SecureBlitz

APRIL 11, 2024

Social media platforms and online forums are full of lamentations by Disney+ users’ complaints about their hacked Disney accounts. The highly anticipated launch of Disney+ in November 2019 wasn't without its hiccups.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

men have been charged with hacking into the Ring home security cameras of a dozen random people and then “swatting” them — falsely reporting a violent incident at the target’s address to trick local police into responding with force. conspired to hack into Yahoo email accounts belonging to victims in the United States.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

men have been charged with hacking into a U.S. “Singh also uses the threat of revealing personal information to extort victims into giving him access to their social media accounts, which Singh then resells.” Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) online portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 2, 2020

For at least the third time in its existence, OGUsers — a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell and trade access to compromised social media accounts — has been hacked. OGUsers was hacked at least twice previously, in May 2019 and again in March 2020. called Disco Payments. ”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Recently the leak of a collection of files apparently stolen from the Chinese government hacking contractor, I-Soon, exposed Chinese hacking capabilities. Recently someone has leaked on GitHub [ 1 , 2 ] a collection of files apparently stolen from the Chinese hacking firm, I-Soon.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In this interconnected world, social media has become the new town square, the new archive, the new marketplace. People use Facebook and Instagram to stay in touch, to share memories, and now more and more, to build a clientele. Hackers have taken advantage of this growth to gain access to people’s accounts, often targeting weak passwords.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

American media and publishing giant News Corp revealed it was victim of a cyber attack from an advanced persistent threat actor. American media and publishing giant News Corp revealed it was victim of a cyber attack from an advanced persistent threat actor that took place in January. SecurityAffairs – hacking, News Corp).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 4, 2023

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has uncovered a new social media espionage campaign in which cyber criminals launch social engineering attacks on Facebook and Instagram users by asking them to click on malevolent links, download malware, or share personal details.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2022

The post Your social media account hasn’t been hacked, it’s been cloned! The post Your social media account hasn’t been hacked, it’s been cloned! I don’t blame the family member for using it, I’ve seen it used hundreds of times over the past few years and I’ve seen IT and […]… Read More.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Lapsus$ ransomware hit Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal and the owner of SIC and Expresso. The Lapsus$ ransomware gang has compromised the infrastructure of Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lapsus$ ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 30, 2023

A number of Discord communities focused on cryptocurrency have been hacked this past month after their administrators were tricked into running malicious Javascript code disguised as a Web browser bookmark. On May 9, MetrixCoin reported that its Discord server was hacked, with fake airdrop details pushed to all users.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 6, 2023

North Korean state-sponsored hackers are targeting think tanks, research centres, media organisations, and academics in the United States and South Korea to gather intelligence. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 24, 2023

Looking at the privacy related stories of 2022, it’s not hard to see that much of the focus was on the social media giants. Social media The problem for social media users is that there will always be voices telling them it’s their own fault. For others, social media a way of showing the fruits of their creativity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2022

The media company Nikkei has disclosed a ransomware attack and revealed that the incident might have impacted customer data. The Japanese-based media company Nikkey is focused on the business and financial industry, it is the world’s largest financial newspaper. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Nikkei). Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 7, 2022

Anonymous, an internationally recognized hacking group, has leaked over 900,000 emails belonging to Russian state media channels. The post Anonymous leaks a million emails from Russian state media appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This week: Former Uber CSO is convicted for his attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack of the company. Also: A software supply chain attack has pushed out malware to at least 250 media sites. .

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If your social media networks are anything like mine, you’ve noticed an uptick in people getting “hacked” lately. The post Best of 2023: Why is everyone getting hacked on Facebook? Maybe you’ve gotten a weird Facebook message from someone you hadn’t spoken with in a while. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. In December 2019, German media reported that hackers suspected to be members of the Vietnam-linked APT Ocean Lotus ( APT32 ) group breached the networks of the car manufacturers BMW and Hyundai.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Amazon customers have been seeing a message on social media that has caused some alarm. Most of the posts look like one of these (depending on the social media platform): “PSA!! Amazon got hacked. And nowadays with social media and instant messaging, rumours like these can spread fast. Remove it! I had 2 added to mine.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

At the center of the account ban wave are some of the most active members of OGUsers , a forum that caters to thousands of people selling access to hijacked social media and other online accounts. THE MIDDLEMEN. The now-banned Instagram account for the middleman @trusted/beam.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. “Sorry, change password please.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

US CISA added remote code execution vulnerability in Plex Media Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The three-year-old high-severity flaw is a deserialization of untrusted data in Plex Media Server on Windows, a remote, authenticated attacker can trigger it to execute arbitrary Python code. in May 2020. .”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the email address used by a cybercriminal actor who offered to sell the stolen ICRC data also was used to register multiple domain names the FBI says are tied to a sprawling media influence operation originating from Iran. In their online statement about the hack (updated on Feb. Image: Ke-la.com.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat. Or share gaming cheats.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat. Or share gaming cheats.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The international soccer league FIFA announced it had been hacked earlier this year and is bracing itself for a potential data breach. This latest cyber incident marks the second major successful hack on the organization, the first reported in 2017. The 2017 Fancy Bear hack leaked a wide variety of embarrassing and illegal behavior.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

A report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. These data are the result of the increased exposure of netizens through social media.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Researchers at Qurium Media Foundation published a report that provides insight on how Sandvine DPI performs the blocking, and how it can be detected. Qurium forensics report: How operators use Sandvine to block independent media in Egypt. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DPI). Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Recently leaked documents from Chinese cybersecurity firm i-SOON provide an unprecedented look at China's extensive state-sponsored hacking operations. Experts agree that China's state-sponsored hacking remains a serious national security threat that requires greater cooperation and investment to address.

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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. Having policies and procedures to secure social media accounts and minimise the potential for incidents can help.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) was hit by a ransomware attack that took down live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021. The American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) announced it was hit by a ransomware attack that caused the interruption of the live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 3, 2024

As of writing, the account has been restored on the social media platform. But the hacked Mandiant account was initially renamed to "@ American cybersecurity firm and Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant had its X (formerly Twitter) account compromised for more than six hours by an unknown attacker to propagate a cryptocurrency scam.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ukraine’s SBU revealed that Russia-linked threat actors hacked surveillance cameras to spy on air defense forces and critical infrastructure in Kyiv. Ukraine’s SBU announced they shut down two surveillance cameras that were allegedly hacked by the Russian intelligence services to spy on air defense forces and critical infrastructure in Kyiv.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

[This is Part III in a series on research conducted for a recent Hulu documentary on the 2015 hack of marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.] Bloom’s recommendation came to Biderman via Trevor Sykes, then chief technology officer for Ashley Madison parent firm Avid Life Media (ALM). pleaded guilty to running LeakedSource[.]com

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 16, 2022

Thomas Moore University, a university in Kentucky, has become a victim of a cyber attack as its official Facebook account was hacked to post inappropriate images and videos. University IT staff allege they are trying to contact the social media giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg.

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Threatpost

JANUARY 28, 2020

Threat actors leveraging social media for hacks and misinformation are growing more coordinated.

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SecureBlitz

MARCH 4, 2023

I will show you reasons to use data tape media for your business in this post. Data tape is a popular media format for data storage, archiving, and backup purposes. In this […] The post Reasons To Use Data Tape Media For Your Business appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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