Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who had his freeze thawed without authorization through Experian’s website, and it reminded me of how truly broken authentication and security remains in the credit bureau space. “They’re allowing this huge security gap so they can make a profit. .”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The company provides HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), solutions for building automation, fire and security systems, and components for energy management. Johnson Controls International announced it has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted many systems of the company, Bleeping Computer reported.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law has been adopted in at least 11 states, with several others (including New York) having implemented either older or similar laws or administrative guidance. See State Legislative Brief, NAIC, June 2020.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline discloses a data breach of the personal information of thousands of individuals after the ransomware attack that took place in May 2021. On May 6, 2021, an unauthorized third party acquired certain records stored in our systems,” states the letter. ” concludes the letter. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

According to the company, threat actors have stolen data of individuals employed between July 1, 2010, and December 12, 2021. McMenamins properties remain open despite the security breach, however, many operational systems, including its phone system, credit card processing and hotel reservation system, were impacted by the ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people. Exposed information varied by individual and may include some combination of certain individuals’ names, social Security number, health insurance information, date of birth, and medical information. million individuals. It is a $6.6

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

FIN7 using this technique to target businesses in the transportation and insurance industries since August 2021, while it started targeting defense firms since November 2021. The post FIN7 group continues to target US companies with BadUSB devices appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2021

Astoria Company LLC is a lead generation company that leverages on a network of websites to collect information on a person that may be looking for discounted car loans, different medical insurance, or even payday loans. Collected data si shared with a number of partner sites (such as insurance or loan agencies), that pay per lead referral.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Utah Imaging Associates (UIA) discloses a security breach, on September 4, 2021 the company claims to have detected and blocked a cyber attack. The healthcare provider promptly secured its infrastructure with the help of a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm. Utah Imaging Associates also notified the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The chief executive of insurance giant Zurich warns that cyber attacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become uninsurable. Mario Greco, chief executive of insurer giant Zurich, has warned that cyber attacks will become soon “uninsurable.”. What will become uninsurable is going to be cyber,” Mario Greco told the Financial Times.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2022

SuperCare Health disclosed a security breach that has led to the exposure of personal information belonging to its patients, patients/members of its partner organizations and others. The security breach was discovered on July 27, 2021, when the company IT personnel noticed unauthorized activity on some systems.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In letters sent to impacted individuals, the company said that the ransomware infection was discovered in August 2021. ” reads security incident notification sent by the company. The post Over 500,000 people were impacted by a ransomware attack that hit Morley appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

The attack took place on October 15, 2021, when threat actors breached the hospital’s network and accessed patient data. The healthcare system discovered the security breach on October 19, and reported the incident to local authorities, it also hired a third-party cybersecurity expert to help with the investigations.

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IT Governance

MAY 24, 2022

Organisations must always look for cost-effective ways to address the cyber security risks they face. With more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches last year , and organisations spending almost £3 million on average responding to security incidents , effective risk management is a top priority. The benefits of cyber insurance.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

On June 10th, during the Digital Risk Summit 2021 online conference ( Amsterdam ), Group-IB presented its research on various fraudulent machinations, obtained thanks to neural networks and ML-based scorings of the Group-IB Digital Risk Protection System. Insurance companies around the world are now suffering from phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks. That’s a 29.1%

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2021

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 11, 2021. pic.twitter.com/cBeTfteyGl — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 11, 2021. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 11, 2021. template, invoice, receipt, questionnaire, and resume).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2021

Bill Demirkapi , an independent security researcher who’s currently a sophomore at the Rochester Institute of Technology , said he discovered the data exposure while shopping around for student loan vendors online. . Data security has always been, and always will be, our highest priority.” 27, 2021).

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), which operates the country’s public health system, got hit with Conti ransomware on May 14, 2021.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 9, 2021

Tracey Santor is the bond product manager for Travelers , which insures a large number of financial institutions against this type of crime. 2021 is going to be the same or worse for us than last year.” The canisters of cash inside are exposed once the crooks pull the ATM’s safe door off using the stolen vehicle.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2021

The attackers hit companies in North America and threat actors exploited the ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws ( CVE-2021-27065 and CVE-2021-26858 ) to deliver malware in their networks. The post Prometei botnet is targeting ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

Further research revealed that the post was nothing but a very bold ad to scale up the user base of newly established card shop All World Cards, which joined the carding market in May 2021. In the entire batch Group-IB researchers found 810 expired cards, 30 of them expired in June 2021, 780 in July 2021.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

thatdayin1992) October 30, 2021. Black Shadow hacked the Israeli insurance firm Shirbit in December and demanded a $1 million ransom, but the victim refused to pay it. The post Iranian Black Shadow hacking group breached Israeli Internet hosting firm appeared first on Security Affairs. you may ask what about Data?

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KnowBe4

MAY 18, 2022

Whoa Nellie, that's getting to be real money here. This is the kind of thing that starts cutting into your whole IT budget.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

The issue was reported to KrebsOnSecurity by the independent security researcher Bill Demirkapi , who discovered the data exposure while shopping around for student loan vendors online. 6/n — Bill Demirkapi (@BillDemirkapi) April 30, 2021. Data security has always been, and always will be, our highest priority.”.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 21, 2023

The French Information and Digital Security Experts Club ( CESIN ) has estimated that 54% of French companies were subject to cyberattacks in 2021, [1] while France Assureurs has put cyberattack risks on top of all other risks for the sixth year in a row. [2] 12-10-1 into the French Insurance code.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

is perhaps better known as the online identity verification service that many states now use to help staunch the loss of billions of dollars in unemployment insurance and pandemic assistance stolen each year by identity thieves. I went with and would encourage others to use the strongest MFA option — a physical Security Key.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Early this year, Trend Micro investigated a security breach suffered by a company in Taiwan. The researchers analyzed two campaigns attributed to Earth Longzhi; the first one conducted between 2020 to 2021 targeted the government, infrastructure, and health industries in Taiwan and the banking sector in China. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 322 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Alex Holden is founder of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm. The CLOP members said one tried-and-true method of infecting healthcare providers involved gathering healthcare insurance and payment data to use in submitting requests for a remote consultation on a patient who has cirrhosis of the liver. ”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

An APT group tracked as Polonium employed custom backdoors in attacks aimed at Israelian entities since at least September 2021. Microsoft MSTIC researchers believe that the attackers were coordinated with other actors affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security ( MOIS ), based on victim overlap and TTPs.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). This article looks at the top digital forensic software tools of 2021 and what customers should consider when buying or acquiring a DSF tool.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

The insurance company Ace American has to pay for the losses: On 6th December 2021, the New Jersey Superior Court granted partial summary judgment (attached) in favour of Merck and International Indemnity, declaring that the War or Hostile Acts exclusion was inapplicable to the dispute. Merck suffered US$1.4 Merck suffered US$1.4

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cyberattacks caused by supply chain vulnerabilities mean organizations need a renewed perspective on how to address third-party security. BitSight Security Ratings Platform. Ten years after BitSight became a pioneer in the security ratings space, the Boston-based company holds 32 patents and has rated over 40 million companies.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This is as true in the cyber security landscape as it is in any other. To help you understand what might be in store in 2022, we’ve collected nine forecasts from cyber security experts. Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. Cyber insurance premiums will increase. But predictions are difficult.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The tool uses security analytics to detect anomalous activity that deviates from a baseline of "normal" user behaviors and notifies parties when unusual behavior occurs. It offers risk assessment, auditing, incident management, mitigation, and compliance management to ensure a solid security posture. Learn more about StandardFusion.

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