Data Privacy - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/blogs/data-privacy/ The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Data Privacy - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/blogs/data-privacy/ 32 32 133346385 KeePass Malicious Ads: Google Goof Permits Punycode Attacks Again https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/keepass-malicious-ads-punycode-richixbw/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:10:39 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1993030 ķ≠k

Mote below k: Not only malvertising, but also “verified by Google.”

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U.S. Seizes Money, Domains Involved In North Korea IT Worker Scam https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/u-s-seizes-money-domains-involved-in-north-korea-it-worker-scam/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:53:52 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1993033 North Korea IT worker scam

U.S. law enforcement agencies over the past year seized 17 web domains and almost $1.5 million as part of an ongoing effort to shut down a North Korean program to plant IT workers from the country in organizations around the world to steal money and information. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) this week announced the..

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How Digital Forensics Can Investigate the Dark Web https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/how-digital-forensics-can-investigate-the-dark-web/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992874 energy dark web intelligence Dark Side Quantum Computing

If your personal information is stolen in a data breach, it can find its way to the dark web to be sold, traded and exploited.

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How to Make Your Threat-Hunting Program More Effective https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/how-to-make-your-threat-hunting-program-more-effective/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:00:36 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992349 threat hunting, security, Palo Alto Networks Hunters threat hunting

As threats increase, here are three ways to improve the effectiveness and success of your organization's threat-hunting program.

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Use of QR Codes in Phishing Campaigns is on the Rise https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/use-of-qr-codes-in-phishing-campaigns-is-on-the-rise/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:56:56 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992905 QR code phishing

QR codes are quickly becoming a favorite tool of bad actors looking to launch phishing attacks, with one cybersecurity vendor saying the strategy appeared in 22% of phishing campaigns it detected in the first weeks of October. The numbers collected by Hoxhunt feed into the growing amount of data detailing the rise of such QR-based..

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Spoofed Rocket Alert App Targets Israeli Android Users with Spyware https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/spoofed-rocket-alert-app-targets-israeli-android-users-with-spyware/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:50:04 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992808 Israel Hamas spyware Android

As violence and protests spread in the chaotic war between Israel and Hamas, evidence of the parallel battle going on in cyberspace continue to emerge. It started almost immediately after the initial bloody incursion by Hamas fighters into southern Israel October 7, with cybersecurity experts detecting multiple threat groups launching cyberattacks, including distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)..

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Digital Identity Firms Being Bolstered by Investments https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/digital-identity-firms-being-bolstered-by-investments/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:42:13 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992784 identity breaches authentication

Investment money is flowing into a fast-growing digital identity solutions market that is being fueled by the ongoing increase in data breaches launched via identity scams, a government focus on the issue, and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The impact of the pandemic on the digital identity market cannot be overstated,” Liminal, a digital..

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The Cost of Magecart: More Than Just a Single Fine https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/the-cost-of-magecart-more-than-just-a-single-fine/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:00:56 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992552 Magecart web

Companies will typically spend anywhere from tens of thousands of dollars to several million in the aftermath of a Magecart attack.

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Digital Identification: The Cornerstone for Confidence Online https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/digital-identification-the-cornerstone-for-confidence-online/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:00:31 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992535 digital identity, organizations, IGA driver's license identity verification

By combining different digital identity technologies, organizations can withstand the deceptive tactics of cybercriminals.

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DigiCert Survey Reveals Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Challenges https://securityboulevard.com/2023/10/digicert-survey-reveals-post-quantum-cybersecurity-challenges/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:32:46 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1992759 DigiCert encryption,QKD quantum

A DigiCert survey found most organizations unprepared to address the security implications of post-quantum computing (PQC).

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