Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. We are notifying all potentially affected customers in India.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

The gang was offering the stole accounts for sale on the dark web, according to the SSU they earned almost UAH 14 million from the sale. They gang was received money through electronic payment systems YuMoney, Qiwi, and WebMoney, which are prohibited in Ukraine. ” concludes the SSU. . ” concludes the SSU.

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Computer and Electronics Sales Personal data Security 246

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The agents arrested the man at his home in Prykarpattia, he is a representative of the Russian electronic system of instant payments Webmoney, which is subject to the sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council. ” reads the press release published by the Ukrainian SSU. .”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

The RSOCKS was composed of millions of compromised computers and other electronic devices around the world, including industrial control systems, time clocks, routers, audio/video streaming devices, and smart garage door openers. “The U.S. ” reads the announcement published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A cyber attack was detected on the Sopra Steria computer network on the evening of October 20. Sopra Steria is a member of France’s Cyber Campus , a French initiative to spread cybersecurity awareness, training, and product sales. Security measures have been taken to limit the risk of propagation.”

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Ransomware Computer and Electronics Mining Manufacturing 356

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2021

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang is demanding the payment of a $50,000,000 ransom, the largest one to date. billion in revenue.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The malware was offered for sale in the criminal underground for as little as $40, it allows attackers to take complete control over the infected system. Grubbs offered for sale the malware for $39.99 to more than 6,000 customers, he also helped them to hack computers worldwide. ” reads the DoJ’s sentence.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2023

361 (Unauthorized interference in the work of information (automated), electronic communication, information and communication systems, electronic communication networks), Art. The police seized computer equipment, mobile phones, more than 250 GSM gateways and about 150,000 SIM cards of various mobile operators. ​

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Computer and Electronics Communications Personal data Sales 189

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

The stolen credentials were available for sale on a website set up by the criminal organization. The agents seized electronic equipment, external hard drives and hardware cryptocurrency wallets, all worth around €100 000. Infinity Black also used the hacking tools that was offering for sale. ” concludes the Europol.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 8 security breaches available for sale. RCE flaw in Electronic Arts Origin client exposes gamers to hack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The agents performed 16 house searches and seized many electronic devices, 224 credit cards, SIM cards and point-of-sale terminals, a marihuana plantation and equipment for its cultivation and distribution. .” The operation led to the arrest of 106 individuals, mostly in Spain and some in Italy.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

” “Mitsubishi Electric, a major general electronics maker , has been hit by a large-scale cyber attack , and it has been found that information about public and private business partners such as highly confidential defense-related and important social infrastructure such as electric power and railroad may leak out.”

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Data breaches Computer and Electronics Government Manufacturing 363

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

Desnica was personally involved in the review and approval of the sale of narcotics through his marketplace. “In December 2021, in coordination with foreign law enforcement partners in Germany and Finland, the computer server hosting Monopoly was seized and taken offline.” ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

Marketing 246

Marketing Computer and Electronics Sales Communications 246

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. The 911 service as it exists today.

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Computer and Electronics Sales Marketing Access 349

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Group-IB security experts are warning about the increasing scammers’ activity during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales. Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, warns about the increasing scammers’ activity during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales. Long Beach press conference.

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Phishing Computer and Electronics Sales Communications 221

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

SenseCrypt introduces a first-of-its-kind face-based public key infrastructure (PKI) and electronic identity (eID) solution. This cutting-edge innovation combines Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)* — designed to withstand the security threats posed by future quantum computing—with the trusted SSL technology that secures websites worldwide.

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Privacy Blockchain Computer and Electronics Encryption 278

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

Now, after more than seven years in prison Hieupc is back in his home country and hoping to convince other would-be cybercrooks to use their computer skills for good. Ten years ago, then 19-year-old hacker Ngo was a regular on the Vietnamese-language computer hacking forums. Secret Service. Hieu Minh Ngo, in his teens. BEGINNINGS.

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Computer and Electronics Access IT Data collection 355

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

Charitable cybercriminal endeavors were the subject of a report released this week by cyber intel firm Digital Shadows , which looked at various ways computer crooks are promoting themselves and their hacking services using COVID-19 themed discounts and giveaways.

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Computer and Electronics Marketing Retail Sales 347

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

If ever there were a technology giant that deserved to be named and shamed for polluting the Web, it is Xiongmai — a Chinese maker of electronic parts that power a huge percentage of cheap digital video recorders (DVRs) and Internet-connected security cameras. A rendering of Xiongmai’s center in Hangzhou, China.

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Computer and Electronics IoT Passwords Marketing 231

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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Computer and Electronics Passwords Government Sales 261

Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

Microleaves , a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, recently fixed a vulnerability in their website that exposed their entire user database. By November 2013, Acidut was advertising the sale of “26 million SOCKS residential proxies.”

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Computer and Electronics Marketing Sales Blockchain 269

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016.

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Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Access 288

IT Governance

JULY 14, 2022

Card imprint machines are non-electronic machines that make an imprint of the payment card, transferring the imprint onto a carbon paper receipt, which is then stored by the merchant. Dial-out terminals are electronic machines that use chip and PIN and swipe cards, or require users to manually key in information.

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Computer and Electronics Compliance Paper Sales 115

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive health information, particularly electronic health records (EHRs). This includes administrative, physical, and technical safeguards like encryption and access controls.

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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Compliance Privacy 122

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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Computer and Electronics Phishing Ransomware Encryption 113

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Later in that decade, Frederick Terman returned to Stanford from Harvard as dean of the engineering school and encouraged the development of electronics in local businesses. Kleiner was the founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Perkins was an early Hewlett-Packard computer division manager.) According to the U.S.

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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Data science Marketing 193

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. As the digital economy plays an increasing part in our lives, it is vital that electronic payments are secure, convenient, and accessible to all.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

Indian cardholders’ data found for sale on the dark web (7 million) Payroll data compromised after ransomware attack on Town of Ludlow, MA (unknown) Proliance Surgeons notifies patients of payment card breach (unknown) Hezbollah-affiliated financial org, Al-Qard Al-Hassan hacked (unknown). Financial information.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2023

The Framework is a crucial addition to SEBI’s existing guidelines on cloud computing, sets baseline standards for security and regulatory compliances, and is designed to help REs implement secure and compliant cloud adoption practices. The circular outlines nine principles and requirements for REs to consider when adopting cloud computing.

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Cloud Computer and Electronics Compliance Risk 71

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 5, 2024

Many industries rely on high-performance computing (HPC) to achieve this goal. For example, HPC offers high levels of computational power and scalability, crucial for running performance-intensive workloads. In the era of gen AI and hybrid cloud, IBM Cloud® HPC brings the computing power organizations need to thrive.

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Computer and Electronics Artificial Intelligence Financial Services Manufacturing 64

ChiefTech

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Following the technology history theme of some of my recent posts ( here and over on CMSWire ), I decided to look back at the history of email to see how strong its claim to the electronic communication 'crown' really is. In 1990, Brownell Chalstrom wrote in CIO magazine that: "electronic mail has taken a while to become indispensable.

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Computer and Electronics Communications Retail Paper 91

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

discloses security incident (unknown) St. Data breaches. In other news… Buying breached data: When is it ethical?

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

Information Management Resources

JANUARY 24, 2020

The firm's quarterly sales and profit forecast was in line with estimates, indicating that demand from electronics makers is poised to improve amid progress resolving the China-U.S. trade dispute.

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IT Governance

MARCH 21, 2018

Card imprint machines are non-electronic machines that make an imprint of the payment card, transferring the imprint onto a carbon paper receipt, which is then stored by the merchant. Dial-out terminals are electronic machines that use chip and PIN and swipe cards, or require users to manually key in information.

Compliance 51

Compliance Computer and Electronics Paper Sales 51

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2024

The number of records breached this month was high – particularly compared to March – largely due to two outlier events: Spy.pet, a data scraping website, offering 4,186,879,104 Discord messages for sale. Critical vulnerabilities in 9 pinyin keyboard apps, affecting up to 1 billion users. We discuss both events in more detail below.

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