Identity Theft Archives - Elteni

Phantom Extortion Phishing Targeting Financial Services Firms!

Elteni — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:35:36 +0000

Recently a few of our clients were recipients of phishing email leveraging scare tactics, also known as the Phantom Extortion Scam. This scam involves cyber criminals sending fake emails or messages to individuals or businesses, claiming that there has been a security breach or incident involving sensitive client or organization data. The cyber criminals then

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Is this the end of LastPass?

Elteni — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:35:04 +0000

LastPass, a popular password management service, has revealed that malicious actors have gained access to unencrypted customer data, including web URLs, email addresses, company names, billing addresses, telephone numbers, and IP addresses of LastPass customers, as well as encrypted copies of customer password vaults. This information was compromised using previously stolen data from a breach in

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Next Generation Ransomware Attacks

Elteni — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 10:09:49 +0000

Ransomware, the word alone evokes fear into many companies. How did this form of crime actually start? In 1989, Dr. Joseph L. Popp created the first ransomware called the "AIDS Trojan." This trojan virus encrypted files on a computer after rebooting a number of times. Fast forward to 2006, Archiveus, a computer virus that affected

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Critical Apple vulnerability exploited to eavesdrop!

Elteni — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:12:31 +0000

Apple has released an emergency security update to address vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS for a zero-click zero day exploit that allows the installation of malware on a device. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device if they are unpatched. "Attacks like the ones described are highly sophisticated, cost

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The SEC issues fines for deficient cybersecurity programs!

Elteni — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:01:21 +0000

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sanctioned eight firms in three actions for failures in their cybersecurity policies and procedures that resulted in email account takeovers exposing the personal information of thousands of customers and clients at each firm. A total of $800,000 were levied against these firms. In summary, the firms named in

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2021 SEC OCIE Cybersecurity Exam Priorities

Elteni — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:36:42 +0000

Yesterday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its 2021 exam priorities. In the letter the SEC highlighted that their focus remains the same from prior years with a slight shift in priorities and adjustment of focus. The SEC stated that they will review whether firms have

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Solarwinds ORION delivers backdoor Trojan to worldwide networks

Elteni LLC — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:03:35 +0000

Fireye detected that Solarwinds Orion is being used by attackers to steal sensitive company data. Fireye’s threat research division found that a highly sophisticated and evasive attacker compromised the Solarwind’s Orion IT monitoring and management platform to deliver a backdoor trojan. It is suspected that the campaign has started as early as April 2020 and

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Cayman Islands Investment firm exposes sensitive client information!

Elteni LLC — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:10:12 +0000

A Cayman Islands investment firm's backups stored in a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage was not secured properly thus resulting in a potential leak of personal banking information, individual passport data, and other sensitive information. A researcher discovered the gaping hole left open by the firm’s Hong Kong based IT provider via a special search engine

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Are you fully protected if relying on credit and identity theft monitoring?

Elteni LLC — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:03:11 +0000

Are you a high net or ultra-high net worth individual? Do you think credit and identity theft monitoring is worth it? Are you currently enrolled in one of these programs? I have personally been enrolled in these programs since 2009. Does it solely give me comfort knowing that my credit and identity is protected? No,

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