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A massive phishing campaign using QR codes targets the energy sector

Security Affairs

A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.”

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

A major focus of cybersecurity as an industry is its efforts to detect, root out, and respond to potential fraudsters attempting to trick companies and people out of their money, data, or both. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today.

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NHTSA Releases New Automobile Cybersecurity Best Practices

Hunton Privacy

The National Highway Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) recently issued non-binding guidance that outlines best practices for automobile manufacturers to address automobile cybersecurity. According to the NHTSA, the Cybersecurity Guidance is “non-binding guidance” that contains “voluntary best practices” to improve motor vehicle cybersecurity.

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NHTSA Set to Release New Automobile Cybersecurity Best Practices

Hunton Privacy

On October 14, 2016, the National Highway Transportation Administration (“NHTSA”) indicated in a letter to Congress that it intends to issue new best practices on vehicle cybersecurity. Indeed, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework was developed pursuant President Obama’s E.O. 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

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SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Security Affairs

The attacks targeted a major utility provider, a university, and a government agency in the United States, a health agency in Canada, a health insurance provider, an energy company in Australia, and a European medical publishing company to deliver various malware families. ” continues the report.

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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. GB Signature Performance, Inc. GB Signature Performance, Inc. GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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China Publishes Draft Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure

Hunton Privacy

The Cybersecurity Law of China establishes a new category of information infrastructure, called “key [or critical] information infrastructure,” and imposes certain cybersecurity obligations on enterprises that operate such infrastructure. The Draft Regulations will remain open for comment through August 10, 2017.