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China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

Department of Justice indictment, MSS-affiliated actors have targeted various industries across the United States and other countries—including high-tech manufacturing; medical device, civil, and industrial engineering; business, educational, and gaming software; solar energy; pharmaceuticals; and defense—in a campaign that lasted over ten years.[

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Italian data protection authority fines Enel €79 million Italy’s data protection regulator, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, has fined the country’s largest utility company, Enel, more than €79 million for misusing customer data for telemarketing. The fine is the largest the Garante has issued to date.

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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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Unprotected Real Estate Wealth Network database exposes more than 1.5

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

IT Governance

unknown) Criminal hackers attack Ehrmann, demand millions in ransom (unknown) Criminal hackers attack Energy Hamburg Radio (unknown) Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.