Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2024

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) agency was hacked in February, the Recorded Future News first reported. In response to the security breach, the agency had to shut down two crucial systems, as reported by a CISA spokesperson and US officials with knowledge of the incident, according to CNN.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 23, 2021

Spanish Court Had Just Authorized McAfee's Extradition to US John McAfee, 75, was found dead in a Spanish prison cell Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court had authorized his extradition to the U.S. to face tax evasion charges, according to multiple news reports.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 19, 2023

New research reveals the strategies hackers use to hide their malware distribution system, and companies are rushing to release mitigations for the “Downfall” processor vulnerability on Intel chips.

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IG Guru

APRIL 26, 2023

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

Threat actors hacked the X account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and used it to publish the fake news on the Bitcoin ETF approval. Hackers hijacked the X account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and used it to publish fake news on the Bitcoin ETF approval.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

German and US Intelligence Reportedly Used Company's Equipment to Spy on 100 Countries Intelligence agencies in the United States and West Germany secretly owned a controlling stake in Swiss firm Crypto AG for decades and used their access to the company's encrypted communications equipment to spy on over 100 countries, including friends and foes alike, (..)

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IG Guru

JULY 22, 2022

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Clop ransomware gang gained access to the email addresses of more than 632K US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice. Russian-speaking Clop ransomware group gained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice. ” states Bloomberg.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 11, 2023

US officials have confirmed this news. The Wall Street Journal today revealed that North Korea's hacker army managed to steal a huge amount of cryptocurrency amounting to $3 billion to finance their nuclear program.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Threat actors compromised a media company to deliver FakeUpdates malware through the websites of hundreds of newspapers in the US. Researchers at Proofpoint Threat Research observed threat actor TA569 intermittently injecting malicious code on a media company that serves many major news outlets. Pierluigi Paganini. The post 250+ U.S.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 4, 2022

A global network of inauthentic news sites present themselves as independent news outlets, offering content favoring China's government and articles critical of the US.

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CILIP

MARCH 20, 2024

CILIP to launch Libraries Change Lives Advocacy Week this summer This summer will you join us to tell the stories of how Libraries Change Lives? We are inviting libraries across the UK to join us to share your successes during our brand new Libraries Change Lives Week.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 11, 2020

The CPRA would amend the language of the CCPA and require additional rulemakings, which would introduce new uncertainties. Some good news for CCPA-regulated ‘businesses’ The CPRA would: Limit businesses’ liability for violations of the law by “third-party” businesses.

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CILIP

APRIL 16, 2024

Tell us your library’s story Please share your library’s stories of success and impact with the theme of ‘Libraries Change Lives’. The campaign runs from 24-28 June 2024, and culminates in an event in Parliament where representatives and allies from the sector will meet senior governmental advisors and decision makers face to face.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

On Sunday night, the National Security Council tweeted that the news about an alleged national quarantine are fake. The healthcare systems of any country are under pressure, for this reason, the news of a cyberattack against a hospital is regrettable. Text message rumors of a national #quarantine are FAKE. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CILIP

APRIL 8, 2024

CILIP Chair, Kate Robinson said: "On behalf of the Board of Trustees I am very pleased to welcome Louis to CILIP as our new CEO. He joins us at an optimal time, in a strong position delivering an inspiring strategy with #WeAreCILIP. Connect with Louis on Linkedin and Twitter.

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The Guardian Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Censorship, data harvesting and purchases of foreign news outlets could lead to ‘sharp contraction’ of freedom of expression China is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, according to a new report from the US state department, which warned the trend could lead to a “sharp contraction” (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

CommonSpirit, one of the largest hospital chains in the US, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted its operations. Common Spirit , one of the largest hospital chains in the US, this week suffered a ransomware cyberattack that caused severe inconvenience to the facilities and to patients. ” reported NBC News.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And it’s perhaps fitting that this was also a leap year, piling on an extra day to a solar rotation that most of us probably can’t wait to see in the rearview mirror. But it was hardly a dull one for computer security news junkies. Thank you all for your thoughtful engagement, wisdom, news tips and support.

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IT Governance

MARCH 16, 2023

Such rumours have been circulating for years, with the US government attempting to ban the app on those grounds in 2020. An Ofcom study published last year found that TikTok is the fastest-growing news source for UK adults. It is not worth having that vulnerability on your phone,” she told Sky News in an interview last month. “It

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IG Guru

MAY 26, 2023

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Answer: Yes, Q&A Site Believes Hackers Stole Private Content, Hashed Passwords Next to corporate communications that claim that "your security is important to us," any website post titled "security update" portends bad news.

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The Guardian Data Protection

APRIL 20, 2023

Australian-US company Internet 2.0 Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. Last year, Internet 2.0

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Who among us? More from the news article: Though wouldn’t it be funny if this was the limit of AI misalignment? More from the news article: Though wouldn’t it be funny if this was the limit of AI misalignment? More: “This is a very human form of AI misalignment. Research paper.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Turns out that with link taxes , content moderation nightmares, advertising blacklists, and consumer fatigue, “news” is just more trouble than its worth for our modern attention merchants. The Times ‘ piece turns on the news that Meta’s point person for news, Campbell Brown, is leaving the company.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 12, 2023

​Welcome IBM Tech Now, our video web series featuring the latest and greatest news and announcements in the world of technology. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified every time a new IBM Tech Now video is published. We’d love to hear from you, so leave us a comment on the video.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 15, 2023

​Welcome IBM Tech Now, our video web series featuring the latest and greatest news and announcements in the world of technology. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified every time a new IBM Tech Now video is published. We’d love to hear from you, so leave us a comment on the video.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The fact-checking department of news agency AFP said the audio showed signs of being manipulated using AI. Consider this a preview to their actions in the US next year. But the recording was posted during a 48-hour moratorium ahead of the polls opening, during which media outlets and politicians are supposed to stay silent.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 30, 2023

​Welcome IBM Tech Now, our video web series featuring the latest and greatest news and announcements in the world of technology. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified every time a new IBM Tech Now video is published. We’d love to hear from you, so leave us a comment on the video.

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WIRED Threat Level

JANUARY 22, 2020

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky launched a spear-phishing campaign targeting US contractors working at the war simulation centre. North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky carried out a spear-phishing campaign against US contractors involved in a joint U.S.-South Korea-US military exercises appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

The facts aren’t news, but Zoom will pay $85M — to the class-action attorneys, and to users — for lying to users about end-to-end encryption, and for giving user data to Facebook and Google without consent.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Groove ransomware operators call on other ransomware groups to stop competing and join the forces to fight against the US. The Groove ransomware gang is calling on other ransomware groups to attack US public sector after a an operation of of law enforcement shut down the infrastructure of the REvil gang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Twitter removed around 130 Iranian accounts for attempting to disrupt the public recent US Presidential Debate. The social media giant Twitter announced to have removed around 130 Iranian Twitter accounts that attempted to disrupt the public conversation during the recent first Presidential Debate for the US 2020 Presidential Election.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Ryuk ransomware operators continue the target the US healthcare industry, the last victims in order of time are the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network. According to researchers at CheckPoint , Healthcare is the most targeted industry, by ransomware, in the US in October.

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CILIP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2021

Threat actors in January attempted to poison the water at a US facility, a circumstance that highlights the importance of cybersecurity for water and wastewater utilities. The news that a threat actor in January attempted to poison the water at a facility in the U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, US facility). Pierluigi Paganini.

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