Krebs on Security

MARCH 3, 2020

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity reported to health insurance provider Blue Shield of California that its Web site was flagged by multiple security products as serving malicious content. How did a browser extension lead to a malicious link being added to the health insurance company Web site?

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 13, 2024

Because that doesn't reconcile with reports about "nearly 3 billion people" with social security numbers exposed. Further, SSNs are a rather American construct with Canada having SINs (Social Insurance Number) and the UK having, well, NI (National Insurance) numbers are probably the closestequivalent.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Hive Hive attacked the Costa Rica Social Security Fund, Missouri Delta Medical Center, and Memorial Health System in Ohio. SMBs are more likely to fall into this trap, as large corporations have extensive security. Multifactor authentication (MFA) can protect critical applications and devices, as can zero trust security principles.

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KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Yup – shoe store. By Jacqueline Jayne.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Australian health insurance giant fell victim to ransomware in October, as a result of which the personal data of 9.7 In most cases, basic personal information – such as their name, date of birth, email address, phone number and gender – was exposed. However, cyber security experts urge organisations not to pay up.

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