Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. Social engineering scams leverage psychological manipulation to deceive individuals and exploit the victims’ trust.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 18, 2021

The post The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service appeared first on Security Boulevard. Phishing attacks continue to plague organizations across the globe with great success, but why? Cybercriminals are targeting the human element of organizations. Additionally, they are developing techniques to use an.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

Verizon has released its 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the 16th annual publication providing an analysis of real-world data breaches and security incidents. The report often includes recommendations and best practices to mitigate the risks identified in the data.

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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. Breaches cripple businesses, harming their reputations as well as their finances.

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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 Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

The post ‘Extraordinary, Egregious’ Data Breach at House and Senate appeared first on Security Boulevard. Capitol Trouble: Senators, representatives and staffers suffer PII leak. Could it finally kickstart some action?

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Data breaches have become an unfortunate reality in today’s digital landscape, affecting organizations of all sizes. In the aftermath of a third-party data breach, organizations, especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), often encounter challenges that can exacerbate the impact.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2023

However, while these chatbots offer numerous benefits, there are also significant security risks that enterprises must be aware of. One of the main risks associated with ChatGPT is the potential for data breaches. Another risk associated with ChatGPT is the potential for social engineering attacks.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

At least 69,000 people have been impacted by a data breach at Kaiser Permanente, a long-running managed healthcare consortium. The latest in a long-running series of healthcare attacks, the road to stolen data began on April 5 this year with an email compromise. The direct path to data.

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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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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SevenRooms, a “guest experience and retention platform” for food establishments and hospitality organisations, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a third party vendor data breach. SevenRooms confirmed to Bleeping Computer that the data, samples of which were posted on the forum on 15th December, is real.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Assess risks. Creating a solid cybersecurity foundation begins with understanding the organization’s risks. A recent study found only 27% of charities undertook risk assessments in 2023 and only 11% said they reviewed risks posed by suppliers. Keep software updated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Here are three risk mitigation imperatives that can help organizations get a better handle on these latest risks and threats. Laws and regulations around data continue to evolve, with several new bills working their way through Capitol Hill, prompting concern around enforcement, penalties, and obligations.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. Once more, a heavily protected enterprise network has been pillaged by data thieves. Joshua Arsenio, Director, Security Compass Advisory.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

That’s largely because the splashy headlines and online buzz created by bringing down the pair of casinos will only motivate more mid-level cybercriminals to follow Scattered Spiders’ model, putting wide-reaching businesses at risk of ransomware attacks due to the rise of ransomware-as-a-service models.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations. CSP collaboration improves the security environment where there’s a need to mitigate the emerging risks quickly and comprehensively.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 26, 2024

These systems allow for real-time fleet monitoring , data analysis, and automation tools that enable firms to manage their fleets efficiently. Nevertheless, the development of IoT and fleet management systems brings up issues with cybersecurity risks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2021, and the attack vector grows larger by the minute. In the future, quantum computing has the potential to contribute to finance, military intelligence, pharmaceutical development, aerospace engineering, nuclear power, 3D printing, and so much more.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

Data breaches, input validation attacks and social engineering defined the cybersecurity risk landscape of Web 2.0. In the early 2000s, Web 2.0 ushered in a new era of user-generated content with interactive websites and web applications.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Now the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) is sending breach notification letters to tens of thousands of veterans impacted by a recent data breach. What do we know about the VA data breach against veterans? How large was the VA data breach? How do I know if I am part of the VA data breach?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Data Breach: WizCase team uncovered a massive data leak containing private information about Turkish Citizens through a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket. Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. How Did the Data Breach Happen?

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

Security fatigue is a major risk for businesses. Particularly in the workplace, staff can become overwhelmed with security warnings, IT alerts, cybersecurity policy documents, password change requests, or even media consumption of stories about data breaches at other companies. What is security fatigue?

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 6, 2023

With the proliferation of social engineering attacks, employees continue to be the biggest risk factor,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. However, according to IDC, less than 3% of IT spending is allocated to help secure the human layer.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2023

Imagine your company experienced a major data breach, but instead of notifying the appropriate parties and taking necessary actions, you were instructed to keep it quiet! was also leading the list in terms of the percentage of respondents who claimed they'd been told to keep a breach concealed (71%).

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Category News, Social Engineering. Risk Level. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. Using social engineering, like the hacker did with Uber, employees can still be tricked into providing details of their multi-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Gal speculates that either Meta was the victim of a social engineered attack that tricked an employee into giving attackers access to the portal or the threat actor had credentials for a legitimate law enforcement account. ” Gal told Security Affairs. The access to the official META Law Enforcement Portal.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2018

According to a report from cyber threat intelligence firm Risk Based Security some 2.6. billion data records have been exposed in data breached in the first half of 2018. billion data records have been exposed in the first half of 2018. billion data records have been exposed in the first half of 2018.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Cloud is known in the gaming world and, among other things, allows gamers to play resource heavy games on lower-end devices, The stolen data includes full customer names, email addresses, dates of birth, billing addresses, and credit card expiration dates. According to Shadow, no passwords or sensitive banking data have been compromised.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

School districts are constantly being targeted by cyber attacks, leading to data breaches and information misuse. Deletion of old records is also vital as it helps in cutting down the attack surface to minimize privacy risks.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, an 18-year old hacker used social engineering techniques to compromise Uber’s network. He compromised an employee’s Slack login and then used it to send a message to Uber employees announcing that it had suffered a data breach.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

The risks to the privacy of Australian customers are at an all-time high, as the nation has reported the highest percentage of mobile threats globally, standing at 26.9%. The Australian population is at most risk if you consider the statistics on a per-device basis. Australian Mobile Cybersecurity in 2022.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If cybercriminals discover the environment file first, it puts the organization at risk of unauthorized access to critical data, potential data breaches, data tampering, financial losses, reputational damage, and legal and compliance issues,” Cybernews researchers write.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

With access to government SMTP credentials, attackers can impersonate government officials or employees to conduct social engineering attacks. According to the team, leaked database credentials pose a real risk of data breaches and exfiltration since leaked credentials grant attackers access to government-based systems.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2024

Here are some tips for creating an effective security policy: Assess security needs: Evaluate your current security landscape and identify potential risks. These steps dramatically reduce the risk of unauthorised access, even if a perpetrator compromises a password. It ensures your data remains secure and your operations run smoothly.

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