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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. ” reads the press release published by the U.S. reads the NCA’s announcement. “The

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

Over the last 12 hours this infrastructure, based in three countries, has been seized by members of the Op Cronos taskforce, and 28 servers belonging to LockBit affiliates have also been taken down.” LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. ” reads the NCA’s announcement.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 January 2024

IT Governance

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

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What Are the Cyber Security Trends Around the World?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 10:36. Let’s have a look at the trends shaping the cybersecurity industry. In the United States, the FBI report indicates that there was a 69% increase in total complaints in comparison with 2019. Criminals are mostly aiming to exploit human vulnerability and a lack of cybersecurity education.

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Plustek Expands Scanner Portfolio, New Workgroup Scanner Speeds Digital Transformation

Info Source

Plustek designed the PS3180U for healthcare, financial, legal, government agencies, education, construction, manufacturing, document management or any digital transformation task. Industry standard TWAIN drivers ensure compatibility with image enabled software. It also scans ID cards and business cards up to 1.2mm thick.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. Such bona fides led to the inaugural private “by invitation” Global Cyber Innovation Summit (GCIS) in Baltimore in May 2019.

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

Attorney General described a recent takedown of a Russian government-sponsored botnet called Cyclops Blink before it was weaponized and caused damage. and foreign government agencies. government reported a significant rise in hacks perpetrated against private companies by nation-state-sponsored threat actors. 14,028, 86 Fed.