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December Security Breach Round Up

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Or Kadosh

09
Jan

2023 is here and while I would love nothing more than to say that everything is awesome in the security world, I would be lying to all of you if I said there were no data breaches in the month of December.

While most people usually wind down and enjoy the holiday season with family in December, the top dogs at the companies below probably had nothing but stress on their minds.

Let’s dig in and see what mistakes were uncovered this month.

LastPass:

Well this is a little awkward, isn’t it? Given that LastPass is a password manager, one would think that they would have strong measures in place to protect their consumer’s privacy; however, that does not seem to be the case. In a company notice, LastPass writes: “we recently notified you that an unauthorized party gained access to a third-party cloud-based storage service, which LastPass uses to store archived backups of our production data.” The threat actor copied information from a backup source that contained basic customer account information and related metadata including company names, end-user names, billing addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, and the IP addresses from which customers were accessing the LastPass service. The company continues to explain that “the threat actor was also able to copy a backup of customer vault data from the encrypted storage container which is stored in a proprietary binary format that contains both unencrypted data, such as website URLs, as well as fully-encrypted sensitive fields such as website usernames and passwords, secure notes, and form-filled data. These encrypted fields remain secured with 256-bit AES encryption and can only be decrypted with a unique encryption key derived from each user’s master password using our Zero Knowledge architecture. As a reminder, the master password is never known to LastPass and is not stored or maintained by LastPass.” It is important to note that many organizations and their employees use LastPass to store passwords. If you were not aware of this incident, it is time you look into protecting your accounts and changing your passwords.

Uber:

When I found out about yet ANOTHER Uber breach, my reaction was a deep sigh of frustration. This time the breach resulted from a compromised third-party vendor. BleepingComputer reported about the incident and shared that “a threat actor named ‘UberLeaks’ began leaking data they claimed was stolen from Uber and Uber Eats on a hacking forum known for publishing data breaches. One of the documents seen by BleepingComputer includes email addresses and Windows Active Directory information for over 77,000 Uber employees. While BleepingComputer initially thought this data was stolen during the September attack, Uber told BleepingComputer it believes it is related to a security breach on a third-party vendor.” After further investigations, Uber later shared with BleepingComputer that the threat actor stole its data in a recent breach on Teqtivity, which Uber uses for asset management and tracking services. Teqtivity informed that the threat actor was able to access device information such as serial number, make, models, and technical specs. Additionally, user information such as first name, last name, work email address, and work location details were accessed.

Five Guys:

I’ll be the first to admit that Five Guys is irresistible – especially on a cheat day. So of course I hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but alas, it has to be said. On December 29, 2022, Five Guys released a statement confirming a breach that occurred in September 2022 that exposed sensitive customer data by an unauthorized party who accessed a file server. The company writes: “The investigation identified unauthorized access to files on our file server that occurred on September 17, 2022. We conducted a careful review of those files and, on December 8, 2022, determined that the files contained information submitted to us in connection with the employment process.” Stolen data would include employee personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, social security numbers and driver’s license numbers. We see this time and time again where threat actors access sensitive information and companies do not inform victims until months later. In those months, the attackers can commit identity and credit fraud and sell user data on the dark web. That is one of the reasons why Findings is so useful – we continuously monitor your systems and the dark web to make sure that if an incident like this does ever occur, it will not take you months to find out.

Sequoia:

For those who are unaware, Sequoia is a popular benefits and payroll management company. In a company notice, they stated: “Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services LLC (“Company”) recently became aware that an unauthorized party may have accessed a cloud storage system that contained personal information provided in connection with the Company’s services to its clients, including your employer or, if you are a dependent, your family member’s employer.” Information accessed by the unauthorized party consists of personal information including demographic information such as name, address, date of birth, gender, marital status, employment status, social security number, work email address, member ID, wage data for benefits, attachments that may have been provided for advocate services, ID cards, and any COVID test results or vaccine card that may have been uploaded.

Social Blade:

Social Blade is an analytics platform that provides statistical data for numerous social sites such as YouTube, Twitter, Twitch and Instagram. They confirmed that they suffered a data breach after their database was breached and put up for sale on a hacking forum. Social Blade monitors tens of millions of social media accounts and the hacker claims to have obtained 5.6 million records. The sample data that was posted by the hacker also suggests that many of the records contain user information. Users online were quick to share an email that was apparently sent privately to affected users. In the email, Social Blade confirms the breach and reports that the affected data includes email addresses, IP addresses, password hashes, client IDs and tokens for business API users, and authentication tokens for connected accounts. Other non-personal and internal data was also compromised. Roughly 0.1% of users also had their addresses leaked, but credit card information was not exposed. A similarity we see here in comparison to other breaches is that this was not Social Blade’s first breach. In 2016, the company also confirmed that it suffered a breach. Let’s see if the most recent breach will be the push they need to better protect their company and prevent future attacks.

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Now that we are in 2023, we hope that companies will take the necessary steps to protect their systems. Findings has a few New Year’s resolutions we recommend companies take on to ensure that they are protecting their employees and consumers.

Attackers prey on those who don’t regularly change their passwords. In fact, it makes their jobs easier. Make sure your systems are secure with New Year’s Resolution # 1: Require your employees to change their passwords every 90 days.

With an increase in cyber attacks being committed against supply chains, it’s vital that every business implements mandatory cybersecurity training programs. Having employees that are aware of all things cyber security is beneficial in minimizing the risks associated with cyber attacks.

Staying vigilant and continuously assessing potential risks in your supply chain is an essential New Year’s Resolution that companies need to follow in 2023.

Updates are usually required for a reason, and many times it’s for security reasons. When systems are up to date, it makes it harder for hackers to attack and find loopholes in the system.

If you haven’t heard of our continuous monitoring solution, you may want to consider looking into it.

Andddd that’s a wrap for this month!

Findings wishes you all a happy and healthy New Year.

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Cyber Attacks, Privacy, Supply Chain Security

November Security Breach Round Up

Posted on December 1, 2022December 8, 2022 by Or Kadosh

01
Dec

From grocery stores, to banks, and everything in between – November saw it all when it came to breaches. As I mentioned in September, hackers are not picky. Let’s just say, when an opportunity arises, they will swoop right in and overtake your systems and access any data they can get their e-hands on.

Be careful, and keep staying informed – our goal is to make sure no company ends up on this list next month.

Let’s dive in.

Whatsapp with this?! The app that we all know, love, and use, WhatsApp, has supposedly fallen victim to a massive data leak. And by massive, I mean nearly 500 million user records have been leaked online. So… what happened? On November 16, 2022, an ad on a well-known hacking community forum was posted by someone claiming to be selling a 2022 database of WhatsApp user mobile numbers. It is also claimed that 32 million users from the United States have been included. Although only phone numbers were leaked, it is important to note that leaked phone numbers are typically used for marketing purposes, phishing, impersonation, and fraud.

Bed Bath & Beyond

Ah, phishing at its finest. While almost anyone who enters Bed Bath & Beyond can get lost for hours browsing, no one likes hearing about breached data. The United States retail giant confirmed that unauthorized access to company data was accessed after an employee was phished. In an 8-K filing to the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission, Bed Bath & Beyond explained that data of the employee’s hard drive and other shared drives that the employee had access to were accessed. The company is still investigating whether the drives have any sensitive or personally identifiable information.

DropBox

File hosting service, DropBox, also fell victim to a phishing incident. In a statement from the company, they explained the situation saying “We were recently the target of a phishing campaign that successfully accessed some of the code we store in GitHub. No one’s content, passwords, or payment information was accessed, and the issue was quickly resolved. Our core apps and infrastructure were also unaffected, as access to this code is even more limited and strictly controlled. We believe the risk to customers is minimal. Because we take our commitment to security, privacy, and transparency seriously, we have notified those affected.” The company goes on to explain that on October 14, GitHub alerted them that suspicious behavior was going on. DropBox found that a threat actor was pretending to be CircleCI and was able to access one of DropBox’s GitHub accounts. To date, their investigation has found that the code accessed by the threat actor contained some credentials, primarily, API keys used by Dropbox developers.

TransUnion

Isn’t it ironic how an agency who determines your credit score, is the one that could be ruining your credit? There are three main credit bureaus in America – Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Unfortunately, the consumer credit reporting agency, TransUnion, experienced a breach and began notifying individuals about the incident on November 7,2022. The company collects and assembles information on over 1 billion consumers worldwide, 200 million of those being Americans. The type of information that was exposed includes names, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and account numbers.

AirAsia

AirAsia, the largest airline in Malaysia with approximately 22,000 employees and worldwide operations, has unfortunately fallen victim to a supposed ransomware attack. The group behind this attack is known as the Daixin Ransomware Gang and they have supposedly stolen data of 5 million AirAsia passengers and employees. The Daixin team is known for disrupting operations with ransomware and stealing personally identifiable information. With this data, the cyber threat group threatens to release the stolen information unless a ransom is paid. In a tweet shared by Soufiane Tahiri, screenshots from the group can be seen that were posted on the dark web. The information applies to both employees and passengers. In these documents, information such as date of birth, country of birth, where the person is from, start of employment for employees and their secret question and answer used to secure their accounts could be found.

Sonder

In a company security update, Sonder, a hospitality company, notified the public that they became aware of unauthorized access to one of its systems that included guest records. Information that was accessed includes:

Sonder.com username and encrypted password
Full name, phone number, date of birth, address, and email address
Certain guest transaction receipts, including the last 4 digits of credit card numbers and transaction amounts
Dates booked for stays at a Sonder property
Government issued identification such as driver’s licenses or passports

Sobeys

This incident shows that ANY business can get breached. Even a supermarket. Incase you aren’t familiar, Sobeys is one of the two national grocery retailers in Canada. On November 7, 2022, Sobeys’ parent company wrote in a notice that the grocery stores were impacted by an IT systems issue. While the company hasn’t publicly confirmed a cyber attack on its systems, a local media outlet reported that “two provincial privacy watchdogs said they had received data breach reports from Sobeys. Both Quebec’s access to information commission and Alberta’s privacy commission have both been notified by the grocer about a “confidentiality incident.”

Whoosh

Russian scooter sharing company known as Whoosh has confirmed that it too was breached. Hackers started to sell a database containing the details of 7.2 million customers on a hacking forum. Alleged stolen data on the hacking forum allegedly contains promotion codes that would allow someone to access the service for free, as well as partial user identification and payment card data. Included were email addresses, phone numbers, and first names. A russian news outlet, RIA Novosti was told by Whoosh that, “The leak of some of the personal data of customers of the Russian scooter rental service Whoosh at the beginning of November did indeed occur, but did not affect sensitive user data, such as access to accounts, transaction information or travel details”

Coinsquare:

Cryptocurrency is a sexy industry to talk about, but this incident is a little less appealing. To round up the month, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, Coinsquare has become the latest victim of a security breach. Data such as customer names, email addresses, residential addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, device IDs, public wallet addresses, transaction history, and account balances were compromised. According to customer reports, Coinsquare allegedly contacted them via email and let them know that it had identified an intrusion and a database containing personal information accessed by an unintended third party. In a Tweet responding to an account sharing about the hack, Coinsquare wrote, “We have no evidence any of this information was viewed by the bad actor, but in an abundance of caution, we wanted to make our users aware. We notified all clients, but only identified 3 clients whose accounts were accessed.”

Companies can get careless when it comes to securing their systems, their employees, and their customers. And while we are here to help you, the first step begins with you staying informed. Which we see you are since you made it this far!

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October Security Breach Round Up

Posted on October 30, 2022November 2, 2022 by Or Kadosh

30
Oct

October was Cyber Security Awareness Month, and yet, another month, another breach. In a month that is geared towards helping organizations protect themselves, large companies have yet again fallen victim to these heinous attacks. One after the other, many companies and their consumers are now wondering when these breaches will stop.

Here are our top October 2022 know-worthy incidents:

Toyota:

- Toyota is no stranger to data breaches. And by the looks of it, it seems as though the company hasn’t learned from past mistakes (remember the 2019 breach that affected over 3 million of Toyota’s customers?). On October 7, 2022, Toyota issued an apology after nearly 300,000 people who used T-Connect, a telematics service that connects vehicles via a network, were exposed. The Japanese car giant explained that personal data was leaked when an access key was publicly made available on GitHub for almost five years. Email addresses and customer control numbers may have been exposed since 2017.

Microsoft:

- Another tech giant hit yet again. On October 19, 2022, Microsoft addressed the public after security researchers at SOCRadar informed Microsoft of a misconfigured Microsoft endpoint. After the discovery, Microsoft explained that the researchers exaggerated the entire situation. This misconfiguration resulted in the potential for unauthenticated access to some business transaction data corresponding to interactions between Microsoft and prospective customers. Information about planning or potential implementation and provisioning of Microsoft services was involved. In addition, the data that was potentially compromised includes names, email addresses, email content, company name, and phone numbers, and may have included attached files relating to business between a customer and Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft partner.

Verizon:

- In a notice, the company confirms, “we determined that between October 6 and October 10, 2022, a third party actor accessed the last four digits of the credit card used to make automatic payments on your account. Using the last four digits of that credit card, the third party was able to gain access to your Verizon account and may have processed an unauthorized SIM card change on the prepaid line that received the SMS linking to this notice.”

Carousell:

- On October 14, Carousell Singapore disclosed that it experienced a breach. And this wasn’t a small breach either – almost 2 million accounts were compromised. The company explains, “it is unlikely that this incident will result in an identity theft as it does not include information like your NRIC number,” but it is believed that emails were compromised.

Medibank:

- Bad news for Medibank, one of the largest Australian private health insurance providers. On October 12, 2022 the company discovered that customer information may have been compromised after a hack on their systems. It was thought that the original hack only affected certain customers, but after this week, the company is assuming that all 3.9 million customers were affected. The company said it had received a series of files from the alleged hacker, and they found the files included 100 ahm policy records, which include personal and health claims data, plus another 1,000 policy records from ahm, and files which contain some Medibank, ahm and international student customer data. The records provided to the company include names, addresses, dates of birth, Medicare numbers, phone numbers and medical claims data, including information about diagnosis, procedures and location of medical services.

Twilio:

- Sometimes companies just can’t catch a break. Cloud communications company, Twilio, disclosed a new data breach stemming from a June 2022 security incident. After a lengthy investigation, the company concluded that 209 customers and 93 Authy end users had accounts that were impacted by the incident.

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September Security Breach Round Up

Posted on October 1, 2022October 20, 2022 by Or Kadosh

01
Oct

Cybersecurity threats have become an integrated part of every company’s lifecycle. They are occurring now more than ever, and hackers are not selective – ultimately putting any company at risk for an attack.

To keep your company safe and your cybersecurity team up to date with the latest trends, it’s important to learn from recent incidents to avoid the same mistakes that left even the world’s largest corporations exposed.

Here are our top 5 September 2022 read-worthy incidents:

Uber:

Sneaking out of the house isn’t the only thing teens are getting good at and a recent breach proves this. On September 15, 2022, Uber fell victim to an attack. In this case, a suspected teen hacker, who Uber believes is a part of Lapsus$, was able to access Uber’s systems. In a company notice, Uber explains that the hacker likely purchased an Uber EXT contractor’s password off the dark web, and after many attempts, was successfully able to access this worker’s account. Several internal systems, internal slack messages, information from an internal tool the company uses to manage invoices, and their dashboard at HackerOne were all accessed.

Samsung:

Most would think that one of the world’s biggest tech companies is heavily secure, right? Well… On September 2, 2022, Samsung confirmed a cybersecurity incident that affected customer data. Information such as name, contact and demographic information, date of birth, and product registration information may have been compromised. After further investigation, Samsung discovered that this incident stemmed from an unauthorized third party acquiring information from some of Samsung’s U.S. systems.

Optus:

Optus, one of Australia’s largest telecommunication companies, suffered a cyberattack and confirmed it on September 22, 2022, through a company announcement. Customer names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, street addresses, medicare cards, and ID document numbers such as driver’s license and passport numbers of over 9 million people were potentially exposed.

American Airlines (Again?! Really?!):

On September 16, 2022, American Airlines informed customers that they experienced a security incident in July 2022. The notice explains the discovery of an unauthorized actor who compromised the email accounts of a limited number of American Airlines employees. Upon further investigation, they found that personal information such as name, date of birth, mailing address, phone number, email address, driver’s license number, passport number, and/or certain medical information were accessible through the email accounts.

Tap Air Portugal:

As aviation becomes a hot target, TAP Air Portugal released an important notice to customers on September 21, 2022, regarding a cyber attack discovered back in August. The notice reads, “Regretfully, we want to inform that the following categories of personal data from some customers of TAP have been disclosed: name, nationality, gender, date of birth, address, email, telephone contact, customer registration date and frequent flyer number. The information for each affected customer may vary. We are releasing this notice to make customers aware of this matter. There is no indication that payment data was exfiltrated from TAP’s network.” While the company did not disclose how many people were affected, it is believed that over 1.5 million TAP customers had their data stolen.

While we’ve only listed 5 of the many incidents that occurred in September, it’s important to mention that breaches occur all the time, and hackers are getting more and more creative and sophisticated.

As businesses, it’s even more important for you to find ways to prevent, detect, and respond to these attacks in a quick and effective manner.

Keeping your supply chain secure is vital to keeping it functioning properly and that’s why we’ve put together a supply chain security enhancement checklist for companies to reference.

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