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Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 billion claim over NotPetya damages

Security Affairs

known as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside the United States and Canada, is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies globally, engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a wide range of healthcare products. Merck & Co.,

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China-linked APT10 leverages ZeroLogon exploits in recent attacks

Security Affairs

The group, also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , and Cloud Hopper , has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

Security Affairs

. “Zhu and Zhang were members of a hacking group operating in China known within the cyber security community as Advanced Persistent Threat 10 (the APT10 Group).” The post US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The hidden threats facing your intellectual property

IT Governance

For life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, this includes data on the development and testing of new therapies and details of how therapies are manufactured. In the 2017 WannaCry attack, for example, cyber criminals used ransomware to prevent victims from accessing their IP unless a ransom was paid. What are the threats?

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Episode 158: How NotPetya has Insurers grappling with Systemic Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

Related Stories Episode 155: Disinformation is a Cyber Weapon and APTs warm to Mobile Malware Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats NotPetya Horror Story Highlights Need for Holistic Security. Read Security Ledger coverage of NotPetya here. one of the most virulent malware attacks ever.

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China’s First Data Protection Measures Lifting Its Veils

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

On May 28, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“ CAC “) released the draft Measures on the Administration of Data Security (“ Data Security Measures ” see our in-house English translation here ) for public consultation. The scope of application of the Data Security Measures.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Victims of Equifax’s 2017 data breach were given the go-ahead to launch a class-action lawsuit. Countless office workers were forced to get back to their jobs after Reddit suspended a host of accounts in light of security concerns.