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Compromised Credentials Used in Attack Against Federal Agency

An intruder breached a federal agency’s internal network and accessed data files using compromised credentials and custom malware, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in an Analysis Report.

Government, Data Breaches

Gartner Warns CEOs Will be Personally Liable for Breaches by 2024

By 2024, 75 percent of CEOs will be held personally responsible and accountable for cyber-physical security incidents, research firm Garner said.

Internet of Things, Data Breaches, Risk

Medical Data Leaks Linked to Hardcoded Credentials in Code

Data of more than 150,000 to 200,000 patient were exposed in at least nine GitHub repositories—the result of improper access controls and hardcoded credentials in source code, according to a DataBreaches.net.

Data Breaches, Credentials, Access Controls

Attacks Based on Credential Theft On The Rise, DBIR Says

In the 13th Data Breach Investigations Report, Verizon researchers found that attackers are relying less on malware and more on stolen or lost credentials to carry out their attacks.

Data Breaches

GoDaddy Reports Breach of Customer Hosting Accounts

An attacker was able to access an undisclosed number of GoDaddy customers' hosting accounts using SSH connections.

Data Breaches