SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s been a busy time for data breaches in the social media world with Myspace, LinkedIn and Twitter all experiencing them. In each of these cases, the cybercriminals behind the breaches were after usernames and passwords. Peace stole data from over 360 million Myspace accounts. 29 milliseconds to crack them.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

Jessica Alba ‘s Twitter account hacked, it posted racist and homophobic messages. Over 23 million stolen payment card data traded on the Dark Web in H1 2019. Capital One data breach: hacker accessed details of 106M customers before its arrest. LAPD data breach exposes personal info of thousands of officers.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I have a Yahoo email account, I’ve shopped at Home Depot and Target , my father was in the military and had a security clearance, which included a dossier on his family, archived at the U.S. The common demonitor: All of those organizations have now disclosed massive data breaches over a span of the past five years.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 17, 2024

many users likely use the same email everywhere, for everything like: bank accounts insurance accounts social media newsletters ecommerce accounts/purchases forum registrations resumes personal communications. This same email address may even be involved in data breaches and data leaks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The last eighteen months have brought a surge to the eCommerce industry, with consumers of all ages learning how to order items online. For example, an employee or customer might be prompted to record their cell phone number when they sign up for an account. This blog was written by an independent guest blogger.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s safe to say that the volume and magnitude of high-profile data breaches and ransomware attacks that punctuated 2019 really kept the cybersecurity industry on its toes. Data breaches stole numerous headlines this year, including the notable Capital One breach that exposed more than 100 million customers’ accounts.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

These infections make sites vulnerable to takeovers, defacement and data breaches from bad actors looking to tarnish site reputations and turn a profit – and the costs can be devastating for businesses. In fact, the average data breach now costs businesses $1.9 million websites globally.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s estimated that more than 20% of retail sales will come from eCommerce in 2023 (rising to nearly 25% in 2026), illustrating the magnitude of digital transactions. The rise in cyber incidents coupled with the increase in digital privacy regulation enactments worldwide has thrust data protection into the front of the mind of consumers.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In the ever-evolving fight against data loss , data breaches, and data theft in the 21st century, organizations worldwide have turned to a number of cybersecurity solutions, services, and software in an attempt to keep their data safe and secure from threats. Why Use Behavioral Analytics in Cybersecurity?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to research conducted by IBM, the average cost to companies of a data breach in 2022 is US$ 4.35 Furthermore, serial civil actions by individuals whose data has been compromised by a data breach are increasing exponentially also in Europe, backed up by law firms with success fee arrangements in place.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Sure, there were plenty of sources of threats and lots of risks, such as ransomware, data breaches, and other cyber events. Today, security requirements have shifted dramatically, with many companies deploying a hybrid or remote work model because of the pandemic—and a broad and ongoing shift to cloud and ecommerce.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As Covid pushed the pendulum ever closer to ecommerce supremacy, more people are shopping online in 2022 than ever before, with the usual holiday spike already upon us. 51% use the same password for multiple accounts , risking a significant data loss if one is revealed. In 2021, online holiday sales reached $211.41

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2024

Over the last few years, the number of data breaches in the healthcare industry has gradually increased. While every industry holds a wealth of sensitive information, the healthcare industry is particularly vulnerable because it deals with highly personal and confidential data.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Sensitive data exposure is an all too common cyberthreat that endangers businesses and their customers, as well as websites and their visitors. With this information, cybercriminals can make fraudulent purchases, access a victim’s personal accounts, or even personal blackmail. One data breach costs an average of $3.8

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Centraleyes

MAY 20, 2024

The assessment takes into account governance, security, and identity management challenges. IAM evaluations are required because data is continuously at risk. Credential theft and unauthorized access are the leading causes of data breaches. Check for any generic accounts created during testing processes.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

With cyberattacks and data breaches on the rise, it's become especially important for brands to ensure their assets are sufficiently safeguarded, particularly as more of their infrastructure migrates to support remote systems to cloud-based platforms and their services become more reliant on the internet.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

The use of IoT technologies holds enormous potential in practically every segment of human enterprise – government, banking and finance, healthcare, retail, agriculture, and ecommerce to name a few. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Negative SEO attacks (also called SEO spam attacks) accounted for more than half of all cyberattacks in 2018 and have become increasingly common. Website redirects are one of the most common types of negative SEO attacks and account for 8% of malware files. This number was also up 7.3% from the previous year.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As you can see in the chart below from Statista, data breaches rose more than tenfold between 2005 and 2017. The data indicates that attackers are going after larger data sets, rather than relying on getting their data from a larger number of smaller attacks. SSL Certificates.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report tells us that 82 per cent of security incidents have a human component. . These virtual identities are then used to open accounts, purchase merchandise and services, or further distribute malware for other purposes (e.g., A message to you. spyware, ransomware).”.

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Chicago CyberSecurity Training

JULY 1, 2023

Use Strong Passwords and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): One of the most important steps to securing your business is to use strong pass phrases for your accounts. Phrases are easier to remember, hard to crack, and offer stronger protection for your online accounts. Avoid using pass words (ex. Southside CHI Solutions Can Help!

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

You might not think of it as a major aspect of security and yet, stolen credentials are really the key to data breaches today. In most cases, this regards the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, and in the UK that law continues as the UK GDPR. They didn't use mobile phones.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2023

28, 2023, researchers at the Chinese security firm DarkNavy published a blog post purporting to show evidence that a major Chinese ecommerce company’s app was using this same three-exploit chain to read user data stored by other apps on the affected device, and to make its app nearly impossible to remove. .”

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

For example through the use of both the Finnish and US CERT the details of Heartbleed were given to several companies ahead of public disclosure, making sure that banking and ecommerce websites that used OpenSSL were patched in time. Wait, what? So that’s it? It’s a 10. And it’s easy to exploit.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

For example through the use of both the Finnish and US CERT the details of Heartbleed were given to several companies ahead of public disclosure, making sure that banking and ecommerce websites that used OpenSSL were patched in time. Wait, what? So that’s it? It’s a 10. And it’s easy to exploit.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Ahmadi: There is also an enormous opportunity now for things like ransomware because now this is the only way, network connectivity is the only way for ecommerce sites and general businesses. Vamosi: SolarWinds, NotPetya, WannaCry, The Target Data breach. They're doing an enormous amount of business. We’ve had big events.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Ahmadi: There is also an enormous opportunity now for things like ransomware because now this is the only way, network connectivity is the only way for ecommerce sites and general businesses. Vamosi: SolarWinds, NotPetya, WannaCry, The Target Data breach. They're doing an enormous amount of business. We’ve had big events.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As ecommerce sites are much more complex and typically handle sensitive data through digital payment transactions, there are a lot more points of potential security breach. Extra Complexity for Ecommerce Sites. If you run an ecommerce site, privacy and security shouldn’t be a new topic for you (I hope!).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Examples of this include keeping software up to date, backing up data, and maintaining good password practices. At the end of the day, lack of education and human error are two of the largest contributors to data breaches. Our first party data shows that ATO has increased 55% year-over-year! How can that be?

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