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BlackCat Ransomware gang stole secret military data from an industrial explosives manufacturer

Security Affairs

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have breached the company infrastructure and to have stolen 2TB of data, including secret military data related to weapons production.

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Hacked MicroTik Routers Serve Cryptocurrency-Mining Malware

Data Breach Today

Researchers: Attackers Have Compromised More Than 209,000 Routers Attackers have targeted a patched vulnerability to exploit more than 209,000 carrier-grade routers made by Latvian manufacturer MicroTik and infect them with two types of malware - Coinhive and Crypto-Loot - designed to mine for cryptocurrency, security researchers say.

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How digital fax and capture are transforming healthcare

OpenText Information Management

Every second, an exponential amount of healthcare data is created and mined for valuable insights. A staggering 30% of the world’s data volume is currently generated by the healthcare industry.

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Microsoft Defender uses Intel TDT technology against crypto-mining malware

Security Affairs

Cryptojacking malware allows threat actors to secretly mine for cryptocurrency abusing computational resources of the infected devices. The Intel TDT technology allows sharing heuristics and telemetry with security software that could use this data to detect the activity associated with a malicious code. ” concludes Microsoft.

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Your Garage Opener Is More Secure Than Industrial Remotes

Data Breach Today

Trend Micro Says It Moved Cranes Using RF Software Flaws Radio controllers used in the construction, mining and shipping industries are dangerously vulnerable to hackers, Trend Micro says in a new report.

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

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5 The compromised data allegedly includes names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Though you may encounter the terms “data science” and “data analytics” being used interchangeably in conversations or online, they refer to two distinctly different concepts. Meanwhile, data analytics is the act of examining datasets to extract value and find answers to specific questions.