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SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Security Affairs

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. SilverTerrier has been active since at least 2014, it is a collective of over hundreds of individual threat actors. billion in global losses. “Over the past 90 days (Jan.

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

Data Matters

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed sensitive customer information. This resolution highlights the SEC’s continued focus on cybersecurity.

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Lake City agreed to pay $500,000 in ransom, is the second case in Florida in a week

Security Affairs

Lake City is a small city in Florida with a population of 65,000 that was hit by ransomware earlier on June 10. “On Monday June 10th, 2019, the City of Lake City was targeted by a malware attack known as ‘Triple Threat.'” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Alabama Hospital chain paid ransom to resume operations after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The hospital chain hasn’t revealed the amount it has paid to the crooks to decrypt the data, it seems that an insurance covered the cost. The operations at the hospitals were severely impacted for 10 days during which the hospitals kept treating people, but new patients were sent to other hospitals in Birmingham or Mississippi.

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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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SEC Chair: Sweeping New Cybersecurity Rules Are Coming Soon

Data Matters

On Monday, January 24, 2022, in a speech at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law annual Securities Regulation Institute conference, Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. He also signaled the SEC’s continued focus on enforcement and cooperation with other law enforcement agencies. financial markets.

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Who is Alleged Medibank Hacker Aleksandr Ermakov?

Krebs on Security

Authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States this week levied financial sanctions against a Russian man accused of stealing data on nearly 10 million customers of the Australian health insurance giant Medibank. It’s not hard to see why. The attackers who broke into Medibank in October 2022 stole 9.7