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In praise of. the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Data Protector

To recap, in 2016 the IPA brought together all the existing covert and overt statutory powers that were then available to enable the UK’s intelligence agencies, police and other investigatory authorities obtain intelligence and communications data.

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Personal health information of 42M Americans leaked between 2016 and 2021

Security Affairs

Crooks have had access to the medical records of 42 million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare organizations doubled. Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. million in 2016 to close to 16.5

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Married couple pleaded guilty to laundering billions in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitfinex in 2016

Security Affairs

A married couple from New York pleaded guilty this week to laundering billions of dollars stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. The couple pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the hack of the cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex that took place in 2016. Law enforcement also seized over $3.6

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Telco service provider giant Syniverse had unauthorized access since 2016

Security Affairs

Syniverse service provider discloses a security breach, threat actors have had access to its databases since 2016 and gained some customers’ credentials. Syniverse discloses a security breach, threat actors have had access to its databases since 2016. ” states Motherboard. ” states Motherboard.

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CISA adds 41 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Security Affairs

US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds 41 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. The Cisco IOS XR flaw (CVE-2022-20821, CVSS score: 6.5, To nominate, please visit:?.

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Cyber thieves move $760 million stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex heist

Security Affairs

Over $760 million worth of Bitcoin that were stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 were moved to new accounts. More than $760 million worth of Bitcoin, stolen from Asian cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 , were moved on Wednesday to new accounts. No exchange will process them. ” reported The Record.

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TrickGate, a packer used by malware to evade detection since 2016

Security Affairs

TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service to malware authors to avoid detection, CheckPoint researchers reported. ” reads the report published by Check Point Research.