The Ritz London Under Attack after Confirming Data Breach

  The Ritz, London Recent reports indicate that the luxury hotel brand, The Ritz, London faced a cyber attack after hackers posed as hotel employees.  Good morning, afternoon or evening! We’re back again this Friday with another cyber attack of the week, here at CPG. Today, we are reviewing the recent attack on the Ritz London.  This prominent hotel is located in the UK and provides 5-star experiences and Michelin-Starred restaurants. What could be more regal? Well, as great as staying at the hotel, a recent cyber attack may put a damper on things for guests.   The Attack To begin, in a recent string of tweets, the hotel confirms… Read More

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Aesthetic Home and Interior Design Website, Havenly Confirms Data Breach

  Cyber Attack of the Week 23 Hello, everyone! Today is Friday, August 6th, 2020. Can you believe we are already in August? Due to COVID, I personally feel I am mentally stuck in March. But now, we are nearing the end of summer, and rolling into fall.  Further, what I have determined through the years is that as the fall weather looms and more people cozy up in their homes, decorating the space you live in becomes a hobby. (For myself at least!) Getting to the point, during this time, many people turn to various platforms for design inspiration. This could include sites like Pinterest, Instagram shops or today’s… Read More

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Cyber Attack of the Week 09 – SFO Airport Faces Data Breach

  Now when customers experience issues online, missing baggage or delayed flights, the airport might have an actual reason for the issue!   Airport Issues It’s Friday, so you know what that means… a new installment of the cyber attack of the week series! This week, CPG is taking a look at the San Francisco International Airport, SFO, who recently underwent a data breach on multiple sites.  To begin, if you couldn’t guess, the airport in question is indeed based near San Francisco. The San Francisco International Airport is a major gateway for travelers headed to Europe and Asia.  Now, one can only imagine the complications a data breach on… Read More

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Can Apps Snoop your Copy and Paste Clipboard? Yes.

  Is anything private anymore? This is the question many are asking after the Apple users discover not even their clipboard is safe from third parties.      Copy and Paste Clipboard This week, Apple is under fire for a recent discovery that has iPhone and iPad users up in arms. What is the discovery you may ask?  To elaborate, researchers discovered in a security demo that all the apps on your Apple device can view your system clipboard. In other words, anything you copy and paste through IOS is accessible to a third party.  Now, why is this such a concern? As simple as it seems, apps can use… Read More

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US Charges Individuals Responsible for the 2017 Equifax Hack and Data Breach

  In 2017, Equifax, one of the largest credit reporting companies in the world, faced an enormous hack and data breach. Now in 2020, the individuals responsible are facing charges for the attack.      Flashback to 2017 To begin, last week, the DOJ accused four members of the People’s Liberation Army in China of performing the hack against Equifax. After releasing the nine-count indictment regarding the breach, the document portrays how the members allegedly pulled off one of the largest hacks in US history. Now, before we get into the indictment, let’s take a look back at how the attack on Equifax went down.    The Hack On September… Read More

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Thousands of Disney+ Accounts Hacked!

  A platform now exists where any and every Disney movie ever created resides. From Cinderella to Lady and the Tramp. Now, how can something this wonderful, cause so many problems for customers?     On November 12th, 2019, Disney launched their new streaming service titled Disney+. This platform has all of the original Disney movie and tv show. Not only does it have all things Disney – but also Marvel, Pixar, National Geographic and Star Wars.    What’s the Deal? Millions of people anxiously awaited the arrival of this service. The excitement surrounding this launch was astronomical. Disney+ is $6.99 a month and comes with a seven day free… Read More

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Dumpster Diving = Low Tech Hacking at its Finest

Social Engineering Awareness Part 1: Dumpster Diving Dumpster diving remains a prevalent security risk for almost every organization. Dumpster diving is a form of Social Engineering that takes very little technical knowledge. Further, a potential hacker’s goal while dumpster diving is to look for any information hidden within the trash to help penetrate a network. A quick list of potential targets containing worthwhile information would look something like this. Hard Drives CD Drives Flash Drives SD Cards Floppy Disks Instruction Manuals Receipts Invoices Old Software Old Magazines from vendors like cisco Company Directory page or book Old Business Cards Diagrams of building or Network Anything with signatures Usernames and passwords… Read More

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Yahoo’s New Big Breach 500 Million Accounts Hacked

Ever since the security breach in 2014, Yahoo has been having an ongoing investigation into the incident.  Last Thursday Yahoo has released a statement about yet another setback for the internet company. Yahoo admits they are not sure of the specifics of the stolen information. However, there is an estimated 500 million accounts that appear as targets. Among this stolen data is email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, hashed passwords, and security questions. Is Yahoo to Blame? Talks of the people to blame for the attack were state sponsored actors under the orders of the Russian or Chinese government. Although it’s hard to tell due to the fact that an… Read More

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Confirms Breach

According to Brian Krebs of krebsonsecurity.com Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group confirmed a breach at it’s upscale hotel chain.  Mandarin has not confirmed yet on how many of their hotels have been breached at this point.  It is possible that attackers targeted this chain because it is a higher end hotel that can cost near $2,000 per night and would likely have customers with no-limit or high limit credit cards.  These cards would typically go for a higher rate on the black market.    

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P.F. Chang's Customers Suffer from Credit Card Breach

As of June 10th, the United States Secret Service is now working with P.F. Chang’s China Bistro on a breach investigation that involves a compromise of customer credit cards. According to Brian Krebs (an expert security journalist) credit cards numbers that were used at the restaurant chain started showing up for sale on underground websites ran by cyber criminals. These credit cards were cards that were used at the P.F. Chang’s restaurants. The restaurant chain has over 200 locations throughout the United States.  Although it has not been confirmed yet, several recent breaches have resulted from malicious software that was installed unknowingly on point of sale devices.  The company has… Read More

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