Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Let’s take a look at how advertising has been used in an Amazon gaming title previously, and see how that could create a frosty reception for any new ad technology. It may well be different technology, but it could have easily inspired similar thinking where gaming and game streaming products are concerned. How does this work?

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. banks are stiffing account takeover victims. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

— had allegedly inserted hardware backdoors in technology sold to a number of American companies. Sager said he hadn’t heard anything about Supermicro specifically, but we chatted at length about the challenges of policing the technology supply chain. Below are some excerpts from our conversation. TS: Exactly.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 14, 2019

Data collected in the course of the investigation also reveals some fascinating details that may help explain why these pump skimmers are so lucrative and ubiquitous. Armed with your PIN and debit card data, skimmer thieves or those who purchase stolen cards can clone your card and pull money out of your account at an ATM.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 7, 2024

The insurance industry is experiencing a significant transformation fuelled by the ubiquity of digital technologies. CIAM platforms facilitate this process by allowing “just-in-time” data collection at various touchpoints along the user journey, enriching customer profiles and enabling personalised services.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

We’ve barely scratched the surface of applying artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics to the raw data collecting in these gargantuan cloud-storage structures erected by Amazon, Microsoft and Google. But it’s coming, in the form of driverless cars, climate-restoring infrastructure and next-gen healthcare technology.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Consider, for example, a 2013 Massachusetts bill that tried to restrict the commercial use of data collected from K-12 students using services accessed via the internet. It turns out there is a natural opening for this technology: microlegislation. This essay originally appeared in MIT Technology Review.

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Google Security

MAY 5, 2023

The technology behind the former (“same device passkey”) is not new: it was originally developed within the FIDO Alliance and first implemented by Google in August 2019 in select flows. This technology behind passkeys allows users to log in to their account using any form of device-based user verification, such as biometrics or a PIN code.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The data collected unearthed a total of 1771 ransomware claims, with 55 recorded incidents in Italy. This report offers an exhaustive account of ransomware threats in the third quarter of 2023, spotlighting activities monitored by the OSINT Ransomfeed platform. Let us now delve into the detailed breakdown of the days.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Meta's near-omnipresence wherever you are online enabled it to gather data on users, even those who don't have Facebook accounts—thanks, in part, to the Facebook "Like" button, a piece of code embedded on most websites. Something similar happens to users who are either logged out of Facebook or don't have an account.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The report provides insights into factors influencing user consent for data collection and usage and reasons for consumer disengagement. More than half (55%) claimed that reducing unnecessary data collection was an additional factor that would help them gain trust in a company or brand.

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Centraleyes

MAY 27, 2024

While many official assessments focus on helping developers secure AI systems, our assessment provides a tailored approach for users of these AI technologies, as well as in-house developers. Using the AI Governance security assessment helps your organization to confidently navigate the complexities of AI technology.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 22, 2024

On Monday, the computing giant unveiled a new line of PCs that integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to promise faster speeds, enhanced productivity, and a powerful data collection and search tool that screenshots a device’s activity—including password entry—every few seconds.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The conclusions seemed to upset the FTC, but we weren’t even mildly surprised: “The amount of data collected by large tech companies is simply staggering. The technology powering this ecosystem took place behind the scenes and out of view to consumers, posing significant privacy risks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2020

PAM governs a hierarchy of privileged accounts all tied together in a Windows Active Directory ( AD ) environment. It didn’t take cyber criminals too long to figure out how to subvert PAM and AD – mainly by stealing or spoofing credentials to log on to privileged accounts. But SSO proved to be a boon for intruders, as well.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

The firings came as a result of a massive data breach which routed through an HVAC contractor’s compromised account. But they did so without taking into account the hockey-stick rise in reliance on third-party suppliers. When Target fired both its CEO and CIO in 2014, it was a wake-up call for senior management.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). “Note (!)

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Types of web tracking Web tracking can be classified into several categories based on the methods and technologies employed: Cookies Cookies are small text files that websites place on a user’s device to store information about their visits, such as login credentials, preferences, and tracking identifiers.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

The threat actor is abusing Google advertiser accounts to create malicious ads and pointing them to pages where unsuspecting users will download Remote Administration Trojan (RATs) instead. While we don’t know the threat actor’s true intentions, data collection and spying may be one of their motives.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Most of all, privacy-preserving technologies were among the most discussed tech topics, even if opinions on some of the implementations, e.g. NeuralHash or Federated Learning of Cohorts , were mixed. Governments are wary of the growing big tech power and data hoarding, which will lead to conflicts – and compromises.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 30, 2021

where fraudsters impersonated a trusted business partner , manipulat ing the CEO into transferring $243,000 to the scammers’ account. . They are made to look and sound authentic by u sing deep learning technology and AI algorithms. . one business leader fell victim to a deepfake scam ?where

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Scammers create fake websites of known brands, fraudulent promotional campaigns, and fake accounts on social media. In recent years, an often-used fraud method has been fake mobile applications: 36% of users are unable to distinguish between genuine and fake apps, and 60% of the latter request access to the user’s personal data. .

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Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

The leaked records indicate the network’s chief technology officer in Pakistan has been hacked for the past year, and that the entire operation was created by the principals of a Tennessee-based telemarketing firm that has promoted USPS employment websites since 2016.

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

As mentioned above, the creators of phishing bots and kits can get access to data collected with tools they made. The seller’s description of advanced phishing page functionalities After looking closer at these offers, we found that they do contain scripts to block web crawlers and anti-phishing technology.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

The company’s investigation determined that social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers and/or financial account numbers may have been accessed or acquired. For this reason – unlike [how] it appears in this case – organizations are wise to limit the amount of data kept and stored in systems,” Kron said.

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SecureList

JULY 8, 2024

It’s a sophisticated cyberespionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection, and exfiltration via Microsoft Graph, Yandex Cloud, and Dropbox cloud infrastructure. 0x2507 Create process with pipe Creates any process with support of inter-process communication to exchange data with the created process.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

If there is a silver lining, it is likely the data exposed to advertisers such as Microsoft and Google does not include usernames, passwords, Social Security numbers (SSNs), financial account information, or credit card numbers. Protecting your information online starts with good cyber hygiene.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic , it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. They are followed by banking Trojans , whose share in the total amount of malicious attachments showed growth for the first time in a while. Opened email lets spy in. About Group-IB.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2023

The EU is attempting to provide guardrails on a technology that is still not well understood but does present a lot of concerns from a legal perspective," said Jordan Fischer, cyber attorney and partner at Constangy, who recently moderated a panel discussion on "The Future of Privacy and Cyber: AI, Quantum and Mind Readers" at SecureWorld Chicago.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

According to thought leaders, the compromise of video data could result in intellectual property theft, physical security threats, privacy violations, extortion and perhaps regulatory punishment. Kottmann also reportedly even posted some of the videos on Twitter, which later deleted the hacker’s account and their offending tweets.

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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? Gartner Magic Quadrant and Gartner Peer Insights. For InsightIDR, the standard plan starts at $5.61

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

Given the vast level of tracking and surveillance that technology companies can embed into their widely used products, it is only fair that consumers be informed of how important user data, including information about their every move, is gathered, tracked, and utilized by these companies. The IT giant will pay $9.5 million to D.C.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2022

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. Once you are ready to install the collector role, first log into the InsightIDR portal : From the menu on the left side of the screen, click Data Collection.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 18, 2024

Accountability: With an SBOM, software developers are accountable for the components they include, promoting better security practices. However, a key issue is that it's important to assess the quality of your SBOM data collection." Das added, "All tools are not the same even if they generate an SBOM in standard format.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Such key positions include the CEO, HR department director, and chief accountant. You might think that this kind of information would be useless for an attack on a company because this personal info is not actually related to the company and contains no data that could actually compromise the company or the account owner.

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