Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In emails sent to MongoDB customers, MongoDB advises users to be alert about phishing and social engineering attacks that might use the leaked customer metadata to gain credibility. Scammers often try to take advantage of data breaches.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

You’ve probably never heard of “ 16Shop ,” but there’s a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. A 16Shop phishing page spoofing Apple and targeting Japanese users. Image: Akamai.com. The INTERPOL statement says the platform sold hacking tools to compromise more than 70,000 users in 43 countries.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

On November 30, 2022, password manager LastPass informed customers of a cybersecurity incident following unusual activity within a third-party cloud storage service. While LastPass claims that users’ passwords remain safely encrypted, it admitted that certain elements of customers’ information have been exposed.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 2, 2024

After weeks of denial, AT&T has finally acknowledged a massive data breach impacting 73 million current and former customer accounts. The telecom giant had initially claimed that a large trove of personal data leaked on the Dark Web did not originate from their systems.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Risk Level 3 Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Remember when we talked about Facebook , Marriott , easyJet , and J.Crew ’s data breaches in past years? They can even help generate secure passwords for you!

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

At Malwarebytes we’ve been telling people for years not to reuse passwords, and that a password manager is a secure way of remembering all the passwords you need for your online accounts. But we also know that a password manager can be overwhelming, especially when you’re just getting started. Encryption.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

Apple , Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.” Image: Blog.google.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2021

A phishing attack last week gave attackers access to email and files at the California State Controller’s Office (SCO), an agency responsible for handling more than $100 billion in public funds each year. A notice of breach posted by the California State Controller’s Office. Source: sco.ca.gov. .

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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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Malwarebytes

MARCH 21, 2023

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has notified its fans they may be affected by a data breach in a third-party service the organization uses. The email also warned about possible phishing attempts appearing to come from organizations associated with the NBA or basketball in general. Change your password.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Category Awareness, Guides Risk Level Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Remember when we talked about Facebook , Marriott , easyJet , and J.Crew ’s data breaches in past years? Now what do I do?"

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2022

In an email sent to its users, Plex has revealed that a cybercriminal accessed some customer data, including emails and encrypted passwords. We immediately began an investigation and it does appear that a third-party was able to access a limited subset of data that includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 30, 2021

Click Studios, the Australian software firm which confirmed a supply chain attack affecting its Passwordstate password management application, has warned customers of an ongoing phishing attack by an unknown threat actor. "We

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. UK sports fashion chain JD Sports disclosed a data breach that exposed customer data from orders placed between November 2018 and October 2020.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

UC San Diego Health, a California based healthcare service provider, reportedly suffered a data breach early this year, and it notified the 450,000 victims from September 7th, 2021. The post California Hospital data breach crisis deepens appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2023

The recent Mailchimp data breach has impacted multiple organizations, some of them are already notifying their customers. The popular email marketing and newsletter platform Mailchimp recently disclosed a news data breach , the incident exposed the data of 133 customers. reads the post published by TechCrunch.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2022

SuperCare Health, a California based healthcare firm that deals with patients suffering from respiratory ailments, has posted a data breach notice on its website. The post About 300,000 patient data leaked in data breach of SuperCare Health appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2023

The NBA (National Basketball Association) disclosed a data breach after a third-party firm providing a newsletter service was breached. The NBA (National Basketball Association) is notifying followers of a data breach after a third-party company providing a newsletter service was breached.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 28, 2021

The online musical instrument marketplace Reverb has suffered a data breach which has exposed the personal details of 5.6 According to Diachenko, the exposed data included information about high profile rock musicians such as Bill Ward of Black Sabbath, Jimmy Chamberlin of the Smashing Pumpkins, Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The phenomenon This phenomenon represents an evolution of traditional phishing tactics, as attackers seek to overcome defenses using more personalized and targeted approaches.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Phishing attacks continue to be one of the most significant threats facing organizations today. As businesses increasingly rely on digital communication channels, cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities in email, SMS, and voice communications to launch sophisticated phishing attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2022

Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach after threat actors have stolen employee credentials in an SMS phishing attack. Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to the data of some of its customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

Foxit Software, the company behind the Foxit PDF reader app, disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ information, including passwords. Foxit Software, the PDF software provider behind the Foxit PDF reader app disclosed a security breach that took place recently exposing customers’ information.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The automaker reveals in a data breach warning that a subcontractor uploading Toyota source code to a GitHub repository unintentionally set to public access was the primary cause of the data loss. The post Toyota Discloses Data Breach Impacting Source Code appeared first on Hacker Combat.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2020

The online education portal EduCBA discloses a data breach and is resetting customers’ passwords in response to the incident. Online education website EduCBA discloses a data breach, it has started notifying customers that in response to the incident it is resetting their passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 26, 2021

Fact: In November 2020, a database containing over 200 million usernames and passwords was leaked in the infamous Cit0day breach. According to researchers, the leak included both new and previously breached login credentials from over 23,600 websites. Was your data exposed in the Cit0day breach? Find out now.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

How to Spot an Email Phishing Attempt at Work IdentityIQ In the modern workplace, technology is just as common as the typical morning cup of coffee. 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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Recently disclosed data breach impacted several of its brands, including Domain Factory, Heart Internet, Host Europe, Media Temple, tsoHost and 123Reg. Recently GoDaddy has disclosed a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its customers, threat actors breached the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Which are the most common causes of a Data Breach and how to prevent It? Data breaches are highly damaging and equally embarrassing for businesses and consumers. If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you can find some of the most common causes of data breaches.

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The Hacker News

MAY 24, 2022

Let's face it: we all use email, and we all use passwords. Passwords create inherent vulnerability in the system. The success rate of phishing attacks is skyrocketing, and opportunities for the attack have greatly multiplied as lives moved online. To deliver additional security, therefore,

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

Passwords are your first line of defense for protecting your digital identity. As important as they are, however, about 52 percent of people still use the same passwords across multiple accounts and 24 percent use a variation of common passwords that are easy to hack. Hackers employ different strategies to steal your passwords.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Passwords and credentials remain the largest source of attack attempts and successful attacks, making them the biggest cybersecurity threat to organizations across all industries. Per Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 62% of successful breaches are tied to stolen credentials or phishing. .

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2024

” and: “No payment information or passwords were involved.” ” Depending on customer’s buying behavior, the data leaked in the breach may vary. Protecting yourself from a data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Earlier this month, UMass Memorial Health alerted patients who were affected by the hospital data breach. The hospital data breach potentially affected more than 209,000 individuals, according to the U.S. How to Protect Yourself After a Hospital Data Breach. Use Strong Passwords. Monitor Your Credit.

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