Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

Category News, Privacy Risk Level. Beyond the lack of understanding of what TikTok may be DOING with your biometric data, the mere fact that TikTok is collecting this data and storing it within their IT environment puts you at risk. social engineer a mobile provider employee to facilitate a SIM swap).

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

In today’s digital age, every business, no matter its size, faces increasing cybersecurity threats, including the risk of data loss that can have severe consequences, ranging from financial losses – with annual costs of $10.5 trillion in 2025 – to disrupted operations and reputational damage.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

“The incident could pose serious security risks if any core information was leaked to North Korea, as KAERI is the country’s largest think tank studying nuclear technology including reactors and fuel rods,” Ha Tae-keung said in a statement. ” reported the Reuters.

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Spinone

JULY 16, 2019

But when it comes to data threats, no one is untouchable. The risks are especially true for cloud services where everything is connected. Our clients face security risks every day, but they know how to prevent them. How to avoid phishing? There is a 90% probability it’s a phishing scam. By being cautious.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 4, 2023

As geopolitical tensions persist and economic instability looms, organizations should get ready for a rise in cyber risks. Layoffs are a "reputational risk." Business security risk is significant and adds to reputational risk. Data sovereignty hits the road. Data sovereignty hits the road.

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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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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

Although people have become increasingly aware of data collection processes, willingly giving out their personal information, they may not fully comprehend the extent and ways data is stored and analyzed for profit. But we can’t always rely on companies to protect our data for various reasons, including human error.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2019

Experts warn of a phishing campaign targeting US companies in the utility sector aimed at infecting systems with a new LookBack RAT. Security experts at Proofpoint uncovered a phishing campaign targeting US companies in the utility sector aimed at infecting systems with a new LookBack RAT. nceess [. ] Nceess [. ] SodomNormal?communications

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 27, 2023

Which states and territories get how much is being determined by a Broadband Data Collection map from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Heightened Cyber Threats: With more devices and individuals connected, there is an increased risk of cyberattacks, including phishing, malware infections, and data breaches.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

As we know, a lot of this data is valuable to advertisers—this is what pundits focus on when they invoke the value of “oil” in discussing modern data collection—but this data is also valuable to an entirely separate group that has learned to abuse private information in novel and frightening ways: Cybercriminals.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

How to Help Protect Your Digital Footprint IdentityIQ Every click, search, and interaction online contributes to your digital footprint – an intricate trail of data that encapsulates your digital identity. While the digital landscape offers unprecedented convenience and connectivity, it also presents many risks.

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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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BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

When we think about social media, we think about the nice side of it: staying in touch with friends and family, getting updates about our interests – but the more active we are on it, the more risk we’re exposed to. The more exposed we are in the online space, the more potential there is for risk to a business. More than 4.7

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

Insider threats are some of the most dangerous and effective threats, primarily because they cannot be eliminated as risks. The first mention of this malware appears to be in early 2020 , when multiple phishing campaigns cast a wide net over thousands of users, offering RedLine en masse. Data collection from FTP clients, IM clients.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Confidential corporate information is no less sensitive than the personal data of an individual, and the sheer scale of financial and reputational risks from potential blackmail or disclosure of such information can have a colossal impact. Where does your personal data end up?” Example phishing e-mail.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Website security protects your visitors from: Stolen data. From email addresses to payment information, cybercriminals frequently go after visitor or customer data stored on a site. Phishing schemes. What do I need to secure my website? An SSL certificate. Software updates.

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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.” The data collection and data analytics know-how to do this are well-understood and readily available. This may be one of those instances.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS): IDS and IPS both monitor network traffic for signs of suspicious or malicious activity, with IDS identifying security risks and IPS actively preventing them. This way, security is ensured on both ends.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Given that LLMs are prone to so-called unintended memorization (memorizing unique sequences like phone numbers that do not improve the quality of the model, but create privacy risks) data that ends up in the training corpus can then be accidentally or intentionally extracted from the model by other users. Malicious client.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Losing control of risk. One example is the so-called PayLeak caper , a large-scale phishing and redirect campaign targeting those using their smartphones to visit the websites of premium newspapers and magazines. We’re talking about things like consumer data collection, data management platforms and retargeting enablement systems.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

The software components at this level include the servers and databases at the core of the production workflow that feed data collected from field devices to higher-level business systems, or those operating in the cloud. Access management is an essential mitigation strategy.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2021

IBM X-Force Exchange integration in SecureX enables an investigator to query X-Force Exchange for observables (IP, IPV6, Domain, URL, MD5, SHA1, SHA256) and return verdicts to SecureX threat response, based on the Risk Score. Vade Secure’s IsItPhishing API provides a quick way to lookup a URL to determine if it is phishing.

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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

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On the other hand, we saw the repeal of Roe vs Wade and the subsequent controversy surrounding female reproductive health data in the US as well as investigations into companies selling fine-grained commercial data and facial recognition services to law enforcement.

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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. So if your business collects or stores any kind of customer information, even just an email address, you have to guard it like it was your child.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

The painful impact of cyber attacks on businesses is worsening despite advances in technology aimed at protecting enterprises from malicious network traffic, insider threats, malware, denial of service attacks and phishing campaigns. This has left many CISOs questioning if today’s incumbent cybersecurity solutions are enough. Active learning.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To assess the current landscape of gaming risks, we observed the most widespread PC game-related threats and statistics on miner attacks, threats masquerading as game cheats, stealers, and analyzed several most active malware families, giving them detailed in-depth characteristics. Methodology.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

iOS devices may not be the only targets: other devices and operating systems could also face risks. It will not be limited to critical infrastructure, government sectors or defense companies across the globe; media organizations will also increasingly be at risk.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

As a significant portion of privacy incidents happen from human error, training is critical to mitigating privacy risk within an organization,” said Berry. ” Still, some lessons fall distinctly into the privacy compliance bucket, and that may require more specialized training.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

What sets FireEye apart from the competition is how its platform tailors strategic intelligence to an organization’s corporate risk management and business goals by providing highly-contextual data so users can align security strategies to respond to the most likely threats taking aim at an organization. Collections repository.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

By providing third-party companies (service providers or contractors) with access to their infrastructure, businesses increase the risk of trusted relationship attacks – T1199 in the MITRE ATT&CK classification. In other cases, they used data that was stolen before the incident began.

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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. The number is huge.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Only by integrating these tools into your larger security reporting and analytics infrastructure, and by leveraging actionable responses, can one reduce the threat risk to an organization. CyberArk reduces VPN risk with MFA enforcement on any VPN client that supports RADIUS; including Cisco Secure Firewall. Read more here.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Viewing these videos, adversaries can begin to compile metadata about an individual’s behaviors preferences – intel that could be applied toward targeting phishing campaigns, according to Setu Kulkarni, vice president of Strategy at WhiteHat Security. “It is deeply invasive for anyone who’s captured on film.”.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

This is already a notable risk for many organizations due to the use of malware distribution networks and initial access brokers for the distribution of high-severity payloads like ransomware. These services are often used to host malware, command and control servers, phishing campaigns, and other illicit digital operations.

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