Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2024

Pro-Russia hacktivists have been targeting and compromising small-scale Operational Technology (OT) systems in North American and European Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS), Dams, Energy, and Food and Agriculture Sectors. In early 2024, several U.S.-based The malicious activity began in 2022 and is still ongoing.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. In January 2024, it identified more potential victims, and has now written to inform them that their personal data may have been compromised in the incident. Date breached: 384,658,212 records. ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang adds 2.7

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further victims of last year’s Perry Johnson & Associates data breach identified Last year, the medical transcription company PJ&A (Perry Johnson & Associates) suffered a data breach in which an unauthorised third party was able to access its computer network. GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

pic.twitter.com/SvpbeslrCd — vx-underground (@vxunderground) February 19, 2024 The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group. Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized.

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Archive-It

JANUARY 18, 2024

by the Community Programs team Community Webs members and the Community Programs team gathered in the spring of last year for a virtual meeting, Future Webs , to reflect on the success and achievements of the program and chart next steps in 2024 and beyond.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

6 More intense droughts and water scarcity Global warming is causing more intense droughts and affecting water storage on land, decreasing access to freshwater. Parts of Africa will be especially vulnerable, with agricultural yields declining by as much as 50% in some areas. °C limit. ” (link resides outside ibm.com).

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. GhostR says it obtained the records from a Singapore-based company with access to the database. Account records from the United States were also accessed. Data breached: unknown.

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