There are leaks and then there are leaks. Hundreds of thousands of people who shared houses via Roomster might want to say a mental “Thank you” to the researcher known as @JayeLTee, who discovered a long-standing data leak and took steps to get it secured. As JayeLTee relates, he first spotted the misconfigured server in…
A fake proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a recent LDAP vulnerability distributes information stealer malware. The post Infostealer Masquerades as PoC Code Targeting Recent LDAP Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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The threat actor known as 0mid16B contacted DataBreaches this morning to alert this site to a breach involving a U.K. photo business, DEphoto (DEphoto[.]biz). DEphoto is an established business for school, sports, club, and event photography. According to 0mid16B, they attacked DEphoto on December 25, and acquired the personal information of 555,952 customers, 429,597 orders…
Bill Toulas reports: The Clop ransomware gang started to extort victims of its Cleo data theft attacks and announced on its dark web portal that 66 companies have 48 hours to respond to the demands. The cybercriminals announced that they are contacting those companies directly to provide links to a secure chat channel for conducting ransom payment negotiations….
Cybersecurity reporting is a critical yet often overlooked opportunity for service providers managing cybersecurity for their clients, and specifically for virtual Chief Information Security Officers (vCISOs). While reporting is seen as a requirement for tracking cybersecurity progress, it often becomes bogged down with technical jargon, complex data, and disconnected spreadsheets that fail to
Since no technical means have been found to curtail criminal extortion through prevention or attack, the new proposal is to eliminate its profitability. The post UK Considers Banning Ransomware Payment by Public Sector and CNI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
