Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Incident Shows That Healthcare Sector Faces E-Commerce Threats The recent discovery of skimming malware on the online store of the American Cancer Society illustrates that the healthcare sector is not immune from e-commerce threats.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

Another ransomware gang, the Vice Society ransomware operators, is using Windows print spooler PrintNightmare exploits in its attacks. The Vice Society ransomware operators are actively exploiting Windows print spooler PrintNightmare vulnerability in their attacks against Windows servers. The flaw received a CVSS score of 7.3,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 10, 2023

Vice Society is boasting that it compromised the San Francisco transportation system, while BART maintains operations and mounts an investigation.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 4, 2024

New IACS Rules to Secure Onboard Digital Systems, Equipment Go Into Effect July 1 IT and OT security experts say threats to shipping underscore the need for more stringent regulations for passenger, cargo and high-speed vessels by the International Association of Classification Societies.

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Vice Society has a superpower that’s allowed it to quietly carry out attacks on schools and hospitals around the world: mediocrity.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 15, 2024

How Society, Education and the Workplace Contribute to Underrepresentation The underrepresentation of women in cybersecurity is a complex issue. The reasons behind it include stereotypes and biases, educational barriers, workplace culture, and the lack of visibility and role models.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 38-Member Body Comprises Government, Private, Civil Society Representatives The United Nations unveiled Thursday an AI advisory body that looks to analyze risks and make recommendations on international governance for the technology.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 14, 2024

healthcare sector needs to closely watch government regulatory and legislative developments involving artificial intelligence, including the European Union AI Act, said Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Also, Cyberattack Targets Japan's Space Agency JAXA This week, Ukraine's intelligence service hacked Russian aviation agency, a cyberattack targeted Japan's space agency, Google addressed another zero-day, a French-led operation dismantled a Ukrainian ransomware group, and spyware targeted Serbian civil society.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The National Group Will Develop Guidelines for AI Safety, Security and Red-Teaming Officials said the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium will provide a "critical forum" for the public and private sectors as the federal government aims to use input from more than 200 stakeholders across public society to develop AI safety and security (..)

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CGI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Who pays in the cashless society? Are traditional banks disadvantaged in comparison to the challengers, and will this leave them and, in turn, our society at risk of a potentially unstable financial future by further fragmenting the banking value chain. Read more insights on cashless societies from our banking experts.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Google and Mandiant Researchers Track Russia-Ukraine War Tactics Ahead of Elections Russia continues to focus on running cyber operations and espionage that target Ukraine's military, government and civil society in support of its ground campaign, researchers at Google said, warning that the information operations will likely soon be brought to bear (..)

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Dark Reading

APRIL 9, 2020

How the hacker mindset and skill set could play a role in improving and securing societal systems, according to renowned security technologist Bruce Schneier.

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IG Guru

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The post Blockchain: Legal @ Regulatory Guidance – 2nd Edition via the Law Society (UK) appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the summary and post about the report here.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Lockdown Mode' Can Defeat Commercial Spyware Members of Armenian civil society say they have received warnings from Apple regarding commercial spyware. John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, tweeted that "Apple threat notifications are 'clear & invaluable' signs something serious is going on."

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Managing Your Information

MAY 13, 2022

Ross-shire data protection expert set to address global conference after ‘unprecedented amount of change’ as stage set for annual Information and Records Management Society gathering. The annual IRMS (Information and Records Management Society) Conference, in Glasgow, is the premier event in the information management calendar.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

based civil society organization. BlastPass' Can Compromise iPhones Running the Latest iOS Version, Researchers Say Apple released patches Thursday to close a zero-click exploit makers of the Pegasus advanced spyware app used to infect at least one iPhone carried by an individual employed at a Washington, D.C.-based

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Also: Vice Society Ransomware Gang Claims Credit for Attack The only surprising aspect of the ransomware attack against Los Angeles Unified School District is that it didn’t happen sooner. The Vice Society gang has claimed credit. The district was warned of cybersecurity weaknesses in the 20 months leading to its ransomware attack.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Petition Signed by 65 Parliamentarians and 31 Civil Society Organizations More than five dozen British lawmakers across political parties and privacy organizations called for an "immediate stop" to real-time facial recognition in the United Kingdom. jurisdictions.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

Vice Society Claims Credit for Data Leak Affecting Current, Former Employees The Vice Society ransomware group today claimed responsibility for a December 2022 attack on an Australian state fire department that led to a widespread IT outage. Fire Rescue Victoria warned current and former employees and job applicants of data leak.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 19, 2023

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT will undoubtedly change the way clinicians and healthcare cybersecurity professionals work, but the use of these technologies come with security, privacy and legal concerns, says Lee Kim of the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 9, 2022

Jeetu Patel of Cisco Discusses the Critical Ability to 'Bounce Back' From Incidents With rising threats facing critical infrastructure sectors, such as healthcare and financial services, "society as a whole, and the safety of society is completely dependent on cyber risk" - and being security resilient, says Jeetu Patel of Cisco.

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Adam Shostack

JULY 7, 2020

The Internet Society Open Letter Against Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act was published this morning. It’s an important and broad coalition to protect the ability of American companies to deliver security to their customers. I’m honored to be one of the signers.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

What really struck me was that IOWN also seeks to foster an “affluent and diverse” global society. NTT executives and scientists speak often about how advanced optical technology can benefit society as a whole. By embracing optical technology, industries can grow, and society can benefit from the development of smarter infrastructure.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 4, 2022

After a flat refusal to pay the ransom, Los Angeles Unified School District's stolen data has been dumped on the Dark Web by a ransomware gang.

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OpenText Information Management

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The book is, in essence, a powerful … The post Ten things impacting the world: impact on society appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Its newfound popularity was based on comparisons made between the dystopian novel and the current widening schism between media and government relations.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The security industry has the perfect skillset and adversarial defense outlook to deal with some of the emerging societal issues in today's world, said security technologist Bruce Schneier.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 8, 2023

Civil Society and Tech Firms Warn Aginst Modifying the European Privacy Law The British government is proposing modifications to the European privacy law adopted as British law before leaving European Union. Civil society groups warn changes to the U.K. GDPR could lead to more surveillance.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 16, 2023

Norwegian classification society DNV, maker of ShipManager software, says onboard software functionally continues to operate. Norway's DNV Shuts Down IT Servers, Investigates Attack A maker of software used to manage shipping vessel operations says it has shut down its servers after detecting a ransomware attack.

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Archives Blogs

MAY 8, 2020

The Havana History & Heritage Society was established to preserve and highlight the historical assets and events that have made Havana an exceptional community in which to live, have a business, and visit. The Society’s home is in the Shade Tobacco Museum in downtown Havana.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 26, 2021

Eskenazi Health Says It's Still Assessing Whether Individual Notifications Are Required Eskenazi Health, Brett Callow, Vice Society, Rob Bonta, Waikato District Health Board, HIPAA, ransomware, exfiltration, breach notification, David Holtzman, California, attorney general

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Dark Reading

MAY 24, 2022

Million-dollar crypto heists are becoming more common as the currency starts to go mainstream; prevention and enforcement haven't kept pace.

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MAY 26, 2023

Access Now Calls Infections 1st Documented Evidence of Pegasus in Context of War Digital rights organizations detected Pegasus spyware on the devices of members of Armenian civil society during the outbreak of armed conflict over a disputed region in the South Caucasus region.

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