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CISA's Krebs: 2016 US Elections Were Cyber 'Sputnik' Moment

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Cybersecurity Agency Ranks Election Security and Ransomware as Biggest Threats The 2016 U.S. Election security and ransomware remain his agency's two biggest concerns.

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

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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

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

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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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Telco service provider giant Syniverse had unauthorized access since 2016

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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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Zendesk 2016 security breach may impact Uber, Slack, and other organizations

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Zendesk discloses a data breach that took place in 2016 when a hacker accessed data of 10,000 users, including passwords, emails, names, and phone numbers. In 2016, customer service software company Zendesk suffered a security breach that exposed data of 10,000 users, including passwords, emails, names, and phone numbers.

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

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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.