Krebs on Security
AUGUST 6, 2020
A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S. consumer data broker, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 6, 2020
Vulnerability Could Enable Hackers to Access User Data, Including Direct Messages Twitter rushed out a fix for a flaw in the Android version of its social media platform that could have allowed hackers to access user data, including within the direct message feature. The news comes as more details have emerged about a recent Twitter hacking incident.
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AIIM
AUGUST 6, 2020
Some people are hyper-technical, and they can be intimidating if you don’t feel technically minded. It can feel like you’re not even speaking the same language as they seem to bury you in TLAs and FLAs (Three-Letter Acronyms and Four-Letter Acronyms). Information professionals can communicate with their technical colleagues – even when they’re not that technical.
Troy Hunt
AUGUST 7, 2020
Let me just cut straight to it: I'm going to open source the Have I Been Pwned code base. The decision has been a while coming and it took a failed M&A process to get here, but the code will be turned over to the public for the betterment of the project and frankly, for the betterment of everyone who uses it. Let me explain why and how. HIBP is a Community Project I've been giving a great deal of thought to how I want this project to evolve lately, especially in the wake of the M&A proce
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Krebs on Security
AUGUST 3, 2020
A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers. The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts
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AIIM
AUGUST 4, 2020
You still must get things done. The organization needs to make changes to adapt to a more turbulent world. However, how do you accomplish change when the organization’s change capacity is used coping with COVID-19 ? Learn why change management skills are more critical now than ever. Capacity for Change. Every person and every organization has a capacity for change.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 6, 2020
A campaign called Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, software development kits, chip designs, and more.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 4, 2020
Security researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble have discovered user records of American online food ordering and delivery platform UberEats on DarkWeb. Another day, another data breach made the headlines, this time the alleged victim is UberEATS. UberEats is an American online food ordering and delivery platform launched by Uber in 2014. During the process of darkweb and deep web monitoring, the Cyble Research Team came across a threat actor who leaked user records of UberEATS.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 5, 2020
Sophos Says Malware Designed to Avoid Security Measures WastedLocker, a ransomware strain that reportedly shut down Garmin's operations for several days in July, is designed to avoid security tools within infected devices, according to a technical analysis from Sophos.
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Dark Reading
AUGUST 3, 2020
With data collection growing, and increased concern about how it is handled, a synergy between security and data teams will be essential.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 5, 2020
By reverse-engineering apps intended for cyclists, security researchers found they could cause delays in at least 10 cities from anywhere in the world.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 5, 2020
ZDNet reported in exclusive that a list of passwords for 900+ enterprise VPN servers has been shared on a Russian-speaking hacker forum. ZDNet has reported in exclusive that a list of plaintext usernames and passwords for 900 Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers, along with IP addresses, has been shared on a Russian-speaking hacker forum. ZDNet has obtained a copy of the list with the help of threat intelligence firm KELA and verified confirmed the authenticity of the data.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 4, 2020
Bitcoin Accounts Linked to Driver's Licenses, Leading to Arrests Suspects in the epic attack against Twitter were uncovered in part by the use of their real photo identification for cryptocurrency accounts they used to broker the sale of stolen usernames. The mistakes proved crucial to their identification, according to court documents.
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Threatpost
AUGUST 3, 2020
The ransom for the decryptor key in the WastedLocker attack could have topped $10 million, sources said.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 2, 2020
Every browser has a private mode—but the privacy it offers has a limit.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 2, 2020
BleepingComputer researchers confirmed that Garmin has received the decryption key to recover their files encrypted with the WastedLocker Ransomware. BleepingComputer first revealed that Garmin has received the decryption key to recover the files encrypted with the WastedLocker Ransomware in the recent attack. On July 23, smartwatch and wearables maker Garmin has shut down several of its services due to a ransomware attack that targeted its internal network and some production systems.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 4, 2020
CISA, DOD, FBI Issue Warning About Campaign Using Taidoor RAT A trio of U.S. government agencies is warning organizations about a hacking campaign using a malware strain that has previously been tied to Chinese hackers. The Taidoor RAT, which has been around for over 10 years, has recently been spotted in several campaigns against IT service providers.
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erwin
AUGUST 6, 2020
How Data Literacy Turns Data from a Burden to a Benefit. Today, data literacy is more important than ever. Data is now being used to support business decisions few executives thought they’d be making even six months ago. With your employees connected and armed with data that paints a clear picture of the business, your organization is better prepared to turn its attention to whatever your strategic priority may be – i.e. digital transformation, customer experience, or withstanding this cur
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 1, 2020
As ransomware groups turn their attention to bigger game, expect more high-profile targets to fall.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 2, 2020
A critical flaw in the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and take over the hosting account. Security experts from Wordfence discovered a critical vulnerability impacting the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin that is installed on over 80,000 sites. The vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely after uploading arbitrary files on servers hosting the vulnerable WordPress sites. wpDiscuz provides an Ajax real-time
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 1, 2020
DOJ: Valerian Chiochiu Provided Cybercriminals Help Through Infraud Site A member of the infamous Infraud Organization and the creator of a malware strain called FastPOS has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges, according to the Justice Department. Valerian Chiochiu assisted other cybercriminals through the Infraud site before authorities shuttered it in 2018.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
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Dark Reading
AUGUST 4, 2020
Default configurations can be massive vulnerabilities. Here are a half dozen to check on for your network.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 6, 2020
The story of a guy who wouldn't let a few quintillion possible decryption keys stand between him and his cryptocurrency.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 2, 2020
The FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations. The FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations. The feds are recommending victims, not to pay the ransom and reporting incidents to their local FBI field offices.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 5, 2020
Bureau Says Attackers Can Use Vulnerable RDP Connections to Access Networks The FBI is warning organizations that are still using Microsoft Windows 7 they are in danger of attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in the unsupported operating system to gain network access. The agency points to an uptick in such attack attempts.
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Threatpost
AUGUST 7, 2020
Fully opening the door to allow people to contribute to – and notably, tinker with – the code for the data-breach information service will be an entirely next-level effort, according to founder Troy Hunt.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 1, 2020
A SubStack email mess, a Nintendo leak, and more of the week's top security news.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 3, 2020
Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man that is accused of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware. Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a man on charges of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted with help from law enforcement from the UK and Romania.
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