Nearly 35,000 PayPal user accounts fell victim to a recent credential-stuffing attack that exposed personal data likely to be used to fuel additional, follow-on attacks. PayPal submitted a breach disclosure that revealed that the attack began on Dec. 6, 2022 and continued until it was discovered on Dec. 20, 2002. As a result, the names, …
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Share this… Sudo is one of the most essential, powerful, and often used tools that comes as a core command pre-installed on macOS and practically every other UNIX or Linux-based operating system. It is also one of the programs that comes pre-installed as a core command. A system administrator has the ability to delegate authority …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Email security risks are increasing at an alarming pace. Inadequate email security is one of the greatest dangers for organizations worldwide. How can you prepare your organization for the email security risks of 2023? In this article, we review email security snafus, tips and strategies that you can apply right away. 15 email …
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Recently, we announced that 1Password Business customers will soon be able to unlock 1Password with Okta. Since then, we’ve spoken with many of you who are eager for more of the technical details – and we’re happy to oblige! We love a good deep dive, so let’s talk about some of the thinking behind our …
Most apps track you – not just when you use the app, but oftentimes also silently in the background. Whether you are using games, weather, fitness or social apps, it’s likely that these apps send data to data brokers, or even to Google, Facebook and other tech giants. While this should be no news, the …
Staying compliant with data privacy laws is challenging given the patchwork nature of these various regulations. This post discusses five recent U.S. data privacy laws taking effect this year, and considerations your business should make in order to stay compliant.Read more
Why Your TLS Connection May Not be as Secure as You Think The Transport Layer Security (TLS) cryptographic protocol is the backbone of encryption on the Internet. It prevents eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery between two communicating network endpoints. TLS secures many types of Internet communication, including web browsing, email, instant messaging, and voice over …
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Most apps track you – not just when you use the app, but oftentimes also silently in the background. Whether you are using games, weather, fitness or social apps, it’s likely that these apps send data to data brokers, or even to Google, Facebook and other tech giants. While this should be no news, the …
The personal information of 35,000 PayPal users was exposed in December, according to a notification letter sent to the online payment company’s customers this week. PayPal attributed this privacy breach to “unauthorized parties,” who accessed accounts using customer login credentials. That is to say, whoever got into the accounts had found out or guessed their …
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Arcserve UDP 9.0 is a single platform, centrally managed backup and disaster recovery solution that future-proofs data infrastructure.Read more
Written by Tonya Riley Jan 19, 2023 | CYBERSCOOP The telecom giant T-Mobile, which has suffered several massive data breaches in recent years, disclosed in a financial filing Thursday that the company is investigating another breach that impacted as many as 37 million users. A malicious actor was able to gain access to an internal …
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Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Evidence Suggests Victims Ponied Up 40% Less in Ransom Payments, Researchers Say Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 19, 2023   Image: Chainalysis, based on latest available blockchain intelligence The total amount of ransom payments being sent by victims to ransomware groups appears to have taken a big …
Victims’ Known Ransom Payments to Ransomware Groups Decline Read More »
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Playful Taurus, Also Known as Vixen Panda, Is Using New Turian Backdoor Variant Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • January 19, 2023   Image: Information Security Media Group Cybersecurity researchers say a Chinese advanced persistent threat group is responsible for targeting Iranian government organizations between July and …
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T-Mobile on Thursday said it’s been hit by another data breach, this time impacting approximately 37 million customers. The wireless carrier said a bad actor obtained basic customer information — like names, account numbers and billing addresses — but did not access any sensitive customer information such as government ID numbers or payment card information. …
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PayPal claims that this was not a result of a breach in its systems, since no evidence suggests that the user credentials were obtained directly from them. On Thursday, January 19th, 2023, PayPal began contacting nearly 35,000 users with a data breach notification, explaining that their accounts had been hacked between December 6th and 8th, …
Hornetsecurity has appointed Irvin Shillingford to run its Northern European regional team. Shillingford brings more than 30 years’ experience of growing cyber and software solutions at key businesses. He has held several senior leadership roles running business development teams while successfully leveraging the channel to reach mutual growth goals. His experience will help to extend …
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An attack chain exploiting misconfigurations and weak security controls in a common Azure service is highlighting how lack of visibility impacts the security of cloud platforms. The “EmojiDeploy” attack chain could allow a threat actor to run arbitrary code with the permission of the Web server, steal or delete sensitive data, and compromise a targeted …
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Written by Christian Vasquez Jan 19, 2023 | CYBERSCOOP The Government Accountability Office said Thursday that U.S. federal departments have implemented just 40% of the cybersecurity recommendations the watchdog agency has issued since 2010. The lethargic pace in which government agencies put in place cybersecurity precautions and best practices underlines the need for the Biden …
Using a password manager is a great way to protect your personal or business data and accounts. Password management software makes it easy to use complex and varied passwords for all of your accounts without having to remember or store them all in a format that’s easily hacked. SEE: Mobile Device Security Policy (TechRepublic Premium) …
Dashlane vs 1Password: Which password manager should you use in 2023? Read More »
By Carolina Bolado (January 19, 2023, 11:02 PM EST) — A Florida federal judge on Thursday sanctioned former President Donald Trump and his lead attorney Alina Habba nearly $1 million in Trump’s racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton for what the judge called a “pattern of misuse of the courts.”… Read more
Forter, the trust platform for digital commerce, has announced the acquisition of Immue, a bot detection company based in Tel Aviv, Israel.Read more
Radware has issued a threat advisory about a for-profit threat group from China known as the 8220 Gang, who has emerged in the New Year targeting public cloud environments.Read more
Jumio has announced the record-breaking close to a successful 2022 in which the company became the first identity company to clear over $200M in bookings.Read more
Share this… After a credential stuffing attack on December 6, which gave hackers access to names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, individual tax identification numbers, and dates of birth, PayPal is in the process of mailing breach notification letters to almost 35,000 of its customers. The breach, which took place between December 6 and December 8, …
If you’re like most people, you may become overwhelmed by the number of passwords that you’ve created and need to use in your everyday life. Particularly in a professional setting, password requirements for different business applications and platforms might mean you’re keeping track of dozens of different credentials at a time. SEE: Mobile Device Security …
Bitwarden vs LastPass (2023): Which password manager is better for you? Read More »
By Allison Grande (January 19, 2023, 10:34 PM EST) — Ireland’s data protection regulator has hit WhatsApp with a €5.5 million ($6.0 million) penalty for unlawfully processing users’ personal data for service and security enhancements, on the heels of fellow Meta subsidiaries Facebook and Instagram being fined €390 million for their targeted advertising practices…. Read …
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The amount of money paid to ransomware attackers dropped significantly in 2022, and not because the number of attacks fell. It’s that more victims are refusing to pay the ransoms, blockchain research firm Chainalysis said in a report Thursday. They estimate that since 2019, victim payment rates have fallen from 76 percent to just 41 …
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In 2002, the Oakland A’s were the first team to apply data analytics to baseball. They pioneered ways to identify hidden value and to maximize Return on Investment (ROI) when evaluating and investing in baseball talent. Despite competing against teams with budgets up to three times greater than their own, they set a record for …
