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

Security Affairs

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. The experts determined the threat actors had access to CDHE systems between June 11 and June 19, 2023 and copied data from the company systems during this time.

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Why Were the Russians So Set Against This Hacker Being Extradited?

Krebs on Security

Burkov calls himself a specialist in information security and denies having committed the crimes for which he’s been charged. A screen shot from the Mazafaka cybercrime forum, circa 2011. DirectConnection, circa 2011. authorities, and that the Russian government is probably concerned that he simply knows too much.

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CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008

Security Affairs

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. time zone.

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SEC Announces Settled Charges Against First American for Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures – Lessons Learned

Data Matters

In September 2017, then-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued a public statement that provided an overview of the SEC’s approach to cybersecurity and underscored it as a priority for the SEC. The SEC is considering enhancing its disclosure rules concerning cybersecurity risk governance and has indicated a target release date of October 2021.

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Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

Security Affairs

In April 2017, Symantec security experts who analyzed the alleged CIA hacking tools included in the Vault 7 dump that were involved in attacks aimed at least 40 governments and private organizations across 16 countries. “The Symantec believes Longhorn is a North American hacking group that has been active since at least 2011.

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Don't Fear the TSA Cutting Airport Security. Be Glad That They're Talking about It.

Schneier on Security

Last week, CNN reported that the Transportation Security Administration is considering eliminating security at U.S. Passengers connecting to larger planes would clear security at their destinations. It's nothing more than 20 people examining the potential security risks of the policy change. Schumer (D-N.Y.),

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Meet the World’s Biggest ‘Bulletproof’ Hoster

Krebs on Security

Here’s a snippet from one of Yalishanda’s advertisements to a cybercrime forum in 2011, when he was running a bulletproof service under the domain real-hosting[.]biz: The one or two domain names registered to Aleksandr Volosovyk and that mail.ru The nickname Yalishanda means “Alexander” in Mandarin (????).

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