Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2023

US health services company Independent Living Systems (ILS) discloses a data breach that impacted more than 4 million individuals. US health services company Independent Living Systems (ILS) disclosed a data breach that exposed personal and medical information for more than 4 million individuals. million individuals.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Timchenko is co-founder, CEO, and publisher of Meduza, a Russian independent media outlet exiled in Europe. The investigation started on June 22, 2023, after Timchenko received a notification from Apple that state-sponsored attackers may be targeting her iPhone. ” states Access Now. ” states Access Now.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

” AccessNow puts this in context : For India to uphold fundamental rights, authorities must initiate an immediate independent inquiry, implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware, and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws. .”

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Organizations gathered to discuss courses and programs to address the critical cybersecurity workforce needs in the United States. Access Living is committed to launching an Independent Living Technology Program to address the gap in digital skills in the disability community to reach 150 disabled participants by the end of 2024.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“Because of their actions, we are introducing new rules, or rather, we are removing ALL rules except one, you cannot touch the CIS [a common restriction against attacking organizations in Russia or the Commonwealth of Independent States ]. A statement on the operation from the U.S. Image: @GossiTheDog.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

But the ID theft problem is coming to the fore once again: Countless Americans will soon be receiving notices from state regulators saying they owe thousands of dollars in taxes on benefits they never received last year. One state’s experience offers a window into the potential scope of the problem.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Sandvine has during recent years become infamous for its support to Internet repressive regimes, such as Belarus, Azerbaijan, Egypt, where its DPI equipment is used to block independent media and human rights organizations. Qurium forensics report: How operators use Sandvine to block independent media in Egypt. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

i-SOON is a prominent contractor for various agencies of the Chinese government, including Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, and the People’s Liberation Army. It shows explicitly how government targeting requirements drive a competitive marketplace of independent contractor hackers-for-hire.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

IBM’s first Principle for Trust and Transparency states that the purpose of AI is to augment human intelligence. Augmented human intelligence means that the use of AI enhances human intelligence, rather than operating independently of, or replacing it. Collaborate with HR to augment each employee’s scope of work.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) when compared to Privacy Shield, whilst also stating that a number of aspects of the DPF need to be clarified, developed or further detailed. In particular, the Data Protection Review Court offers reinforced guarantees, for example, in terms of independence. Intelligence Agencies.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 7, 2022

On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities , which provides a new framework for legal data transfers between the European Union and the United States. In particular, the Executive Order restricts U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

On November 18, 2021, a number of state attorneys general announced a joint investigation into whether Meta Platforms, Inc., has violated state consumer protection laws in connection with its promotion of Instagram to children and young adults.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Firstly, it proposes the creation of an “AI Authority” with various functions, including ensuring that regulators take AI into account and are aligned in their approach, coordinating a review of the suitability of relevant legislation such as product safety, privacy and consumer protection on AI, and accrediting independent AI auditors.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2022

Semikron, a German-based independent manufacturer of power semiconductor components, suffered a ransomware cyberattck. However, BleepingComputer, which viewed a ransom note dropped to one of the encrypted systems, states that LV Ransomware group is behind the attack. ” reads a data breach notice published by the company.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2022

Yesterday the group ‘NB 65’ ( @xxNB65 ) announced it has hacked Continent Express, the Russian largest independent travel agency and leaked nearly 400 GB of files and databases via the DDoSecrets platform. This week the Anonymous collective and its affiliates have targeted multiple Russian organizations stealing gigabytes of data.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In its conclusions, the Committee re-stated its prior request to the Commission “not to adopt any new adequacy decision in relation to the U.S., On February 14, 2023, in a Draft Motion for a Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the proposed EU-U.S. does not have a federal data protection law in place.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2021

Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay states: “These new series of cowardly cyber attacks against our website were obviously made to prevent the public from accessing our reports on the worsening state of human rights in the Philippines — and we know whose interests these attacks serve.”. Learn more at qurium.org or Twitter.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 12, 2023

The Administration announced an independent commitment from leading AI developers, including Anthropic, Google, Hugging Face, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and Stability AI, to participate in a public evaluation of AI systems at the AI Village at DEFCON 31. Public assessments of existing generative AI systems. Policies to ensure the U.S.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Missouri governor wants to prosecute the reporter who discovered a security vulnerability in a state’s website, and then reported it to the state. The newspaper agreed to hold off publishing any story while the department fixed the problem and protected the private information of teachers around the state. […].

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Nation-state actors are also hunting for Aadhaar data with the goal of espionage and influence campaigns that leverage detailed insights on the Indian population. Data leaks containing Aadhaar IDs in India was caused by the insecurity of 3rd parties while aggregating such information for KYC. billion registered citizens.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

Mandiant concluded that the 3CX attack was orchestrated by the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as Lazarus , a determination that was independently reached earlier by researchers at Kaspersky Lab and Elastic Security. The double supply chain compromise that led to malware being pushed out to some 3CX customers.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

“CUNA [the Credit Union National Association] has BSA certification schools, but they certify state examiners and trade association staff (like me), so non-credit union employees that utilize the school should have received these emails if the list came from them. credit unions are required to register these BSA officers with the NCUA.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 7, 2021

Importantly, the Grand Chamber concluded that bulk interception does not in itself violate the ECHR, given the “multitude of threats States face in modern society.” The bulk interception should also be subject to independent authorization before it commences, at the point at which the purpose and scope of the measures are being determined.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Experts say Kislitsin’s prosecution could soon put the Kazakhstan government in a sticky diplomatic position, as the Kremlin is already signaling that it intends to block his extradition to the United States. Department of Justice. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. prison system.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2022

This paper provides a taxonomic classification of non-state actors in the cyberspace, analyzing their role and impact on a state’s socioeconomic structure. CNSA can operate with different aims: some are financially motivated, like cybercrime gangs, while others are politically motivated, like state-sponsored hackers and hacktivists.

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Information Governance Perspectives

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now in its second edition, this sought-after book features fifteen in-depth profiles of trailblazers from brands like PwC, Paramount Pictures, State Farm, and emerging start-ups. Silicon Valley, CA., It is also available as an audiobook.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. Image: FBI. ” At the time of story, DaiLin was 28 years old.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“On Thursday morning, several media outlets, including the Independent, distributed a statement from Fortinet: The case had been used as an example of a DDoS attack during an interview. .” The botnet was used to target a Swiss company, causing millions of dollars in damages. What the f is wrong with you people????

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

DRM Dashboard Ransomware Monitor, an independent platform of cybersecurity monitoring, is pleased to release the quarterly the DRM-Report for the first quarter of 2023. United States Takes the Brunt: Approximately 44% of these attacks originated from the United States, making it the most targeted country.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

Earlier this month, KrebsOnSecurity heard independently from two trusted sources that Wipro — India’s third-largest IT outsourcing company — was dealing with a multi-month intrusion from an assumed state-sponsored attacker. Wipro has refused to respond to questions about the alleged incident. On Friday, Apr.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Multiple ransomware gangs developed their malware to avoid infecting systems in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region (formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991) and instructed the network of their affiliates not to target Russian organizations. ” reported the Govoritmoskva website. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Like other malware, the malicious code doesn’t infect systems in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS region). Researchers spotted a new Windows information stealer called Meduza Stealer, the authors employ sophisticated marketing strategies to promote it. The stealer prevents execution if the C2 server is unreachable.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 13, 2022

In his response, Commissioner Reynders defended the DPC against the criticism and stated, among other things, that: It is too early to come to definitive conclusions as to the efficiency and functioning of the GDPR cooperation mechanism. Background. Read the full letter.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2022

This issue was reported by an independent security researcher and disclosed to Slack on 17 July 2022. The company states that the bug affected all users who created or revoked shared invitation links between 17 April 2017 and 17 July 2022. Slack is resetting passwords for approximately 0.5% Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Sabbath ransomware is a new threat that has been targeting critical infrastructure in the United States and Canada since June 2021. A new ransomware group called Sabbath (aka UNC2190) has been targeting critical infrastructure in the United States and Canada since June 2021. ” reads the post published by Mandiant.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A Private Members’ Bill, the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill (the Bill ), has been introduced into House of Lords (the UK’s upper House of the UK Parliament) and is currently at the second Parliamentary stage. However, a Member of the House of Lords, Lord Holmes of Richmond, has proposed a Private Members’ Bill. How is AI defined?

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