Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

“Those payments would instead be redirected to a financial account the perpetrators controlled, resulting in significant losses to victims,” the DOJ wrote. “Ironically, the Manipulaters may create more short-term risk to their own customers than law enforcement,” DomainTools wrote.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2021, law enforcement continued making a tremendous effort to track down, capture and arrest ransomware operators, to take down ransomware infrastructure, and to claw back ransomware payments. Related: The targeting of supply chains. In 2022 we expect to see more aggressive and complex ransomware efforts. Central importance of identity.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Tim Mackey, Head of Software Supply Chain Risk Strategy at Black Duck, explains: "Attacks on legacy cyber-physical, IoT, and IIoT devicesparticularly in an OT environmentare to be expected and must be planned for as part of the operational requirements for the device. Regularly audit and remove unused credentials and accounts.

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SecureList

JULY 7, 2021

Last week Microsoft warned Windows users about vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service – CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527 (also known as PrintNightmare). CVE-2021-1675.*. CVE-2021-34527.*. HEUR:Exploit.MSIL.CVE-2021-34527.*. HEUR:Exploit.Script.CVE-2021-34527.*. CVE-2021-1675.*.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. You’ll significantly reduce your risk if you enforce a minimum security bar for all devices accessing your data. From there, it’s possible to find devices with privileged accounts and take the attack further.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 2, 2025

According to cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, the hack was made possible by a set of stolen credentials compromised in 2021. Identity theft and account takeover: By impersonating customers using leaked support tickets, hackers can gain unauthorized access to accounts.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released NIST Special Publication 800-63B Digital Identity Guidelines to help organizations properly comprehend and address risk as it relates to password management on the part of end users.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. trillion by 2025, a 300% increase since 2015 1.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The year 2021 was eventful in terms of digital threats for organizations and individuals, and financial institutions were no exception. share in 2020 to the second most common in 2021 with 12.2%. The mass change in cybercriminals’ objectives and methods seen in 2020 continued in 2021. Phishing: In 2021, 8.2%

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. High-risk vulnerabilities can cause errors in applications and affect customers’ business. More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Amazon: €746 Million ($781 Million), 2021 In 2021, Amazon received a hefty fine for failing to secure proper consent for advertising cookies. For businesses operating internationally, staying ahead of regulatory changes is key to mitigating risk. government surveillance.

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SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

billion USD in 2021, which is slightly less than the total revenue in 2020 but still significantly above the pre-pandemic figures. Analysts predict that mobile gaming will account for $90.7 billion to $120 billion of the revenue in 2021, which is more than half of the estimated gaming industry value. Methodology.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity hit record highs in 2021, and isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon. Throughout this period, the risk level of the acquirer is much higher than the acquired company, creating a major cybersecurity gap as they merge their tech stack and security tools together. Post-Close Risks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The security breach poses a major national security risk. The carrier states that personal financial account information and call records were not affected by the security breach. Below is the list of previous incidents suffered by T-Mobile: In August 2021, a security breach impacted 54 million customers.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

First surfacing in December 2021 with an extortion demand on Brazil’s Ministry of Health, LAPSUS$ made headlines more recently for posting screenshots of internal tools tied to a number of major corporations, including NVIDIA, Samsung, and Vodafone. . “No customer code or data was involved in the observed activities.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Q3 2021 brought two new DDoS attack vectors, potentially posing a serious threat, including for major web resources. — Infosecurity Magazine (@InfosecurityMag) July 26, 2021. In Q3 2021, the European servers of Final Fantasy XIV were hit. Comparative number of DDoS attacks, Q2 and Q3 2021, and Q3 2020. ris botnet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Astonishingly, most of the information steals cases where or are yet to be solved and surged to 55% from 30% between 2020 to 2021. Concernedly, all such siphoned info is being used for launching phishing attacks or to siphon money from bank accounts.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 17, 2021

We are giving you a sneak peek into our recommendations for email security based on 2021 trends that will be out later this year. Internal Email Scanning: Account Take Over (ATO) is a new threat to organizations. If users become high-risk, email administrators can apply a more stringent scanning profile.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This article looks at the top IoT security solutions, current commercial features, associated risks, and considerations for organizations choosing an IoT vendor. IoT Device Risks and Vulnerabilities IoT Security: Not Going Away. Read more : Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Microsoft warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts. The researchers noticed that the attackers also commonly employed multiple known vulnerabilities, including CVE-2023-38831 in WinRAR or CVE-2021-40444 in Windows MSHTML.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. Department of Defense. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In one of their documented cases, an organization reported that 13 million authentication attempts were made in 24 hours against known accounts. In 2021, we launched SharedSignals.guide to help developers learn about the framework and how to adopt it.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

The start of 2021 brings forth a cyber security crossroads. Many people are in the process of shifting back into office operations while balancing the potential risks and benefits of remote work. Ransomware and fileless malware breaches will rapidly continue to destabilize businesses in 2021.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. CFPB-2021-0017 in the subject line of the message.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

World-Check is a global database utilized by various organizations, including financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies, for assessing potential risks associated with individuals and entities. LSEG acquired Refinitiv is 2021.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), which operates the country’s public health system, got hit with Conti ransomware on May 14, 2021.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2021

All of a sudden, local-only networks were being connected to Ubiquiti’s cloud, giving rise to countless discussion threads on Ubiquiti’s user forums from customers upset over the potential for introducing new security risks. And on Jan. ” Ubiquiti’s notice on Jan. ” Ubiquiti’s notice on Jan.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

.” The FCC tweet also provided a link to the agency’s awareness page on juice jacking , which was originally published in advance of the Thanksgiving Holiday in 2019 but was updated in 2021 and then again shortly after the FBI’s tweet was picked up by the news media. ” What can you do to avoid juice jacking?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since 2021, the Crazy Evil gang has become a major cybercriminal group, using phishing, identity fraud, and malware to steal cryptocurrency. The gang targets high-value victims, also called “mammoths,” for digital asset theft, including cryptocurrencies, payment cards, online banking accounts, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 10, 2021

now you are in my @home_assistant setup also :) Thanks @troyhunt pic.twitter.com/4d4Qxnlazl — Jón Ólafs (@jonolafs) March 3, 2021 Awesome! pic.twitter.com/iHxgFeg9GN — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) March 10, 2021 That's not including all the queries against the freely downloadable data either so really, I have no idea how much it's used.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 30, 2024

These rules , which mandate that all public companies disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four business days and detail their risk management strategies, highlight that cybersecurity is a board-level risk management concern. Tenable CEO Amit Yoran had a clear point of view when he wrote about the rules as they took effect.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2021

In addition to credit scores, the Experian API returns for each consumer up to four “risk factors,” indicators that might help explain why a person’s score is not higher. “Too many consumer finance company accounts,” the API concluded about my friend’s score. . 27, 2021).

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

Wyden’s quote above references a story published here in July 2022, which broke the news that identity thieves were hijacking consumer accounts at Experian.com just by signing up as them at Experian once more, supplying the target’s static, personal information (name, DoB/SSN, address) but a different email address. ” Sen.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 5, 2021

pic.twitter.com/iQcIMplt4s — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) January 6, 2021 I'd always liked the idea of a 3D printer, but I had absolutely no idea where to start. Here's where it all started: Looking at a mate’s Prusa i3 printer and getting a bit tempted, what are folks using out there for hobby projects?

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We investigated 200 cases for clients in Russia in 2020, and already over 300 in the first nine months of 2021. In 2021, browsers are much safer, with some of them updating automatically, without any user participation, while browser developers continually invest in vulnerabilities assessment.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to a recent Strategic Analysis Report released by the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (UAEFIU), fraud, particularly in the UAE, remains a major risk, contributing to money laundering activities, with an estimated financial loss of AED 1.2 billion (equal to USD 326 million) between 2021 and 2023.

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