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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2020 ­– 77 million records breached

IT Governance

Canadian insurer Heartland Farm Mutual says an employee’s email account breached (unknown). Brazilian health insurer Hapvida discloses cyber attack (unknown). Four military schools in Canada targeted in ‘mysterious’ cyber attack (unknown). Western Australia government hacked, with COVID-19 communications intercepted (unknown).

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Maze Ransomware gang breached the US chipmaker MaxLinear

Security Affairs

MaxLinear is an American hardware company that provides highly integrated radio-frequency (RF) analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications applications. “We carry cybersecurity insurance, subject to applicable deductibles and policy limits. ” states the SEC filing.

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

IT Governance

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. Compromised data included names, ID card numbers, phone numbers, emails, salaries and personal photographs.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Here, then, is a comprehensive look at ransomware, what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you become one of its unfortunate victims.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

One of those is Mark Sokolovsky , a 26-year-old Ukrainian man who operated the popular “ Raccoon ” malware-as-a-service offering; Sokolovsky was busted in March after fleeing Ukraine’s mandatory military service orders. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

Parent groups expressed concerns when Sage was introduced to Snapchat+, as they feared younger children might not realize they are communicating with a chatbot. The payload is a cryptojacking Monero miner. A cryptojacker is bad enough since it will drain power and degrade device performance.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

We also found 14 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) IT services Taiwan Yes 2,451,197 RMH Franchise Corporation Source (New) Hospitality USA Yes 1.5 TB Paysign, Inc. TB Paysign, Inc.