News

Latest news about B2B cyber security >>> PR agencies: add us to your mailing list - see contact! >>> Book an exclusive PartnerChannel for your news!

Researchers find 26 billion access data on the web
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

A package with 26 billion data records containing access data appeared online. It is intended to contain user access data from many companies such as LinkedIn, Adobe or Dropbox, as well as from other companies and organizations. It remains to be seen whether the data is dangerous or current. The numbers sound gigantic: 12 terabytes of information contain 26 billion data sets with access data and 3.800 folders with sorted information. Bob Dyachenko, cybersecurity researcher and owner of SecurityDiscovery.com, along with the Cybernews team, discovered the billions of exposed records on an open instance whose owner is likely…

Read more

Lockbit steals 700 GB of data from MCNA with 9 million customers
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

MCNA Dental, North America's largest dental insurer, had to notify all of its nearly 9 million customers that 700GB of data was lost. LockBit probably captured a lot of personal customer data. As an apology, MCNA Dental offers all customers a 12-month Identity Theft Protection and Credit Monitoring Service through IDX at no charge. According to company information, LockBit hacked into MCNA Dental's systems on February 26th. It was probably not until March 06th that the hackers were found in the network and countermeasures were initiated. By then, the APT group LockBit had already found everything and transported the data away….

Read more

Stolen credentials are the biggest security risk

The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2022 (DBIR) examined 23.896 security incidents and 5.212 confirmed data breaches. He comes to one conclusion: Leaked and stolen access data are still the greatest security risk for companies. From the analysis of the more than 100-page report, Patrick McBride, Chief Marketing Officer of Beyond Identity, has compiled the most important figures and offers tips on how companies can protect themselves from data leaks. Top 5 Statistics from the Verizon DBIR Stolen Passwords: The most popular method for attackers to steal a company's assets,…

Read more