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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023

IT Governance

Manufacturing industry identified as top target of cyber extortion According to a new report by Orange Cyberdefense , 20% of all cyber extortion attacks in 2023 were aimed at the manufacturing industry – a 42% increase over 2022 and 17% more than the second most targeted industry.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Source (New) Agriculture USA Yes Unknown Precision Technologies Group – Holroyd Source (New) Engineering UK Yes Unknown A.G. Source (New) Manufacturing Japan Yes Unknown Midland Industries Source (New) Retail USA Yes Unknown Rosen’s Diversified, Inc. The protected health information of up to 34,862 people was compromised.

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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

IT Governance

We’ll also soon publish our 2023 review of publicly disclosed incidents and records known to be breached across the year, as well as our quarterly report, so keep an eye on our blog. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

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Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

Security Affairs

Help us #StopRansomware by visiting [link] pic.twitter.com/G5jpxtB0Fw — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) June 14, 2023 The LockBit ransomware operation was the most active in 2022 and according to the researchers it is one of the most prolific RaaS in 2023. was the prevalent variant in 2023.

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Operation Blacksmith: Lazarus exploits Log4j flaws to deploy DLang malware

Security Affairs

Talos believes that NineRAT was built around May 2022, but was first spotted on March 2023 as part of Operation Blacksmith. In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization. The experts observed the use of NineRAT at around September 2023 against a European manufacturing entity.

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Operation Cronos: law enforcement disrupted the LockBit operation

Security Affairs

In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Promote Responsible Artificial Intelligence Innovation

Hunton Privacy

On May 4, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to promote responsible American innovation in artificial intelligence (“AI”). In addition, the new Institutes announced they will advance AI R&D to drive breakthroughs in critical areas, including climate, agriculture, energy, public health, education and cybersecurity.