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The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft

Krebs on Security

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. ” WHOLESALE PASSWORD THEFT. Cloud-based health insurance management portals. Medical supply services.

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Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months

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The disclosure comes almost a year after Citrix acknowledged that digital intruders had broken in by probing its employee accounts for weak passwords. How would your organization hold up to a password spraying attack? As the Citrix hack shows, if you don’t know you should probably check, and then act on the results accordingly.

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US CISA report shares details on web shells used by Iranian hackers

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According to the CISA’s report , Iranian hackers from an unnamed APT group are employing several known web shells, in attacks on IT, government, healthcare, financial, and insurance organizations across the United States. A web shell is a code, often written in typical web development programming languages (e.g.,

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E-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the Sort

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But KrebsOnSecurity recently discovered that this is not the case with all federal government sites built to help you manage your identity online. After verifying my email address, I was asked to pick a strong password and select a form of multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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Lab test provider LifeLabs disclose a data breach that exposed personal info of 15M customers

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LifeLabs has also reported the incident privacy commissioners and government partners. ” LifeLabs is offering cybersecurity protection services to its customers, including identity theft and fraud protection insurance. LifeLabs CEO Charles Brown apologized for the security incident. ” said Brown.

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Delaware County, Pennsylvania, opted to pay 500K ransom to DoppelPaymer gang

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“Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks.” “BleepingComputer was also told that the ransomware gang advised Delaware County to change all of their passwords and modify their Windows domain configuration to include safeguards from the Mimikatz program.”

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IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access

Krebs on Security

is perhaps better known as the online identity verification service that many states now use to help staunch the loss of billions of dollars in unemployment insurance and pandemic assistance stolen each year by identity thieves. These days, ID.me may require a recorded, live video chat with the person applying for benefits.

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