Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

.” Schafer said another mitigating factor was that VCPI had contracted with a third-party roughly six months prior to the attack to establish off-site data backups that were not directly connected to the company’s infrastructure. Cloud-based health insurance management portals. .” Department of Homeland Security.

Passwords 259

Passwords Ransomware Password Management Malware 259

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2023

The password management company LastPasss notified customers in late December about a recent security incident. LastPass states that users that followed their best password practices have nothing to worry about. It is recommended that you never reuse your master password on other websites.

Password Management 97

Password Management Passwords Encryption Accountability 97

Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. “A hacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old salted and hashed passwords.

Data breaches 79

Data breaches Backups Passwords Authentication 79

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2019

In August 2018, Reddit warned users of a security breach, an attacker broke into the systems of the platform and accessed user data. The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. Pierluigi Paganini.

Accountability 107

Accountability Data breaches Passwords Advertising 107

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Access to a working backup gives you tremendous leverage as the victim of a ransomware attack. In fact, Ponemon Institute reported that 73% of small businesses that suffered a ransomware attack in 2018 did not pay the ransom because. they had a full backup. Back up your data.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Small Business Backups Encryption 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Between 2016 and 2018, the malware strain SamSam made brute force RDP attacks an integral part of its attacks on several public organizations. Attacks in 2018 Victim Organization January City of Farmington, New Mexico February Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) March City of Atlanta, Georgia July LabCorp, U.S.

VPN 121

VPN Software Authentication Encryption 121

Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

Evilnum, on the APT scene since 2018 at the earliest and perhaps most well known for targeting the financial sector , appears to have switched gears. The same goes for backup/recovery emails tied to the main account(s). Consider using a password manager for organization-specific passwords. In times of conflict.

Password Management 81

Password Management Passwords Encryption Authentication 81