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Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses

September 18, 2019 0 Comments BEC, data loss, Database, ecuador, government data, Government security, julian assange, leak, novaestrat, novastratech, phishing, PII, security threats, vpnMentor

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:21:46 +0000

Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oulqmkZ0WNw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Robocalls now flooding US phones with 200m calls per day

September 17, 2019 0 Comments caller id, data loss, legislation, Mobile, neighbor spoofing, nuisance calls, phishing, robocalling, robocalls, security threats, shaken/stir, snowshoe spamming, spoofing, telemarketing, vishing, voip

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:24:15 +0000

According to a new report, nearly 30% of all US calls placed in the first half of 2019 were garbage, as in, nuisance, scam or fraud calls.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UDmV3nOCTag” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Teen music hacker arrested in UK for stealing bands’ unreleased music

September 17, 2019 0 Comments cloud storage, data loss, Hacking, Law & order, london, music, phishing, pipcu, police intellectual property crime unit, streaming

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:36:10 +0000

If he’s guilty, he’ll face the music. Heh.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AZwjoKbVLpA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Botnet, botnets, downloader, emotet, information stealer, malicious email, malspam, phishing, Ryuk ransomware, Spam, spear phishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:04:53 +0000

After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.

Categories:

Botnets

Tags: botnet botnets downloader emotet information stealer malicious email malspam phishing Ryuk ransomware spam spear phishing trickbot

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (September 9 – 15)

September 16, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, infosec, malware, Mobile, phishing, social network, weekly roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:35:21 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 9–15, including locking down AWS, mobile malware, phishing threats, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security infosec malware Mobile phishing social network weekly roundup

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Security Sophos

Fin7 sysadmin pleads guilty to running IT for billion-dollar crime syndicate

September 13, 2019 0 Comments admin, breach, Carbanak Group, Combi Security, data loss, Fedir Hladyr, Fin7, hipchat, Joker Stash, Law & order, malware, Navigator Group, pen testing, penetration testing, phishing, POS systems, Social engineering, sysadmin, systems administrator, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:17:07 +0000

Fedir Oleksiyovich Hladyr is the first member of the infamous cybercrime network to be found guilty of hacking-related crimes in a US court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DC2ee9v8THo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome bumps ineffective EV certificates off the omnibar

September 10, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, chrome, chromium, EV badge, EV certificate, Extended Validation badge, Extended Validation certificate, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Mozilla, phishing, Safari, security threats, TSL, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:40:23 +0000

Ever notice a missing company name next to the URL address bar? Ever change behavior because of it? Likely not, so bye-bye, useless badge.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WxAmoP9NPKQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Microsoft Security

Automated incident response in Office 365 ATP now generally available

September 9, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft Cloud App Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Office 365 Security, phishing, Threat protection

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:00:37 +0000

Powerful automation capabilities help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of investigating and responding to Office 365 alerts.

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MalwareBytes Security

When corporate communications look like a phish

September 9, 2019 0 Comments anti-phishing, BEC, Business, business email compromise, corporate communications, email communications, emails, phishing, phishing training, training and awareness program

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:36:11 +0000

Before organizations engage in gnashing of teeth over the “ignorant user” and the cost of training, think about how much email users encounter and whether corporate communications look like phishes themselves.

Categories:

Business

Tags: anti-phishing bec Business Email Compromise corporate communications email communications emails phishing phishing training training and awareness program

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Cybersquatting and Typosquatting victimizing innocent customers and brands

August 28, 2019 0 Comments Cyber crime, Hacktivism, phishing, Tech Terms

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:27:10 +0000

The rapid shift of brands towards online platforms and ecommerce portals, has opened the gates for cyber threats like Phishing, Cybersquatting and Typosquatting. In fact, every entity with an online presence today, feels burdened by the fear of compromising their brand reputation, in the face of these ubiquitous cyber threats….