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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. How ransomware works. Screenshot example.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

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. 92,391,296 known records breached in 222 publicly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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SEO poisoning campaign aims at delivering RAT, Microsoft warns

Security Affairs

Microsoft spotted a series of attacks that use SEO poisoning to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT) used by threat actors to steal sensitive data. Microsoft is monitoring a wave of cyber attacks that leverages SEO poisoning to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT) to steal sensitive data from the infected systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Australian Privacy Regulator Sues in Data Breach Case

Hunton Privacy

The company acquired Medlab Pathology (“Medlab”) in December 2021. In February 2022, Medlab became aware of unauthorized third-party access to its IT system, and undertook a forensic investigation led by independent external cyber experts. Approximately 11 months later, proceedings were filed in the Federal Court of Australia.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 23–29 October 2023

IT Governance

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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks France says Russian state hackers breached numerous critical networks Date of breach: From second half of 2021 (reported 26 October 2023).

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CCPA Marches On: California Attorney General Proposes Further Revisions to CCPA Regulations, Industry Pleads for Enforcement Delay Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Data Matters

On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General (“AG”) released the third turn of proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations. When responding to an access request, the revised regulations clarify that a business must “inform the consumer with sufficient particularity” the type of data it has collected about the consumer.

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New EU Strong Customer Authentication Standards: Implications for Payment Service Providers

Data Matters

A PSP must apply SCA when a PSU: (i) accesses its payment account online; (ii) initiates an electronic payment transaction; or. Examples of MITs given by the EBA include utilities bill payments, TV and mobile phone subscriptions, digital services subscriptions and insurance premium payments. When must SCA be applied?