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As of May 2024, Black Basta ransomware affiliates hacked over 500 organizations worldwide

Security Affairs

In December 2023, Elliptic and Corvus Insurance published a joint research that revealed the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. ” reads the CSA. The average ransom payment was $1.2

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Phishing campaign targeted US executives exploiting a flaw in Indeed job search platform

Security Affairs

The phishing attacks were aimed at senior executives across various industries, primarily in Banking, Financial, Insurance, Property Management and Real Estate, and Manufacturing sectors. EvilProxy actors are using Reverse Proxy and Cookie Injection methods to bypass 2FA authentication – proxyfying victim’s session.

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A massive phishing campaign using QR codes targets the energy sector

Security Affairs

Other top 4 targeted industries include Manufacturing, Insurance, Technology, and Financial Services seeing 15%, 9%, 7%, and 6% of the campaign traffic respectively.” Experts warn that the Energy sector was a major focus of this campaign, followed by manufacturing, and insurance. ” continues the report.

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US CISA and FBI publish joint alert on DarkSide ransomware

Security Affairs

US agencies warn that groups employed DarkSide ransomware in attacks aimed at organizations across various Critical Infrastructure sectors, including manufacturing, legal, insurance, healthcare, and energy. Require multi-factor authentication for remote access to OT and IT networks.

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Data security: Why a proactive stance is best

IBM Big Data Hub

IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Thirty percent of those incidents occurred in manufacturing organizations. Here are some data security measures that every organization should strongly consider implementing.

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OCR Provides Insight into Enforcement Priorities and Breach Trends

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Regulators, industry experts, and researchers provided insight into health privacy and security enforcement trends, emerging threats, and new tools at a recent conference focused on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) regulatory framework.

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The Top 5 Reasons to Use an API Management Platform

Security Affairs

Authentication and Security : APIs may require authentication for access control. Here are a few: Security Vulnerabilities : Unmanaged APIs may have security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malicious actors. Authentication and Authorization : APIs frequently employ token-based authentication (e.g.,