Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Northwell Health Among Perry Johnson & Associates' Healthcare Clients Affected The number of healthcare organizations and patients affected by a recent data theft at medical transcription firm Perry Johnson & Associates is expanding: The company now says the breach affected the sensitive information of about 9 million people.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
This is interesting : For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to complete compromise when naturally occurring computational errors occur while the connection is being established. […] The vulnerability occurs when there are errors during the signature generation that takes place when a client and server are establishing a connection.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Browser Data, Crypto Wallets and Chat Apps Are Also Top Targets, Researchers Report Info-stealer malware built for stealing lucrative, sensitive data - including cryptocurrency wallet and remote access credentials - continues to remain popular for criminally inclined individuals. Researchers reports that RedLine, LokiBot, Mars and Aurora remain attackers' top info-stealer choices.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
The IQ of our smart homes is about to level-up. Hundreds of different types of smart devices designed to automate tasks and route control to our smart phones and wearable devices have arrived on store shelves, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Related: Extending digital trust globally Some of these latest, greatest digital wonders will function well together, thanks to the new Matter smart home devices standard, which was introduced one year ago.
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With its unparalleled flexibility, rapid development and cost-saving capabilities, open source is proving time and again that it’s the leader in data management. But as the growth in open source adoption increases, so does the complexity of your data infrastructure. In this Analyst Brief developed with IDC, discover how and why the best solution to this complexity is a managed service, including: Streamlined compliance with some of the most complex regulatory guidelines Simplified operations, li
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than five dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software, including three “zero day” vulnerabilities that Microsoft warns are already being exploited in active attacks. The zero-day threats targeting Microsoft this month include CVE-2023-36025 , a weakness that allows malicious content to bypass the Windows SmartScreen Security feature.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty, Is Ordered to Pay $818,000 Restitution, May Avoid Prison The chief operating officer of an Atlanta-based cybersecurity firm has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay restitution of more than $818,000 in a federal criminal case in which he admitted hacking a Georgia medical center in 2018 in an effort to drum up business for his company.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Combining DevSecOps with Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) holds the potential to transform both software development and cybersecurity protocols. Related: The primacy of DevSecOps Through harnessing the power of Generative AI, enterprises can usher in a new era of DevSecOps, elevating development velocity, security, and robustness to unprecedented levels.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Prosecutors in Finland this week commenced their criminal trial against Julius Kivimäki , a 26-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy practice and thousands of its patients. In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they connected the extortion spree to Kivimäki, a notorious hacker who was convicted in 2015 of perpetrating tens of thousands of cybercrimes, including data breaches, payment fraud, operating a botnet and calli
AIIM
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. We identify, protect, preserve, and make publicly available the historically valuable records of all three branches of the federal government. NARA is also the nation’s records manager. That is to say, NARA’s Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government leads records management throughout the federal government and assesses the effectiveness of federal records management policies and programs.
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The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Report Reveals How Hackers Targeted Danish Energy Infrastructure in Sweeping Attack Critical infrastructure operators across Denmark experienced the most extensive cybersecurity incident in Danish history earlier this year when hackers exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in firewalls meant to protect their networks from attacks, according to a new report published by SektorCERT.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Threat intelligence sharing has come a long way since Valentine’s Day 2015. Related: How ‘Internet Access Brokers’ fuel ransomware I happened to be in the audience at Stanford University when President Obama took to the stage to issue an executive order challenging the corporate sector and federal government to start collaborating as true allies.
Data Protector
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
After a period of silence it's now time to close this blog. I've lost the motivation I once had to put my head above the data protection parapet. I'm no longer deeply engaged in issues that filled my working life and these days am much more interested in providing a decent home for my puppy. Others can engage in endless battles with people whose views are so very different to my own.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld of cybercrime and broke the internet—then went to work for the FBI.
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Adding high-quality entity resolution capabilities to enterprise applications, services, data fabrics or data pipelines can be daunting and expensive. Organizations often invest millions of dollars and years of effort to achieve subpar results. This guide will walk you through the requirements and challenges of implementing entity resolution. By the end, you'll understand what to look for, the most common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid, and your options.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Hackers Steal CCTV Footage to Study Efficacy of Missile Strikes and Drone Attacks Ukraine's national computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, says it sees an increase in cyber incidents as Russia's invasion continues. While wiper attacks are ongoing, a rising Russian hacker tactic involves stealing private CCTV footage to study the efficacy of missile strikes and drone attacks.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
While China is already among the world's most formidable threat actors, a focus on exploiting public-facing appliances makes its state-sponsored APTs more dangerous than ever.
Hunton Privacy
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Patrick Gunning from King & Wood Mallesons reports that, on November 2, 2023, the Australian Information Commissioner filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Australian Clinical Labs Limited seeking a civil penalty ( i.e. , a fine) in connection with the company’s response to a data breach that occurred in February 2022. The case is significant because: (1) it is only the second time that the Australian regulator has brought court proceedings of this kind despite having t
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Samsung Electronics disclosed a data breach that exposed customer personal information to an unauthorized individual. Samsung Electronics suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of some of its customers to an unauthorized individual. The security breach was discovered on November 13, 2023, and impacted customers who made purchases from the Samsung UK online store between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020.
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Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
'Nationally Significant Cyber Incident' Impacts Imports and Exports A cybersecurity incident at an operator of major Australian maritime ports caused what a government official on Saturday called a "nationally significant" outage frustrating the movement of goods in and out of the country. The incident affects the ports of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
A federal push to enforce cybersecurity requirements is holding public companies and government contractors accountable as a matter of law and for national security.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Signal’s president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations, but to call out the for-profit surveillance business models it competes against.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
The Lorenz extortion group leaked the data stolen from the Texas-based Cogdell Memorial Hospital. In early November, the Cogdell Memorial Hospital (Scurry County Hospital District) announced it was experiencing a computer network incident that prevented the hospital from accessing some of its systems and severely limiting the operability of its phone system.
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It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
WillJam Ventures Standing Up Joint Venture With AT&T for Managed Cybersecurity Unit AT&T will split its managed cybersecurity services practice from its core connectivity business by standing up a joint venture with Chicago-area investor WillJam Ventures. AT&T will move its security software, managed security operations and cyber consulting into an entity owned by WillJam and AT&T.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
New York, New York, Nov. 14, 2023 — 1touch.io , a pioneer in sensitive data intelligence, today announced Ashish Gupta as its new Chief Executive Officer and President. Gupta will also join the 1touch.io Board of Directors. Previously, he served as the CEO and President of Bugcrowd, where he successfully led the company’s rapid scaling by transforming it into a multi-product, industry-leading platform.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Jacob Chansley, the January 6 rioter known as the QAnon Shaman, will run for Congress in Arizona. The most remarkable thing about his campaign so far is how unremarkable it is in a state that’s embraced election conspiracies.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Toyota Financial Services discloses unauthorized activity on systems after the Medusa ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the company. Toyota Financial Services confirmed the discovery of unauthorized activity on systems in a limited number of its locations. “Toyota Financial Services Europe & Africa recently identified unauthorised activity on systems in a limited number of its locations.
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In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Citrix Bleed May Have Struck Again Operations resumed Monday at four major Australian ports incapacitated by a cybersecurity incident. Dubai-based DP World took systems offline Friday, provoking what government officials called a significant outage frustrating the movement of goods in and out of the country.
Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Allegedly, Acuity had a data breach. That's the context that accompanied a massive trove of data that was sent to me 2 years ago now. I looked into it, tried to attribute and verify it then put it in the "too hard basket" and moved onto more pressing issues. It was only this week as I desperately tried to make some space to process yet more data that I realised why I was short on space in the first place: Ah, yeah - Acuity - that big blue 437GB blob.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Artificial intelligence will change so many aspects of society, largely in ways that we cannot conceive of yet. Democracy, and the systems of governance that surround it, will be no exception. In this short essay, I want to move beyond the “AI-generated disinformation” trope and speculate on some of the ways AI will change how democracy functions—in both large and small ways.
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