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Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself

Security Affairs

The Postal Police has issued an alert to warn citizens against insurance scams using QR codes. In practice, fake insurance operators contact victims through calls, messages, or sponsorships on social networks, offering policies at advantageous prices. Online companies do not use generic domains or channels such as WhatsApp or Telegram.

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Data Breach: Turkish legal advising company exposed over 15,000 clients

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Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. After further investigation, we have concluded that these documents belonged to people injured or deceased in traffic accidents.

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Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center

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Its mission is to improve the lives of people worldwide through research, clinical care and education. The ransomware group initially claimed to have exfiltrated 533.1GB of data from the company and published thumbnails of some alleged stolen documents. ” reported the Seattle Times. “If ” Robert M. .”

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Watch out! Malware Analysis Sandboxes could expose sensitive data of your organization

Security Affairs

The researchers analyzed PDF documents and email files (. The experts also discovered a large number of insurance certificates that expose various personally identifiable information (PII), such as names, phone numbers, postal and email addresses. The files also included medical and legal documents.

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Access to over 3,000 compromised sites sold on Russian black marketplace MagBo

Security Affairs

Most of the compromised websites are e-commerce sites, but crooks also offered access to websites of organizations in healthcare, legal, education and insurance industries and belonging to government agencies. According to the experts, most of the compromised servers are from U.S., Russian, or German hosting services.

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New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine

Krebs on Security

The intercepted CLOP communication seen by KrebsOnSecurity shows the group bragged about twice having success infiltrating new victims in the healthcare industry by sending them infected files disguised as ultrasound images or other medical documents for a patient seeking a remote consultation. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. Another team member works on revising the business documents and registering them on various sites.