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Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates

Krebs on Security

authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit , a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. This prompted several XSS members to start posting memes taunting the group about the security failure.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Criminal hackers threaten to leak World-Check screening database A criminal group known as GhostR claims to have stolen 5.3 Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 20,415 TECA Srl Source New Transport Italy Yes 16.7 Known records breached Zenlayer Source New Telecoms USA Yes 384,658,212 ASA Electronics Source New Engineering USA Yes 2.7

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How Many Hours Could TWAIN Direct Save Your IT Team? That and What’s New With TWAIN, a Capture Conference Sneak Peek With Kevin Neal

Info Source

As all of us here at Infosource gear up for the Capture Conference (September 7 and 8 in Chicago, be there or be square!), Last week, I posted updates about what the TWAIN Working Group is up to, and embedded the video below. A very exciting time for the TWAIN Working Group. Let’s start with the basics as you said.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 8 – 14 January 2024

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Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Professional services USA Yes 56,457 Highlands Oncology Group Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (Update) Healthcare USA Yes 55,297 Charm Sciences, Inc. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 42 GB Auto-Motion Shade Inc. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 42 GB Auto-Motion Shade Inc.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

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Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel disclose security breaches

Security Affairs

Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel have disclosed security breaches that they have suffered back in 2016 and 2018. Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. According to the company, attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts.

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