CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

Cybersecurity is a hot boardroom topic at most companies, regardless of industry. In this context, the prime risks are the responsibility and role of employees in ensuring data and information security. That’s why, when discussing cybersecurity, we come across terms like human factor, human error, and insider threat.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The post FBI Warning: China Will Hack US Infra. via Router Botnet) appeared first on Security Boulevard. a/k/a BRONZE SILHOUETTE: FBI head Wray won’t tolerate China’s “real-world threat to our physical safety.”

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The post US Will Fight Russian Disinformation — Hacks and Leaks and Deepfakes, Oh My! appeared first on Security Boulevard. Pay no attention to that man: State Dept. Global Engagement Centre chief James Rubin (pictured) follows the yellow brick road.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The post PRC State Hacking: ‘Chinese Edward Snowden’ Spills I‑Soon Secrets in Huge Dump of TTPs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Underpaid, overworked and angry: Whistleblower in hacker contractor firm for Chinese government blows lid off tactics, techniques and procedures.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Here are our picks for the top 20 cybersecurity software vendors plus 10 honorable mentions – with the caveat that at least a couple of those 30 companies are likely to merge.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The post Okta Screws Up (Yet Again) — ALL Customers’ Data Hacked, not just 1% appeared first on Security Boulevard. You had one job: Last month’s sheer incompetence descends this week into UTTER FARCE.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2023

The post ‘But His Emails!’ — Ukrainian Hackers Hack Hillary Hacker appeared first on Security Boulevard. Beware Fancy Bears Bearing Gifts: Confirms DCLeaks caper was by APT28. Also that APT28 is Russian military unit.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 3, 2023

Déjà Vu: Hack of WD systems leads to My Cloud service outage. The post Western Digital Hacked: ‘My Cloud’ Data Dead (Even Local Storage!) appeared first on Security Boulevard. Owners unable to access files.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 23, 2024

The post Russia Hacked Microsoft Execs — SolarWinds Hackers at it Again appeared first on Security Boulevard. AKA APT29: Midnight Blizzard / Cozy Bear makes it look easy (and makes Microsoft look insecure).

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The post GoDaddy Hosting Hacked — for FOURTH Time in 4 Years appeared first on Security Boulevard. GoDaddy’s web hosting service breached yet again. This time, the perps were redirecting legit websites to malware.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Facebook parent Meta has disciplined or fired at least 25 workers for allegedly hacking into user accounts. Meta Security Guards Hacked Facebook Users appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Oops!

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Companies spend a staggering amount of money on cybersecurity products to defend their networks and data from hackers, but a couple of industry pros say that money is wasted if companies don’t change their internal cybersecurity culture. In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 trillion by 2025.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

TikTok was hacked, with over two billion records stolen. The post TikTok Hack: 2B Records Leak — but ByteDance Denies appeared first on Security Boulevard. Or so says notorious leak group BlueHornet (a/k/a AgainstTheWest, @AggressiveCurl).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Employee cybersecurity training has come a long way in the last few years. Back in the day, security training was largely reserved for IT security specialists and then extended to include IT personnel in general. Security awareness training for employees has come into its own of late. Elevate Security.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

Working from home can be great for cybersecurity professionals, too. What are the security risks of the remote workforce? According to a survey of 6,000 employees by Kaspersky, 73% of employees working remotely "have not yet received any specific cybersecurity awareness guidance or training from their employer.".

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2023

The post Russia Says NSA Hacked iOS With Apple’s Help — we Triangulate Kaspersky’s Research appeared first on Security Boulevard. Tit-For-Tat Triangulation Trojan Talk: Backdoor inserted at U.S. behest, alleges FSB.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Reddit got hacked with a “sophisticated” spear phishing attack. The post Reddit Hacked — 2FA is no Phishing Phix appeared first on Security Boulevard. The individual victim was an employee who clicked the wrong email link.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

The post Ironic: LetMeSpy Spyware Hackers Were Hacked (by Hackers) appeared first on Security Boulevard. Content warning: Abuse, stalking, controlling behavior, Schadenfreude, irony, doxxing.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The post World’s Biggest Bank Hacked: ICBC Walks Trades on USBs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Plan B is sneakernet: After Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ransomware attack, U.S. Treasury trades settled by bike messengers with flash drives.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The post ‘All of Sony’ Hacked, Claims Ransomed.vc Group appeared first on Security Boulevard. Hackers Play in Sony’s World: If true, Sony might have to push the RESET button (again).

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Microsoft has released a report detailing recent activity by Mint Sandstorm , an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group, targeting high-profile academics and researchers working on Middle Eastern affairs. The social engineering tactics are highly tailored to build trust before delivering sophisticated malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2020

GoDaddy made the headlines for an initiative that is dividing cybersecurity community, it sent phishing messages offering bonuses to its employees. The web provider apologized Thursday for the cyber security test aimed at verifying the response of its personnel to a phishing campaign. SecurityAffairs – hacking, phishing).

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Webroot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hackers, never at a loss for creative deception, have engineered new tactics for exploiting the weakest links in the cybersecurity chain: ourselves! Social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) are two related cyberattack vectors that rely on human error to bypass the technology defenses businesses deploy to deter malware.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

Déjà Vu: Hack of WD systems leads to My Cloud service outage. The post Best of 2023: Western Digital Hacked: ‘My Cloud’ Data Dead (Even Local Storage!) appeared first on Security Boulevard. Owners unable to access files.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Last year, as consumers flocked online to buy flowers, chocolates and other gifts for their loved ones to celebrate Valentine’s Day, researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point found something unsavory—indeed, downright malicious.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The post Red Cross Wants Shielding from Hacks via Digital Emblem appeared first on Security Boulevard. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is proposing a digital version of its eponymous logo.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

or on NATO allies, it risks being hacked back. The post Puttin’ Putin on Notice—We Will Hack Russia Back appeared first on Security Boulevard. If Russia launches cyberattacks on the U.S. This warning comes from Deputy Attorney General Lisa O.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

The post Putin’s ‘Victory Parade’ TV Show Hacked: ‘Blood on Your Hands’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Ukrainian hackers and their friends continue to pummel Russian computers. Hundreds of millions of documents” are being leaked. And today, Putin’s famous Victory Parade has been marred by hackers.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 20, 2021

The post Apple’s Insecure iPhone Lets NSO Hack Journalists (Again) appeared first on Security Boulevard. Yet another zero-day bug in iOS has allowed notorious spyware vendor NSO Group to break into the iPhones of journalists and activists.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

It’s only February, and 2021 already is rapidly shaping up to be the year of supply-chain hacks. This bad news from UScellular follows similarly troubling disclosures from networking software supplier SolarWinds and from email security vendor Mimecast. Video: What all companies need to know about the SolarWinds hack.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 26, 2023

Åvist had this to add on security awareness training and the efficacy of human social engineers versus AI tools: "In this study we performed, a phishing prompt was created and our human social engineers and ChatGPT had one afternoon to craft a phishing email based on that prompt.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The post New Russian Hacks Revealed—but U.S. Says it’s Microsoft’s Fault appeared first on Security Boulevard. Microsoft has issued another of its “look how clever we are” writeups of detecting APT29 hackers. But the U.S. government sees it differently.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2021

Iran Nuke Site Hacked ‘by Israel’ (Again) appeared first on Security Boulevard. Iran’s Nantaz nuclear centrifuge facility went dark yesterday. Sources say it was an Israeli cyberattack—another one. But something doesn’t add up. The post Son of Stuxnet?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2022

The post 0ktapus/‘Scatter Swine’ Hacking Gang Stole 10,000 Corp Logins via Twilio appeared first on Security Boulevard. More on the Twilio débâcle from earlier this month: Researchers reveal the hackers swiped at least 9,931 user credentials from more than 130 organizations.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2022

Hacked by NSO Pegasus Spyware (or was it?) appeared first on Security Boulevard. The prime minister and the defense minister of Spain were infected with Pegasus. The notorious spyware, sold by NSO Group “only to governments,” caused large amounts of data to be exfiltrated. The post Spanish Govt.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The below table highlights an example of a resiliency score measurement against a simulated phishing program, capturing one calendar year’s worth of data.

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