Tag : Data Security Breach

Jun 05, 2017 By Arden Rubens | It’s only May, and 2017 is well on its way to set a new cyberattack record. As new statistics show, there have been over 1,200 reported data breaches and around 4,800 discovered vulnerabilities released in the first quarter of this year. So, while this post may focus on the month of May – and some of the hacks and breaches that came with it, including one of the largest cyberattacks of all time – we should brace ourselves for a wild ride as the year continues.  
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May 08, 2017 By Arden Rubens | April showers bring… hacks and breaches? Our list of April cyber-events begins with Dallas residents getting quite the fright as a hacker triggered the city’s emergency sirens. In early April, users of Wonga, a payday loan firm, were alerted about a data breach. The breach is said to affect 245,000 accounts in the UK and an additional 25,000 accounts in Poland. The stolen information includes full names, email addresses, phone numbers, and the last four digits of credit cards.  
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Apr 04, 2017 By Arden Rubens | The month of March in hacks and breaches began strong with discovery of a database containing 1.4B records left exposed by one of the biggest senders of spam. A few days after, WikiLeaks released details on secret CIA hacking tools used to break into computers, mobile devices, and smart TVs.  On the 13th of March, Statistic Canada was breached as hackers exploit a new software bug. Hackers managed to break into the national statistics’ bureau by exploiting a security bug in Apache Struts 2, a software most commonly used in governmental, financial, and retailer websites.
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Mar 05, 2017 By Arden Rubens |
February may be the shortest month, but there definitely was no shortage in hacks and breaches. The month started with a an anonymous hacker single-handedly taking down an entire dark web hosting service with more than 10K Tor-based .onion sites. Then, on February 10th, a security flaw found in WordPress allowed hackers to attack and deface an estimated 1.5M pages.   Later on in February, hackers (masked as “Pro_Mast3r”) defaced one of the Trump Administration’s official fundraising websites in a subdomain takeover. On February 28th, data from connected CloudPets teddy bears was leaked after the database was found unsecured. Over 800K users were found in the database, which also contained recorded kids’ voice messages.
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Feb 08, 2017 By Arden Rubens | The new year started with a whole new collection of hacks and security breaches. On the 4th of January, the known hacker CyberZeist claimed to have hacked the FBI’s website and proved it by leaking personal account information of several FBI agents. The hack happened by the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in the Plone CMS, according to a report by Hacker News. Since, Plone has denied that there was a zero-day vulnerability, yet released a security update on the 17th of January to “patch various vulnerabilities”.  
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Nov 17, 2016 By Arden Rubens | Data security breaches and exploits continuously make headlines as online organizations and applications are under constant attack by cyber criminals. The number of data breaches are increasing drastically year to year putting millions of people at risk of identity theft and fraud. A consequential data breach has the power to wreck company assets while taking down whole organizations by releasing sensitive data and embarrassing emails, so it only makes sense for an organization to take all necessary steps to protect its data. Data breaches can occur from a variety of different scenarios ranging from large scale cyber attacks and hacking techniques to malicious activity within a system as the result of a portable device, system outage or error, and poor or non-existent security policies. That being said, the most common cause of data security breaches is weak or stolen passwords. In fact, according to Verizon’s “2015 Data Breach Investigations Report”, a whopping 76% of network intrusions occurred as a result of weak credentials. Hackers crack passwords with the help of specific tools and techniques or by using malware or phishing attacks. Once the right password is in the wrong hands, it is game over for the company and the user alike.  Here are some keys to help you avoid data breaches.
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Jun 24, 2016 By Sarah Vonnegut | Databases often hold the backbone of an organization; Its’ transactions, customers, employee info, financial data for both the company and its customers, and much more. are all held in databases, often left to the power of a database administrator with no security training. Database security and integrity are essential aspects of an organization’s security posture. Yet where data used to be secured in fire-proof, ax-proof, well-locked filing cabinets, databases offer just a few more risks, and due to their size nowadays, database security issues include a bigger attack surface to a larger number of potentially dangerous users.  
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May 25, 2016 By Paul Curran | How much are cyber attacks costing organizations across the world? Which breaches are the most costly to fix and how prepared are these organizations? Find out in our cyber crime statistics infographic below.
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Mar 14, 2016 By Sharon Solomon | It’s now common knowledge that the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution has infiltrated our homes, cars and offices. But even defense forces are going online, with more and more weaponry being operated remotely with the help of dedicated applications. Unfortunately, this has provided politically and criminally motivated hackers with new targets to manipulate. Is the modern army really prepared to fight off the bad guys? Let’s find out.
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