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Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

Security Affairs

The operation targeted many organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. law enforcement). According to the French ANSSI cybersecurity agency, LockBit 3.0

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. LockBit had a bespoke data exfiltration tool, known as Stealbit, which was used by affiliates to steal victim data. reads the NCA’s announcement.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 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. TB of ASA Electronics data to its leak site The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is attempting to extort a ransom from ASA Electronics for 2.7 Data breached: 2.7

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. ” reads the NCA’s announcement. ” said National Crime Agency Director General, Graeme Biggar.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

IBM Big Data Hub

In some business sectors, such as financial services, fast-moving consumer goods and healthcare, business interruptions can have a significant detrimental impact on daily life. Their state governments must order electricity for their citizens in advance, and they used to predict demand manually by using spreadsheets.

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How AI is helping companies meet sustainability goals

IBM Big Data Hub

AI solutions work by collecting asset performance data and feeding it into machine learning models, which can predict asset health and risk of failure. This use case shows how AI can help by processing unstructured image and video data in addition to structured data in the previous examples.

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The Economy of Things: the next value lever for telcos

IBM Big Data Hub

These IoT connected devices form a critical backbone of data for industry. But what if those devices—and their data—are unlocked to autonomously share, monetize and transact on their own generated value? And what is the role telecommunications service providers play in enabling and scaling the EoT?

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