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UScellular Customer Data On Hacker Forum

Data Breach Today

Data Leaked from a Thrid-Party Vendor U.S. wireless telecom USCellular says a data breach at a third party vendor resulted in a leak of 52,000 named and email addresses. The company confirmed that data from the leak is available for download on a criminal data breach forum

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Global Ransomware Attack on VMware EXSi Hypervisors Continues to Spread

Dark Reading

The fresh "ESXiArgs" malware is exploiting a 2-year-old RCE security vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2021-21974), resulting in thousands of unpatched servers falling prey to the campaign

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Notorious Finnish Hacker 'Zeekill' Busted by French Police

Data Breach Today

Aleksanteri Kivimaki Charged With Mental Health Patient Data Breach and Extortion French police arrested hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki, 25, who's suspected of hacking and extorting a Finnish mental health service provider, leaking patient data and extorting 25,000 patients.

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GUEST ESSAY: The common thread between China’s spy balloons and Congress banning Tik Tok

The Last Watchdog

The decision by the House of Representatives to ban TikTok from federal devices is noteworthy, especially as the Chinese spy balloon crisis unfolds. Related: The Golden Age of cyber espionage On December 23, 2022, Congress, in a bipartisan spending bill, banned TikTok from all government devices. The White House, the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department have already banned the social media app, as have more than a dozen other states.

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Everything You Need to Know About Crypto

Speaker: Ryan McInerny, CAMS, FRM, MSBA - Principal, Product Strategy

This exclusive webinar with Ryan McInerny will teach you all about cryptocurrency and NFTs! Register to learn more about identifying crypto transactions, crypto asset market trends, managing risk and compliance, and supporting customers and partners using crypto-based payments.

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'PixPirate" Banking Trojan Targets Brazilian Pix Users

Data Breach Today

Brazil Weathers Yet Another Malicious App for Stealing Money An Android banking Trojan is targeting Brazilian adopters of an instant payment platform known as Pix, marking another foray by the South American country's criminal underground into digital larceny.

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BlackBasta Blamed for Global Attacks on VMware ESXi Servers

Data Breach Today

Italy, Germany, France, US and Canada Investigating Hacks of Unpatched Servers The Italian cybersecurity agency says at least a dozen hacks against unpatched VMware ESXi servers in the country are likely tied to the BlackBasta ransomware group.

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OpenText comments on IBM’s meritless claim against Micro Focus

OpenText Information Management

Last week I was delighted for OpenText to complete the acquisition of Micro Focus and welcome its customers, partners and employees to OpenText. We have significantly expanded our mission in Information Management.

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Trusona Exec Goldman on Bringing Usability to Authentication

Data Breach Today

Trusona's Kevin Goldman on Why People Work Around Security Tools That Aren't Usable Security practitioners are putting cognitive psychology and customer experience at the forefront of new product development in a push for usability, says Trusona's Kevin Goldman.

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Crypto Drainers Are Ready to Ransack Investor Wallets

Dark Reading

Cryptocurrency drainers are the latest hot ticket being used in a string of lucrative cyberattacks aimed at virtual currency investors

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Contact vs. Company Intent Signal Data

Intent signal data comes in two types: either companies or individuals signaling interest in products like yours. Which kind of data delivers more advantages to B2B marketers? It depends. Get this infographic to learn about the advantages of intent-based leads and how you can most effectively use both types of data.

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Discussion: Mitigating Risks to Customer Account Integrity

Data Breach Today

TeleSign's Seth Gilpin on Fraud and Risk Management in Customer Account and Device Security.

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How Cybercriminals Are Operationalizing Money Laundering and What to Do About It

Dark Reading

It's time to share threat intelligence and prioritize digital literacy and cyber hygiene to stem the rising money laundering tide

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Lawsuit Alleges GoodRx Unlawfully Shared Health Data

Data Breach Today

Litigation Also Names Meta, Google, Criteo in Use of Tracking Code Tech On the heels of an enforcement action last week by the Federal Trade Commission, telehealth and discount prescription drug provider GoodRX now faces a proposed class action lawsuit also over its data sharing practices with third-parties and the use of website tracking code.

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Consumer Watchdog Reports: CA Privacy Board OKs Landmark Personal Data Regulations, Some Key Protections Left Out

Dark Reading

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

The largest banks have increased reserves for protection against deteriorating economic conditions. Should banks delay their digital transformation investments and focus on cost reductions? In this webinar, Alex Jiménez will walk us through that question and examine the prudent course of action.

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Crypto's Decentralized Finance Security Problem

Data Breach Today

Auditing Itself Can;t Ensure Security Holding cryptocurrencies in anything but a memory drive inside a box shielded with a Faraday cage was seemingly to tempt fate during 2022. And for that, the cryptocurrency world can in large measure finger DeFi platforms

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Cybercrime Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Dark Reading

Look for recent trends in attacks, strategies, and vulnerabilities to continue gaining steam throughout 2023

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Royal Ransomware adds support for encrypting Linux, VMware ESXi systems

Security Affairs

Royal Ransomware operators added support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual machines. The Royal Ransomware gang is the latest extortion group in order of time to add support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual machines.

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Name That Edge Toon: For the Birds

Dark Reading

Come up with a clever caption, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card

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Intent Signal Data 101

Intent signal data helps B2B marketers engage with buyers sooner in the sales cycle. But there are many confusing terms used to describe intent data. Read this infographic to better understand three common areas of confusion.

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A Close Call – PayPal Scam Warning

KnowBe4

On Sunday, I received an urgent message from a friend. PayPal had sent him an email saying that a co-worker had sent him money. This was not unexpected, as he was collecting contributions towards a farewell gift for another coworker.

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Attacking Machine Learning Systems

Schneier on Security

The field of machine learning (ML) security—and corresponding adversarial ML—is rapidly advancing as researchers develop sophisticated techniques to perturb, disrupt, or steal the ML model or data.

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Keeping KillNet at Bay: Use the IP Address Blocklist

Dark Reading

Security teams can use a blocklist containing tens of thousands of proxy IP addresses used by the pro-Russian hacktivist group to defend their organizations from DDoS attacks

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Inside Safe City, Moscow’s AI Surveillance Dystopia

WIRED Threat Level

Moscow promised residents lower crime rates through an expansive smart city project. Then Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Security Security / Privacy Security / National Security

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: Initial Catalysts, Current Implications, and Future Impacts

Speaker: Elizabeth "Paige" Baumann, Founder and CEO of Paige Baumann Advisory, LLC

In this session, Elizabeth “Paige” Baumann will cover the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which also includes the Corporate Transparency Act. She'll take a deep dive into the catalysts that brought on the act, the current implications of the act, and what impacts the act has on the future of banking and finance.

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3 Ways Micro Focus Helps Jaguar TCS Racing Advance Sustainable Electric Mobility

Micro Focus

Our world-class Vertica Analytics Platform, IDOL Unstructured Data Analytics, and Professional Services enable the team to collect and process vast amounts of data, to create more accurate predictions, make better time-critical decisions during races, help maximize efficiency, and minimize carbon footprints.

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Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers

Security Affairs

The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers. The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers worldwide, including Italian systems.

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Cadien Cyber Response Launches to Deliver Incident Response & Complex Digital Forensics Services

Dark Reading

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Italy, France and Singapore Warn of a Spike in ESXI Ransomware

Security Affairs

ESXi ransomware targeted thousands of VMware servers in a global-scale campaign, security experts and international CERTs warn. Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware (VMW.N) ESXi servers.

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Aggregage Intent Signal Service

Aggregage Intent Signal Service helps your sales team reach more active buyers sooner. You’ll get names and contact information of specific in-market buyers plus all companies and job titles signaling intent for your product or service. Get the overview to learn more!

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3 security gadgets I never leave home without via ZDNet

IG Guru

These gadgets give you a huge advantage over the hackers. Cyber Security IG News information privacy information security Privacy Security gadgets ZDNET

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Students Phished with Bogus Job Offers

KnowBe4

A phishing campaign is targeting college students with phony part-time job opportunities, according to Jeremy Fuchs at Avanan. The emails purport to come from the colleges’ job placement department, stating, “Paying for college isn’t easy; your financial aid only covers some of the costs.

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Customer first: New U.K. consumer duty for the financial services industry

OpenText Information Management

Have you ever been presented with stack of financial documents plastered with sticky notes and felt confused about where to sign and overwhelmed by the wording? This often happens to consumers when, for example, reviewing details about a new car lease or opening a new investment account.