Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Bryan Herrell Settled Disputes for the Darknet Marketplace The former moderator of the now-defunct AlphaBay darknet marketplace has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal racketeering charge, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
erwin
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Aligning these practices for regulatory compliance and other benefits. Why should you integrate data governance (DG) and enterprise architecture (EA)? It’s time to think about EA beyond IT. Two of the biggest challenges in creating a successful enterprise architecture initiative are: collecting accurate information on application ecosystems and maintaining the information as application ecosystems change.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Cybereason: Hackers Leverage 'KYC' Procedures to Start Attacks Evilnum, a hacking group that targets fintech firms mainly in the U.K. and Europe, is deploying a new remote access Trojan, according to Cybereason. The group is targeting "know your customer" procedures to start these attacks.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The Evilnum APT group has added a new weapon to its arsenal, it is a Python-based spy RAT, dubbed PyVil, designed to target FinTech organizations. The Evilnum APT group was first spotted in 2018 while using the homonym malware. Over the years, the group added new tools to its arsenal, including custom and homemade malware along with software purchased from the Golden Chickens malware-as-a-service (MaaS) provider.
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Account Associated With Prime Minister Hacked for Apparent Fraud Scam Twitter is investigating the hacking of an account associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an apparent cryptocurrency scam, according to news reports. The incident appears similar to a July Twitter hack that hit well-known targets in the U.S. and Europe.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Proofpoint: 'Sepulcher' RAT Targets European Officials, Tibetan Dissidents Proofpoint reports that a Chinese hacking group targeted European organizations, as well as Tibetan dissidents, with a new remote access Trojan called "Sepulcher" as part of a cyberespionage campaign.
Hunton Privacy
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
On September 3, 2020, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (“LIBE Committee”) of the European Parliament held a meeting to discuss the future of EU-U.S. data flows following the Schrems II judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”). In addition to Members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”), the meeting’s participants included Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) Chair Andrea Jelinek and Maximilian Schrems.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Organisations spend $3.86 million (about £2.9 million) recovering from security incidents, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020. That represents a slight decrease on 2019, which Ponemon’s researchers credit to organisations doing a better job strengthening their cyber defences and incident response capabilities. The report also notes that 52% of data breaches are caused by cyber attacks, and that malware is the costliest form of attack, with organisations spending $
Micro Focus
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
That was then Earlier this year, it what seems like many months ago, we had the pleasure of hosting nearly 4000 of our customers in our annual Micro Focus Universe events. The first took place in March covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the second was in May covering our North America customers. View Article.
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
CyberNews researchers discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to View Media containing close to 39 million US citizen records. Original post: [link]. The CyberNews research team discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to View Media, an online marketing company. The bucket contains close to 39 million US citizen records, including their full names, email and street addresses, phone numbers and ZIP codes.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The top award for flaws that allow cybercriminals to abuse legitimate services has increased by 166 percent.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Google has removed an app from the Play Store that was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. Google has removed the app NEXTA LIVE ( com.moonfair.wlkm ) from the official Play Store because it was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. The malicious app remained in the store for almost three weeks and was downloaded thousands of times and received hundreds of reviews.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Technology minister bans, Baidu, WeChat Work, AliPay and 115 others for capturing using data and transmitting it to servers outside of the country without authorization.
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Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Cybersecurity professionals are using false data to deceive cybercriminals, enabling them to protect networks in new and innovative ways.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The Evilnum APT has added the RAT to its arsenal as part of a big change-up in its TTPs.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Researchers who found "Salfram" say its campaigns use the same crypter to distribute payloads, including ZLoader, SmokeLoader, and AveMaria.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Bryan Connor Herrell (25) from Colorado, was sentenced to 11 years of prison time for being one of the moderators on the dark web marketplace AlphaBay. Bryan Connor Herrell (25) from Colorado, was sentenced to 11 years of prison time for being one of the moderators on the popular dark web marketplace AlphaBay. “A Colorado man was sentenced today by U.S.
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Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Burnout is real and pervasive, but some common sense tools and techniques can help mitigate all that.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Today’s businesses are being forced to restructure supply chains and accelerate digital transformation projects. This is primarily to help ensure that they are better prepared for when the next major disruption strikes their business. COVID-19 has reinforced the importance of having end to end visibility across the supply chain. To achieve this, companies must have … The post Leveraging Managed Services to address complex integration challenges appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The PyVil remote access Trojan enables attackers to exfiltrate data, perform keylogging, take screenshots, and deploy tools for credential theft.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Hackers have been exploiting the vulnerability, which is now patched: Users should update to File Manager version 6.9 ASAP.
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Data Matters
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NAIC held the Summer Meeting in a virtual format, with conference calls taking place over a three-week period. Despite not being able to meet in-person, the NAIC utilized the Summer Meeting as an opportunity to host conversations among insurance regulators, industry members and consumers regarding recent event
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
An attacker can execute remote code with no user interaction, thanks to CVE-2020-3495.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Cyber Defense Magazine September 2020 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 150 pages of excellent content. 150 Pages Loaded with excellent content Learn from the experts, cybersecurity best practices Find out about upcoming information security related conferences, expos and trade shows. Always free, no strings attached.
Collibra
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
At Collibra, we strive to connect with our community both locally and globally. This past month, we focused on our local community in New York City where Collibra is headquartered, and invited a group of students through Tech NYC’s Summer Bridge program to intern with us for the month of August. As a true New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn, I was thrilled to participate in this program and help cultivate an impactful work experience for this group of college students. .
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Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Mistyped URLs can mean more than inconvenience when a candidate's name is involved.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Facebook rolls out its plan to protect the US from November mayhem.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The social media giant has also launched a new website for sharing information on WhatsApp security.
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