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Twitch hit by data breach, hacker leaks source code – ET CISO

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Bengaluru: Twitch was hit by a data breach, the livestreaming platform owned by Amazon.com Inc. said on Wednesday, without providing further details. An anonymous hacker claimed to have leaked Twitch data, including information related to the company’s source code, clients and unreleased

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87% of Indian cos victims of security breach last year: Report – ET CISO

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New Delhi, At least 87 per cent of Indian respondents said their organisations were victims of security breach in the last year, a report said on Thursday. According to Cloud-enabled security solutions provider Barracuda, companies with staff working predominantly from home had a significantly higher network security breach rate as compared to companies with staff […]

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Data breach in networks of Indonesian ministries and agencies – ET CISO

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New Delhi, A China-based cyber-espionage threat actor has apparently breached the internal networks of at least 10 Indonesian government ministries and agencies, including the computers of Indonesia’s primary intelligence service, the Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN). The revelation of this invasive cyber-espionage attempt comes at a time when the two countries are

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Storing personal, financial information digitally increases risk of data breach: Report – ET CISO

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NEW DELHI: The manner in which people in India store their confidential information comprises major risk of data theft, according to a report. The Per Unisys Security Index 2020 report measures consumers’ concern around personal financial security. In the last few years, incidents of ATM frauds, unauthorised use of debit or credit cards or mobile […]

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Millions of Microsoft-stored data records mistakenly exposed – ET CISO

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Some 38 million records stored on a Microsoft service, including private information, were mistakenly left exposed this year, security firm UpGuard said Monday. The data, including names, addresses, financial information and Covid-19 vaccination statuses, was made vulnerable — but not compromised — before the problem was resolved, according to the digital

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T-Mobile investigating claims of customer data breach – ET CISO

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T-Mobile is investigating a claim on an online forum post which says the personal data of over 100 million users have been breached, the company said. “We are aware of claims made in an underground forum and have been actively investigating their validity. We do not have any additional information to share at this time,” […]

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Data breach costs at their highest in 17 years, IBM Security study shows – ET CISO

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Pune: The average cost of a data breach has risen to a seventeen-year-high of $4.24 million (about Rs 32 crore) in 2021, according to a new study. In India, that figure stands at Rs 16.5 crore. ‘The Cost Of A Data Breach Report’—conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored and analysed by IBM Security—was based on […]

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Retail trading industry targeted with malware attacks; stolen data being sold on Dark Web

securityforumadmin February 25, 2019 0

A Trojan is believed to be circulating among trading firms allowing attackers to steal information on a large scale. Panda Trading Systems, a tech service provider to trading firms found that the malware used was Emotet. With malware campaigns nearly targeting every industry, retail trading firms are no exception. A recent investigation by Panda Trading […]

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Dunn Brothers, Chino Latino and other Minnesota businesses hit by data breach

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The breach occurred between January 3, 2019, and January 24, 2019. North County Business Products, Inc. said that, on January 4, 2019, it became aware of suspicious activity occurring within certain client networks. North Country Business Products, Inc. has announced a data breach that may have impacted hundreds of restaurants and coffee shops operating in […]

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Third batch containing 93 million account credentials stolen from 8 companies put up for sale on the Dark Web

securityforumadmin February 19, 2019 0

Following the second batch of 127 million accounts stolen from 8 companies, the third batch containing 93 million accounts stolen from 8 companies was made available for sale on Dream Market marketplace. Each listing the seller posted in Dream Market was accompanied by a message demanding fair justice for Goerge Duke-Cohan who was arrested and […]