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#100 - A tale of two breaches: examining the AnyDesk & Cloudflare incidents

Feb 9, 2024 By LimaCharlie In LimaCharlie
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we take a close look at the AnyDesk and Cloudflare breaches that were both disclosed on February 2, 2024. AnyDesk, a prominent remote desktop software provider, disclosed a cyberattack late on February 2nd, causing the company to enforce strict security measures for nearly a week. Adversaries breached AnyDesk's systems, compromising vital assets such as source code and private code signing keys, and gaining unauthorized access to production systems.
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Data Breach Outlook: Finance Surpasses Healthcare as Most Breached Industry in 2023

Feb 7, 2024 By David White In Kroll
While businesses might have become more prepared for direct cyberattacks, 2023 demonstrated that unfortunately a business is only as secure as the organizations within their environment. Third-party risk, which is to say any risk to an organization by external parties in its ecosystem or supply chain, was the headline culprit in 2023.
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Verizon Employee Data Compromised

Feb 7, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Verizon is a top-performing communications organization with clients and influence worldwide. They offer various electronic services, including physical technology, Internet services, entertainment programs, communications plans, etc. They enjoy a user base of nearly 145 million people in the US, making them the largest telecoms operator in the states. Verizon recently announced a breach in mid-September 2023; however, the event was not from an external threat actor—it came from an employee.
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Retirement & Life Insurance Provider Responds to Application Disruptions

Feb 7, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) is a subsidiary of Infosys, a global outsourcing organization. IMS is primarily concerned with delivering life insurance and retirement solutions for clients of Infosys. Among those who use IMS’ services are nationwide organizations, including Bank of America. In November 2023, IMS was made aware of a cyberattack on their systems; the attack disrupted some of IMS’ applications and compromised the information of 57,028 people.
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Orthopaedic Surgeon Group Breached by Vendor Cyberattack; 307k Exposed

Feb 6, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, P.C. (DMOS) has three clinics throughout Iowa’s capital; they offer comprehensive solutions for ortho-care, from joints to extremities and MRI imaging to outpatient surgery. DMOS utilizes a variety of third-party vendors to serve their patients and the surrounding regions; almost a year ago, DMOS experienced a cybersecurity event through one of these vendors. The unauthorized actors broke into their system and compromised the information of 307,864 individuals.
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Bankers Life-Retirement Solutions Provider-Faces Member Data Breach

Feb 5, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Bankers Life and Casualty Company (Bankers) is a nationwide retirement solutions provider. Their services assist members in maintaining and stretching their retirement income, paying for health and treatment programs, finding excellent retirement care, and assisting families with final expenses. There are over 3,800 Bankers agents throughout the US, with most states having one or more physical branches.
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Education Transport and Ride Share Organization Updates on 155k Breach

Feb 5, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
HopSkipDrive is an education solution that assists guardians with their unique transportation needs; from planning bus logistics to utilizing live ride-share options, HopSkipDrive is a family’s best resource for education transportation. In July 2023, HopSkipDrive received an email from an unknown actor, allegedly claiming that assailants exfiltrated information during a cyber attack.
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GEICO Finds Employee Personal Data Exfiltrated via 2023 MOVEit Breach

Feb 2, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is a privately owned insurance group with 18 branches in the US. They provide insurance plans for all aspects of life, including auto, motorcycle, travel, pet, homeowner, renter, and jewelry options. GEICO employs over 38,000 people nationwide, many of whom receive discounted prices for their insurance. GEICO also offers dental insurance to its employees through Delta Dental of California (DDC) and affiliates.
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Weekly Cybersecurity Recap February 2

Feb 2, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
This week started with a cyber event targeting a Californian insurance brokerage, Keenan & Associates; the assailants garnered over 1.5 million records from the attack. GEICO also announced data from their organization was compromised, although the breach didn’t happen through them; one of their vendors was hit by the global MOVEit event, exposing the data of over 70k employees and associates.
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Mortgage Lender Breached, 200k Exposed by LockBit's Citrix Bleed

Jan 31, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Planet Home Lending (PHL) is a real estate and homeowner agency that assists consumers in finding and financing lasting homes. PHL has 20 locations, from California to Alabama and Spokane to New Orleans. Citrix Systems, a worldwide technology solutions provider, created one aspect of PHL’s network. In 2023, officials found Citrix to have a destructive vulnerability, which allowed cybercriminals to access the networks of Citrix clients.
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