Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Experts found a DB containing sensitive health insurance data belonging to customers of US insurance giant Humana. An SQL database containing what appears to be highly sensitive health insurance data of more than 6,000 patients has been leaked on a popular hacker forum. What was leaked? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

Magellan Health, a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm, was the victim of a ransomware attack. Magellan Health is a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm that ranks 417 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations by total revenue. Magellan Health Inc. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

The company notified via mail hundreds of individuals that were impacted by the security breach and that that have had their personal data exposed in the attack. . Cox Media Group discovered the security breach the same day of the initial intrusion and immediately took down systems offline to avoid the propagation of the threat.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually. Acting on a tip from Milwaukee, Wis.-based

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hudson Researchers reported that on December 20th, a hacker using the moniker ‘irleaks’ announced the availability for sale of over 160,000,000 records allegedly stolen from 23 leading insurance companies in Iran. It is still unclear how the hackers targeted so many insurance companies at the same time.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The disclosure comes almost a year after Citrix acknowledged that digital intruders had broken in by probing its employee accounts for weak passwords. Among the VPN flaws available to attackers is a recently-patched vulnerability ( CVE-2019-19781 ) in Citrix VPN servers dubbed “Shitrix” by some in the security community.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

VF immediately began taking measures to remediate the attack and launched an investigation into the security breach. ” reads a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 18, 2024. VF Corp also added that it has found no evidence that customer passwords were stolen.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a malware analysis report (MAR) that includes technical details about web shells employed by Iranian hackers. The post US CISA report shares details on web shells used by Iranian hackers appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “ Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory ,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration , the IRS and others before crooks do it for you.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

Researchers at cybernews.com recently uncovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket that contains more than 36,000 documents, including scans of passports, credit cards, and health insurance cards. We then reported the incident to Amazon and they were able to secure the S3 bucket. What data is in the bucket?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In reality, the fraudster initiates a transaction — such as the “forgot password” feature on the financial institution’s site — which is what generates the authentication passcode delivered to the member. Unfortunately, Otsuka said, the scammers are defeating this layered security control as well.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Sometimes browser spellcheckers leak passwords : When using major web browsers like Chrome and Edge, your form data is transmitted to Google and Microsoft, respectively, should enhanced spellcheck features be enabled.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2024

Since the publication of the files, Dallas analyzed the document and determined the exact scope of the security breach. “ In response to the incident, the County took immediate steps to secure its information. diagnosis or conditions information) and health insurance information may be exposed.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

A USPS data leak, Windows passwords go bye-bye, and more security news this week.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

” In response to the security incident, the company took the impacted systems offline and launched an investigation with the help of law enforcement. The security incident appears to have been limited to TFS Europe & Africa. TFS offers various financial products, including auto loans, leases, and insurance solutions.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

TFS offers various financial products, including auto loans, leases, and insurance solutions. Toyota Financial Services warns its German customers to remain vigilant and contact their bank to take additional security precautions. Toyota also notified the data protection officer for North Rhine-Westphalia about the security breach.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

The database was posted on a different underground forum and contained 12,344 records of the card shop admins, sellers and buyers including their nicknames, hashed passwords, contact details, history of activity, and current balance. Cardshop users, however, were recommended to change the passwords shortly after the breach report came out.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

The healthcare system discovered the security breach on October 19, and reported the incident to local authorities, it also hired a third-party cybersecurity expert to help with the investigations. ” The company notified urged employees to change their user passwords. million people appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The attack took place in early November, the company also revealed to have paid an undisclosed sum to the hackers to retrieve the data, it has also hired cyber security experts to lock out the threat and restore operations. LifeLabs CEO Charles Brown apologized for the security incident. ” said Brown. ” said Brown.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

However, the company attempted to downplay the incident claiming that the security breach is limited in scope. We also offer you AD-Recon for all the target network with passwords.” TFS offers various financial products, including auto loans, leases, and insurance solutions. “We are aware of the situation. .

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Louis Morton , a security professional based in Fort Worth, Texas, forwarded an SMS phishing or “smishing” message sent to his wife’s mobile device that indicated a package couldn’t be delivered. com — from a desktop web browser redirects the visitor to a harmless page with ads for car insurance quotes. .”

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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.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

system-on-chip maker MaxLinear disclosed a security incident, Maze ransomware operators infected some of its computing systems in May. “On May 24, 2020, we discovered a security incident affecting some of our systems. The company reset passwords of the affected customers and reported the intrusion to law enforcement.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

“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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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

The images include scans of government-issued IDs, retail club membership and loyalty cards, NRA membership cards, gift cards, credit cards with all details exposed (including CVV), medical insurance cards, medical marijuana ID cards, and more. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Lokibot malware, Coronavirus).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. Password manager tools allow organizations and their employees to seamlessly and securely handle login credentials. Best Password Manager Tools.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

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. I went with and would encourage others to use the strongest MFA option — a physical Security Key.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

The company is sending out breach notification letters to the impacted customers, threat actors had access to names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, individual tax identification numbers, dates of birth for PayPal users, and of course transaction histories.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Below is the list of mitigations recommended by the FBI: Ensure anti-virus and anti-malware is enabled and security protocols are updated regularly and in a timely manner. Conduct regular network security assessments to stay up to date on compliance standards and regulations. Require all accounts with password logins (e.g.,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2019

Attackers only compromised the email system, they did not access to the parish database that is stored in a secure cloud-based system. The parish submitted an insurance claim in the attempt of recovering the stolen money. The parish submitted an insurance claim in the attempt of recovering the stolen money. ” Stec added.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This is as true in the cyber security landscape as it is in any other. To help you understand what might be in store in 2022, we’ve collected nine forecasts from cyber security experts. Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. Cyber insurance premiums will increase. But predictions are difficult.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Alex Holden is founder of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm. The CLOP members said one tried-and-true method of infecting healthcare providers involved gathering healthcare insurance and payment data to use in submitting requests for a remote consultation on a patient who has cirrhosis of the liver. ”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

The unusual activity was detected by the company on June 26th, then the rail giant launched an investigation into the security incident. rail and locomotive company Wabtec hit with Lockbit ransomware appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon. Pierluigi Paganini. The post US.

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

In an increasingly digital world, there are an escalating number of cyber security risks for business to address. IT Governance identified more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2021 , while another report found that security incidents cost almost £3 million on average. Weak passwords. Poor patch management.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 7, 2019

based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed on computers at more than 100 dentistry businesses that rely on the company for a range of services — including network security, data backup and voice-over-IP phone service.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Early this year, Trend Micro investigated a security breach suffered by a company in Taiwan. The second campaign from 2021 to 2022, targeted high-profile victims in the defense, aviation, insurance, and urban development industries in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Ukraine. . ” concludes the report.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 6, 2019

On August 2, 2019, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law SB 194 (the “Bill”), which requires insurers licensed in the state (“licensees”) to put in place data security programs and report cybersecurity events. Key provisions of the Bill include: Information Security Program. Incident Response Plan.

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