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Penetration Testing Remote Workers

SecureWorld News

With many organizations now planning their annual penetration tests ("pentest" for short), a change is needed in order to accommodate remote workers. It also begs what are you allowed to test versus what is now considered taboo considering end-users may be operating with their own personal equipment?

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CISA Warns of IDOR Vulnerabilities Abused for Data Breaches

SecureWorld News

Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerabilities have emerged as a substantial risk, leading to data breaches and severe consequences such as identity theft, financial loss, and reputational damage. In response to this growing threat, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S.

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Russian national extradited to US for trading on stolen Information

Security Affairs

Ivan Yermakov worked for the Russian Military Unit 26165 and was indicted by the US DoJ in October 2018, along six other defendants working for the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate ( GRU ), for hacking, wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. For the latter service, the men were keeping for them up to 60% of the profit.

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Over 100,000 Stolen ChatGPT Account Credentials Sold on Dark Web Marketplaces

Cytelligence

Usernames, passwords, and potentially other personal information are now in the hands of cybercriminals who may exploit them for various malicious purposes, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, identity theft, and phishing attacks. The repercussions of this breach extend beyond individual users.

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Myrocket HR platform’s data leak turns into privacy nightmare for employees

Security Affairs

Researchers warn that such data leaks are hazardous as they might help threat actors craft targeted phishing campaigns, assist in forgery and identity theft, and trick companies into making payments. The leak is estimated to have affected nearly 200,000 employees and almost nine million job candidates. Treasure trove of data.

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What do Cyber Threat Actors do with your information?

Zigrin Security

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Once in possession of your data, cybercriminals can exploit it for various purposes.

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Cybersecurity Risks in IoT and Fleet Management Systems

IT Security Guru

Regular security assessment and penetration testing can also be carried out to identify potential vulnerabilities that, if exploited by cyber threats, may compromise the systems of vehicles. A data breach could result in the disclosure of this information to hackers who may then commit identity theft, fraud or other illicit activities.

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