Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Poor cyber hygiene increases the risk of further data breaches and could undermine user trust. The breach may have exposed personal identification documents uploaded by users for Wayback Machine page removal requests, depending on the attacker’s Zendesk API access.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

CISA adds Veeam Backup and Replication flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog North Korea-linked APT37 exploited IE zero-day in a recent attack Omni Family Health data breach impacts 468,344 individuals Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure organizations macOS HM Surf flaw in TCC allows bypass Safari privacy settings Two Sudanese (..)

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

In today's digital world, cybercrime is a threat to our private data and security. These forgotten electronics pose a risk to our security. If they are not disposed of properly, they can leak toxic chemicals and sensitive data. What is cybercrime?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Significant Financial and Operational Costs: Healthcare providers, faced with potential HIPAA fines and the risk of service interruptions, may feel pressured to pay ransom demands. This stolen data is often exposed on both the clear and dark web, heightening risks of identity theft and further perpetuating cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The impact of these exposures is evident: nearly a quarter of data breaches resulted from compromised identity data. million in related costs per breach and took the longest to identify and contain. Credential attacks led to $4.81 Holistic identity lens SpyClouds capabilities set a new standard for identity security.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2024

Unemployment agency France Travail (Pôle Emploi) recently suffered a data breach that could impact 43 million people. On August 2023, the French government employment agency Pôle emploi suffered a data breach and notified 10 million individuals impacted by the security breach.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2024

Dell is warning its customers about a data breach after a cybercriminal offered a 49 million-record database of information about Dell customers on a cybercrime forum. Email addresses are a unique identifier that can allow data brokers to merge and enrich their databases. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

GoDaddy suffered a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 GoDaddy discloses a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its customers, threat actors breached the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. The exposure of email addresses presents risk of phishing attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The link between Luan’s hacktivism and cybercrime was established due to his bad Operational security (opsec). Exposing the identities of individuals in an intelligence report presents risks. Then Federal Police arrested him as part of a recently launched Operation code-named “Operation Data Breach.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2024

Ticketmaster owner Live Nation confirmed the Ticketmaster data breach that compromised the data of 560 million customers. TB of data, including full details of 560 million customers, for $500,000. Stolen data includes names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, ticket sales, and order details.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to sensitive personal and financial data. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is warning customers it has suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive personal and financial data.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

With cybercrime rising by 600% during the pandemic, businesses are more vulnerable than ever to the financial and reputational repercussions of cyberattacks. Costs of Cybercrime Global cybercrime costs are on the rise, increasing 15 per cent year over year, according to a 2021 cyberwarfare report by CyberSecurity Ventures.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Department of Justice in April.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 24, 2025

Its that time of year again: Verizon Business has released the 2025 edition of the Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) , its 18th-annual report on cybercrime. The post Verizon 2025 DBIR: Third-party software risk takes the spotlight appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

Cisco Duo warns that a data breach involving one of its telephony suppliers exposed multifactor authentication (MFA) messages sent by the company via SMS and VOIP to its customers. The security breach occurred on April 1, 2024, the threat actors used a Provider employee’s credentials that illicitly obtained through a phishing attack.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2024

Software solutions provider Young Consulting disclosed a data breach impacting 950,000 individuals following a BlackSuit ransomware attack. ” reads a notice of data breach published by the company. On April 13 the company “became aware of technical difficulties” that impacted its infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pharmaceutical giant Cencora suffered a cyber attack and threat actors stole data from its infrastructure. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora disclosed a data breach after it was the victim of a cyberattack. Cencora, Inc. healthcare organizations of targeted attacks conducted by ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Oregon Zoo, one of the state's top tourist attractions, has announced a data breach that may have exposed the payment card information of more than 117,000 visitors. Stay alert if your information was affected by this breach to safeguard against potential risks.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. The growing risks to your data During the third quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than 422 million records worldwide.

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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 132

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit data brokers from selling or transferring location and health data. Data brokers have drawn attention this year by leaking several large databases, with the worst being the National Public Data leak. They then sell the gathered data for several purposes.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. The thing is, secure communication goes beyond just protecting data privacy.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2025

CISA adds a Fortinet flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Kosovo authorities extradited admin of the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc billion over its location tracking practices International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Crypto swapping service eXch shut down Moldovan Police Arrest Suspect in 4.5M

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 10, 2025

The consequences of any kind of data breach or security weakness can be disastrous, not only for any individuals involved but also to the reputation of the business. When we talk about secure payment analytics, we are looking at technology that can monitor transactions in real-time and reduce the risk of payment fraud.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2025

. “I want to assure all stakeholders, including our partners, customers, and dedicated employees, that we are taking every necessary step to determine the root cause of this incident, strengthen our security framework, and mitigate any potential risks. The ransomware group has since leaked the stolen data on its dark web leak site.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2024

Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) revealed that the 2023 data breach following the LockBit ransomware attack impacted 6 million individuals. In February, Bank of America began notifying some customers following the IMS data breach. ” reads the data breach notification sent by the company to the impacted individuals.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Enhanced privacy and security : eliminate the need to store personal information, reducing risk and meeting global privacy standards. trillion, cybercrime is the world's third largest economy 1 , with 70% of organizations experiencing significant disruption to their business resulting from a breach.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. Microsoft Cloud Email Breach: A major Microsoft cloud email breach affected U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

You and your cybersecurity team do everything correctly to safeguard your infrastructure, yet the frightening alert still arrives that you’ve suffered a data breach. The inherent complexity of the supply chain for modern technology is a reason why so many cybercrime attempts have been successful.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. There are several ways you can protect your business from data breaches. Provide frequent training about the risks of cyberattacks. This can be risky.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Businesses that had never even considered letting their teams work from home were suddenly thrust into a sink or swim environment where they simply had to make it work or risk stalling their operations. The post How to manage the security risk of remote working appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Risk Identity Theft Digital transformation Data breaches 144

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

And there are indications that fraudsters may already be exploiting the stolen data in phishing attacks. The unfortunate result of the SIM-swap against the Kroll employee is that people who had financial ties to BlockFi, FTX, or Genesis now face increased risk of becoming targets of SIM-swapping and phishing attacks themselves.

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Mobile Cyber Risk Data breaches Cryptocurrency 244

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Cybercrime has been steadily on the rise for the past years. Notably, 2024 was unprecedentedly precarious with the second largest in history National Public Data breach and the biggest healthcare data breach to date with the massive attack on Change Healthcare. Nearly 3 billion records were stolen in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

Bad news for T-Mobile, the company disclosed a new data breach that resulted in the theft of data belonging to 37 customer accounts. T-Mobile suffered a new data breach, threat actor stole the personal information of 37 million current postpaid and prepaid customer accounts.

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