Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2022

for “deceptive statements” the company and its founder allegedly made over how they handle facial recognition data collected on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service , which until recently required anyone seeking a new IRS account online to provide a live video selfie to ID.me. ” But several days after a Jan.

Government 288

Government Accountability Surveillance Data collection 288

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000. million users.

Cryptocurrency 291

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 291

SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Certain tech giants recently started adding tools to their ecosystems that are meant to improve the data collection transparency. This report will look at companies that collect, analyze, store user data, and share it with partners, as reported by DNT. Statistics collection principles.

Internet 99

Internet Internet Advertising Marketing 99

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Whether it’s detecting a behavioral abnormality , bandwidth hog, responding to a novel threat , or using historical data to map trends, monitoring tools will remain essential far into the future. This article looks at 15 of the best network monitoring tools and what to consider when evaluating monitoring solutions in 2022.

Marketing 120

Marketing DDOS Threat Detection DNS 120

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

PwC’s 2022 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey reported that 46% of surveyed organizations experienced corruption, fraud, or other economic crimes in the 24-month survey period. Best Fraud Management Systems & Detection Tools in 2022. Looking for more ways to protect your company’s data? million in losses.

eCommerce 113

eCommerce Risk Financial Services Authentication 113

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Researchers discovered that analytics data associated with iPhone include Directory Services Identifier (DSID) that could allow identifying users. Researchers at software company Mysk discovered that analytics data collected by iPhone include the Directory Services Identifier (DSID), which could allow identifying users.

Data collection 145

Data collection Accountability Hacking Software 145

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments. Norwest Investments.

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Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 128

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

Namely, the ability to route one’s malicious traffic through a computer that is geographically close to the consumer whose credit card they’re about to charge at some website, or whose bank account they’re about to empty. 2022 closure of LuxSocks , another malware-based proxy network. su between 2016 and 2019.

VPN 352

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 352

SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

CloudSorcerer is a sophisticated cyber-espionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection and exfiltration via Microsoft, Yandex and Dropbox cloud infrastructures. Mallox is a relatively new ransomware variant that first came to light in 2021 and kicked off an affiliate program in 2022.

Energy and Utilities 105

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Malware Government 105

Google Security

APRIL 27, 2023

In 2022, we prevented 1.43 We also continued to combat malicious developers and fraud rings, banning 173K bad accounts, and preventing over $2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions.

Mobile 91

Mobile Data collection Accountability Malware 91

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Long-term search capabilities for slower threats spanning historical data. Access to 350+ cloud connectors for data collection and API-based cloud integrations. A screenshot of the User Account Management dashboard on LogPoint. The post Best SIEM Tools & Software for 2022 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

Software 113

Software Small Business Marketing Firewall 113

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Altogether, Meduza makes a great competitor to Azorult , Redline , Racoon , and Vidar Stealer used by cybercriminals for account takeover (ATO), online-banking theft, and financial fraud. Presently, Meduza password stealer supports Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 and Windows 10/11.

Password Management 143

Password Management Cryptocurrency Passwords Authentication 143

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

SapphireStealer is an open-source information stealer written in.NET, which is available in multiple public malware repositories since its public release in December 2022. SapphireStealer allows operators to gather system data (i.e. The FUD-Loader malware downloader was also published by the same GitHub account.

Malware 128

Malware Data collection Architecture Hacking 128

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In 2022, the Russian APT used multiple wipers in attacks aimed at Ukraine, including AwfulShred , CaddyWiper , HermeticWiper , Industroyer2 , IsaacWiper , WhisperGate , Prestige , RansomBoggs , and ZeroWipe. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. “Note (!)

Telecommunications 133

Telecommunications Authentication Data collection Passwords 133

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Data collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint shows that nearly 3,000 devices in almost 1,000 organizations have seen at least one RaspberryRobin payload-related alert in the last 30 days. Beginning on September 19, 2022, experts observed the worm infections deploying IcedID , Bumblebee and TrueBot payloads.

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Malware Encryption Data collection 109

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

Attackers also manipulate local Administrator accounts to maintain persistence, they were spotted enabling the disabled local Administrator account, followed by resetting its password. ” The threat actors used both custom malware and off-the-shelf tools to gather sensitive data from victim machines.

Malware 133

Malware Accountability Phishing Data collection 133

BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

Having policies and procedures to secure social media accounts and minimise the potential for incidents can help. Recently, a client with several different social media accounts and a large team of people working on them approached BH Consulting to review its security and policies around them. More than 4.7

Media 52

Media Accountability Passwords Authentication 52

SecureList

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In early September 2022, we discovered several new malware samples belonging to the MATA cluster. As we were collecting and analyzing the relevant telemetry data, we realized the campaign had been launched in mid-August 2022 and targeted over a dozen corporations in Eastern Europe from the oil and gas sector and defense industry.

Malware 142

Malware Phishing Internet Internet 142

SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

As mentioned above, the creators of phishing bots and kits can get access to data collected with tools they made. Unlike the free data mentioned above, these have been checked, and even the account balances have been extracted. The bot then enters the code in a required field, giving the phisher access to the account.

Phishing 144

Phishing Marketing Scams Accountability 144

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

million for deceiving and manipulating consumers—including by using "dark patterns" to trick users and gain access to their location data. Racine (@AGKarlRacine) December 30, 2022. Now, thanks to this settlement, Google must also make clear to consumers how their location data is collected, stored, and used.”

Consumer Protection 98

Consumer Protection Surveillance Data collection Accountability 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Tue, 05/24/2022 - 06:11. These systems are connected to and managed from the cloud to fine-tune performance, provide data analytics, and ensure the integrity of critical infrastructure across all sectors. The alert detailed cyber threats which can lead to ransomware, data theft and disruption of healthcare services.

Healthcare 126

Healthcare Ransomware Authentication Threat Reports 126

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

In reality, this level of data collection is not as uncommon as is being suggested. The app collects how much data? What really stood out was the kind of deep-dive data collection that was generating “events” everywhere he went and building up a picture of his daily life.

Mobile 122

Mobile Data collection Advertising Marketing 122

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In South Asia, it accounted for 25.47% of DNT component triggers, and in East Asia – 24.45%. The share of DNT triggers for Google AdSense trackers in each region, July 2021 — June 2022, and July 2023 — June 2024 ( download ) In almost all regions, the share for this tracking system increased.

Advertising 129

Advertising Technology Marketing Media 129

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

User personal data for sale. Crooks offers data collected through phishing campaign to the subscribers. Data includes verified online banking credentials, in some cases phishers also provides info on the account balances. ” continues the analysis. ” Phishing-as-a-Service. .

Phishing 98

Phishing Scams Social Engineering Accountability 98

Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Ferguson’s lawsuit against Google asserted that the tech giant deceptively led consumers to believe that they have control over how Google collects and uses their location data. In reality, consumers could not effectively prevent Google from collecting, storing and profiting from their location data.

Advertising 98

Advertising Accountability Data collection Engineering 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

The collected data is sent to the C2 server every two days, but the cycle depends on the remote configuration. The level of data collection depends on the permissions granted to the app using the malicious library.

Data collection 98

Data collection Mobile Malware Education 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2022

Tue, 05/31/2022 - 07:04. To that effect, TCS, Global leader in cyber security services, and Thales recently announced a partnership offering a one-stop solution for data privacy that organisations leverage to manage this complexity and help reach compliance. Accountability and delegated responsibility. Implementing privacy.

Data privacy 71

Data privacy Digital transformation Accountability Data collection 71

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

UEBA has been growing for some time, and a 2022 Market Data Forecast report predicts its global market size to grow from $890.7 Check Out Best User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Tools for 2022. Compromised employee account login information was also the costliest infection vector for enterprises. billion by 2025.

Advertising 125

Advertising Cybersecurity DDOS Data breaches 125

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In June, Microsoft published a report on a threat actor named Cadet Blizzard, responsible for WhisperGate and other wipers targeting Ukrainian government agencies early in 2022. To sum up, although we did not see the same volume as we had in 2022, clearly there were some significant attacks. Verdict: prediction fulfilled ✅ 8.

Hacking 141

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 141

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Early occurrences of EvilProxy have been initially identified in connection to attacks against Google and MSFT customers who have MFA enabled on their accounts – either with SMS or Application Token. Once the funds for the subscription are received, they will deposit to the account in customer portal hosted in TOR. Google 2FA.

Phishing 100

Phishing Accountability Hacking Advertising 100

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are many ways that data collection, and data availability, make less sense as the years pass by. — Sam Curry (@samwcyo) November 30, 2022. — Sam Curry (@samwcyo) November 30, 2022. — Sam Curry (@samwcyo) November 30, 2022. — Sam Curry (@samwcyo) November 30, 2022.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Wireless Risk Data collection 98

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2022

The results were announced today at the Black Hat USA 2022 cybersecurity conference. EDR gains visibility on what’s happening on an organization’s endpoints by capturing activity data. The red team, simulating the attack, started by connecting to corp-win-serv-0 using the CORPADMIN account. Zero Trust Security Testing.

Ransomware 132

Ransomware Digital transformation Malware Internet 132

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

The data highlights of 2023 In 2023, a total of 31,031 unique users were affected by stalkerware, an increase on 2022 (29,312). Global detection figures: affected users Using global and regional statistics, Kaspersky has been able to compare data collected in 2023 with the previous four years.

Mobile 108

Mobile Passwords Surveillance Technology 108

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

Data collection from FTP clients, IM clients. In a blog post published on March 22nd, 2022, Microsoft confirmed that one of their user accounts had been compromised by the Lapsus$ (also known as DEV-0537) threat actor, though they claimed that the information accessed was limited and that “no customer code or data was involved”.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Passwords Malware 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As shoppers seek the best deals in the run-up to major sales events like Black Friday, cybercriminals and fraudsters gear up to exploit this demand, attempting to steal personal data, funds, and spread malware through deceptive shopping lures. This report draws on data collected from January through October 2024.

Banking 103

Banking Phishing Scams Retail 103

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2022

— Zach Bussey (@zachbussey) October 24, 2022. As the player has no idea where the ads are, they may never venture anywhere near one of the new temporary adverts raising the question of who this is actually for, or how overt the adverts will have to be made to account for the possibility of missing them.

Technology 98

Technology Advertising Marketing Retail 98

SecureList

AUGUST 10, 2023

In 2022 we investigated a series of attacks against industrial organizations in Eastern Europe. In the campaigns, the attackers aimed to establish a permanent channel for data exfiltration, including data stored on air-gapped systems. In 2022 we discovered new variants used in attacks against industrial organizations.

Malware 98

Malware Encryption Media Data collection 98