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MY TAKE: Poorly protected local government networks cast shadow on midterm elections

The Last Watchdog

As Ananth explained, the city did two things right: they had cyber insurance and they didn’t pay the ransom. This makes government networks even more vulnerable and hackers see them as a gold mine. Election threat. Let’s look at what happened in Atlanta again. Attackers are profit minded,” says Ananth.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

million people was compromised, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and billing and claims information. Information relating to nearly 4.5 Data breached: 4,452,782 records.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

and software libraries to attack the supply chain. 27% of all attacks mine crypto currencies, usually on unmonitored cloud systems. Breach damages of $300k to $1 million may be within the risk tolerance for some, and many may expect to recoup damages from cybersecurity insurance.