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Threat actors target K-12 distance learning education, CISA and FBI warn

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The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The number of attacks surged at the beginning of the 2020 school year. ” “ reads the alert issued by CISA. ” states the alert.

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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

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The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.

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Webinar: Privacy & Data Security Regulation: Implications for RIM & IG October 22, 2020 12:00 MST

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The post Webinar: Privacy & Data Security Regulation: Implications for RIM & IG October 22, 2020 12:00 MST appeared first on IG GURU. Click on an image or click here to register.

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FBI warns of PYSA Ransomware attacks against Education Institutions in US and UK

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The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. ” reads the FBI’s alert.

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Threat actors found a way to bypass mitigation F5 BIG-IP CVE-2020-5902 flaw

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Early June, researchers at F5 Networks have addressed a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-5902, that resides in undisclosed pages of Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) of the BIG-IP product. This issue is not exposed on the data plane; only the control plane is affected.”.

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Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

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organizations since 2020. organizations since 2020. The operation targeted many organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. law enforcement). Red, LockBit 3.0/Black,

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

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According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020. LockBit had a bespoke data exfiltration tool, known as Stealbit, which was used by affiliates to steal victim data. reads the NCA’s announcement. “The