Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Secure Your Router: If you’re still using your router’s manufacturer default password, it’s past time for a change. Be sure to change the default manufacturer password, and update software with the latest patches. You can also create an extra firewall by configuring your router to block unwanted incoming internet traffic.

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Manufacturing Passwords Phishing Accountability 245

Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com via Domaintools.com shows the domain was assigned in 2015 to a company called “ Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co. A records search at Domaintools for “Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co” returns 11 domains, including blazefire[.]net, com is the domain name for Shanghai Qianyou Network Technology Co.,

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Mobile Technology Manufacturing Malware 274

SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2022

United States manufacturing giant Parker Hannifin recently announced the company fell victim to a ransomware attack, resulting in a data breach of employee information. Parker notifies employees of data breach.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Ransomware Data breaches Accountability 98

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

based Zaun, a manufacturer of high-security perimeter fencing—revealing critical vulnerabilities in manufacturing networks. LockBit's tactics and manufacturers' vulnerabilities LockBit has been a prickly thorn in the side of many organizations over the last few years. Stephen Gates , Principal Security SME at Horizon3.ai,

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Manufacturing Encryption Ransomware Cyber threats 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The breach was detected in February , leading to notifications to the FBI, Virginia State Police, and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. The group has extended its operations to countries in Asia and targets various sectors, including healthcare, real estate, construction, IT, food, and manufacturing.”

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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Data breaches Big data Penetration Testing Cyber Attacks 98

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2025

Specifically, stories and news items where public and/or private organizations have leveraged their capabilities to encroach on user privacy; for example, data brokers using underhanded means to harvest user location data without user knowledge or public organizations using technology without regard for user privacy.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Exail Technologies, a high-tech manufacturer whose clients include the US Coast Guard, exposed sensitive company data that could’ve enabled attackers to access its databases. Exail, a French high-tech industrial group, left exposed a publicly accessible environment (.env)

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Technology Internet Internet Manufacturing 127

The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

You and your cybersecurity team do everything correctly to safeguard your infrastructure, yet the frightening alert still arrives that you’ve suffered a data breach. Supply chains have vulnerabilities at touchpoints with manufacturers, suppliers, and other service providers.”. Related: Third-party audits can hold valuable intel.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2020

General Electric (GE) s a data breach that exposed personally identifiable information of current and former employees, as well as beneficiaries. The technology giant General Electric (GE) disclosed a data breach that exposed personally identifiable information of current and former employees, as well as beneficiaries.

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Data breaches Hacking Advertising Accountability 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2020

Experts from Cyble identified a threat actor attempting to sell Huiying Medical Technology’s source code for AI-assisted COVID-19 detection and experimental data. “As part of the breach, the preparator claims to have gained access to the COVID-19 detection technology code, as well as COVID-19 experiments data as well. .

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Data breaches Technology Advertising Manufacturing 138

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

The 5G technology appears to be perfect from a distance, with its grand claims of fostering efficient interconnectivity and speedy data transfers between people, objects, and devices. Whirlpool has started deploying the 5G technology; other reputable organizations like Samsung, Nokia, and Cisco jump in on the trend.

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IoT Technology Mobile Software 131

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The 2022 update to our research on the perception of data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk for a data breach instead of what feels right. First, a little background It’s been a little over a year since we first shared our research on the data breach perception problem.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 104

Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

Fresenius , Europe’s largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware cyber attack on its technology systems.

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Ransomware Healthcare Cyber Attacks Manufacturing 363

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

technology firm, confirmed receipt of USDoD’s message but asked to remain anonymous for this story. Prior to its infiltration by the FBI, RaidForums sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world’s largest data breaches. That InfraGard member, who is head of security at a major U.S.

Hacking 363

Hacking Energy and Utilities Cybercrime Accountability 363

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The LockBit ransomware group this week claimed to have hacked the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ( TSMC ) and $70 million ransom. In August 2018, a malware infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Ransomware Hacking Security Awareness 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2021

Microsoft announced an improvement of its Defender antivirus that will leverage Intel’s Threat Detection Technology (TDT) to detect processes associated with crypto-miners. TDT is currently implemented in Intel Core processors and any Intel CPU series that supports Intel vPro technologies, 6th Generation or later.

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Technology Malware Threat Detection Antivirus 112

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

First, a little background Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) [1] , an industry publication that analyzes cybersecurity incident and breach data from around the world, found that over 99% of all incident and breach events fall into one of only eight major categories.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Computers and Electronics 97

Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

After a good start, the Internet-enabled, technological revolution we are living through has hit some bumps in the road. We have already lost a lot of control over who and what has access to our data, and there are further threats to our freedom on the horizon. In the digital era, freedom is inextricably linked to privacy.

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Internet Internet Technology DNS 122

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 24, 2024

With the advent of new technologies and rising cyber threats , 2025 promises significant shifts in the cybersecurity domain. Hackers with access to quantum technology could potentially break existing cryptographic protocols, necessitating the development of quantum-resistant encryption.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com via Domaintools.com shows the domain was assigned in 2015 to a company called “ Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co. A records search at Domaintools for “Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co” returns 11 domains, including blazefire[.]net, com is the domain name for Shanghai Qianyou Network Technology Co.,

Mobile 185

Mobile Technology Manufacturing Software 185

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This fails in low-cost devices , whose manufacturers don't have security teams to write the patches: if you want to update your DVR or webcam for security reasons, you have to throw your old one away and buy a new one. The courts have traditionally not held software manufacturers liable for vulnerabilities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Accelerating manufacturers’ time-to-market through open innovation madhav Fri, 11/24/2023 - 05:09 The manufacturing industry is in the midst of a significant digital transformation, where organizations are leveraging all different types of technologies to stay competitive and meet customer demands.

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Manufacturing Marketing Authentication Digital transformation 62

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2023

The BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Casepoint legal technology platform used US agencies, including SEC and FBI. Casepoint legal technology platform used by the SEC, USDA and US Courts has allegedly been breached by BlackCat. “We attach a new file, it’s from the FBI, just for internal forwarding.”

Technology 98

Technology Hacking Ransomware Manufacturing 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB of the company’s data. Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It is a subsidiary of the partially state-owned Chinese company Wingtech Technology.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Hacking Insurance 139

SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Cisco Duo supply chain data breach What happened? User data was stolen from Cisco Duo, a service that provides organizations with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) network access, as a consequence of a phishing attack targeting an employee of a third-party telephony provider.

Internet 106

Internet Internet Risk Social Engineering 106

Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. “According to this and other leaked documents, the Department of Defence purchased technology for the Air Force’s encrypted communications.

Hacking 144

Hacking Ransomware Data breaches Manufacturing 144

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Systems at Xchanging, a subsidiary of Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology was hit by ransomware over the weekend. Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology disclosed a ransomware attack that infected systems at its Xchanging subsidiary. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Ransomware Insurance Advertising Financial Services 118

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In the video, the REvil representative stated that the most desirable targets for the group were agriculture companies, manufacturers, insurance firms, and law firms. Indeed, companies that persist in viewing cyber and physical security as somehow separate seem to be among the favorite targets of ransomware actors.

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Hacking Ransomware Banking Accountability 358

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Data Broker Brags About Having Highly Detailed Personal Information on Nearly All Internet Users Gizmodo An owner of a data broker business brags and showcases his company's ability to deliver "personalized messaging at scale."

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Surveillance Data breaches Spyware Malware 59

Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

According to IBM’s recently released “Cost of a Data Breach” statistics report, the average financial toll of a data breach has surged to an unprecedented $4.45 Regional Disparities in Data Breach Costs The United States emerges with a significantly higher average cost of $9.4

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. million Texas drivers Biotech research firm Miltenyi Biotec hit by Mount Locker ransomware CISA Chief Chris Krebs expects to be fired by the White House Schneider Electric published a security advisory on Drovorub Linux Malware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Austal reported the data breach to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Thursday evening, it also notified affected “stakeholders” “Austal Limited (ASX :ASB ) advised that its Australian business has detected and responded to a breach of the company’s data management systems by an unknown offender.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2022

An email notification regarding the data breach is being sent to all affected customers by General Motors and it assured that it will put a curb on all such incidents soon by taking appropriate cybersecurity measures on a proactive note.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The entire technology industry received a sizable lump of coal in their collective stocking earlier this week in the form of two major security vulnerabilities in a widely-used software tool. Here’s a quick breakdown of what it means for internet users. What is Log4J? It’s used everywhere, so it can be a problem anywhere.

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Internet Internet System Administration Software 208

Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As we move into 2025, third-party risk management (TPRM) is evolving rapidly, driven by technological advancements, changing regulations, and an increased focus on business continuity. These technologies are revolutionizing how businesses monitor third-party risks by providing real-time insights and predictive analytics.

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Technology Risk Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity 81

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In fact, the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that “with an unprecedented number of people working remotely, phishing and ransomware attacks increased by 11 percent and 6 percent respectively.” About the essayist: Kelly Ahuja is CEO of Versa Networks , a supplier of single-source SASE technology.

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Mobile IoT Cybersecurity Digital transformation 177