Hackers
Hackers Targeting Freight Operators to Steal Cargo: Proofpoint
Jeffrey Burt | | cargo theft, cyber security for transportation, Hackers, Organized Crime, Proofpoint Emerging Threats, transportation and logistics industry
Threat actors are working with organized crime groups to target freight operators and transportation companies, infiltrate their systems through RMM software, and steal cargo, which they then sell online or ship to ...
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Best of Shared Security (2020) History Repeats Itself: Cybersecurity Challenges that Still Haunt Us
Tom Eston | | 2020, ad-blocking, Cyber Security, cyber threat, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, ddos, Digital Privacy, Election Security, Episodes, foreign interference, Google Chrome, Hackers, History Repeats Itself, Information Security, Infosec, Microsoft, Phishing, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, Ransomware, remote learning, Schools, Script Kitties, security, Security Tools, technology, US election, Weekly Edition
In this “best of” episode of the Shared Security Podcast, we revisit a discussion from September 2020 that’s just as relevant today as it was then. First, we cover how ransomware attacks ...
Cognizant Agents Gave Hackers Passwords, Clorox Says in Lawsuit
Clorox is suing Cognizant for $380 million, saying the IT services provider's service desk put in place to protect the multinational company from cyber risks in 2023 gave hackers password resets and ...
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‘IntelBroker’ Hacker Arrested for Wave of High-Profile Data Breaches
Kai West, a 25-year-old British citizen, is accused of being the notorious "IntelBroker" hacker, who with co-conspirators attached dozens of major companies, stealing data and offering it for sale on the underground ...
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Hacktivists Strike Within Minutes of Israel Missile Attacks on Iran Nuclear Sites
The cyber domain is a primary theater in the Israel-Iran conflict. Organizations across Israel must be aware and brace for a wave of sophisticated and ideologically driven cyberattacks ...
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How Your Digital Footprint Fuels Cyberattacks — and What to Do About It
Hackers are exploiting the digital breadcrumbs — your personally identifiable information (PII) — that you leave behind daily to launch their cyber attacks ...
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Health Care Data of Almost 1 Million ConnectOnCall User Exposed
A hack of health care services provider ConnectOnCall exposed the sensitive data of more than 914,000 users, the latest proof point of the growing interest threat actors have in targeting hospitals and ...
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Attackers Can Find New APIs in 29 Seconds: Wallarm
Cybersecurity vendor Wallarm, using a honeypot, found that hackers can discover new APIs in 29 seconds and that APIs are now more targeted than web applications, highlighting the need to put a ...
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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 09/13/24
Insight #1 Where should a CISO focus — on immediate threats, or on long-term security? The answer is “both.” A comprehensive cybersecurity strategy necessitates that CISOs allocate resources and planning for both ...
The Inefficiency of People-Search Removal Tools, Massive Data Breach Impacting U.S. Citizens
Tom Eston | | Confidently, Consumer Reports, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data breach, Data Privacy, DeleteMe, Digital Privacy, EasyOptOuts, Episodes, Hackers, idx, Information Security, Infosec, Kanary, Optery, People Search, People-Search Removal Tool, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, Privacy Law, privacy laws, ReputationDefender, security, social security number, ssn, technology, US Privacy Law, Weekly Edition
In episode 342, we discuss the effectiveness of people-search removal tools like DeleteMe and Reputation Defender, based on a study by Consumer Reports. We also cover how almost every American’s social security ...

