The CBS of the Netherlands (Statistics office of the Netherlands) investigated how internet users from aged 12 or older take measures to protect their personal data on the internet. According to this survey, in which fa. 6,500 people took part of it, 90 percent said they had taken measures to protect their personal information on […]
A compiation of many breaches with 3.2 billion email-and-password pairs was posted online with existing data that had been stolen as part of previous breaches and leaks from companies like Netflix and LinkedIn. Read more about this topic: https://bgr.com/2021/02/05/data-breach-email-and-passwords-leaked-compilation-of-many-breaches/
A criminal organisation set up shell companies in the United States and opened bank accounts for these companies. To gain the trust of the financial institutions, members of the criminal network made transfers to the US-based accounts from different locations in the EU. Based on this trust, the American-based banks issued debit and credit cards […]
Half a million Dutch people already have a smart doorbell that often stores personal data in the cloud. Who has access to it? What are the security measures? How long and where is the data stored? Which data? Who is this information shared with? Are automated decisions taking place? Read more about this article here: […]
Emotet is malware that can install additional malware on systems, steals passwords from browsers and email clients and is very difficult to remove. A computer infection with Emotet malware often comes about through a phishing attack by email. In doing so, the victim is tempted to click on a malicious link, for example in a […]
Comparitech researchers analyzed 40+ dark web marketplaces to find out how much your credit card, Paypal, and Social Security Numbers are worth to cybercriminals. Read more about this article here: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/dark-web-prices/
Cyber threat assessment for healthcare describes the most important threats to the Dutch healthcare sector. For example, many major ransomware incidents misused the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to work from home. Read more about this article here: https://www.z-cert.nl/nieuws/eerste-cyberdreigingsbeeld-voor-de-zorg-gepubliceerd/
The chance that identity fraud can be committed with the personal data, such as address details, telephone numbers and citizen service numbers (bsn), which have been stolen in the Netherlands from the corona systems of the Municipal Health Service (GGD), is small according to the National Service for Identity Data (RvIG). How do you estimate […]
Norwegian Data Protection Authority issues intention to fine gay/trans dating app Grindr 9.6 million Euro for lack of consent when sharing data with third parties for marketing purposes. User data included gps location and use of the app, the latter considered to be a special category of personal data (sexual orientation). Fine appears to be […]
Windows Remote Desktop servers are now used to amplify DDoS attacks. A IT professional knows how to avoid this, he or she should install an independent zero trust solution that not only protects your RDP services, but also eliminates complexity wherever the service is hosted. It acts as a smart central bastion and implements Role […]