Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
What Do They Have in Common? Difficult Recovery A ransomware attack against a chain of veterinary medicine clinics plus an attack against a New York hospital show this threat remains pervasive, victims are diverse and recovery is difficult.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Web pages are increasingly powerful—asking for notifications, webcam access, or location—but this great power comes with great vulnerabilities.
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Zapproved
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
The post Just How Important Is It to Protect the Privacy of Biometric Data? appeared first on Zapproved.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes across the United States. The ongoing attack is preventing these care centers from accessing crucial patient medical records, and the IT company’s owner says she fears this incident could soon lead not only to the closure of her business, but also to the untimely demise of some patients.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Lawsuit Claims Insurer Owes Retailer for Coverage of Card Replacement Costs Target has filed a lawsuit against its long-time insurer, ACE American Insurance Co., in an attempt to recoup money it spent to replace payment cards as part of settlements over the retailer's massive 2013 data breach. Find out how much money the company is seeking.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Security duo discovered personal and social information 1.2 billion people exposed online on an unsecured Elasticsearch server. Researchers Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia discovered an unsecured Eslasticsearch server containing an unprecedented 4 billion user accounts. The database, discovered on October 16, 2019, contained more than 4 terabytes of data is the largest data leaks from a single source organization in history.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
A 21-year-old Illinois man was sentenced last week to 13 months in prison for running multiple DDoS-for-hire services that launched millions of attacks over several years. This individual’s sentencing comes more than five years after KrebsOnSecurity interviewed both the defendant and his father and urged the latter to take a more active interest in his son’s online activities.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Maze Crew Reportedly Threatens to Release More of Allied Universal's Data Unless Ransom Paid Ransomware attacks have taken an unwelcome turn: The Maze gang reportedly has begun leaking a victim's files to create pressure to pay a ransom. Security experts say they're not surprised by this development, but note that given the different skills required, such tactics may not become widespread.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Here's the next jumbo data leak, complete with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity publishes a Threat Landscape for 5G Networks, assessing the threats related to the fifth generation of mobile telecommunications networks (5G). ENISA with the support of the Member States, the European Commission and an Expert Group, published an extensive report on threats relating to 5G networks. An EU-wide Coordinated Risk Assessment of 5G networks has been published on the 9 th October 2019.
Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Until this month, I'd never heard of People Data Labs (PDL). I'd certainly heard of the sector they operate in - "Data Enrichment" - but I'd never heard of the company itself. I've become more familiar with this sector over recent years due to the frequency with which it's been suffering data breaches that have ultimately landed in my inbox. For example, there's Dun & Bradstreet's NetProspex which leaked 33M records in 2017 , Exactis who had 132M records breached last year and the Apollo dat
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Over 4 Terabytes of Data Exposed, Including Social Media Profiles, Personal Information Some 4 terabytes of data on over 1.2 billion individuals - including LinkedIn and Facebook profiles - was exposed to the internet on an unsecured Elasticsearch server, according to an analysis by a pair of independent researchers.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Encrypted flash drives, essentially secure storage on a stick, are a proven technology that has been readily available for at least 15 years. A few years back, it seemed like they would fade into obsolescence, swept aside by the wave of streaming services and cloud storage. Related: Can Europe’s GDPR restore data privacy? And yet today there is a resurgence in demand for encrypted flash drives.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The University Hospital Center (CHU) of Rouen was hit by the malware last week, the ransomware had a severe impact on the operations during the weekend. The AFP news agency reported that a ransomware attack on a hospital in Rouen last week caused “very long delays in care.” Medical staff at the hospital were not able to use the PCs and servers that were crippled by ransomware, they returned to the “ old-fashioned method of paper and pencil.” The management of the hospital
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
The wide availability of tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers and WikiLeaks in 2016 and 2017 have given emerging cyber powers a way to catch up, DarkOwl says.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Governor Describes 'Aggressive' Incident Response Efforts After a ransomware attack on Monday forced Louisiana's government to take several servers and websites offline to prevent the malware from spreading, state officials spent Tuesday restoring online services.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Although the data was legitimately scraped by legally operating firms, the security and privacy implications are numerous.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Bad news for T-Mobile prepaid customer, the US-based telecom giant T-Mobile today disclosed a new data breach incident. The US branch of the telecommunications giant T -Mobile disclosed a security breach that according to the company impacted a small number of customers of its prepaid service. The cybersecurity team at T-Mobile discovered an unauthorized access to information associated with a limited number of its prepaid wireless account customers. “We want to let you know about an incid
AIIM
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
When I teach, questions often come up about the differences and similarities between document management and records management. Is there any difference? Does it really matter? Which one is best? The answers are, respectively, yes, yes, and it depends. Let’s take a look at each. Document Management. Document management is used to track and manage documents that are in process.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Stanislov Lisov of Russia Pleaded Guilty to Federal Hacking Charge Stanislov Lisov, a Russian hacker who helped create the NeverQuest banking Trojan, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one charge.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Some of the bugs allow remote code-execution.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Google announced that it will increase bug bounty rewards for Android, it will pay up to $1.5 million for bugs that allow to hack new Titan M security chip. At the end of 2018, Google announced its Titan M dedicated security chip that is currently installed on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 4 devices. The chip was designed to process sensitive data and processes, include Verified Boot, on-device disk encryption, and secure transactions.
Weissman's World
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
A new finding by the Brookings Institution says Artificial Intelligence is coming for white collar jobs. I say, not so much! The post Artificial Intelligence Is Coming For You! (Or Is It?) appeared first on Holly Group.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
This edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the very latest ransomware trends. Also featured: Discussions of Microsoft's move to DNS over HTTPS and strategies for tackling IoT security challenges.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The company expanded its Android bug bounty program as one of several recent moves to ramp up mobile security.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The Payment solutions giant Edenred disclosed a malware incident that affected some of its computing systems, it immediately started an investigation. The Payment solutions giant Edenred announced that some of its computing systems have been infected with malware, the company is currently investigating the incident. Edenred is a French company specialized in prepaid corporate services.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
A single server leaked 4 terabytes of personal data, including social media profiles, work histories, and home and mobile phone numbers.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Researchers Explain Resurgence in Ransomware, Persistence of Exploit Kits Attacks tied to Shade ransomware continue to surge as part of an overall resurgence in ransomware, security researchers warn. Other malware trends include stealthy ways to sneak malicious code onto systems - including JavaScript and zipped attachments - as well as the continuing use of exploit kits.
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