Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The group reported that the alleged stolen data includes booking confirmations for the past 3 years. Exposed records include customers’ names, addresses, dates of reservation, payment method, and contact information. The ALPHV group added that stolen files also include customers’ credit card and other sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2025

According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Change Healthcare) billion in total costs from the cyberattack in the second quarter.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Researchers from vpnMentor security firm have recently discovered a huge data breach in flight booking platform Option Way. . Researchers at vpnMentor discovered a huge data breach in flight booking platform Option Way as part of a web-mapping project. . ” continues the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. In April, Hyundai suffered another data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and customers who booked a test drive. The intrusion aimed at stealing automotive trade secrets.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

Information security is no longer staying on our laptops and in our browsers. As our devices become increasingly interconnected too, we have to start thinking about the security of our IoT devices. Aaron Guzman is a published author and a technical reviewer for several security books.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Andrew Stewart has an excellent new book, A Vulnerable System. A Vulnerable System is a new book from Andrew J. Stewart traces the history of computer security from before the very start of computing in a rigorous and approachable way. The book is worth your time if you work in security. But he's right.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Destructive plugin: can delete specified contacts from the address book DeleteKernelFile 1.0.0 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, spyware) Can send SMS messages by the command Bootdestroy 1.0.0 Browser history exfiltration plugin BrowserDelete 1.0.0

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Pass-back attack via users address book – SMB / FTP CVE-2024-12511 (CVSS score: 7.6) – An attacker can modify the user address book configuration to redirect SMB or FTP scans to a host they control, capturing authentication credentials.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2021

Threat actors are wiping many Western Digital (WD) My Book Live and My Book Live Duo NAS devices likely exploiting an old vulnerability. Owners of Western Digital (WD) claim that their My Book Live and My Book Live Duo network-attached storage (NAS) devices have been wiped. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Western Digital).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2023

Russia-linked APT28 group hacked into Roundcube email servers belonging to multiple Ukrainian organizations. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 7, 2021

For various reasons, when I wrote those two pieces, I intentionally featured innovators from outside of the information-security sector. I was first tasked with providing secure remote access to business applications and network resources over 25 years ago. Back in 2015 and 2017, I ran articles in Inc.

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Daniel Miessler

JUNE 8, 2020

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS: COVID-19 Trends, New Zoom Trouble, Facebook Blocking, Chrome Incognito Suit, Retail Rents, Nuclear Contractor Hack, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism…. Subscribe To Podcast. Show Notes. Newsletter. All Episodes. —.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Leaked data includes 14 folders and 53,555 files divided into the following categories: Passport scans Flight bookings Hotel bookings Email communications between Airlink International Group employees and customers Insurance policy for international travel. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Airlink International UAE).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

. “In December 2021, the online booking service FlexBooker suffered a data breach that exposed 3.7 The data was found being actively traded on a popular hacking forum. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IKEA). million accounts were compromised in the FlexBooker data breach appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? What will cyber security look like now that those tools are all over the internet? SecurityAffairs – hacking, spyware).

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2024

“This is an opportune moment to fully implement the Kremlin’s long-desired ‘import substitution’ in the form of wooden abacuses, paper savings books, and cave paintings for accounting.” Ukraine has launched a massive cyberattack against ATMs of Russian banks, the cyber operation began on July 23. reported the KyivPost.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Unless someone hacks the charging station. ” How to Protect Yourself To protect yourself from this scam, it is advisable to take some precautions: Use recharge cards: Many operators offer cards that provide greater security than QR codes. “That’s safe. But I haven’t heard of that, and it would be very difficult.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

CISA adds Microsoft Windows, Zyxel device flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2025 ficed 2 actively exploited bugs Hacking Attackers exploit a new zero-day to hijack Fortinet firewalls Security OpenSSL patched high-severity flaw CVE-2024-12797 Progress Software fixed multiple high-severity (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims the hack of the chipmaker Nexperia and the theft of 1 TB of data from the company. The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB of the company’s data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In reality, the victims communicated with Goontact operators that attempt to trick them into installing (or sideload) a mobile application that steals the victim’s address book. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Goontact). ” continues the report. ” conclude the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2024

million for hacking Teslas, infotainment systems, and electric vehicle chargers at the Pwn2Own Automotive competition. The first ever #Pwn2Own Automotive is in the books! that exploited a buffer overflow to hack the EMPORIA EV Charger Level 2. also chained to flaws to hack the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3100.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

” The security breach occurred at a service provider that lets customers book flights, hotels and other reservations using an online portal. The hacked third-party merchant processor was processing American Express Card member data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

Guests are being thanked for their patience and asked to call the property directly for information on bookings, and to wait until the new year for later bookings. All McMenamins locations are securely accepting credit cards through the Dinerware, an on-site point of sale system. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers, SitePoint discloses a data breach that impacted 1M users. SitePoint is an Australian-based website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Daniel Miessler

AUGUST 17, 2020

This takes the things they love most—hacking and sharing content—and turns them into weapons of self-harm. Explore books and articles that are related to your space but not part of the scene. Now they have to hurry up! What’s the next video they can make? What’s the next blog they can write?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

The Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords in response to hacking attempts against some of its users. The Pokemon Company announced it had reset the passwords for some accounts after it had detected hacking attempts, Techcrunch first reported. The company was likely the target of credential stuffing attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The malware disguised as a book titled “ The China Freedom Trap ,” which is a biography written by the exiled Uyghur leader Dolkun Isa. ” The app allows to steal device information, SMSs, contacts’ data, call logs, and neighboring cell information. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Uyghur community).

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Daniel Miessler

JULY 19, 2020

I was thinking about the recent Twitter hack the other day and thought of a simple technique for evaluating possible threat actors of information warfare campaigns. With Threat Modeling we are looking at potential situations before an attack has occurred, and the focus is on what technique may be used.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Super Hackers Trying to Hack You. First, I don’t know who these super hackers are, or why they’re trying ot hack you. But if it’s a state-level hacking group (or similar elite level), and you are targeted, you’re going to get hacked unless you stop using the internet and email. Script Kiddies.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

The hacker is using the moniker “NightLion,” which is the name of the hacked company. Night Lion Security scans the dark web, hacking forums, paste sites, and other cybercrime marketplaces for information that had been stolen from other companies. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Night Lion). Image: ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2024

London hospitals canceled over 800 operations in the week after Synnovis ransomware attack DORA Compliance Strategy for Business Leaders City of Cleveland still working to fully restore systems impacted by a cyber attack Two Ukrainians accused of spreading Russian propaganda and hack soldiers’ phones Google fixed an actively exploited zero-day (..)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2021

All locations will remain open, patrons will still be able to check out books, and some online services remain operational. . SecurityAffairs – hacking). The post Boston Public Library discloses cyberattack appeared first on Security Affairs. ” concludes the statement. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2025

According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,CHC) Recently, UnitedHealth revealed that the Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated, the incident has impacted 190 million people.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The database included the personally identifiable information of Blink Mobility customers and administrators, including: Phone number Email address Encrypted password Registration date Device info and device token Details on subscription and rented vehicles (license plate, VIN, booking start and end location, etc.)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The United States government sued Edward Snowden , the former CIA employee and NSA contractor, to block payment for his book, Permanent Record. The US DoJ filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden to prevent the former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor from receiving the payment for his book, Permanent Record.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2020

“Approximately 50 computers are back online, enabling library staff to perform patron business, such as checking books in and out, and making reservations.” SecurityAffairs – Volusia County Library , hacking). ” Source BleepingComputer. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

About the author: Salvatore Lombardo ( Twitter @Slvlombardo ) Electronics engineer and Clusit member, for some time now, espousing the principle of conscious education, he has been writing for several online magazine on information security. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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