CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2023

Google Fi, a wireless phone plan offered only to Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary customers, has confirmed a data breach that could have occurred because of a security incident on T-Mobile servers that leaked data related to millions of customers.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

Fast forward to 2015, and we’ve had several trending cyber security issues appear in just these first few weeks. Below are 7 trending cyber security stories that you should read for February 2015. Anthem Cyber Attack. Take a look at the New York Times’ coverage of the data breach here for more insight.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In a letter sent to members, Christina Salcido, vice president of mission operations for GSOC, confirmed that attackers may have accessed to names, birth dates, home addresses, insurance policy numbers and health history for some members. Experts warn of possible social-engineering-based cyber attacks leveraging the exposed info.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

British and Dutch data protection regulators fined the ride-sharing company Uber with $1,170,892 for the 2016 data breach. British and Dutch data protection regulators have fined Uber with $1,170,892 for the 2016 security breach that exposed personal data of 57 million of its users. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Ecuador suffered 40 million cyber attacks on websites of public institutions since the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In response to the arrest acktivist communities launched several attacks against the Ecuador government. At the time of publishing there is no news of data breach. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Department of Defense presumably has expended vast resources this century on defending its digital assets from perennial cyber attacks. And yet two recent disclosures highlight just how brittle the military’s cyber defenses remain in critical areas. The result: personal information and credit card data of at least 30,000 U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

P&N Bank discloses data breach, customer account information, balances exposed. The Australian P&N Bank is notifying its customers a data breach that has exposed personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive account data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

The FBI has seized the WeLeakInfo.com websites for selling subscriptions to data that were exposed in data breaches. WeLeakInfo.com is a data breach notification service that allows its customers to verify if their credentials been compromised in data breaches. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

Waves of widespread, continuous cyber attacks hit the retail sector hard in 2014. Big names, including Home Depot and Michaels, suffered massive data breaches that affected millions of customers. Their photo websites were replaced with messages warning customers that their credit card data may have been compromised.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

A wave of cyber attacks hit schools of Louisiana ahead of year’s beginning that is planned for the next week. Phone lines and email systems at Tangipahoa schools shut down, along with some offices, were shut down by cyber attacks on Monday. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) US agency in charge of secure IT and communication for the White House has disclosed a data breach. The agency sent a data breach notification to its employees last week informing them of a security breach that took place last year between May and July.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

However, we believe that it is the first time a breach of this size has included peoples’ names, addresses, and income. This open database is a goldmine for identity thieves and other attackers. Here’s how: Cyber Attacks. Why This Data Breach is Different. SecurityAffairs – US Households, Data leak).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Lab test provider LifeLabs has disclosed a data breach that exposed personal information for up to 15 million Canadians. LifeLabs notified its customers via letter, exposed data includes names, contact information, health card numbers, and for approximately 85,000 customers their lab test results. ” said Brown.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New York Attorney General Letitia James just announced the settlement of a data breach lawsuit between the AG's office and Dunkin' Donuts. According to state investigators, Dunkin' Donuts failed to respond to a series of successful cyber attacks that left tens of thousands of customer's online accounts vulnerable.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

New problems for the wireless carrier T-Mobile that disclosed a data breach that exposed some of the customers’ personal information. The wireless carrier T-Mobile was victims of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor. ” reads the data breach notification. .

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Stadler, a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock disclosed a data breach, hackers attempted to blackmail the company. International rail vehicle manufacturer, Stadler , disclosed a security breach that might have also allowed the attackers to steal company data. Stadler is assuming “a professional attack”. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

People cited by Bloomberg confirmed that the cyber attack aimed at slowing the agency’s systems down. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2018

SingHealth, the largest healthcare group in Singapore, suffered a massive data breach that exposed 1.5 The largest healthcare group in Singapore, SingHealth, has suffered a massive data breach that exposed personal information of 1.5 million patients who visited the clinics of the company between May 2015 and July 2018.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The healthcare industry, like many others, has been the victim of numerous cyber attacks. In fact, healthcare breaches became front-page news in 2015 with a hack of Anthem Blue Cross, which is still the largest healthcare data breach to date.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

Cyber attacks are a threat to businesses of all sizes and in all industries. With the global cost of cybercrime at $3 trillion in 2015, that’s more than a threefold increase over a decade. According to the report, businesses may also suffer from: Loss of data. Minimize data transfers. Monitor data.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Babam has authored more than 270 posts since joining Exploit in 2015, including dozens of sales threads. By 2015, Babam was heavily into “carding,” the sale and use of stolen payment card data. In November, Bureau Veritas acknowledged that it shut down its network in response to a cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The clothing chain C&A in Brazil suffered a cyber attack on its gift card/exchange system last week, hackers leaked data on Pastebin. The International fashion retail clothing chain C&A in Brazil suffered a data breach, the company confirmed hackers hit its gift card platform. ” reported TecMundo.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

The group is also responsible for the 2015 Health Insurer Anthem data breach. The US Department of Justice indicted Fujie Wang (32), a member of sophisticated Chinese hacking group that breached at several US companies, including the health insurer Anthem Inc. back in 2015. These defendants allegedly attacked U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

HSBC Bank USA notified customers of a data breach that has happened between Oct 4 and Oct 14, unknown attackers were able to access their online accounts. In response to the security breach, the United States subsidiary of HSBC blocked access to online accounts to prevent abuses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

That is why we believe it is important to inform you of this incident,” e27, Asia's Largest Tech Media Platform, notified its users of a cyber attack and data breach! cyber #cybersecurity pic.twitter.com/VTGMyBiyz0 — Cyble (@AuCyble) June 26, 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2018

According to a report published by the Reuters, the massive Marriott data breach was carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers. According to the Reuters, people investigating the Marriot data breach believe that it is the result of a cyberattack carried out by Chinese hackers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Personal details of nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors were leaked as a result of a cyber attack exposing them to severe threats from Pyongyang. A similar incident has never happened before, the Unification Ministry said that leaked data includes names and addresses of North Korean defectors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

The company did not disclose details about the cyber attack either the family of ransomware that infected its systems. “DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) announced today that certain systems of its subsidiary, Xchanging, have experienced a ransomware attack. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company.

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APRIL 12, 2020

April 08 – NASA warns of a significant increase in cyber attacks during COVID19 outbreak. April 08 – Maze ransomware gang discloses data from drug testing firm HMR. April 08 – Maze ransomware gang discloses data from drug testing firm HMR. Coronavirus-themed attacks March 15 – March 21, 2020.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

The drug testing firm Hammersmith Medicines Research LTD (HMR), which performs live trials of Coronavirus vaccines, discloses a data breach. We took immediate action to stop the attack, but not before the attackers had stolen copies of some of our files. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

This is the second time that Federation was hacked in a year, the organization confirmed the incident, but did not disclose details of the cyber attack. In August 2017, Fancy Bears hackers claimed that around 160 football players failed drug tests in 2015, and 25 2010 World Cup players used doping medicines. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta resigned last Friday, a day after revealing that the recent data breach of employee information was much larger than originally thought and had probably affected 22.1 Army National Guard Struck by Data Breach. OPM Director Katherine Archuleta Steps Down.

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AUGUST 4, 2019

Capital One data breach: hacker accessed details of 106M customers before its arrest. LAPD data breach exposes personal info of thousands of officers. Cyber attacks hit Louisiana schools ahead of years beginning. DHS warns of cyber attacks against small airplanes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 24, 2020

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AUGUST 27, 2021

LOT, the Polish national airline, announced on Sunday that it cancelled 10 flights due to the cyber attack towards its ground computer systems at Warsaw’s Okecie airport. US to Raise Breach of Government Records at Talks with China. Hackers Ground Polish LOT Airline Flights.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Airbus Hit by Series of Cyber Attacks on Suppliers: Security Sources. The European multinational aerospace corporation Airbus has been hit by a series of attacks, hackers targeted its suppliers to steal Intellectual property. The AFP also reported that at least other two French Airbus contractors were hit by cyber attacks.

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