The Target: CAF, the French Social Security agency
The Take: 10,000 records of Personally Identifiable Information exposed including: physical address, date of birth, household composition and income, amounts and benefits received.
The Vector: An unencrypted and unprotected file containing the above information was sent to a third-party service provider, who then posted the file to their website which was publicly accessible to anyone.
This breach is a reminder of how critical authentication controls are on sensitive data to maintain an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and more critically, ensuring these controls are in place when communicating and sending data to third-party vendors. The information stolen in this attack could lead to highly targeted phishing campaigns against the victims. Regular vendor assessments are also a key component in cybersecurity.
The Target: Cornerstone Payment Systems
The Take: Exposure of 9 million transaction records which exposed Personally Identifiable Information including: email addresses, names, physical addresses, phone numbers, types of credit cards and donation details including destination and dollar amount.
The Vector: A misconfigured data server was left open and unsecured, meaning anyone with an internet connection could have viewed and downloaded the data.
This breach is critical reminder that authentication controls are an important piece in an overall robust cybersecurity posture. This data is perfect for constructing highly effecting spear-phishing campaigns. Multi-factor authentication and password length and complexity rules on server access are effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s data.
The Target: Uber, a U.S based ride-service company.
The Take: Exposure of sensitive company information including: IT Asset reports, Windows domain login names and email addresses, and Active Directory information.
The Vector: The data was stolen through a breach in a third-party provider, Teqtivity, using compromised employee credentials. These were used to gain access to an AWS backup server.
This breach is a stark reminder of how authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and more critically, ensuring these controls are in place on all third-party vendors which have access to a firm’s data. The information stolen in this attack could lead to highly targeted phishing campaigns against Uber. Regular vendor assessments are a key component in cybersecurity.
The Target: Vevor, a California-based online retailer.
The Take: 1.1 billion records across two databases of Personally Identifiable Information including: first and last name, partial credit card numbers, transaction IDs, order and refund information, home addresses, and email addresses. Internal Vevor account admin names and plaintext passwords were also exposed, as well as IP addresse, ports, and pathways.
The Vector: A misconfigured data server was left open and unsecured, meaning anyone with an internet connection could have viewed and downloaded the data.
This breach is critical reminder that authentication controls are an important piece in an overall robust cybersecurity posture and furthermore, that when admin credentials are exposed, dangerous pivot attacks may follow as attackers use these to move into a firm’s other platforms. Multi-factor authentication and password length and complexity rules are effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s data.
The Target: ENC Security, Netherlands based data-encryption firm.
The Take: Exposure of security keys for various firm applications and software including: SMTP credentials for sales channels, Ayden, the firm’s single payment platform, email marketing Mailchimp APIs, licensing payment APIs, and public and private keys.
The Vector: A misconfigured data server was left open and unsecured, meaning anyone with an internet connection could have viewed and downloaded the data.
This breach is critical reminder that authentication controls are an important piece in an overall robust cybersecurity posture and furthermore, that such precautions must in place in all third-party vendors that have access to a firm’s data. Multi-factor authentication and password length and complexity rules are effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s data.
The Target: DraftKings, a U.S based sports betting website.
The Take: $300,000 USD of customer funds.
The Vector: Via a credential stuffing attack, where user passwords that have been exposed elsewhere were also used as a login for DraftKings, enabled attackers to login and steal the funds.
This breach is a stark reminder of how critical authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture. Credential stuffing attacks can be avoided by enforcing multi-factor authentication and reasonably paced password resets. It is important to employ effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s customer base.
The Target: CorrectCare, a U.S based integreated health service for correctional facilities.
The Take: Exposure of Personally Identifiable Information of 600,000 inmates including: name, date of birth, social security number, and limited health information.
The Vector: A misconfigured data server was left open and unsecured, meaning anyone with an internet connection could have viewed and downloaded the data.
This breach is critical reminder that authentication controls are an important piece in an overall robust cybersecurity posture. Multi-factor authentication, reasonably regular forced password resets, and password length and complexity rules are all effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s data.
The Target: Harcourts’s Melbourne branch, a real estate company.
The Take: Exposure of Personally Identifiable Information including: names, email addresses, home addresses, phone number, copy of signatures, photo identification, and some bank details.
The Vector: An employee’s credentials were compromised at one of Harcourt’s third-party providers, Stafflink. The breach occurred because the employee was using one of their own unsecured devices for work rather than a company issue device. The compromised credentials account allowed the attacker full access to the above personal information.
This breach is a stark reminder of how authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and more critically, why enforcing security rules and strategies is only effective if employees are using compliant devices where these rules exist. Enforcing multi-factor authentication, reasonably paced password resets, and regular social engineering and phishing awareness training are all effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s customer base.
The Target: Thomson Reuters, a multi-national media conglomerate.
The Take: Exposure of sensitive company login credentials, including plain-text passwords to some third-party vendors, corporate and legal information, and logs which contain the email addresses of account holders who recently reset their passwords.
The Vector: A misconfigured Elasticsearch server was accessible over the internet to anyone with a connection.
This breach is critical reminder that authentication controls are an important piece in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, especially maintaining correct access configurations. The data exposed here can also lead to pivot attacks and targeted phishing. Multi-factor authentication, reasonably regular forced password resets, and password length and complexity rules are all effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s data.
The Target: Microsoft, one of the world’s leading computer hardware and software companies.
The Take: Exposure of Personally Identifiable Information belonging to over 65,000 business entities. The data included: names, email addresses, email content, company name, phone numbers, Statement of Work documents, product offers, and more.
The Vector: A misconfigured Microsoft server was accessible over the internet to anyone with a connection.
This breach is a stark reminder that authentication controls are a critical piece in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, including maintaining correct access configurations. In addition, multi-factor authentication, reasonably regular forced password resets, and password length and complexity rules are all effective strategies to mitigate these kinds of breaches to protect a firm’s data.
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