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SYS01stealer: New Threat Using Facebook Ads to Target Critical Infrastructure Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information stealer dubbed SYS01stealer targeting critical government infrastructure employees, manufacturing companies, and other sectors since November 2022. “The threat actors behind the campaign are targeting Facebook business accounts by using Google ads and fake Facebook profiles that promote things like games, adult content, and cracked software, etc. to lure […]

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Breaking the Security “Black Box” in DBs, Data Warehouses and Data Lakes

Security teams typically have great visibility over most areas, for example, the corporate network, endpoints, servers, and cloud infrastructure. They use this visibility to enforce the necessary security and compliance requirements. However, this is not the case when it comes to sensitive data sitting in production or analytic databases, data warehouses or data lakes. Security […]

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Russian Hackers Using Graphiron Malware to Steal Data from Ukraine

A Russia-linked threat actor has been observed deploying a new information-stealing malware in cyber attacks targeting Ukraine. Dubbed Graphiron by Broadcom-owned Symantec, the malware is the handiwork of an espionage group known as Nodaria, which is tracked by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) as UAC-0056. “The malware is written in Go and […]

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Cybercrime (and Security) Predictions for 2023

Threat actors continue to adapt to the latest technologies, practices, and even data privacy laws—and it’s up to organizations to stay one step ahead by implementing strong cybersecurity measures and programs. Here’s a look at how cybercrime will evolve in 2023 and what you can do to secure and protect your organization in the year […]

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Why PCI DSS 4.0 Should Be on Your Radar in 2023

Protecting customer data is critical for any business accepting online payment information. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), created by leading credit card companies, establishes best practices for protecting consumers’ information. By adhering to these standards, businesses can ensure that their customer’s personal and financial information is secure. The PCI DSS security […]

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Overview of Top Mobile Security Threats in 2022

Your smartphone is your daily companion. The chances are that most of our activities rely on them, from ordering food to booking medical appointments. However, the threat landscape always reminds us how vulnerable smartphones can be. Consider the recent discovery by Oversecured, a security startup. These experts observed the dynamic code loading and its potential […]

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Facebook Hit With $18.6 Million GDPR Fine Over 12 Data Breaches in 2018

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Tuesday slapped Facebook and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms a fine of €17 million (~$18.6 million) for a series of security lapses that occurred in violation of the European Union’s GDPR laws in the region. “The DPC found that Meta Platforms failed to have in place appropriate technical and […]

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CaddyWiper: Yet Another Data Wiping Malware Targeting Ukrainian Networks

Two weeks after details emerged about a second data wiper strain delivered in attacks against Ukraine, yet another destructive malware has been detected amid Russia’s continuing military invasion of the country. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET dubbed the third wiper “CaddyWiper,” which it said it first observed on March 14 around 9:38 a.m. UTC. Metadata associated […]

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France Rules That Using Google Analytics Violates GDPR Data Protection Law

French data protection regulators on Thursday found the use of Google Analytics a breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws in the country, almost a month after a similar decision was reached in Austria. To that end, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) ruled that the transatlantic movement of […]

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Microsoft Exchange Bug Exposes ~100,000 Windows Domain Credentials

An unpatched design flaw in the implementation of Microsoft Exchange’s Autodiscover protocol has resulted in the leak of approximately 100,000 login names and passwords for Windows domains worldwide. “This is a severe security issue, since if an attacker can control such domains or has the ability to ‘sniff’ traffic in the same network, they can […]

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Critical Cosmos Database Flaw Affected Thousands of Microsoft Azure Customers

Cloud infrastructure security company Wiz on Thursday revealed details of a now-fixed Azure Cosmos database vulnerability that could have been potentially exploited to grant any Azure user full admin access to other customers’ database instances without any authorization. The flaw, which grants read, write, and delete privileges, has been dubbed “ChaosDB,” with Wiz researchers noting […]

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Why Is There A Surge In Ransomware Attacks?

The U.S. is presently combating two pandemics–coronavirus and ransomware attacks. Both have partially shut down parts of the economy. However, in the case of cybersecurity, lax security measures allow hackers to have an easy way to rake in millions. It’s pretty simple for hackers to gain financially, using malicious software to access and encrypt data […]

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Phony Call Centers Tricking Users Into Installing Ransomware and Data-Stealers

An ongoing malicious campaign that employs phony call centers has been found to trick victims into downloading malware capable of data exfiltration as well as deploying ransomware on infected systems. The attacks — dubbed “BazaCall” — eschew traditional social engineering techniques that rely on rogue URLs and malware-laced documents in favor of a vishing-like method […]

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Data Wiper Malware Disguised As Ransomware Targets Israeli Entities

Researchers on Tuesday disclosed a new espionage campaign that resorts to destructive data-wiping attacks targeting Israeli entities at least since December 2020 that camouflage the malicious activity as ransomware extortions. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne attributed the attacks to a nation-state actor affiliated with Iran it tracks under the moniker “Agrius.” “An analysis of what at first […]

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Can Data Protection Systems Prevent Data At Rest Leakage?

Protection against insider risks works when the process involves controlling the data transfer channels or examining data sources. One approach involves preventing USB flash drives from being copied or sending them over email. The second one concerns preventing leakage or fraud in which an insider accesses files or databases with harmful intentions. What’s the best […]

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Oblivion – Data Leak Checker And OSINT Tool

  Oblivion is a tool focused in real time monitoring of new data leaks, notifying if the credentials of the user has been leak out. It’s possible too verify if any credential of user has been leak out before. The Oblivion have two modes: Oblivion Client: graphical mode. Oblivion Server: mode with API functionalities. NOTE: […]

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Experian South Africa Suffers Data Breach Affecting Millions; Attacker Identified

The South African arm of one of the world’s largest credit check companies Experian yesterday announced a data breach incident that exposed personal information of millions of its customers. While Experian itself didn’t mention the number of affect customers, in a report, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre—an anti-fraud and banking non-profit organization who […]

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When Data Theft Is an Inside Job

From the University of Nebraska in the U.S. to a leading Canadian credit union, and a dustup between Tesla Motors and China’s Alibaba, insider data theft is trending in IT security anxiety. Insider data theft isn’t new, but it’s a growing problem for organizations of all types and sizes. That’s because personal and business data […]

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Greatest Data Protection Fails By Massive Cyber Attack in 2019

Most of us should start to think more carefully about the data that we put online. It is becoming clear that no data we put online can ever be 100% safe, and 2019 had some of the worst data protection breaches yet. WhatsApp Hack Used to Install Spyware Any corporate cybersecurity breach is embarrassing for […]

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What Does GDPR Mean for Your Organization?

GDPR ,or the General Data Prevention Regulation, is a new law that has been enforced by the European Union since May 25, 2018. The goal of this regulation is to update the Data Protection Directive of 1995; this was was enacted before the widespread use of the internet, which has drastically changed the way data […]

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