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Security Affairs newsletter Round 291

Security Affairs

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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Data Privacy and Security: It Takes Two to Tango

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) announced earlier this year that they have expanded the Data Privacy Day campaign into Data Privacy Week , a full week-long initiative. Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of Data Protection Day in Europe.

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Using Cloud Securely?—?The Config Doom Question

Anton on Security

According to most industry reports , a vast majority of cloud security incidents and data breaches stem from misconfigurations. Now, let’s couple this with the classic Gartner line that “99% of data breaches in the cloud are customers’ fault.” Thus, this explanation is not “the Answer.”

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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Using Cloud Securely?—?The Config Doom Question

Security Boulevard

According to most industry reports , a vast majority of cloud security incidents and data breaches stem from misconfigurations. Now, let’s couple this with the classic Gartner line that “99% of data breaches in the cloud are customers’ fault.” Thus, this explanation is not “the Answer.”

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

Among these experienced affiliates is the “Scattered Spider” group, known for its custom tools and advanced social engineering skills, which helped RansomHub become the most active ransomware group in Q3 2024 (see Figure 1). The breach significantly impacted the company, forcing a temporary halt to normal operations.

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

Among these experienced affiliates is the “Scattered Spider” group, known for its custom tools and advanced social engineering skills, which helped RansomHub become the most active ransomware group in Q3 2024 (see Figure 1). The breach significantly impacted the company, forcing a temporary halt to normal operations.