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Spanish police dismantled SIM swapping gang who stole money from victims’ bank accounts

Security Affairs

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?

Krebs on Security

In response to questions from KrebsOnSecurity, VMware said it has “received no notification or indication that the CVE 2002-4006 was used in conjunction with the SolarWinds supply chain compromise.” However, the SolarWinds compromise would have provided that internal access nicely.

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NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data

Krebs on Security

The breach tracking service HaveIBeenPwned.com and the cybercrime-focused Twitter account vx-underground both concluded the leak is the same information first put up for sale in April 2024 by a prolific cybercriminal who goes by the name “ USDoD.” 1, 2002 (with very few exceptions). “I was not the first one to get it.”

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A bug is about to confuse a lot of computers by turning back time 20 years

Malwarebytes

This would mean Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers using the broken GPSD versions would think it’s March 2002 instead of October 2021. Many GPS-enabled devices that were not properly designed to account for the rollover event exhibited problems on that date. How bad is it? Personal note.

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Citrix Workspace flaw can allow remote hack of devices running vulnerable app

Security Affairs

The advisory published by the vendor confirmes that the issue only impact the Windows version of the Workspace app and only exists if the application was installed using a local or domain admin account. “ Citrix Workspace is vulnerable to a remote command execution attack running under the context of the SYSTEM account.

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3.4 Million user records from LiveAuctioneers hack available for sale

Security Affairs

LiveAuctioneers is one of the world’s largest art, antiques & collectibles online marketplace that was founded in 2002. In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones. million users. million LiveAuctioneers users.

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CSO's ultimate guide to security and privacy laws, regulations, and compliance

CSO Magazine

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Purpose: Enacted in 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is designed to protect investors and the public by increasing the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. North American Electric Reliability Corp. NERC) standards. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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