Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2023

The blog featured musings on the challenges of running a company that sells “security and anonymity services to customers around the world,” and even included a group photo of RSOCKS employees. “Thanks to you, we are now developing in the field of information security and anonymity!,” Kloster’s blog enthused. “We

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Original post at [link] The Cybernews research team recently discovered that the French-based multinational aviation company, the eighth largest aerospace supplier worldwide, was leaking sensitive data due to a misconfiguration of its systems. The vulnerability left the company at risk from cyberattacks over an extended period of time.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This article looks at software bills of materials, file data, existing standards, benefits, use cases, and what SBOMs mean for cybersecurity. The SBOM framework is about the units of software identified by developers and suppliers known as components and associated data known as attributes. What’s in a SBOM File?

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

The Maryland Department of Labor announced it has suffered a data breach announced that exposed personally identifiable information. . The Maryland Department of Labor suffered a data breach, hackers accessed databases containing personally identifiable information (PII). ” continues the Department. . .

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 11, 2010

On September 28, 2010, the German Federal Office for Information Security , (the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik or “BSI”) released a draft framework paper on information security issues related to cloud computing. Service provider security management requirements. Emergency management.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

A native of Omsk, Russia, Kloster came into focus after KrebsOnSecurity followed clues from the RSOCKS botnet master’s identity on the cybercrime forums to Kloster’s personal blog , which featured musings on the challenges of running a company that sells “security and anonymity services to customers around the world.”

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 17, 2011

On January 14, 2011, the European Network and Information Security Agency (“ENISA”), which was created to enhance information security within the European Union, published a report entitled “ Data breach notifications in the EU ” (the “Report”).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

During a meeting of security chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance held in California, McCallum told BBC that the Chinese cyber espionage reached an epic scale. “Another Chinese company is believed to have acquired stolen research data from a top UK university. ” reported BBC.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US to stand trial, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court has rejected the US government’s request to extradite him on charges related to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material about national security. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 20, 2010

On July 7, 2010, the German Federal Office for Information Security, the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (“BSI”) , published a basic paper on data security and data protection for radio-frequency identification (“RFID”) applications.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. The seizure of the domains allowed Microsoft to sinkhole them to gather information about the victims of the cyberespionage group.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

The data included victims’ billing address and partial payment card data, including payment card number, expiration date, and bank name, but did not include the CVV or cardholder name. ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. .” ” concludes the post.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that JOSHUA ADAM SCHULTE was sentenced to 40 years in prison by U.S. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

VMware released security patches for a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Workspace ONE UEM console. An attacker with network access to UEM could exploit the vulnerability to access sensitive data in the management console. and above 2010 Workspace ONE UEM patch 20.10.0.23 and above. .”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2020

Chiochiu was a member of the Infraud global cybercrime organization involved in stealing and selling credit card and personal identity data. The group is active since 2010, when it created in Ukraine by Svyatoslav Bondarenko. The main website was a crime forum that was founded in 2010, it first operated at infraud.cc

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

BlackTech is a Chinese APT group that has been active since at least 2010 and that known for conducting cyber espionage campaigns in Asia aimed at entities in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. According to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the United States National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. ” reads the advisory. printing access badges.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2022

The APT27 group (aka Emissary Panda , TG-3390 , Bronze Union , and Lucky Mouse ) has been active since 2010, it targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. defense contractors , financial services firms, and a national data center in Central Asia. .” reads the advisory published by the German intelligence.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Researchers from Ahnlab Security Emergency Response Center ( ASEC ) recently uncovered a malware campaign distributing the ChromeLoader using VHD files. The malicious extension redirects users to an advertisement website and collects browsing data and credentials. ” reads the analysis published by ASEC.

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Data Matters

MARCH 12, 2019

Over the last few years, States have enacted increasingly aggressive legislation concerning data privacy and security, raising concerns that companies will be subject to a patchwork of different standards. Aligning the Safeguards Rule with State Regimes.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

Researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes linked a series of ransomware attacks to the China-linked APT27 group. Security researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes investigated a series of ransomware attacks against multiple organizations and linked them to China-linked APT groups.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2020

Security researchers from ESET revealed that the infamous Russian hacker group known as Energetic Bear is behind the hack of two San Francisco International Airport (SFO) websites. The Energetic Bear APT group has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 20, 2009

On August 17, 2009, Massachusetts announced revisions to its information security regulations and extended the deadline for compliance with those regulations. ” First and foremost, the revisions emphasize a more flexible, risk-based approach to developing an information security program. .”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The China-linked APT27 group has been active since 2010, it targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. defense contractors , financial services firms, and a national data center in Central Asia. The attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data from the victims and attempted to launch supply chain attacks targeting their customers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added seven new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. We are in the final!

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The OpenSSL Project released security patches to address three vulnerabilities, two denial-of-service (DoS) flaws, and an incorrect SSLv2 rollback protection issue. In 2010, the Open SSL project addressed three vulnerabilities, including two DDoS issues rated high severity. The issue affects servers using OpenSSL 1.0.2

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

CVE-2020-1147 is a critical vulnerability in.NET Framework, SharePoint, and Visual Studio that was recently addressed by Microsoft with the release of the July 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates. ” reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. The CVE-2020-1147 vulnerability impacts.NET Core 2.1,NET NET Framework 2.0

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2022

.’ In February 2008, the US authorities dismantled the global cybercrime organization tracked as Infraud Organization, which was involved in stealing and selling credit card and personal identity data. The group has been active since 2010 and was created in Ukraine by Svyatoslav Bondarenko. ” continues the press agency.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

On-premises SAP systems are targeted by threat actors within 72 hours after security patches are released, security SAP security firm Onapsis warns. According to a joint study published by Onapsis and SAP, on-premises SAP systems are targeted by threat actors within 72 hours after security patches are released.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Group is independent since June 2010 following the split with Accor. The post Payment solutions giant Edenred announces malware infection appeared first on Security Affairs. Edenred is a French company specialized in prepaid corporate services. The company is reporting the incident to government regulators and authorities.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

A CIA elite hacking unit that developed cyber-weapons failed in protecting its operations, states an internal report on the Vault 7 data leak. “These shortcomings were emblematic of a culture that evolved over years that too often prioritized creativity and collaboration at the expense of security,” according to the report.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Cloud computing raises complex legal issues related to privacy and information security. In an article published on February 3, 2010, Lisa Sotto , Bridget Treacy and Melinda McLellan explore U.S. In an article published on February 3, 2010, Lisa Sotto , Bridget Treacy and Melinda McLellan explore U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Experts discovered an unprotected Elasticsearch cluster containing personally identifiable and tax information of Russian citizens exposed online. Security experts from Comparitech along with security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered 20 million tax records belonging to Russian citizens exposed online in clear text and without protection.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

On 6 June, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the “ PCPD “) issued an enforcement notice against Cathay Pacific Airways (and its affiliate Hong Kong Dragon Airlines) (together, “ Cathay Pacific “) in respect of a data breach concerning unauthorized access to the personal data of some 9.4

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Data Factor Drivers. Fifteen years ago, the risk of material business or legal exposure from state data breach notification and data protection laws in the US, EU and elsewhere was profoundly different than it is today. From customer lists to pricing models, data assets are increasingly invaluable to modern businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

million civil monetary penalty against Children’s Medical Center of Dallas (“Children’s”) for alleged ongoing violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules, following two consecutive breaches of patient electronic protected health information (“ePHI”).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

Security experts Simon Zuckerbraun from Zero Day Initiative published technical details on how to exploit the Microsoft Exchange CVE-2020-0688 along with a video PoC. The vulnerability impacts Microsoft Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019. ” reads the report published by Kenna Security. This was not encouraging.

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