Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information. Location data represent the core of the digital advertising business of the IT giant. ” reads the DoJ’s press release. not hidden); and.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 18, 2021

You can also visit the Help Center if you would prefer to delete your account. The key focus of concern around the update, was how data would be shared going forward. What happens after that, is lots of articles appear explaining what to do if you want to switch to other services. After the initial burst of “Is this genuine?”,

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

’ The CERT-UA also reported that the state-sponsored hackers used compromised VPN accounts that weren’t protected by multi-factor authentication. Authentication data collected by POEMGATE can be used for lateral movement and other malicious activities on the compromised networks. “Note (!)

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 7, 2024

Progressive Profiling : Progressive Profiling, or the gradual collection of customer information over time, allows insurance entities to develop comprehensive profiles without overwhelming the customer with long forms, while also respecting customer privacy preferences.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information. According to the article, there are two settings responsible for the location data collection, the “Location History” and “Web & App Activity”.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

According to Twelve Security , the exposed data includes: User name and email of those who purchased cameras and then connected them to their home 24% of the 2.4 According to Twelve Security , the exposed data includes: User name and email of those who purchased cameras and then connected them to their home 24% of the 2.4

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The CFPB issued orders to BNPL apps Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip to explain how they gather detailed information about consumers´ shopping behavior, fees, loan performance, users´ demographics, data collection and other elements of their business models. The companies have until March 1 to send the information to the CFPB.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The Red Cross Blood Service breach gave us our largest ever incident down here in Australia (and it included data on both my wife and I). CloudPets left their MongoDB exposed which subsequently exposed data collected from connected teddy bears (yes, they're really a thing). "god rights").

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2022

Data Protection Officers expressed the difficulties they have to accomplish their mission: to advise on and monitor compliance (as defined in GDPR Article 39). Accountability and delegated responsibility. The accountability of data controllers cannot be transferred. I participated to the recent DPO Forum in Paris.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Be that as it may, the fact that chatbots are being used more and more in the workplace raises the question: can they be trusted with corporate data? The user creates an account and gains access to the bot. Account hacking. Account security is always a priority issue. The threat of account hacking is not hypothetical.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2022

Rapid7’s online documentation is very thorough, and their knowledge base articles helped us navigate a few configuration hiccups we ran into along the way. However, be careful in that if you ever need to do a password reset with that temporary email address, or access the account for any reason in the future, you may not be able to.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

TS: Yes, you can put something into everything, but all of a sudden you have this massive big data collection problem on the back end where you as the attacker have created a different kind of analysis problem. Of course, some nations have more capability than others to sift through huge amounts of data they’re collecting.

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Hacker's King

AUGUST 7, 2024

In this article, we will explore how to use an OSINT tool to gather information about a phone number, email address, and social media account. It combines many open-source tools into a single tool, simplifying the data collection and analysis processes for researchers and cybersecurity professionals.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

These are generally not considered privacy data, but when coupled with an element like your identity document, it becomes private. Other types of data that you should consider private include: Your bank account number and card details. Login information for online accounts you have. Why Is Data Privacy Important?

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Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2021

A recent IBM and Ponemon Institute study found the average cost of a data breach for a company last year came in at $3.86 Cyberattacks are conducted because the data collected – such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and financial account information – is financially valuable to the criminals. million.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Whether we’re browsing social media, playing video games, shopping for products, or simply reading news articles, trackers are silently monitoring our online behavior, fueling the ceaseless hum of countless data centers worldwide. In South Asia, it accounted for 25.47% of DNT component triggers, and in East Asia – 24.45%.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

Article 28 of the GDPR requires businesses to only partner with vendors to manage data with a written contract. They must indicate the subject matter and duration of the processing, the nature, and purpose of the processing, the type of personal data, and categories of data subjects and the obligations and rights of the controller.

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NetSpi Executives

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It’s an aggregator of data – collecting, ingesting, and deduplicating it to deliver a single comprehensive view about assets and their contextual relationships. This data is then used to identify potential exposures and coverage gaps across the entire asset landscape, including risks that relate to their interconnection.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Rapid7 combines threat intelligence , security research, data collection, and analytics in its comprehensive Insight platform, but how does its detection and response solution – InsightIDR – compare to other cybersecurity solutions? This article looks at the top three benefits of the Rapid7 InisightIDR solution.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The swift expansion of the data collection sector has birthed an extensive market brimming with contenders all vying to deliver high quality proxy services. Dealing with a bona fide legal entity is advantageous as it will assume accountability for any complications encountered while utilizing their proxy.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 24, 2024

Additionally, there sectoral privacy regulations in the United States, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and state level regulations like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Also, the GDPR recommends data anonymization to minimize the risk of PII breach and identity theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2022

This article will explain the history of UEBA, how it works, and its importance and role in a comprehensive cybersecurity system. Make sure to look for B2B loyalty programs that offer data-driven insights in addition to the security aspect of UEBA. . Detect compromised accounts. billion market cap by 2026. UEBA vs UBA.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive health information, particularly electronic health records (EHRs).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. Data collection is a nearly universal activity for companies in the 21st century.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In the world of cybersecurity, the path of least resistance has consistently been shown to be the human element, specifically user accounts with enough access privileges or credentials for the cybercriminal to execute their plan. Compromised employee account login information was also the costliest infection vector for enterprises.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Again, I want to be clear about this: whilst it appears the original source of the data was Dracore, it's always been entirely possible that a customer of theirs was responsible for disclosing it. It's best you read his original article to understand how he joined those dots, I'd prefer to focus purely on the data exposure here.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This article explores these insights, guiding businesses toward building more robust, trust-based customer relationships. Additionally, the frustration with intrusive advertising (71%), cumbersome password resets (64%), and repetitive data entry (64%) indicate a growing demand for smoother digital experiences.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2023

In this article, we list eight key components of a good CIAM solution. Experience (and security) is everything The evolution of CIAM technology came about in response to a demand for more security, control, and visibility of consumer identity-related data and information.

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SecureList

MARCH 24, 2023

Evaluating the everyday operations of a practical SOC unit can be challenging due to the unavailability or inadequacy of data, and gathering metrics can also be a time-consuming process. Metrics should be realistically achievable in terms of data collection, data accuracy, and reporting.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In this article, I provide a bit more detail on each case. The traffic originated from a suspicious library loaded into the memory of a domain controller server and registered as a Windows password filter, which has access to plain-text passwords to administrative accounts. Project TajMahal.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are many ways that data collection, and data availability, make less sense as the years pass by. We could execute commands on vehicles and fetch user information from the accounts by only knowing the victim's VIN number, something that was on the windshield. This also worked! pic.twitter.com/TrEqbIrSEU.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2023

According to GDPR Article(5) (1)(b), further processing of PII may be permitted when the reason is not “incompatible with the initial purposes” and for “archiving purposes in the public interest.” NIST Privacy Framework - organizations must identify the purposes for collecting and using PII. There are also exceptions.

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SecureList

JULY 9, 2024

The number of described techniques currently exceeds 200, and most are broken down into several sub-techniques – MITRE T1098 Account Manipulation , for one, contains six sub-techniques – while SOC’s resources are limited. Recommendations in this article can be used as a starting point for prioritizing detection scenarios.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In this article, we will review the past year’s trends to see which of our 2023 predictions have come true, and try to predict what is to come in 2024. Using a malicious script, the attackers redirected their targets’ incoming email to an email address controlled by the attackers, gathering data from the compromised accounts.

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SecureList

AUGUST 10, 2023

A private version of the article has been published on Kaspersky Threat Intelligence. All uploaded and downloaded data is encrypted with the RC4 algorithm. email account names), executing remote commands and uploading local or remote “ rar” files to Dropbox by calling the third-step implant.

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