Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2022

When KrebsOnSecurity recently explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media firms and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. Raising awareness about ransomware is a baseline security measure. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined counterparts in the UK and Australia today to announce the top 30 vulnerabilities exploited since the start of the pandemic. Most of the vulnerabilities targeted in 2020 were disclosed during the last two years. CVE 2020-5902. The FBI and the U.S. CVE-2019-19781.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

In fact, there remains a huge shortage of experienced security professionals available to fill open positions. A contributing factor to the cybersecurity skills gap is the large number of security startups that have been founded in recent years. billion in funding in 2020. Top Cybersecurity startups to watch in 2021.

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IT Governance

JULY 7, 2021

The number of officially reported HMRC-branded phishing scams increased from 572,029 in the 2019–2020 fiscal year to 1,069,522 in 2020–2021, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Avanan’s 2021 Global Phish Cyber Attack Report found that credential harvesting is used in 54% of all phishing attacks.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

By our reckoning, September 2021 saw 97 security incidents comprising 91,127,815 million breached records. This brings the year’s running total to 996 security incidents and 4,132,751,378 records. PA: Penelec customers must reset passwords after security breach (databreaches.net) (0). 20 | Courts | nola.com (0).

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2024

DomainTools.com shows that both TruePeopleSearch and FastPeopleSearch appeared around 2020 and were registered through Alibaba Cloud , in Beijing, China. com was registered in June 2020 via Alibaba Cloud Beijing in China. com was registered in June 2020 via Alibaba Cloud Beijing. 03-12 15, Singapore). Cocofinder[.]com

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

What Are the Cyber Security Trends Around the World? Thu, 12/16/2021 - 10:36. These reports were released either in the second half of 2020 or during the first few months of 2021. In the UK, four out of ten businesses (40%) and 25% of charities report having cyber security breaches or attacks in 2020.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

“We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics, do not need to tie us with a defined government and look for other our motives [sic],” reads an update to the DarkSide Leaks blog. million, and their tormentors agree to lower the demand significantly to $12 million. The DarkSide ransomware note. Image: Intel 471.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2023

John Clifton Davies , a 60-year-old con man from the United Kingdom who fled the country in 2015 before being sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, has enjoyed a successful life abroad swindling technology startups by pretending to be a billionaire investor. In mid-2021, Bruno announced he was running for public office in Ontario.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) shared the results of their analysis on the evolution of Iran-linked threat actors at the CyberWarCon 2021. Over the past 12 months, MSTIC experts observed increasingly sophisticated attacks orchestrated by Iranian APT groups. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

The US authorities arrested the man in Arizona last month DoJ states that from at least as early as August 2020 to March 2023, Astamirov and other members of the LockBit ransomware gang committed wire fraud and compromised many computer systems worldwide attempting to extort the victims of ransomware attacks. organizations since 2020.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. As a result, data has become a critical asset for companies and governments alike, as well as the primary target for nefarious actors and nation states. The problem is not limited to the requirements of GDPR.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5 How to Land a Round of Funding Securing Data and Infrastructure is Hot. How Do VC Firms Work? Top Cybersecurity Venture Capital Firms.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

Attorney General described a recent takedown of a Russian government-sponsored botnet called Cyclops Blink before it was weaponized and caused damage. and foreign government agencies. government reported a significant rise in hacks perpetrated against private companies by nation-state-sponsored threat actors. 14,028, 86 Fed.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. — Eva (@evacide) October 4, 2021.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2022

The Space Pirates APT group focuses was spotted targeting government agencies and enterprises involved in aerospace, IT services, and electric power industries located in Russia, Georgia, and Mongolia. The post China-linked Space Pirates APT targets the Russian aerospace industry appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

“On September 2, in accordance with the rules of centralized management of the public communications network, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation dated February 12, 2020 No. link] pic.twitter.com/wpPSbGE1UC — NetBlocks (@netblocks) March 10, 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an essential instrument for reshaping businesses both now and in the future, with three in four organizations deploying or ramping up their AI efforts, according to Morning Consult’s April 2021 research. Governing the end-to-end data and AI lifecycle is essential for successful digital transformation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The campaign was launched by the APT10 group started in November 2021, but it hit a peak between 10 and 13 2022, Taiwanese cybersecurity firm CyCraft reported. In November 2020, researchers uncovered a large-scale campaign conducted by China-linked APT10 targeting businesses using the recently-disclosed ZeroLogon vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

Substantial increases in consumer complaints to the FCC, reports by non-government robocall and robotext blocking services, and anecdotal and news reporting make it clear that text messages are increasingly being used by scammers to target American consumers.” Update your smart device OS and security apps. File a complaint.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

You’d therefore expect that the sector fares better at data security than your average organisation. The public data set on the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) website shows that data security isn’t necessarily better for financial organisations. What do the statistics say? million (about £4.70

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Investors recognize the potential too, as funding for cybersecurity ventures more than doubled from previous years to almost $22 billion in 2021. Abnormal Security.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 18, 2021

On 22 April 2021, the Belgian Constitutional Court annulled the Act of 29 May 2016 on the collection and storage of data in the electronic communications sector (the Data Retention Act). Authors : Heidi Waem and Gert-Jan Fraeyman.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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. Best Practices for Public Companies.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

There are a few outliers; however, with some companies requesting notarized signatures, social security numbers, VIN numbers, and others refusing to accept requests unless the user has an account with the company. Below is what we expect in terms of new legislative activity at the state and federal level in 2020. Ballot Initiative.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On November 23, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ) published Interpretative Letter No. The Letter specifically highlights that there may be different legal and compliance obligations for stablecoin activities depending on how the particular stablecoin is structured, noting that “certain stablecoins may be securities.”

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Data Matters

JUNE 16, 2021

On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, the U.S. Seventy-five percent of the world’s chips today come from Asia, while the share of semiconductors manufactured in the United States has fallen from 37% in 1990 to 12% today. prohibition of the use of TikTok on federal government devices. Division C – Strategic Competition Act of 2021 .

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Also note that this blog only accounts for the data from 2020–2022, because these are the only years the ICO has released its full data set on. Bigger sectors are likely to have more breaches; it doesn’t automatically follow that they’re less secure, or that staff working within those sectors are more careless.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

T-Mobile says no customer or government information was stolen in the intrusion. Roughly 12 hours later, White posts a screenshot in their private chat showing his automated script had downloaded more than 30,000 source code repositories from T-Mobile. ” CONSIDER THE SOURCE. ” CONSIDER THE SOURCE.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

There are a few outliers; however, with some companies requesting notarized signatures, social security numbers, VIN numbers, and others refusing to accept requests unless the user has an account with the company. Below is what we expect in terms of new legislative activity at the state and federal level in 2020. Ballot Initiative.

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Data Matters

JULY 22, 2020

Originally, the LGPD provided for a 12-month grace period for its enforcement; however, this term was subsequently extended to 24 months, as legislators understood the initial time frame wouldn’t give companies enough time to adapt. Compliance Costs and the 2020 Crisis.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 12, 2022

In brief, on April 5, 2021, a security researcher contacted Wegmans about a serious flaw the left some of Wegmans’ customers’ personal data available to the public. Wegmans updated the container configurations to prohibit public access on May 12, 2021 and notified consumers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:28. Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. gas pipeline in 2021 to the rise of nation-state attacks, critical infrastructure organizations are under siege.

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IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

A Digital Guardian report found that 90% of corporate security breaches are the result of phishing attacks. Research from IRONSCALES revealed that 81% of organisations around the world have experienced an increase in email phishing attacks since March 2020. This represents a 28% increase compared to 2021. million) in 2021 to $4.35

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

On November 12, 2020, the European Commission published a draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), along with its draft set of new standard contractual clauses (the “SCCs”). Key Takeaways.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

This piece of malware is known for the usage of the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira) email templates to lure victims to install the malicious loader (a VBS file). Figure 12: Lampion overlay screens ( courtesy of MllenniumBCP – Portugal ). FUD capabilities of the Lampions’ VBS loader.

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