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Colorado Warns Ransomware Attack Caused Massive Data Breach

Data Breach Today

Information From 2004 to 2020 Exposed for High School Students, Teachers and Others Colorado's Department of Higher Education is warning that it suffered a ransomware attack in June, in which attackers stole personal data on current and past students and teachers, dating from 2004 to 2020.

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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach. CDHE discovered the ransomware attack on June 19, 2023, it immediately launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of third-party specialists.

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Harvard Business Publishing licensee hit by ransomware

Security Affairs

Three days later, Cybernews researchers revisited the database to see whether it had been closed, and found it had been hit with ransomware. SHA1 (Secure Hashing Algorithm 1) has been broken since 2004 and can be breached quickly by criminals at relatively little cost. The ransomware. An attacker asked for a 0.01

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. As we are well and truly in the digital-first age, the need for robust cybersecurity measures is glaringly evident.

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MY TAKE: A few reasons to believe RSAC 2023’s ‘stronger together’ theme is gaining traction

The Last Watchdog

I attended my first one in 2004, while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY. It’s easier than ever for malicious hackers to get deep access, steal data, spread ransomware, disrupt infrastructure and attain long run unauthorized access. Related: Demystifying ‘DSPM’ This was my nineteenth RSAC.

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) — introduced in 2004 — remains the most popular wireless security protocol. Back up important data , as there is no better defense against ransomware. It provides stronger security measures like message integrity checks and improved key management.

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

MIRhosting is a hosting provider founded in The Netherlands in 2004. In February, the Dutch police took 13 servers offline that were used by the infamous LockBit ransomware group , which had originally bragged on its darknet website that its home base was in The Netherlands.

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