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Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked cybersecurity giant Mandiant

Security Affairs

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which is investigating the alleged security breach. Today the LockBit ransomware gang has added the cybersecurity firm Mandiant to the list of victims published on its darkweb leak site. ransomware to evade sanctions.

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GUEST ESSAY: Addressing data leaks and other privacy, security exposures attendant to M&As

The Last Watchdog

Such consolidation across markets is good news for customers and vendors alike in terms of market growth and maximizing security investments. The FBI recently issued a warning that ransomware gangs are targeting companies during “time-sensitive financial events”, such as mergers and acquisitions. Lack of documented evidence.

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NYDFS releases major update to Part 500 cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies

Data Protection Report

On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released the finalized amendments of Part 500 of its cybersecurity regulations. Some requirements also apply specifically to larger covered entities falling under the “Class A companies” category. f), is sufficient to trigger this new notice requirement.

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BlackCat Ransomware affiliates target unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers

Security Affairs

The BlackCat ransomware gang is targeting unpatched Exchange servers to compromise target networks, Microsoft warns. Microsoft researchers have observed BlackCat ransomware gang targeting unpatched Exchange servers to compromise organizations worldwide.

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Capita Admits That Its ‘Cyber Incident’ Was Ransomware and That Customer Data Was Breached

IT Governance

It was, in fact, ransomware. It also works extensively with the Department of Work and Pensions, managing its payment assessment systems, and has contracts with the NHS, National Cyber Security Centre, the Cabinet Office and other government agencies. Capita is one of the largest public-sector service providers in the UK, with £6.5

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A Microsoft 365 feature can ransom files on SharePoint and OneDriveCould

Security Affairs

“Proofpoint has discovered a potentially dangerous piece of functionality in Office 365 or Microsoft 365 that allows ransomware to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive in a way that makes them unrecoverable without dedicated backups or a decryption key from the attacker.” ” reads the post published by Proofpoint.

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Think Ransomware Can’t Put You Out of Business?

Adam Levin

We’re not even halfway through 2020, and already it’s been a record-breaking year for ransomware attacks. No industry, category, size, or group is safe from this cyber scourge. Millions of inboxes have been hit with a variant of Avaddon ransomware. 1-99-employee companies are a target. What can CEOs do?