VISTA InfoSec

MAY 23, 2024

These resources include storage resources, cloud compute instances, database resources, network resources, and identity and access management resources. Meanwhile, database resources can have vulnerabilities such as misconfigurations and stolen credentials that allow cybercriminals to steal critical data and extort organizations.

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VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

They take advantage of vulnerable software, stolen credentials, tricked employees, business partner access, unencrypted transfers, and even insider threats to penetrate networks. Encrypt Data Flows Implement encryption for data in transit over networks and at rest within databases/servers to ensure meaningless ciphertext even if intercepted.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 18, 2024

Don’t overlook data at rest—files sitting idle on servers or databases. A crafty hacker could infiltrate accounts secured by flimsy credentials. Simplistic credentials are entry points for hackers. Encrypt Sensitive Data Scrambling sensitive data into indecipherable code shields it from prying eyes, even if intercepted.

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Nanonets

APRIL 10, 2023

Often, small businesses and projects face a shortage of resources, and skilled labor to set up a complex database management system. In this blog, I’ll discuss how to use google sheets as a database and the various methods available! Then, we need to know the tools/options to add, remove or update the database.

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Payments Source

MAY 22, 2019

Some technology upgrade can leave databases open to the public internet, creating more risk for payment credential exposure and other risks, contends Ameya Talwalkar, co-founder and chief product officer of Cequence Security.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Reducing fraud is critical, as fraudsters look toward new avenues of stealing credentials and draining accounts. And securing those credentials will mean that, eventually, the payments ecosystem will revolve around eCommerce “IDs” that consumers can take with them no matter where or with whom they transact, across borders and devices.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Coffee giant Dunkin’ fell victim to a credential stuffing attack in October 2018, and the fraudsters who initiated the scheme were soon after selling users’ loyalty credits on dark web marketplaces for a fraction of their values. Selecting the Target.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

LeakedSource — who first broke the story of the Weebly hack — said it received the Weebly database from an anonymous source and notified Weebly of the breach. The company also confirmed that it does not store credit card information, thus making fraudulent charges unlikely.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 27, 2024

Snowflake is a cloud database platform used by companies worldwide to store their data. A joint investigation by Mandiant, Snowflake, and CrowdStrike revealed that Sp1d3r tracked as UNC5537, used stolen customer credentials to target at least 165 organizations that had not enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA) on their accounts.

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Segpay

OCTOBER 3, 2024

checks government-issued IDs and cross-references them with official databases. AVSecure : A blockchain-based age verification tool, AVSecure links a user’s verified identity to payment credentials, ensuring they meet age requirements. ID.me : A platform for identity verification, ID.me

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Fintech News

APRIL 22, 2024

Phishing scams employ social engineering tactics to trick users into revealing login credentials, allowing attackers to hijack accounts. For signature-based detection, SecIron includes a large database of known malware signatures which ensures that SecIron can protect users from even the latest malware threats.

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The Paypers

MAY 27, 2025

A cybersecurity researcher has discovered an online database containing over 184 million account credentials from Google , Microsoft , Facebook, Instagram, and other major platforms.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Diachenko added that one of the databases even contained a ransom demand note. “It appears that the attackers are using a script that automates the process of accessing a database, possibly exporting it, deleting the database and then creating the ransom note,” he wrote.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The report noted that, because only a small amount of consumers appear to be impacted, it may be the bad guys are trying to reuse credentials from other password hacks. For KFC’s part, it pointed out that the company’s database doesn’t include payment information whatsoever.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Thompson formerly worked for Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. Capital One stressed that credit card account numbers and login credentials were not compromised, while more than 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not impacted. I’ve basically strapped myself with a bomb vest,” Ms.

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Segpay

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Blockchain technology offers a solution to these concerns, enabling age verification without collecting or storing sensitive data in a centralized database. Verifiable Credentials (by IBM) : Uses blockchain for age and identity verification, providing encrypted digital credentials.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

For the regular person, this means that email and password combos are especially vulnerable through what’s called credential stuffing. This is when specific combos are used to hack into other accounts using the same login credentials. People who use the same email password combination on many different sites are especially in jeopardy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

But in the years since, hackers and other bad actors have developed and begun using more intelligent and sophisticated techniques and methods in order to penetrate databases and gain access to user credentials. But this need for a high volume of credentials also gives security providers a tool in their fight against fraud, Grant said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2020

Clearview AI said it has “accumulated a database of billions of photos” and has collaborated with worldwide organizations. . A user can download the app, but not perform any searches without proper authorization and credentials.”. The Apple ban is a new problem for the facial recognition startup.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The ultimate goal is to provide what she termed a “friendly” process for the consumer, who can provide requested credentials easily, through the aid of technology — such as verification via facial recognition enabled by their mobile device camera. The Value Chain.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

Researcher Jeremiah Fowler first discovered an accessible database that was eventually revealed to be owned by Jana Bank and included sensitive customer data including Voter ID, driver’s license, passport, PAN Card, transaction, email, username and other information, part of the bank’s Know Your Customer verification database.

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 15, 2025

Prevent Compromise of Credentials 4.1 Database Integrity 6.4 Password Policy 4.2 Multi-Factor Authentication 5. Manage Identities and Separate Privileges 5.1 Logical Access Control 5.2 Token Management 5.3A Staff Screening Process 5.4 Password Repository Protection 6. Detect Anomalous Activity to Systems or Transaction Records 6.1

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Then, “you can assume that all the transactions that are encrypted into that database in an immutable way are bound to that key.” With other complex technologies, one standout is blockchain, which helps verify that the users are real and onboarded onto the networks and a network key is given to the individual.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In the latest Digital Identity Tracker , PYMNTS takes a look at digital identity credential developments around the world. In Europe, multiple countries in the British Isles are working to create new digital identity platforms and credentials. Around The Digital ID World. Onboarding And Authenticating A Global User Base.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

The alleged hacker, Paige Thompson, was a former employee of Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. “We Capital One stressed that credit card account numbers and login credentials were not compromised, while more than 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not impacted.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2018

“Today we’re launching AWS Secrets Manager, which makes it easy to store and retrieve your secrets via API or the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and rotate your credentials with built-in or custom AWS Lambda functions,” the company wrote in a blog post.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

MorphoTrust and ADR will launch a pilot program that leverages MorphoTrust’s electronic ID (eID), testing the digital identity credential for residents filing state tax refunds during the 2016 season. Users register to receive a credential and verify their identity with a photo of their driver’s license and by taking a selfie.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

billion in damages in its first week; MyDoom, which was reportedly commissioned in Russia; SoBig, which has infected PCs in the hundreds of thousands; WannaCry, a ransomware; Dark Tequila, which stole bank credentials when users were offline; and Black Energy, which was responsible for the major blackout in the Ukraine in 2015.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

According to Onapsis, attackers accessing the administrative process “will allow the attacker to manage (read/modify/delete) every database record or file in the system,” and could have effects on financial privacy compliance, ARN reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2019

She formerly worked for Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. The single-line command that exposes AWS credentials on any EC2 system is known by AWS and is in fact included in their online documentation,” according to the complaint, GeekWire reported. “It It is also well known among hackers.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

That includes everything from bots, credential stuffing and malicious, intentional human hacking activity. Kount also recently set up the Identity Trust Global Network , which attempts to build a large database to help clear up fraud issues in the future.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2016

While this hack actually occurred between 2012-2013, the hackers have just recently tried to sell the stolen credentials on the dark web. 578 | How much (approximately 1 bitcoin) a small subset of the database is selling for on the dark web. 171 Million | The number of VK.com user accounts that a hacker obtained from the site.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Many hackers are taking advantage of poor identity management and access protocols — meaning hackers need only steal the credentials of a single employee to gain access to critical administrative functions. At a high level, Seshadri told Webster, successful breaches show some common themes.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Digitized, secure, and tamper-proof blockchain ledgers are promising to disrupt the database as we know it. Many corporations still work using a web of fax machines, handwriting, and siloed databases spread across disparate countries and contractors. BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT IS EXPERIMENTING WITH UPORT.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

These tourists, business travelers and others entrusted the Starwood hotel guest reservation database with details about their payment cards; home, work and email addresses; passport numbers and images; reward accounts and general travel habits. Good for them! Well, not really. Fewer still cancelled their credit and debit cards.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2016

According to the SailPoint Market Pulse Survey , one in five employees would be willing to sell their workplace credentials for less than $1,000 — some would even settle for less than $100. Maybe employees aren’t as loyal when it comes to their work passwords as we’d like to believe.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

It turns to a KYC aggregator to help verify customers’ data by pulling credentials from several different databases. Aguiar said it’s important to use multiple databases to cross-reference and confirm details in case one provider has outdated or inaccurate information. The firm uses various strategies to combat these activities.

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