Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating cybercriminals who are seeking to exploit the crisis for financial gain. At least three major industry groups are working to counter the latest cyber threats and scams.

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Data Matters

MARCH 9, 2022

Yesterday DOJ announced its first settlement under the Department’s new “Cyber-Fraud Initiative.” This initiative, announced in October 2021 , aims to “utilize the False Claims Act to pursue cybersecurity related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients.”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

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 Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

banking regulators have approved a new rule that orders banks to notify federal regulators of significant cybersecurity incidents within 36 hours. banking regulators this week approved a rule that obliges banks to report any major cybersecurity incidents to the government within 36 hours of discovery. Pierluigi Paganini. The post U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the need and scope for a potential federal insurance response to catastrophic cyber incidents, akin to the one put in place for terrorism insurance after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Background. The parallels to the terrorism insurance market are clear. The Request for Comment.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Automotive Industry Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

The advisory was promptly endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Government Communications Headquarters (“GCHQ”), a UK intelligence agency. government, especially in light of ongoing tensions between the U.S. This is an important public action by the U.S. and Russia in Ukraine.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 27, 2024

In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#257) Paul speaks with Dennis Kengo Oka, a senior principal automotive security strategist at the firm Synopsys about the growing cyber risks to automobiles as connected vehicle features proliferate in the absence of strong cybersecurity protections. Read the whole entry. »

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

DPFS will be relevant to all those in financial services, including those in the banking, insurance, fintech, funds, payments, private equity, securities, wealth management, and other financial sectors. Hear from industry speakers on: How the latest privacy and cybersecurity developments in Europe and the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Ukraine’s intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ ’ Ukraine’s intelligence service announced they have hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ ” reads the announcement. ” reads the announcement.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

21, 2023 — MxD, the Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, today hosted a roundtable discussion with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. Each participating organization is committed to developing cyber skills and programs to train the workforce across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

President Biden came into office around the time of the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline cyber attacks, so cybersecurity has been a major focus of the Administration from the beginning. These efforts may integrate diplomatic, information, military (both kinetic and cyber), financial, intelligence, and law enforcement capabilities.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. Over the past several years, government agencies and its partners have responded to a significant number of ransomware attacks, including recent attacks against Colonial Pipeline and and U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” ” Related: Cyber warfare enters Golden Age In fact, strategic cyber operations essentially pitting Russia and Iran against the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It is no secret that there is, and has been for some time, a shortage of trained cyber security professionals in corporate IT Security teams. This shortage is significantly impacting corporate America, and it is particularly dire across federal, state and local governments.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by North Korea-linked hacker groups are used by the government of Pyongyang to fund its malicious cyber operations, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. and South Korean agencies warn.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point. While it’s a progressive step for the network security of the U.S. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Government of Pyongyang focuses on crypto hacking to fund its military program following harsh U.N. Cyber security and intelligence experts believe that attacks aimed at the cryptocurrency industry will continue to increase next year. trillion won ($1.2 ” reported the AP agency. Citing the U.S. billion (about 2.7

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has appointed Kiersten Todt as its new chief of staff. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced to have appointed Kiersten Todt as its new chief of staff, she will replace Acting Chief of Staff Kate Nichols. ” reads CISA’s announcement.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. 9, 2024, U.S. Image credit: Amitai Cohen of Wiz.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The FBI and Australian Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warn of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide. “The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware an ongoing ransomware campaign utilising the Avaddon Ransomware malware. ” reads the alert published by ACSC.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2022

“Reporting cyber incidents to law enforcement and cooperating with investigations not only protects the United States, it is also good business”, said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. ” Earlier this month, the FBI, CISA, and the U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware. Cyber Command’s VirusTotal page , and CISA’s Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity page for more information.” ” reads the US CISA alert. v1 , U.S. . ” The U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti , an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. The Contileaks account did not respond to requests for comment.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

House of Representatives passed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, a bill that aims at improving the security of IoT devices. House of Representatives last week passed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, a bill designed to improve the security of IoT devices. Mark Warner. “I Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, along with our rundown of the biggest incidents of the month. In a statement, Shields said that it “takes the confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in our care seriously.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The FBI warned private industry partners of attempts by an Iranian threat actor to buy stolen information belonging to US organizations. US organizations whose data was stolen and leaked online in the past are at risk of cyber attacks that are orchestrated by an unnamed Iran-linked threat actor. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

The CISA ‘s Joint Cyber Defense Collective (JCDC) initiative is going to build operation plans for protecting and responding to cyber threats. What comes to mind when you think of cyber criminals? To address this gap, the JCDC is planning proactive measures for future cyber risks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

BlackTech is a Chinese APT group that has been active since at least 2010 and that known for conducting cyber espionage campaigns in Asia aimed at entities in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. According to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the United States National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. ” reads the joint advisory.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. We’ll have a separate post looking at the year’s data breaches and cyber attacks in more detail, but in the meantime, you can find the full list of December’s incidents below. Cyber attacks. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 20, 2024

For highly regulated industries, these challenges take on an entirely new level of expectation as they navigate evolving regulatory landscape and manage requirements for privacy, resiliency, cybersecurity, data sovereignty and more. This includes cyber incidents, technology failures, natural disasters and more. Similarly, in the U.S.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

On February 21, 2024, President Biden signed an Executive Order and issued several federal rules aimed at improving the cybersecurity of U.S. Coast Guard in its ability to address cyber threats. ports and maritime supply chains. The measures introduce new cybersecurity requirements and standards for stakeholders of the U.S.

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