All posts in data theft
24 Aug, 2023
Cloud Security, CXO, Cybersecurity, data theft, Hackers, Healthcare, IT, IT Policies, Ransomware, Security, Security News
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A new study by Critical Insight shows that cybersecurity attacks in the health care sector are hitting more individuals and finding vulnerabilities in third-party partners. Image: Momius/Adobe Stock In 2021, a World Economic Forum blog examined the COVID-era spike in health care sector cyber attacks, noting the over 10 million . . . Read more
17 Mar, 2023
access management, Credential Theft, CXO, Cybersecurity, data risks, data theft, Insider threats, Security, Security News, Zero Trust
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Some 12% of employees take customer details, health records, sales contracts and other confidential data when leaving a company, according to DTEX. Image: Feodora/Adobe Stock A former employee could try to sell account credentials from their previous employer over the dark web. A current employee could record a confidential presentation . . . Read more
17 Mar, 2023
access management, Credential Theft, CXO, Cybersecurity, data risks, data theft, Insider threats, Security, Security News, Zero Trust
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Some 12% of employees take customer details, health records, sales contracts and other confidential data when leaving a company, according to DTEX. Image: Feodora/Adobe Stock A former employee could try to sell account credentials from their previous employer over the dark web. A current employee could record a confidential presentation . . . Read more

The SYS01 infection chain uses DLL sideloading to steal information. Learn how to protect your business from this cybersecurity threat. Image: SomYuZu/Adobe Stock Morphisec, a security solution provider based in Israel, has reported that an advanced information stealer malware dubbed SYS01 is aimed at stealing access to Facebook business accounts . . . Read more

Undercover Austrian “controlled data buy” leads to Amsterdam arrest and ongoing investigation. Suspect is said to steal and sell all sorts of data, including medical records.
07 Jun, 2022
data theft, mdr, MTR, Phishing, Privacy, Ransomware, Security leadership, Security News, threat response, Vulnerability
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Here’s how 144 recent attacks actually went down in real life. Don’t let this happen to you!
05 Jan, 2021
apex laboratory, blood testing, Breach, data exfiltration, data theft, double extortion, Healthcare, Malware, patient data, Ransomware, Security News
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Apex Laboratory patient data was lifted and posted on a leak site. Apex Laboratory, which provides blood work at home for patients in New York City, Long Island and South Florida, has been hit with a ransomware attack that also resulted in patient data being stolen. Though the company just . . . Read more
23 Dec, 2020
Amazon Alexa, amazon echo, Connected devices, Cybersecurity, data theft, digital home assistant, digital smart home, eavesdrop, IoT, Researchers, secret recording, Security News, security research, sensitive information, smartphone, university of cambridge
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Research shows that microphones on digital assistants are sensitive enough to record what someone is typing on a smartphone to steal PINs and other sensitive info. The potential for digital-home assistants like Amazon Alexa to infringe on user privacy by making and saving voice recordings of them is already widely . . . Read more
07 Dec, 2020
COVID-19, Critical Infrastructure, cyberattack, data theft, eBook, Healthcare, HIPPA, Hospital, IoT, Malware, patient data privacy, Ransomware Attack, Security, Security News, UVM health network, Vulnerabilities
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As hackers put a bullseye on healthcare, Threatpost spotlights how hospitals, researchers and patients have been affected and how the sector is bolstering their cyber defenses.
07 Dec, 2020
barnes & noble, Brazil, Breach, Clop, conti, Dark Web, data leak, data theft, Defray 777, egregor, Embraer, Hacks, Kmart, leak site, Malware, RansomExx, Ransomware, Security News, Translink, ZDNET
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The group published files stolen from the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer in a ransomware attack last month. Hackers have dumped sensitive company data that was stolen during a ransomware attack last month on aircraft manufacturer Embraer. The compromised data appeared on a new dark web site created to publish leaked information, . . . Read more