Troy Hunt

JUNE 30, 2024

Last week, I wrote about The State of Data Breaches and got loads of feedback. Let me explain: Hackers This is where most data breaches begin, with someone illegally accessing a protected system and snagging the data. It's awkward, talking to the first party responsible for the breach.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The lessons are many, but I want to focus on one important one we’ve learned: the software that’s managing our critical networks isn’t secure, and that’s because the market doesn’t reward that security. The market rewards short-term profits at the expense of safety and security. SolarWinds is a perfect example.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A week after breaking the story about the 2013 data breach at Target, KrebsOnSecurity published Who’s Selling Cards from Target? They also accused Vrublevsky of facilitating money laundering for Hydra , the largest Russian darknet market at the time. . “I’m also godfather of his second son.” Image: U.S.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 5, 2023

And in turn, the criminals adapt, which brings us to Genesis Market. This is well aligned with the mantra of HIBP - to do good and constructive things with data breaches after they occur - and I was happy to provide support. In this instance, the data shared emanates from the Initial Access Broker Marketplace Genesis Market.

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SecureBlitz

MARCH 1, 2024

Today, we will show you tips for digital marketers to avoid and prevent data breaches. You might have a dedicated cybersecurity team to keep your company safe, but that doesn’t mean that, as a digital marketer, you shouldn’t do your best to keep sensitive business information out of harm’s way.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

CISA adds Veeam Backup and Replication flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog North Korea-linked APT37 exploited IE zero-day in a recent attack Omni Family Health data breach impacts 468,344 individuals Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure organizations macOS HM Surf flaw in TCC allows bypass Safari privacy settings Two Sudanese (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2024

The Spanish bank Santander disclosed a data breach at a third-party provider that impacted customers in Chile, Spain, and Uruguay. The Spanish financial institution Santander revealed a data breach involving a third-party provider that affected customers in Chile, Spain, and Uruguay.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 19, 2021

Breach : An incident that results in the confirmed disclosure—not just potential exposure—of data to an unauthorized party. This year they analyzed 79,635 incidents, 29,207 met their quality standards, and 5,258 were confirmed data breaches. 76% of Computer Data Breaches didn’t involve any financial loss.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A data broker has confirmed a business contact information database containing 132.8 In February, 2024, a cybercriminal offered the records for sale on a data breach forum claiming the information came from pureincubation[.]com. million records has been leaked online.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

Firstmac Limited disclosed a data breach after the new Embargo extortion group leaked over 500GB of data allegedly stolen from the company. Firstmac Limited, one of the largest non-bank lenders in Australia, disclosed a data breach. The company is notifying the impacted customers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Healthcare system Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of 3,000,000 patients. The US-based hospital healthcare system Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of 3,000,000 patients. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Advocate Aurora Health(AAH), a medical services provider serving Wisconsin and Illinois populace, was hit by a data breach affecting over 3,000,000 patients. Recently, it was found that Meta was sharing the data secretly with a vast network of marketing companies that target patients with related ads. million patients.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

Finding the right insurance has become a key part of the security equation, which is no surprise given that the average cost of a data breach in the US has risen to $9.44 The global cyber insurance market was valued at $13.33 The global cyber insurance market was valued at $13.33 billion in 2023 to $84.62 billion by 2030.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

American global apparel and footwear company VF Corp revealed that the December data breach impacted 35.5 backpack market with the JanSport, Dickies, Eastpak, Timberland, Smartwool, Vans, and The North Face brands. million customers. VF Corporation is an American global apparel and footwear company that owns 13 brands.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest not-for-profit providers of health care and coverage in the United States, is dealing with the fallout from a significant data breach that has affected more than 13 million individuals. The company revealed details of the incident in a public notification posted on April 25th.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is investigating a data breach affecting system and employee security. Resecurity has notified the affected agency and shared the acquired data dump, which resulted from threat actors’ investigation. The data breach has not been previously disclosed.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2024

Dell, one of the world's largest technology companies, has just disclosed a major data breach that may have compromised the personal information of tens of millions of current and former customers. The breach went undetected for several months before finally being discovered in early 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

19, 2025, CyberNewswire — 2025 marks a time of unprecedented volatility in the technology job market. As the technology job market weathers this volatility, INE Security, a global leader in networking and cybersecurity training , is highlighting its commitment to equipping IT professionals with the skills they need to thrive.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 22, 2022

I read through that last one live in this week's video and as you'll hear, a breach of any kind is never a good look but what stands out for me about this one isn't the breach itself, rather the marketing effort SOCRadar has made around it. As I say in the video, it just feels. See if you agree.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Genetic testing company 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a 2023 data breach which ended in some customers having information like names, birth years, and ancestry information exposed. The market value of the company has plummeted, and revenue declined.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 14, 2023

All that said, I don't know how we build systems that are resilient to a single person coming along and entering someone else's (probably) reused credentials into a normal browser session, at least not without introducing additional barriers to entry that will upset the marketing manager.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Launched in 2018 under the name Firefox Monitor , Mozilla Monitor also checks data from the website Have I Been Pwned? to let users know when their email addresses or password are leaked in data breaches.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Hudson Rock says info-stealer infections from RedLine and a host of similar trojans have surged in recent years, and that they remain “a primary initial attack vector used by threat actors to infiltrate organizations and execute cyberattacks, including ransomware, data breaches, account overtakes, and corporate espionage.”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Zacks is an investment research company best known for its “Zacks Ranks,” which are daily lists that provide stock market watchers and likely investors with possible company portfolio purchases, ranked on a scale from one to five. Over the years Zacks has suffered a few data breaches. Check the vendors advice.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Human error remains a primary failing in upwards of 88 percent of all data breaches. About the essayist: John Funk is Inbound Marketing Specialist at SevenAtoms Marketing Inc., a digital marketing agency; he has expertise in the cybersecurity and IT managed services fields.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit data brokers from selling or transferring location and health data. Data brokers have drawn attention this year by leaking several large databases, with the worst being the National Public Data leak.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 19, 2023

Yet, often, moments after the shows went on sale, the secondary market  flourished with tickets to those shows. But there's an indicator that's very easy to cross-check, and that's the occurrence of the email address in previous data breaches.

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Graham Cluley

MARCH 25, 2024

Nemesis Market, a notorious corner of the darknet beloved by cybercriminals and drug dealers, has been suddenly shut down after German police seized control of its systems. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

14 it was investigating a data breach involving payment processing systems that handle transactions at some Hy-Vee fuel pumps, drive-thru coffee shops and restaurants. The restaurants affected include Hy-Vee Market Grilles , Market Grille Expresses and Wahlburgers locations that the company owns and operates.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). Only a little more than a third even listed a CTO in their executive leadership pages.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Since then all board members have resigned, except for CEO Anne Wojcicki who has stood by her plans to take the company private, raising again the subject of what happens to customer genetic data when a company is sold. Data breaches happen to the best companies.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2019

Cybercriminals are auctioning off access to customer information stolen from an online data broker behind a dizzying array of bait-and-switch Web sites that sell access to a vast range of data on U.S. based Penguin Marketing , and Terra Marketing Group out of Alberta, Canada. Reverse WHOIS on mike@tmgbox.com. dmv.us.org.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 14, 2023

and President & CEO of Sage Capital Advisors, LLC Lynette Owens, Vice President of Global Consumer Education and Product Marketing at Trend Micro Meghan Land, Executive Director of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Stephen Smith, Senior Vice President of Business and Strategy at Intellectual Technology, Inc.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2025

is known for offering high-speed internet and competitive pricing in markets where it competes with larger providers. The Arkana group recently appeared in the threat landscape, claiming to perform post-pentest services, and offering data security, and risk management services. has not yet confirmed the alleged data breach.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A year after offering free credit monitoring to all Americans on account of its massive data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 148 million people, Equifax now says it has chosen to extend the offer by turning to a credit monitoring service offered by a top competitor — Experian. for each additional month.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

As it stands, the collection and sale of consumer data is too lucrative for companies to say no to participating in the data broker economy , and the CFPB’s rules may help eliminate the incentive for companies to buy and sell these toxic assets.

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