Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Threat actors stole sensitive information from the company, including military and government documents, revealed Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. TeraBytes of data” that included government contracts. We have asked the contractor involved to strengthen its information security control to prevent any further incidents.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2024

released documents that confirmed the National Security Agency (NSA) buys Americans’ internet browsing records without a court order. Wyden called on the US government to order intelligence agencies to stop buying personal data from Americans that has been obtained illegally by data brokers. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2021

Estonia ‘s police arrested a man from Tallinn that is suspected to be the hacker who stole 286K ID scans from the government systems. Estonian police arrested a man from Tallinn that is suspected to have stolen 286,438 belonging to Estonians citizens from the government systems. or take a new document photo. .

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

This misconfigured Salesforce Community site from the state of Vermont was leaking pandemic assistance loan application data, including names, SSNs, email address and bank account information. Unfortunately, I did not receive any responses from government organizations.” As a result, five companies eventually fixed the problem.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. Systembolaget has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.5% It operates stores across Sweden and is responsible for the retail sale of wine, spirits, and strong beer. “It

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Collibra

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Data governance is the practice of managing and organizing data and processes to enable collaboration and compliant access to data. Data governance allows users to create value from data assets even under constraints for security and privacy. Modern data governance is freedom. Data governance in detail. No, no, no.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Canadian government is going to ban the tool Flipper Zero because it is abused by crooks to steal vehicles in the country. The Canadian government announced that it plans to ban the tool Flipper Zero , and similar hacking devices, to curb the surge in car thefts. ” reads a statement from the Canadian Government. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2024

French information security agency ANSSI reported that Russia-linked threat actor Nobelium is behind a series of cyber attacks that targeted French diplomatic entities. The French information security agency ANSSI reported that Russia-linked APT Nobelium targeted French diplomatic entities.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike. Each of these regulations addresses different aspects of cybersecurity and data protection, making it essential for businesses and organizations to stay informed and proactive.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2024

Authorities reported that over 350,000 credentials were advertised for sale on the marketplace. The victims belong to multiple industries, according to court documents the platform also offered for sale access to at least one local government agency in Tampa. The authorities also seized the exchange platform.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

After discovering that Classified NATO documents belonging to the Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA) were offered for sale on the darkweb, the Portuguese agency discovered it has suffered a cyberattack. The documents were spotted by the US Information Services which immediately alerted the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

In January 2019, law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe announced the seizure of the popular xDedic marketplace , an underground market offering for sale access to compromised systems and personally identifiable information. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Communication skills: All the security knowledge in the world is useless if you can’t pass on information about policies, strategies, vulnerabilities, and security posture to other system users, from upper and executive management to sales and data entry clerks. Salary: $142,000 to $200,000, Cyberseek.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The surveillance industry is experiencing exponential growth, fueled by the sustained demand from rogue governments, intelligence agencies, and malicious actors for sophisticated malware and surveillance tools. “If governments ever had a monopoly on the most sophisticated capabilities, that era is certainly over.

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IT Governance

APRIL 24, 2024

Previously , I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sophie Sayer, our Channel Sales Director, to talk about the IT Governance partner programme and partner event on 9 April 2024. Bridget Kenyon’s keynote on AI and its challenges for information security was particularly illuminating and engaging.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Taiwanese manufacturer D-Link confirmed a data breach after a threat actor offered for sale on BreachForums stolen data. The global networking equipment and technology company D-Link confirmed a data breach after a threat actor earlier this month offered for sale on the BreachForums platform the stolen data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2023

and ggmccloud1, pleaded guilty to operating a carding site on the dark web called Skynet Market and selling financial information belonging to tens of thousands of victims in the US. A carding site is an illegal marketplace where stolen credit card data and other personal info are offered for sale. Mihalo, aka Dale Michael Mihalo Jr.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Nexa Technologies offers a range of solutions for homeland security, including surveillance solutions. The cybersurveillance equipment was used by the Egyptian government to track down opponents. A weapon of choice for authoritarian governments.” “In short, Cerebro can suck up any data that is not encrypted.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 10, 2024

On January 9, 2024, in its first settlement with a data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed order against data broker X-Mode Social, Inc.

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IG Guru

MAY 22, 2019

The post Researchers Find ‘Dangerous Levels’ Of Sensitive Data For Sale On eBay appeared first on IG GURU. The storage drives were purchased from eBay in the U.S., Germany and Finland. As well as the sensitive data, researchers also found […].

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 24, 2022

Some of this data was later found for sale on the dark web. When later notified of the breach, CafePress allegedly patched the vulnerability, but failed to properly investigate the breach for several months despite a foreign government warning the company that a threat actor had sold affected CafePress data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2022

He was able to gather login credentials of at least 2,000 computers every week, then they were offered for sale on the dark web to facilitate a wide range of illegal activity. The man was offering over 700,000 compromised servers for sale on an unnamed marketplace. residents. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2023

“BlueBravo appears to prioritize cyber-espionage efforts against European government sector entities, possibly due to the Russian government’s interest in strategic data during and after the war in Ukraine.” ” reads the analysis published by Recorded Future. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

An unknown threat actor is targeting government organizations with the PureCrypter downloader, Menlo Security firm reported. Menlo Labs researchers uncovered an unknown threat actor is using the PureCrypter downloader in attacks aimed at government entities. ” reads the analysis published by Menlo Labs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Government’s Antitrust Case Against Apple Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ramadan ) Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2023

Veeam warns to install patches to fix a bug in its Backup & Replication product North Korea-linked Lazarus APT used a 0-day in a recent attack CISA adds three new bugs to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog China-linked APT Sharp Panda targets government entities in Southeast Asia VMware NSX Manager bugs actively exploited in the wild since (..)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2024

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2020

Experts found online an unsecured database owned by THSuite and used by point-of-sale systems in medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries. The leak also included scanned government and company IDs stored in an Amazon S3 bucket through the Amazon Simple Storage Service.” ” reads the analysis published by VPNmentor.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 17, 2023

On May 4, 2023, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives voted in favor of sending the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) and other amendments related to government moderation of social media and protection of children in online spaces ( S.B. Government Moderation of Social Media S.B. Related Statutory Amendments in S.B.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

Indeed, while anonymity provides privacy and security for transactions, it can also be exploited by criminals for illicit activities, such as money laundering , drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, and terrorist financing. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

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IT Governance

MAY 15, 2024

Physical access control, physical security monitoring, CCTV, and more When we hear the term ‘information security’ – or, for that matter, ‘ISO 27001’ – our thoughts usually turn straight to cyber security. However, physical security is also an important aspect of information and data security.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Operation Zero was founded in 2022 by Sergey Zelenyuk, a former Kaspersky Lab security researcher. The company specializes in the sale of zero-day exploits to both governmental bodies and private organizations. Operation Zero’s clients include Russian government agencies and private businesses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

The suspects face multiple criminal charges, including money laundering, unauthorized access to computers and networks, and the creation, use, distribution, and sale of malware and hacking tools. 361-1 (Creation for the use, distribution or sale of malicious software or hardware, as well as their distribution or sale), Art.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Ohio Lottery data breach impacted over 538,000 individuals Notorius threat actor IntelBroker claims the hack of the Europol A cyberattack hit the US healthcare giant Ascension Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year Russia-linked APT28 targets government Polish institutions Citrix warns customers to update PuTTY version installed (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

government computers; stolen account login credentials for social media accounts and bank accounts; stolen credit card information; stolen personally identifiable information; illegal drugs; botnets; and computer hacking tools.” According to the indictment, Kaye offered for sale on The Real Deal login credentials for U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

MediaMarkt operates in 13 countries and employs approximately 53,000 employees and has a total sales of approximately €21 billion. The sales online were not affected by the security incident. The attack took place over the weekend, the personnel at the stores was not able to accept credit card payments or print receipts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The UK government announced the distribution of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that has been granted emergency authorization by British regulators. While the first doses are expected to be rolled out from next week, multiple vendors on the darknet are already offering for sale doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

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