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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 April 2024

IT Governance

Keyboard app vulnerabilities reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers Security researchers have identified critical security vulnerabilities in Cloud-based pinyin keyboard apps from Baidu, Inc., We identified certain accounts that we believe are affiliated with the Spy.pet website, which we have subsequently banned.”

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc.

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Indian Government Releases National Cyber Security Policy 2013

Hunton Privacy

On July 2, 2013, the Indian government released its ambitious National Cyber Security Policy 2013. Establishing public and private partnerships to determine best practices in cybersecurity.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers.

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At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software

Krebs on Security

On March 2, Microsoft released emergency security updates to plug four security holes in Exchange Server versions 2013 through 2019 that hackers were actively using to siphon email communications from Internet-facing systems running Exchange. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two cybersecurity experts who’ve briefed U.S.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

Security Affairs

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.