SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2023

According to a CID press release : " Service members across the military have reported receiving smartwatches unsolicited in the mail. In this economy, no one is sending out free gadgets for funsies, so the arrival of an unexpected package should raise suspicions and warrant investigation into the authenticity or identity of the sender.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 26, 2022

Today’s consumers crave a seamless and effortless experience from the second they enter a webstore or open their banking app, and that experience includes logging in. In 2022, digital CX is focused on making every part of the customer’s path smooth and fast: smoother product searches, speedy bank transfers and nearly invisible logins.

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The Verge

APRIL 29, 2021

Scammers are hacking into the accounts of Target gig workers and draining their bank accounts, Motherboard reports. Other shoppers had two-factor authentication set up but were deceived into reading the codes to scammers who called them on the phone. The company employs about 300,000 contract shoppers in the United States.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 2, 2024

The MRC 2023 Global E-commerce Payments and Fraud report revealed that almost half the merchants surveyed (46%) aimed primarily at reducing fraud and chargebacks. From e-commerce and online banking to subscription services and digital marketplaces, the demand for secure online payments has never been higher.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Access to just about everything I wasn’t already logged into on my computer was dependent on access to my phone, with my mobile-device-only password manager and multifactor authentication apps and text messages. Would it even be possible to log in, since my passwords and authentication tools were only on the phone? “I

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

These attackers have criminal intent, as they'll lure in victims by claiming to be a friend, family member, bank, or other well-known companies and websites. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic.

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Vox

MAY 6, 2021

Authenticator apps like Google Authenticator might seem intimidating, but they’re easy to use and safer than texts. If you’re using texts for two-factor authentication, it’s time to change to an app. And you always use two-factor authentication, or 2FA. How to choose and use an authenticator app.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2021

There’s a newly discovered attack on SMS messaging that’s almost invisible to victims, and seemingly sanctioned by the telecom industry, uncovered in a report by Motherboard. Joseph Cox, the Motherboard reporter, had someone successfully carry out the attack on his number, and it only cost the attacker $16.

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Galido

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Perhaps not surprisingly, banks, insurance companies, and other financial-service firms are 300 times more likely to suffer from a cyber-attack than other industries. In 2018, this sector reported a whopping 819 incidents, and that figure looks set to rise for 2019 once the statistics are released. First American Financial Corp.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Merry and bright Keeping an eye on your bank statements Your first line of defense against identity theft and fraud is to pay close attention to your financial records, like bank statements and credit card transactions. Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) for any account that allows it.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 6, 2023

Several economists, a bank president, and a couple of reporters walk into a bar. The bank president wails, “ Economic hurricane.” The reporters keen about “ gut-churning feelings of helplessness ” and “a world of confusion.” Sitting in a booth with his hard-working direct reports, the chief information officer sighs.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The heavily redacted screenshots show that hackers had access to buttons labeled “Disable MFA” (multi-factor authentication) and “Add to Trusted Device Email Code Whitelist,” along with information about what devices were logged into the account, and the ACH bank transfers the user had done. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Exploring the Postmeds Inc data breach aftermath The aftermath of the Postmeds Inc data breach saw the company promptly informing its clientele and legal authorities, with notifications sent out on October 30 and a formal report made to the Texas Attorney General on October 31. Postmeds Inc. Early detection is key to minimizing damage.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Background: At the Feb 2017 RSA conference, Ed Skoudis of SANS reported over 150 families of crypto ransomware were in the wild and evolving. SonicWall reported a 167 percent increase in ransomware attacks from 3.8 million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016. Other researchers estimated economic payoff to criminals at $1 billion in 2016.

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Vox

JUNE 29, 2022

She blocked her friend’s account, changed her password, and enabled two-factor authentication. “I Many people who get scammed believe this, which is why the vast majority of them will never report it: Either they don’t know they were scammed or they’re ashamed to admit that it happened to them. She shouldn’t have. Use these safeguards.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

And it may have all started with a phone call, if reports citing the hackers themselves are to be believed. For the next several days, reports said everything from hotel room digital keys to slot machines weren’t working. ALPHV/BlackCat is denying parts of these reports, especially the slot machine hacking attempt.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Cell service provider Visible has confirmed customer reports of attackers accessing and changing user accounts, and it has said that the breaches were carried out using usernames and passwords from “outside sources.” Image: Visible. Reminder: Visible will never call & ask for your password, secret questions or account PINs.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

Multi-factor authentication would have likely prevented most, if not all, of these paychecks from being rerouted by preventing the attacker from logging into the employee account. Cybercriminals spend a lot of time making 'lookalike' sites appear authentic so that users are tricked into entering login credentials.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Phishing attempts come via email where scammers use different social engineering tactics to pose as a reputable sender like the IRS, your bank or brokerage firm. When successful, these phishing scammers can gain access to important accounts such as your email or bank accounts and can result in identity theft, financial loss, or both.".

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 12, 2022

According to a survey by Telus International, over 70% of Americans plan to continue shopping, banking and engaging in e-health and wellness activities [1]. Providing a passwordless authentication experience leveraging WebAuthn and FIDO can solve both problems, giving organizations the win-win solution they need to remain competitive.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Here’s what’s going on: Go SMS Pro uploads every media file you send to the internet and makes those files accessible with a URL, according to a report by Trustwave. Here’s what’s going on: Go SMS Pro uploads every media file you send to the internet and makes those files accessible with a URL, according to a report by Trustwave.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersource, Visa’s global payment and fraud management platform, enables travelers to make payments using cards issued by banks and other financial institutions. Global and domestic credit, debit and prepaid cards.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

The 17-page report has a wealth of information, including the impact of stealers, the lifecycle of a stealer, the workflow of a stealer, and statistics around the stealers trending in 2023. This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 31, 2023

Web applications have become an integral part of our daily lives, facilitating everything from online banking to social networking. Understanding IDOR vulnerabilities IDOR vulnerabilities occur when web apps allow direct access to objects, such as database records, based on identifiers without proper authentication and authorization checks.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 28, 2023

The emails in the campaign purported to be from Microsoft, and they claimed that the recipient needed to update their account security settings or activate two-factor authentication (2FA)/multi-factor authentication (MFA) within 72 hours. Report it as a phish, delete, or ignore.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2021

Wired has published an in-depth feature on the 2011 hack of security company RSA, in which hackers stole the so-called “crown jewels of cybersecurity,” the secret keys forming a “crucial ingredient” of its SecurID two-factor authentication devices.

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Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The INL data breach 2023 targeted INL’s Human Resources application, compromising extensive employee data, including sensitive information like social security numbers, banking details, addresses, and more. Consider freezing credit reports and changing passwords, especially if personal information is exposed.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The FBI is tracking many reports that indicate the use of botnet credential stuffing. A mid-sized financial institution reported its online banking platform received a "constant barrage" of login attempts using a variety of credential pairs, indicating that the attack was using bots.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From there, the hackers can change passwords and add security keys or two-factor authentication, and usually, they proceed to commit a crime. They can also purchase new bank accounts via Telegram and use cryptocurrency for quick and easy transfers, which makes it easier for them to stay under the radar.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2022

In a recent survey of 1,500 global executives, about three in four executives (78%) cite technology as critical for their future sustainability efforts, attesting that it helps transform operations, socialize their initiatives more broadly, and measure and report on the impact of their efforts.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Last year, the company faced criticism for credential stuffing attacks that bypassed two-factor authentication, compromising accounts and fueling cryptocurrency exchange fraud. While the full extent of stolen data at Comcast Xfinity data breach 2023 remains under investigation, confirmed breaches include: 35.8

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It’s being reported that a group called Mogilevich may have gotten their hands on a bunch of sensitive data, like emails , passwords , and even the code used to make Epic’s games. Beyond acquiring source code and an assortment of additional data, reports suggest that personal information was also compromised.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“As of the date of this Report, we believe that the threat actor, who we suspect to be a cybercrime group, accessed Company administrative and user data from certain information technology systems and a small percentage of Company user accounts associated with employees and contractors,” Prudential stated in the SEC document.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Compared to older generations, younger generations have reported higher rates of victimization in phishing, identity theft, romance scams, and cyberbullying. Older Americans also date, shop, bank, and socialize online. million in 2017. In 2022, they lost $210 million. It’d also be extremely frustrating for many users.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 6, 2024

Houser LLP reported the compromise of sensitive data, which encompassed names alongside potentially exposed information such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, individual tax identification numbers, financial account details, and medical information.

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2022

Screenshots of the hacked data, originally posted by Lapsus$ and shared on Twitter by security researcher Dominic Alvieri, appeared to show folders bearing the names of a range of global businesses: among them were delivery and logistics company DHL, US cable network C-Span, and French bank BNP Paribas.

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