. The cybercrime group claims to have stolen three terabytes of data and is threatening to leak them. “3 terabytes of data will be published soon.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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