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Data loss, Threats & Malware

1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events

March 20, 2024

Via: Help Net Security

Data loss is a problem stemming from the interaction between humans and machines, and ‘careless users’ are much more likely to cause those incidents than compromised or misconfigured systems, according to Proofpoint. While organizations are investing in ​Data Loss Prevention […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Hundreds of network operators’ credentials found circulating in Dark Web

January 30, 2024

Via: Security Affairs

Resecurity conducted a thorough scan of the Dark Web and identified over 1,572 compromised customers of RIPE, Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), and the Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Center (LACNIC), resulting from […]


Privacy protection, Security

Uncle Sam tells hospitals: Meet security standards or no federal dollars for you

January 10, 2024

Via: The Register

US hospitals will be required to meet basic cybersecurity standards before receiving federal funding, according to rules the White House is expected to propose in the next few weeks. This comes as hospitals and health clinics nationwide continue to be […]


Privacy protection, Security

Data loss prevention isn’t rocket science, but NASA hasn’t made it work in Microsoft 365

December 21, 2023

Via: The Register

NASA’s Office of Inspector General has run its eye over the aerospace agency’s privacy regime and found plenty to like – but improvements are needed. In an audit [PDF] published Tuesday, the OIG found NASA has a “comprehensive privacy program […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

2.M patents infected with data loss in Norton Healthcare ransomware outbreak

December 11, 2023

Via: The Register

Norton Healthcare, which runs eight hospitals and more than 30 clinics in Kentucky and Indiana, has admitted crooks may have stolen 2.5 million people’s most sensitive data during a ransomware attack in May. During the intrusion, the criminals accessed names, […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Misconfigured WBSC server leaks thousands of passports

September 29, 2023

Via: Security Affairs

On June 5th, our researchers discovered a misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) bucket storing nearly 48,000 files. A bucket is a container for storing data within AWS’s cloud storage system. The misconfiguration exposed the repository’s contents. According to our team, […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Leaked Algolia API Keys Exposed Data of Millions of Users

November 22, 2022

Via: Security Week

Organizations can use Algolia’s API to incorporate into their applications functions such as search, discovery, and recommendations. The API is used by over 11,000 companies, including Lacoste, Slack, Medium, and Zendesk. CloudSEK says it has identified 1,550 applications that leaked […]


Application security, Security

Research Reveals Microsoft Teams Security and Backup Flaws, With Over Half of Users Sharing Business-Critical Information on the Platform

October 6, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

Leading cybersecurity software provider Hornetsecurity has found an urgent need for greater backup for Microsoft Teams, with nearly half of users (45%) sending confidential and critical information frequently via the platform. Research commissioned by the company highlights the often-overlooked need […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Hacker stole the records of 5.4 million Twitter users

August 18, 2022

Via: Panda Security

A hacker attack hit Twitter after an unknown individual managed to steal the records (emails and phone numbers) of approximately 5.4 million Twitter users. The issue with Twitter’s cyber security was reported via a bug bounty portal in January 2022, […]


Data loss, Hacker, Threats & Malware

Hacker claims access to Shanghai Covid app, threatens to sell data on millions of users

August 15, 2022

Via: TechRadar

A hacker claims to have breached Shanghai’s Covid app and stolen the personal user data found there According to a Reuters report, a cybercriminal going by the name XJP took to the hacker forum Breach Forums, to advertise a database […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Dealing with threats and preventing sensitive data loss

July 11, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

Recently, Normalyze, a data-first cloud security platform, came out of stealth with $22.2M in Series A funding. This was the perfect time to catch up with co-founder and CEO Amer Deeba. In this interview with Help Net Security, he talks […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Imagination is key to effective data loss prevention

July 7, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

Security teams have a challenging job. They must manage an ever-expanding attack surface and protect huge volumes of data from bad actors who are constantly evolving their attack techniques. Research suggests roughly 21 billion devices could be connected to the […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Alleged Chinese Police Database Hack Leaks Data of 1 Billion

July 6, 2022

Via: Security Week

In a post on the online hacking forum Breach Forums last week, someone using the handle “ChinaDan” offered to sell nearly 24 terabytes (24 TB) of data including what they claimed was information on 1 billion people and “several billion […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

Supply Chain Attack Deploys Hundreds of Malicious NPM Modules to Steal Data

July 5, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

A routine scan of the NPM open source code repository in April turned up several packages using a JavaScript obfuscator to hide their true function. After further investigation, analysts with ReversingLabs reported they have uncovered a campaign dating back at […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Hacker Claims Major Chinese Citizens’ Data Theft

July 5, 2022

Via: Security Week

A sample of 750,000 entries posted online by the hacker showed citizens’ names, mobile phone numbers, national ID numbers, addresses, birthdays and police reports they had filed. AFP and cybersecurity experts have verified some of the citizen data in the […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

RansomHouse claims to have stolen at least 450GB of AMD’s data

June 30, 2022

Via: Malwarebytes

AMD is investigating the claim that the RansomHouse extortion group has its hands on more than 450GB of the company’s data.AMD’s breach revelation came to light after RansomHouse teased on Telegram about selling data belonging to a popular ‘three-letter company […]


Cyber-crime, Data loss, Identity theft, Threats & Malware

The FBI has busted a major online criminal database selling millions of user details

June 8, 2022

Via: TechRadar

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken down an underground marketplace that was used to sell personally identifiable information on US citizens. Together with the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the police force of […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Personal Information of Over 30,000 Students Exposed in Unprotected Database

June 6, 2022

Via: Security Week

The server, the researchers say, was left connected to the Internet and did not require a password to allow access to the data within. Thus, it exposed more than one million records representing the personally identifiable information (PII) of 30,000 […]


Hacker, Threats & Malware

Anonymous hacked other Russian organizations, some of the breaches could be severe

April 20, 2022

Via: Security Affairs

Anonymous and groups linked to the famous collective continues to target Russian organizations, the hacktivist are breaching their systems and leak stolen data online. Below the organizations breached in the last three days, since my previous update: Tendertech is a […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Red Cross Appeals to Hackers After Major Cyberattack

January 20, 2022

Via: Security Week

Hackers seized ICRC data of more than 515,000 vulnerable people, including people who have fled conflict and others in detention, the Geneva-based organization said this week. It was not immediately clear who was behind the breach, but on Thursday the […]