Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Why would the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) be remotely interested in old video games and software? Keep reading to find out.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

In the vast realm of digital investigations, there exists a fascinating technique known as recycle bin forensics. So, let’s embark on a journey to demystify recycle bin forensics and understand its role in the realm of cybersecurity.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) is an aspect of cybersecurity focused on identifying, investigating, and fixing cyberattacks. Digital forensics refers to collecting, preserving, and analyzing forensic evidence in cyber security incidents. Incident response is […].

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2023

According to a notice of incident sent to customers, on August 22, the company discovered “unusual” activity in some of its systems while investigating Customer Portal downtime issues. The company hired a Digital Forensics cybersecurity firm to investigate the incident.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2023

Western Digital disclosed a security breach, according to the company an unauthorized party gained access to multiple systems. Western Digital has shut down several of its services after discovering a security breach, the company disclosed that an unauthorized party gained access to multiple systems. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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SecurityTrails

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Learn about the industry-recognized cybercrime investigation and digital forensics certification programs as well as online courses.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 said investigators determined the breach began on Aug. million people.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

Western Digital is notifying its customers of a data breach that exposed their sensitive personal information, the incident took place in March. In March 2022, Western Digital was hit by a ransomware attack and in response to the incident, it shut down several of its services. reads the status page of the company on April 2, 2023. “We

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2021

In 2018, Andrew Schober was digitally mugged for approximately $1 million worth of bitcoin. After several years of working with investigators, Schober says he’s confident he has located two young men in the United Kingdom responsible for using a clever piece of digital clipboard-stealing malware that let them siphon his crypto holdings.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The health system notified federal law enforcement and launched an investigation into the incident with the help of a leading forensic security provider. In some instances, the exposed data may have included driver’s license numbers or other government ID numbers, financial account numbers, and digital signatures.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Cisco is pleased to announce a new addition to the Forensic Investigation Procedures for First Responders series of documents that will help customers and partners triage Cisco products that are suspected of being tampered with or compromised. Cisco NX-OS Software Forensic Investigation Procedures for First Responders.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

As first reported here last year , First American’s website exposed 16 years worth of digitized mortgage title insurance records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Chainalysis, a company that offers blockchain analysis software to government agencies for tracking down digital frauds, has announced that it has acquired Forensic firm Excygent to strengthen its stand in investigating high profile incidents related to cyber-crime such as ransomware attacks.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 21, 2022

Endpoint protection vendor Cybereason has launched a new incident response (IR) solution to streamline and automate IR investigations. Cybereason DFIR driven by forensics for deeper defense value. According to Cybereason, the new solution offers forensic-driven incident response that extends deeper value to defenders.

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SecureList

JANUARY 16, 2024

Imagine having a digital compass that not only guides you through this maze, but also reveals the hidden mechanisms of iOS malware previously shrouded in mystery. This is not a tool – this is the nature of digital forensic artifacts. As a result, related threats can often go undetected by the general public.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2022

Highly placed sources state that the company was hit by the incident on Sunday and since then no worker was being allowed into the facility as the management has seized all operations for forensic investigation. As the incident is being investigated, the extent of losses incurred from the digital disruption is yet to be estimated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a critical concern for organizations worldwide. Incident Response and Forensics: Participants learn incident response methodologies and digital forensics techniques to identify, contain, and investigate security incidents.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Mike Parson (R) said fixing the flaw could cost the state $50 million, and vowed his administration would seek to prosecute and investigate the “hackers” and anyone who aided the publication in its “attempt to embarrass the state and sell headlines for their news outlet.” ” Missouri Gov.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 9, 2023

Thankfully, there are charitable organizations like the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) that are fighting to put an end to modern slavery by donating time and resources to help investigate cases and work with police to shut down this shadow industry. Cameron touts that HYAS Insight, “Saved us weeks of investigation time.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

Crooks sometimes damage their mobile devices to destroy evidence, NIST tests forensic methods for getting data from damaged mobile phones. They might smash, shoot, submerge or cook their phones, but forensics experts can often retrieve the evidence anyway. Do they reliably produce accurate results?”.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Based on a recent Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) engagement with a law enforcement agency (LEA) and one of the leading investment organizations in Singapore (and other victims), Resecurity (USA) has uncovered a meaningful link between three major ransomware groups.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2023

Upon discovering the attack, the company immediately took steps to prevent any further unauthorized activity and launched an investigation into the incident with the help of a forensic firm. “We recently identified suspicious login activity to certain Chick-fil-A One accounts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2022

Experts investigate how stolen Facebook accounts are used as part of a well-established fraud industry inside Facebook. No eyebrows were raised in Quriums security operation center when the independent Philippine media outlet Bulatlat once again got DDoSed , as they are a frequent target of such digital attacks.

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Cisco Security

MAY 11, 2021

Cisco is pleased to announce two new document additions to the Firepower Forensic Investigation Procedures for First Responders. The document guide also contains a procedure to collect several files and process shared memory maps that can be used for further forensic analysis if any system files fail the integrity check.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2022

Linux has an extensive range of open-source distributions that pentesters, ethical hackers and network defenders can use in their work, whether for pentesting , digital forensics or other cybersecurity uses. There are hundreds of pre-packaged tools for pentesting, security research, forensics, web app testing, and reverse engineering.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

Upon discovery, we took steps to lock down impacted systems, notified federal law enforcement authorities, worked with leading digital forensics and restoration teams to investigate and recover from the incident, and deployed enhanced 24/7 detection and monitoring technology.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Technology giant Olympus announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack and is currently investigating the extent of the incident. “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a specialized response team including forensics experts, and we are currently working with the highest priority to resolve this issue. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The police and other law enforcement agencies were alerted about the incident by the IT staff of Sunderland University, and experts from a third party forensic firm have been hired to investigate the incident. But also assist students and staff to access various online services such as e-syllabus with no issues because of disruption.

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SecureList

MAY 16, 2023

Kaspersky offers various services to organizations that have been targeted by cyberattackers, such as incident response, digital forensics, and malware analysis. In our annual incident response report, we share information about the attacks that we investigated during the reporting period.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

FBI and a forensic firm have been urged to investigate the incident deep as the White House has taken the matter up. LAUSD, which was supposed to start fresh from Tuesday this week, is busy recovering from the incident after a long weekend.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2023

Whether you’re passionate about securing networks, protecting data, or investigating cyber threats, choosing the right research topic is crucial for a successful and impactful Master’s journey. Blockchain and Cybersecurity: Investigate the use of blockchain technology in enhancing cybersecurity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 23, 2021

We are extremely proud to join CISCP and partner with CISA to help achieve their mission to better secure our nation’s digital assets,” said Bill Rucker, president at Trustwave Government Solutions. Trustwave is a leading cybersecurity and managed security services provider focused on threat detection and response.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

.” “We also suggest that the security mistakes we discovered by this threat actor be used by blue teams in their future digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) investigations,” he added. Read next: Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

“Based on the forensic analysis carried out, the Court has already taken and will continue to take all necessary steps to address any compromise to data belonging to individuals, organisations and States.  The Dutch law enforcement authorities are still investigating the security breach. ” concludes the press release.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

“No credit or debit card (including digital wallet) information or customer account passwords were affected by this incident. However, the preliminary investigation shows that employee data, pharmacy records and money services records may have been exposed. Find out with Bitdefender’s Digital Identity Protection tool.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

At the time it is still unclear if hackers succeeded in stealing customer information, the investigation is still ongoing and Dell hasn’t shared any technical details on the intrusion. Dell hired a digital forensics firm to conduct an investigation and reported the incident to law enforcement.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

Indian information technology (IT) outsourcing and consulting giant Wipro Ltd. [ NYSE:WIT ] is investigating reports that its own IT systems have been hacked and are being used to launch attacks against some of the company’s customers, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity.

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