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What type of data is trending on the dark web?

Fraud guides accounted for nearly half (49%) of the data being sold on the dark web, followed by personal data at 15.6%, according to Terbium Labs. Researchers surveyed three major dark web marketplaces: “The Canadian HeadQuarters”, “Empire Market” and “White House Market,” sorting all data listings into six categories: personal data, payment cards, financial accounts and credentials, non-financial accounts and credentials, fraud guides and fraud tools and templates. Dark web marketplaces mimic big box retailers … More → The post What type of data is trending on the dark web? appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

CyberNow

Password Shaming Isn’t Productive – Passwords Are Scary Business

With the complexity of consumer devices only increasing, contextual security should be a priority for all – a situation which would avoid password shaming.

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15.5.2020

Password Attacks

Phishing techniques: Clone phishing

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15.5.2020

Phishing

Firefox zero day in the wild: patch now!

Mozilla just pushed out an update for its Firefox browser to patch a security hole that was already being exploited in the wild.

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15.5.2020

Unpatched Vulnerabilities

LifeLabs Pays Hackers Who Accessed 15M Customers’ Lab Test Results

The data breach disclosure was met with ire from customers whose lab test results, health card numbers and more were accessed.

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15.5.2020

Illegal Personal Data Processing

Are ransom payers fueling ransomware?

A new CyberEdge Group report uncovered two trends that are stimulating record-setting ransomware attacks: More ransom payers are successfully recovering their data. In 2018, only 49 percent of ransom payers successfully recovered their data. That number rose to 61 percent in 2019. Today, 67 percent of ransom payers have recovered their data. More payments are incentivizing the ransomware industry. In 2018, only 39 percent of ransomware victims actually paid the ransom. In 2019, that number … More → The post Are ransom payers fueling ransomware? appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Some Hackers Take the Ransom and Run: Researchers

Paying off hackers after a ransomware infection could end up being a total loss, according to a study released Thursday which finds some attackers just take the money and run. read more

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Cloud-Based vs. On-Prem IAM

Organizations across the globe are wondering whether identity management has evolved into the battle of cloud-based vs. on-prem IAM. The post Cloud-Based vs. On-Prem IAM appeared first on JumpCloud. The post Cloud-Based vs. On-Prem IAM appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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15.5.2020

Outdated Access Rights

Cybersecurity experts told how to protect yourself when working from home

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15.5.2020

Employee Negligence