Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

The attacker managed to steal the names, email addresses, usernames, hashed passwords (salted), associated phone numbers, linked Facebook IDs and any requested password reset tokens. If you were a victim of the Zynga data breach, you’ve probably changed the password for your account already.

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SecureList

AUGUST 8, 2022

The attackers penetrated the enterprise network using carefully crafted phishing emails, some of which use information that is specific to the organization under attack and is not publicly available. Microsoft Word documents attached to the phishing emails contained malicious code that exploits the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Additionally, we looked at the phishing activity around gaming, specifically that related to cybersports tournaments, bookmakers, gaming marketplaces, and gaming platforms, and found numerous examples of scams that target gamers and esports fans. Game over: cybercriminals targeting gamers’ accounts and money. Trojan-PSW.Win32.Convagent

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Cybercriminals are driven by financial motives to amass data collection. Data infiltration can occur at any part of a company’s life cycle, making continuous testing in DevOps crucial for security success. The constant threat of data infiltration looms over employees’ heads daily. Phishing scams.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. BlueNoroff developed an elaborate phishing campaign that targeted startups and distributed malware for stealing all crypto in the account tied to the device.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

Access is set up using a certificate or a login/password pair, and in rare cases multi-factor authentication is added. Most of these utilities allow automatic access by login/password, but they are vulnerable to brute-force attacks. In other cases, they used data that was stolen before the incident began.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Strengthen your defenses by creating unique and complex passwords for each account. Consider employing a password manager to organize and track them securely. This creates an extra security buffer if your password is compromised. Many websites and services allow you to opt out of their data collection procedures.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Thomson Reuters, a multinational media conglomerate, left an open database with sensitive customer and corporate data, including third-party server passwords in plaintext format. A simple human error can lead to devastating attacks, from data exfiltration to ransomware,” Sasnauskas said. Original post at [link].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2023

AT&T Alien Labs researchers have discovered a new variant of BlackGuard stealer in the wild, infecting using spear phishing attacks. BlackGuard main folder with stolen data divided into folders. Zipping exfiltrated data with password and uploading to command & control. Figure 4) Figure 4. Figure 7) Figure 7.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2023

Watch our video "Understanding Attacker Infrastructure" Cyber attacks don’t happen in a vacuum: Threat actors require complex infrastructure to deploy malware and ransomware, carry out phishing campaigns, and conduct attacks on supply chains. Phishing attacks have been a threat for over two decades.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2021

The part about data being sent even without an account wasn’t made clear, according to Motherboard. They also apologised for the oversight, and shut down “unnecessary device data” collection. Interestingly, one part of the settlement is a request for Facebook to delete US user data obtained via the SDK. The numbers game.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

The incident shows that not all hackers’ motives are financial or data collection. But when the owners fired that person, it obviously never crossed their mind to change the passwords. They should have final say on who gets access, and be responsible for passwords and security.

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Google Security

MAY 5, 2023

Silvia Convento, Senior UX Researcher and Court Jacinic, Senior UX Content Designer In recognition of World Password Day 2023, Google announced its next step toward a passwordless future: passkeys. Passkeys are not just easier to use, but also significantly faster than passwords. They are designed to enhance online security for users.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Where does your personal data end up?” ” , we mentioned that a cybercriminal could attack their victim by using targeted phishing e-mails to obtain access to the victim’s data. If an employee attempts to log in to this fake resource, this login information will end up in the hands of the phishing scammers.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

From ransomware to password stealers, there are a number of toolkits available for purchase on various underground markets that allow just about anyone to get a jumpstart. In the next section, we will show exactly what happens during this process of data collection and exfiltration. RobinBanks phishing. Technical details.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

Employee Education and Awareness : Human error remains a leading cause of data breaches. SMBs should invest in comprehensive training programs to educate employees about data security best practices, such as strong password management, recognising phishing attempts, and secure file handling.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The malware spreads through spear-phishing emails with a malicious Microsoft Office document as attachment. It consists of several modules responsible for different espionage activities such as keylogging, mail traffic interception, making screenshots, collecting of a wide variety of system information, and more.

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Spinone

JULY 16, 2019

Phishing is taking over G Suite accounts In a nutshell, phishing is a technique used to steal your data such as credentials or credit card information. How to avoid phishing? There is a 90% probability it’s a phishing scam. It’s a native service for G Suite admins that helps to identify phishing emails.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

XDR is a category of a security technology stack that brings together data from multiple sources and provides a comprehensive view of an organization’s security posture. This may include data collected from endpoints, SIEMs, network devices, cloud services, and threat intelligence feeds.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

While there are plenty of security and privacy training providers to select from, Rakoski emphasized the importance of companies customizing their awareness programs to their unique privacy challenges and requirements, lest they overlook an important regulation that applies to their specific industry needs or data collection practices.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

From our safe portal, everyday people can view past password breaches, active social media profiles, potential leaks of government ID info, and more. Long ago, cybercriminals would steal your username and password by fooling you with an urgently worded phishing email. They can even change your password and lock you out forever.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

So much data, so little time. The popular tool, used for data theft, is ubiquitous where stealing credentials is concerned. Cryptocurrency wallets, cookies, passwords, browser autofill data, and credit card data: pretty much anything is up for grabs. The big change up seems to be related to how data is exfiltrated.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2020

All it takes is one phished or hacked username and password to get a toehold on AD. Most breaches begin through phishing, or a targeted web attack, to get a foothold on AD.” It an employee to log on once, and gain access to multiple systems, without have to type a username and password every time.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Over the past ten years, his contact information has been used to register numerous phishing domains intended to siphon credentials from people trying to transact on various dark web marketplaces. ” Wazawaka hasn’t always been so friendly to other cybercrooks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The final ZIP archive may be encrypted and in some cases also protected by a password – credits ESET. An interesting point is that one day after data collection, on 2020/05/21, most of the samples were removed from the server by the malware operators, but the sample targeting Portugal was kept available for the next days.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

For example: passwords being typed or posted, specific motions or commands used to activate control systems to open or unlock doors, etc.”. At the very least, there should have been some form of multi-factor authentication or password vault to protect the [server] account. Of course, for some institutions, this is not practical.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Even if employees use only official clients, the security of messages potentially containing sensitive data often rests on the owner’s good faith, as does what actual information ends up in the dialog with the chatbot. The privacy policy has this to say about it: “Private mode: no data collection.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

These services are often used to host malware, command and control servers, phishing campaigns, and other illicit digital operations. Common functions include statistics dashboards, malware builders, controlling options and features, credential log and data access, integration configurations, and more. Trojan.Mystic.KV Trojan.Mystic.KV

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Hackers who get email addresses will often launch phishing attacks, sending out fake emails pretending to be the breached company or a law firm representing a class-action lawsuit. Keep data collection to a minimum. A simple mistake by a careless or busy employee is all it takes. If you don’t need it, don’t ask for it.

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Cytelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

There are different types of cyber attacks like Malware attacks, Phishing attacks, Password attacks, Man-in-the-Middle attacks, SQL Injection attacks, Insider threats, Denial of Service attacks, etc. As per the data collected, around 30,000 websites are hacked every day. All this is as scary as it sounds.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): MFA adds an additional degree of protection by requiring users to give multiple kinds of authentication, such as a password and a one-time code texted to their mobile device.

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SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

The implant allows attackers to browse and modify device files, get passwords and credentials stored in the keychain, retrieve geo-location information, as well as execute additional modules, further extending their control over the compromised devices.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A lot of times we depend on usernames and passwords, but those really aren’t enough. If you just use username and passwords-- well that’s easily imitated. And you don't require, you know, a wild amount of data to conduct that multi factor authentication, when it comes to like that. If it's continuous authentication.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Best of all, there is no incremental cost based on the volume of data collected. Playbooks allow you to respond to events within your environment such as notifications from a SIEM, suspected phishing emails, or alerts from asset monitoring. Additionally, you can also automate tasks as part of an incident response Workflow.

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