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2023-01-17 04:47:00 | European data protection authorities issue record €2.92 billion in GDPR fines (lien direct) | European data regulators issued a record €2.92 billion in fines last year, a 168% increase from 2021. That's according to the latest GDPR and Data Breach survey from international law firm DLA Piper, which covers all 27 Member States of the European Union, plus the UK, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. This year's biggest fine of €405 million was imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited relating to Instagram for alleged failures to protect children's personal data. The Irish DPC also fined Meta €265 million for failing to comply with the GDPR obligation for Data Protection by Design and Default. Both fines are currently under appeal.To read this article in full, please click here | Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-16 17:00:00 | CircleCI Confirms Data Breach Was Caused By Infostealer on Employee Laptop (lien direct) | According to CTO Rob Zuber, the malware was not detected by the CircleCI antivirus program | Data Breach Malware | Uber | ★★★★ |
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2023-01-16 13:22:57 | 6,000+ Customer Accounts Breached, NortonLifeLock Alert Users (lien direct) | More than 6,000 customers of NortonLifeLock have been informed that nefarious outsiders have probably accessed their accounts and may have even gotten to their password vaults. The letter informing customers of the data breach was published on the Vermont attorney general’s website. It stated that hackers have probably gained access to their Norton and Norton […] | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-16 11:53:44 | CircleCI Hacked via Malware on Employee Laptop (lien direct) | Software development service CircleCI has revealed that a recently disclosed data breach was the result of information stealer malware being deployed on an engineer's laptop. The incident was initially disclosed on January 4, when CircleCI urged customers to rotate their secret keys. | Data Breach Malware | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-16 10:36:01 | Attackers Infected a CircleCI Employee with Malware to Steal Customer Session Tokens (lien direct) | Software provider CircleCI confirmed that a data breach in December resulted in the theft of some of... | Data Breach Malware | ★★ | |
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2023-01-13 11:47:56 | NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts (lien direct) | Gen Digital, formerly Symantec Corporation and NortonLifeLock, is sending data breach notifications to customers, informing them that hackers have successfully breached Norton Password Manager accounts in credential-stuffing attacks. [...] | Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-12 20:15:00 | New Survey Sheds Light on Why Enterprises Struggle to Thwart API Attacks (lien direct) | Corsha's Annual State of API Secrets Management Report finds over 50% of respondents suffered a data breach due to compromised API secrets. | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-12 11:31:36 | Vice Society ransomware claims attack on Australian firefighting service (lien direct) | Australia's Fire Rescue Victoria has disclosed a data breach caused by a December cyberattack that is now claimed by the Vice Society ransomware gang. [...] | Ransomware Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-12 10:00:00 | BrandPost: How Financial Institutions Can SOAR to Success with Devo SOAR (lien direct) | According to the 2022 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, the global average cost of a data breach is $4.35 million. Data breaches in the US are even more costly, averaging over $9 million. However, it isn't just the big players caught in the line of fire. IBM's report also found that 83% of companies will experience a data breach soon, meaning financial institutions of all sizes - from local credit unions to Fortune 500s - are at risk. While ransomware attacks get the most time in the financial headlines, most breaches aren't caused by external factors or threat actors. The majority of system availability problems actually occur due to a lack of staff knowledge and protective protocols, software issues and limited security visibility across the institution. However, “more visibility” is not synonymous with “seeing more alerts.” In fact, the opposite is true. Keep reading to see how Devo SOAR helped a leading US bank streamline its SOC.To read this article in full, please click here | Ransomware Data Breach Threat Guideline | ★★ | |
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2023-01-11 11:53:21 | 251k Impacted by Data Breach at Insurance Firm Bay Bridge Administrators (lien direct) | Third-party administrator of insurance products Bay Bridge Administrators (BBA) is informing roughly 250,000 individuals that their personal information might have been compromised in a September 2022 data breach. | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-10 22:03:00 | Bay Bridge Administrators, LLC Notifies Individuals of Data Breach (lien direct) | Third-party administrator of insurance products Bay Bridge Administrators (BBA) is informing roughly 250,000 individuals that their personal information might have been compromised in a September 2022 data breach. | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-10 19:43:00 | San Fran\'s BART Investigates Vice Society Data Breach Claims (lien direct) | Vice Society is boasting that it compromised the San Francisco transportation system, while BART maintains operations and mounts an investigation. | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-10 11:00:00 | Key to success while implementing IAM- Best practices that every company should implement (lien direct) | The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Identity and access management has emerged as an essential security element for organizations. A study reveals that 80% of global IT decision-makers have already adopted or are planning to adopt an IAM solution in the upcoming years. IAM refers to business policies, processes, and technologies to control unauthorized data and digital systems access. Two IAM approaches are widely known, one for the cloud and the other for on-premises. The cloud based IAM practices are fast-growing because the demand for cloud adoption has increased over time. With the right IAM solutions and techniques, IT managers and businesses control users' access to sensitive business data within their networks. In addition, these solutions help protect organizations from cyber-attacks; they become more efficient, reduce IT operational costs, and improve user experience. Six best IAM practices that organizations must not neglect The IAM framework means using the right solution to implement user authentication and privileges policies. In addition, with IAM, companies demonstrate that any data is not misused, and they comply with government regulations. For all these characteristics, businesses are increasingly adopting IAM solutions, and their demand will undoubtedly be high in the upcoming time. It's also estimated that the IAM market will grow to $15.3 billion by 2025. The organization needs to use the right IAM tools and practices to reap the most benefits from the IAM solution. The six best IAM practices that every business should incorporate into its security strategy are as follows: Adopt passwordless authentication Many data breaches occur because of weak or stolen credentials. Threat actors can use advanced tools and tactics to steal and break passwords. Organizations need a secure identity management system to prevent bad actors from breaking in and stealing credentials that can result in breaches such as the Lapsus$ attack or the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. Organizations eliminate password issues by choosing passwordless authentication to protect vital business data and ensure that only authentic people access it. Passwordless authentication enables users to authenticate their identity without entering a password. There are various benefits for organizations to become passwordless- it enhances the overall efficiency, saves time and productivity, and provides greater ease of access. But, most importantly, passwordless authentication allows IAM leaders and users to access the cloud environment safely and securely. Implement a Zero-Trust approach The zero-trust approach is not new but has gained popularity as the threat landscape is evolving. Organizations cannot have a robust IAM policy without a function zero-trust architecture. The average cost of a data breach is $4.24 million, but the zero-trust model helps re | Ransomware Data Breach Threat Guideline | ★★ | |
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2023-01-09 14:15:05 | Air France, KLM Customers Warned of Loyalty Program Account Hacking (lien direct) | Franco-Dutch airline company Air France-KLM has started informing Flying Blue customers of a data breach involving their user accounts. Air France-KLM was formed in 2004, following the merger between Air France and KLM. Flying Blue is their loyalty program, also used by Aircalin, Kenya Airways, TAROM, and Transavia. | Data Breach | ★★★★ | |
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2023-01-09 13:16:26 | FCC Proposes Tighter Data Breach Reporting Rules for Wireless Carriers (lien direct) | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing tighter rules on the reporting of data breaches by wireless carriers. The updated rules, the FCC says, will fall in line with recent changes in federal and state laws regarding data breaches in other sectors. | Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-09 12:07:40 | Expert Reveals Twitter Data Leak Could Impact Victim\'s Credit (lien direct) | UK data breach experts, Hayes Connor, fears repercussions for Twitter users whose data has been shared within online forums by hackers. After numerous reports confirm one of the largest data leaks of over 200 million people, Hayes Connor shares insight and advice for those affected by the latest Twitter data breach. - Malware Update | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-09 11:00:00 | Understanding Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS): The future Of cyber attack accessibility (lien direct) | The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. With the explosive growth of technology, businesses are more vulnerable than ever to malicious cyber attacks. And as cybercriminals become more sophisticated, new methods of attack are popping up left and right. To add fuel to the fire, the average cost of a data breach increased from $3.86 million to $4.24 million in 2021. That's costly enough to put most SMBs into the red. Not to mention the reputational damage it can cause for your brand. Avoid this dreaded fate by protecting yourself against the latest cybersecurity developments — like Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) — to protect your networks, data, systems, and business reputation. If you've never heard of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) before, don't fret. This article is for you. We'll teach you everything you need to know about Malware-as-a-Service and wrap it up by sharing some best practices for protecting your proprietary company data from potential threats. Let's dive in. What is Malware-as-a-Service (Maas)? Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) is a type of cyber attack in which criminals offer malware and deployment services to other hackers or malicious actors on the internet. These services typically are available on the dark web. When purchased, a bad actor can carry out various malicious activities, such as stealing sensitive information, disrupting computer systems, or encrypting data and demanding a ransom to unlock it. Some of the most common types of malware include the following: Viruses: Programs that can replicate themselves and spread to other computers. They can cause various problems, such as disrupting computer operations, stealing information, or damaging files. Trojan horses: These programs masquerade themselves as legitimate software but can carry out malicious activities, such as stealing data or giving attackers unauthorized access to a computer. Worms: A self-replicating program that can spread across networks, disrupting computer operations and consuming network resources. Adware: Software that displays unwanted advertisements on a computer. It can be intrusive and annoying and sometimes track a user's online activities. Ransomware: Encryption of a victim's data with the demand for a ransom payment to unlock it. It can devastate businesses, resulting in losing important data and files. Spyware: Software designed to collect information about a user's online activities without their knowledge or consent to steal sensitive information (like financial statements and passwords). Bots: Often used in conjunction with other types of malware, such as viruses or worms. For example, a virus could infect a computer and then download and install a bot, which could carry out malicious activities on that computer or other computers on the network. MaaS makes it easier for cybercriminals to launch attacks, as they can purchase and use pre-made malware without developing it themselves. This distinction can make it harder for law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and IT teams to track down the people responsible for the attacks. And sadly, cyber-attacks are industry agnostic. For example, in the transportation industry, cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities of electronic logging devices and steal valuable information from cloud-connected trucks. MaaS is also a significant threat to online job boards like | Ransomware Data Breach Malware Threat | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-06 17:10:28 | FCC proposes stronger data breach rules, faster notifications for telecoms (lien direct) | >The proposed rule would expand the definition of a breach and require telecoms to immediately report intrusions to law enforcement. | Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-06 13:27:38 | Expert commentary on data breach affecting UK schools from Steven Wood, OpenText (lien direct) | This morning, news broke that highly confidential documents from schools have been leaked online by hackers. Please read the full story here: Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked. - Malware Update | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-06 12:59:12 | Wabtec Announces Global Data Breach In LockBit Attack (lien direct) | The Wabtec Corporation has finally provided information regarding a data security breach that occurred last year and resulted in the compromise of extremely sensitive personal data. The $8 billion company was the victim of a ransomware attack that was first mentioned in June 2022 and was perpetrated by the well-known LockBit organization. The corporation, which […] | Ransomware Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-06 04:22:00 | Twitter\'s mushrooming data breach crisis could prove costly (lien direct) | Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter in late October, non-stop turmoil and controversy have dogged the company, from massive staff firings and resignations to reputational damage from Musk's careless and often bizarre tweets. Now, mushrooming concern around a possible data breach stemming from a now-fixed Twitter flaw is poised to drive the company further down unless Twitter takes quick action.Even as regulators in Europe begin to probe what appears to be a massive Twitter data breach, Twitter and Elon Musk have failed to comment publicly on the true extent of the breach. Experts say that unless Twitter gets ahead of the curve, informs regulators of the facts, and notifies users of how much of their public and private information has been exposed, the company could suffer serious financial and operating consequences.To read this article in full, please click here | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-05 17:00:00 | Five Guys Discloses Data Breach Affecting Employee PII (lien direct) | The September incident exposed names, social security numbers and driver's license numbers | Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-05 15:59:26 | Expert commentary on Five Guys data breach from Steven Wood, OpenText (lien direct) | This morning, news broke that Five Guys has suffered a cyberattack affecting a server containing personally identifiable information of people who applied to work at the restaurant chain.The Comment on the story from Steven Wood, Director, EMEA and APAC at OpenText Security Solutions. - Malware Update | Data Breach | ★ | |
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2023-01-05 13:12:10 | Burger Chain Five Guys Discloses Data Breach Impacting Job Applicants (lien direct) | US burger chain Five Guys has disclosed a data breach impacting job applicants, and the company may be facing a lawsuit over the cybersecurity incident. Five Guys appears to have started informing customers on December 29, when it also notified state authorities about the incident. | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-05 10:55:38 | 235 Million Twitter Users Leaked In Biggest Data Leak (lien direct) | A well-known hacker site allegedly dumped a database containing the email addresses of over 235 million Twitter users and is being sold for roughly $200,000. According to a cyber intelligence company, this data leak has the potential to rank among the greatest ever discovered for the social media platform. Threat actors and data breach hunters […] | Data Breach Threat | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-05 10:38:42 | Expert commentary: Five Guys data breach (lien direct) | The fast food chain Five Guys has experienced a data breach. Cyberattackers broke into a file server and made off with the personally identifiable information (PII) of people who applied to work at the chain. The comment attributed to Timothy Morris, Chief Security Advisor at Tanium - Malware Update | Data Breach | ★ | |
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2023-01-05 09:30:00 | Rail Tech Giant Wabtec Discloses Global Data Breach (lien direct) | Incident thought to stem from 2022 ransomware attack | Ransomware Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-05 08:27:18 | Five Guys Breached: Burger Franchise Suffers Data Compromise (lien direct) | Five Guys Enterprises LLC, a chain of burger restaurants, has reported a data breach that led to the loss of personally identifiable information from job applications. The information was provided in a form letter dated December 29 that was submitted to the Montana Department of Justice. The letter details a security incident that occurred on […] | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-04 22:01:56 | Five Guys Data Breach Puts HR Data Under a Heat Lamp (lien direct) | Job applicants could face a raft of follow-on attacks after cyber intruders accessed their data in an opportunistic attack. | Data Breach | ★ | |
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2023-01-04 15:58:06 | Wabtec breach linked to LockBit ransomware group (lien direct) | Rail and locomotive company Wabtec sent out letters to affected parties about the data breach at the end of the year, and industry analysts told SC Media that such notification lags are unfortunately common in the ransomware space. | Ransomware Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-04 15:19:00 | Attackers use stolen banking data as phishing lure to deploy BitRAT (lien direct) | In a case that highlights how attackers can leverage information from data breaches to enhance their attacks, a group of attackers is using customer information stolen from a Colombian bank in phishing attacks with malicious documents, researchers report. The group, which might have been responsible for the data breach in the first place, is distributing an off-the-shelf Trojan program called BitRAT that has been sold on the underground market since February 2021.Stolen data used to add credibility to future attacks Researchers from security firm Qualys spotted the phishing lures that involved Excel documents with malicious documents but appeared to contain information about real people. Looking more into the information, it appeared the data was taken from a Colombian cooperative bank. After looking at the bank's public web infrastructure, researchers found logs that suggested the sqlmap tool was used to perform an SQL injection attack. They also found database dump files that attackers created.To read this article in full, please click here | Data Breach Tool | ★ | |
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2023-01-03 15:13:35 | Rail giant Wabtec discloses data breach after Lockbit ransomware attack (lien direct) | U.S. rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation has disclosed a data breach that exposed personal and sensitive information. [...] | Ransomware Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2023-01-03 11:00:00 | Five reasons why Cybersecurity training is important in 2023 (lien direct) | The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The digital world is ever-expanding in scope and influence, both in personal and professional matters. In the last few years, business operations have become increasingly dependent on technology, and on employees to use that technology safely. While remote and mobile work have been necessary and useful, they also open the door for cybercriminals to take advantage of lax security measures and employees’ ignorance of best practices. So long as companies are carrying out some or all of their affairs in the digital realm, cybersecurity is easily as important as physical security. As one cybersecurity awareness training guide puts it: “if businesses are to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, security needs to be not only top of mind, but a fluent language.” Some of the most pressing reasons for cybersecurity training are detailed below. 1. Compliance with regulations There are many areas of business operations which are governed by legal or regulatory oversight to protect against various risks inherent to digital activities. These include HIPAA, which outlines rules regarding private health information, PCI SSC, which seeks to strengthen payment account security, and GDPR, which regulates general data privacy. Complying with these regulations is necessary for several reasons, although the dominant motivator for compliance is that the organizations can and will impose fines on businesses that fail to meet standards. It has often been said that a business is only as strong as its weakest link, and nowhere is this truer than in the world of data security. Any one employee can be a liability when it comes to the practices that an enterprise puts in place to protect consumer data as well as their own. When compliance is mandated and the threat of fines is looming, companies must ensure that all of their employees are properly trained and informed on the regulations in place. 2. Protecting enterprise assets Aside from wanting to avoid fines, however, businesses should still attempt to meet these regulatory standards for their own good. While meeting the bare minimum of compliance standards will keep a company out of hot water with regulatory boards, it will not necessarily protect the company itself. According to one report from IBM, the average cost of a data breach is 4.35 million USD. Ensuring that employees are trained in cybersecurity awareness greatly decreases the risk of a data breach occurring, as well as ensuring that employees know how to respond in the event that there is an attack targeting the company’s data. 3. Protecting consumer data Ostensibly protected by the aforementioned regulatory standards, consumer data is still at a huge risk of being obtained, stolen, or leveraged by cybercriminals. An attack that only targets a company’s internal data is dangerous to the company, but an attack that targets consumer data can have far-reaching consequences that affect thousands or millions of people. The responsibility for password complexity and variation, device and website privacy settings, and the amount of data shared can be at least partially placed upon the consumer’s shoulders. But the company must have its own measures in place as well to protect against attacks on customer data. Thorough and effective cybersecurity awareness training will reduce the chances of employee error l | Data Breach Threat Guideline Industrial Prediction | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-03 10:47:26 | Data Breach Involves 13 Million Users Of Maybank, Astro, and EC (lien direct) | Fahmi Fadzil, Malaysian Communications and Digital Minister, has launched an investigation into an alleged significant data breach impacting over 13 million individuals. Fadzil directed the national cyber security to investigate and take legal action if there is a data leak involving the parties involved. Satellite broadcaster Astro and the Election Commission claimed that data from […] | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2022-12-29 15:19:38 | Twitter in data-protection probe after \'400 million\' user details up for sale (lien direct) | Politicians and celebrities are said to be affected but the scale of the data breach is unverified. | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2022-12-29 10:42:45 | Data Breach at Louisiana Healthcare Provider Impacts 270,000 Patients (lien direct) | Southwest Louisiana healthcare provider Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) is informing roughly 270,000 patients that their personal and medical information was compromised in a data breach. | Data Breach Medical | ★★ | |
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2022-12-28 19:53:16 | LastPass Data Breach: It\'s Time to Ditch This Password Manager (lien direct) | The password manager's most recent data breach is so concerning, users need to take immediate steps to protect themselves. | Data Breach | LastPass | ★★ |
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2022-12-28 08:54:26 | Ransomware attack at Louisiana hospital impacts 270,000 patients (lien direct) | The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) is sending out notices of a data breach affecting thousands of people who have received care at one of its medical centers. [...] | Ransomware Data Breach Medical | ★★ | |
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2022-12-27 02:51:41 | Are passwords really as safe as we think? (lien direct) | Passwords are the most basic and common authentication method used to secure access to systems. But the process of using and maintaining secure passwords for numerous platforms can be quite tedious. According to Verizon`s 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report, weak, and re-used passwords resulted in 81% of data breaches. Apart from that, there are many more vulnerabilities and risks related to passwords, passwords are an increasingly unsuitable authentication option. Three main problems with passwords Human behavior and passwords – Many people prefer convenience over security. The usage of... | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2022-12-23 13:02:01 | Data breach hits sports betting firm BetMGM (lien direct) | Data breach hits sports betting firm BetMGM New Jersey-based sports betting operator BetMGM has been impacted by a data breach that resulted in the theft of its customers' personal information, BleepingComputer reports. | Data Breach | ★★★ | |
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2022-12-23 11:48:55 | LastPass Latest Data Breach Exposes Customer Password Vaults (lien direct) | Yet again, password management firm LastPass has announced that they have been hacked for the second time this year. If you recall, in August 2022, they had a data breach that stole a significant amount of customer data, including password vault data that was exposed through brute-forcing or guessing master passwords. The data breach, which […] | Data Breach | LastPass | ★ |
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2022-12-23 10:38:13 | BetMGM Confirms Breach as Hackers Offer to Sell Data of 1.5 Million Customers (lien direct) | MGM Resorts-owned online sports betting company BetMGM confirmed suffering a data breach the same day hackers offered to sell a database containing the information of 1.5 million BetMGM customers. In a statement posted on its website on December 21, BetMGM said “patron records were obtained in an unauthorized manner”. | Data Breach | ★ | |
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2022-12-22 21:07:44 | LastPass Says Password Vault Data Stolen in Data Breach (lien direct) | Password management firm LastPass says the hackers behind an August data breach stole a massive stash of customer data, including password vault data that could be exposed by brute-forcing or guessing master passwords. | Data Breach | LastPass | ★ |
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2022-12-22 17:25:27 | Leading sports betting firm BetMGM discloses data breach (lien direct) | Leading sports betting company BetMGM disclosed a data breach after a threat actor stole personal information belonging to an undisclosed number of customers. [...] | Data Breach Threat Guideline | ★★★★ | |
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2022-12-20 14:59:14 | DraftKings Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of 67,000 Customers (lien direct) | Last week, sports betting company DraftKings revealed that a credential stuffing attack in November exposed the personal information of over 67,000 customers. Credential stuffing attacks involve the use of automated tools to make thousands, if not millions, of attempts to sign into accounts using stolen user and password pairs. These attacks are especially effective when […] | Data Breach | ★ | |
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2022-12-20 14:38:03 | DraftKings Data Breach Impacts Personal Information of 68,000 Customers (lien direct) | Sports betting firm DraftKings says the personal data of 68,000 individuals has been compromised in a recent data breach. The incident, initially disclosed in November, was the result of a credential stuffing attack and not a breach of DraftKings' systems, the company says. | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2022-12-18 11:07:14 | Restaurant CRM platform \'SevenRooms\' confirms breach after data for sale (lien direct) | SevenRooms, a restaurant CRM software and guest manRestaurant customer management platform SevenRooms has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor began selling stolen data on a hacking forum.agement service provider, has admitted it has suffered a data breach, result of a security incident on one of its vendors. [...] | Data Breach Threat | ★★★ | |
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2022-12-16 16:00:00 | Social Blade Confirms Data Breach Exposing PII on the Dark Web (lien direct) | The company confirmed the data does not include any credit card information | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2022-12-16 06:00:00 | Shiseido data breach victims plan legal action over fake companies (lien direct) | The company confirmed the data does not include any credit card information | Data Breach | ★★ | |
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2022-12-15 11:00:00 | Dark Data: What is it? How can you best utilize it? (lien direct) | The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Data continues to be a valuable asset for an organization and plays a crucial role in making operational and strategic business decisions. With the growth of hybrid, private, and multi-cloud models, much of the data is stored on these platforms and becomes vulnerable to malicious activities and potential data leaks. Amid the vast volume of data, some of the data remains unknown, untapped, and unused with an organization's architecture. This dark data is generated by users' daily online interactions between several devices and systems. Dark data might seem like a scary term, but it isn't, though it poses some risks. Since its percentage of data is rising more quickly than organizational data, business organizations are getting concerned about it. Hence, to grasp what dark data is and what issues it signifies, it's essential to understand it from a broader perspective. What Is dark data? Dark data is the type of organizational data whose value is not identified; hence, it can be crucial business data or useless data. A research report published by BigID reveals that 84% of organizations are seriously concerned about dark data. This data consists of the additional information collected and stored during daily business activities. But perhaps to your surprise, the organization may be unaware of the dark data and typically doesn't use it. Dark data tends to be unstructured data that contains sensitive and unclassified information. The research report further reveals that eight out of ten organizations consider unstructured data the most critical to handle and secure. Dark data can be classified as follows: Emails, images, audio, video, and social media posts. Application trials including API caches and encryption keys such as VPN or SSH support. Data stored in overlooked virtual images activated or installed in local or cloud infrastructure. Forgotten unstructured data created on various database engines a long time ago. Customers and the company's employees own data on the desktop and mobile devices. The hidden data file in a file system can be in the form of old pictures, scanned documents, pdf forms, notes on MS Word documents, and signed files. Dark data might seem benign, but it holds most of the organization's information. Thus, it can pose significant security risks if it falls into the wrong hands, like leaking a company's sensitive data and damaging its industry reputation. This is particularly alarming for organisations that do not use a reliable VPN or any other security tools to ensure data privacy and safety. How can you utilize dark data to help your business? Dark data seems challenging to handle and involves lengthy manual processes, but companies need to automate these processes. Technological advancements such as the use of AI have made it easier for companies to explore and process unstructured data. Another important use of dark data is its role in boosting AI-powered solutions. As more and more data exists, the information that AI can analyse to produce even deeper insights. Alongside Artificial Intelligence, you can also use Machine Learning technology to discover untapped and unused data and insights. These insights might help organizations make more informed decisions regarding incoming data. Also, it guides them toward taking practical steps in response to their data. Implementing AI and ML systems needs internal structural changes for businesses, costing organizations a great deal of time and money. H | Data Breach Threat Guideline Prediction | ★★★ |
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