Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Budworm cyber espionage group (aka APT27 , Bronze Union , Emissary Panda , Lucky Mouse , TG-3390 , and Red Phoenix) is behind a series attacks conducted over the past six months against a number of high-profile targets, including the government of a Middle Eastern country, a multinational electronics manufacturer, and a U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2024

As stated by the International Association of Privacy Professional ( IAPP ) critical sectors such as financial services are therefore conspicuously excluded, leaving organizations without a clear pathway to data protection compliance and potentially exposing them to significant risks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

The attack took place on March 14th, 2020, when the Maze Ransomware operators exfiltrated data from the HMR’s network and then encrypt their systems. The Hammersmith Medicines Research is notifying impacted individuals via email the incident, the hackers stole data then employed ransomware to encrypt its systems.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

AI Scientists successfully use AI to detect AI-generated videos Scientists at the MISL (Multimedia and Information Security Lab) in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a suite of tools to detect AI-generated videos at the sub-pixel level. To learn more about our research methodology, click here.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 10, 2024

With the increasing adoption of digital health records and collaborative research initiatives, there’s a growing concern about securing patient information from unauthorized access and potential breaches. Red Hat OpenShift, leveraging Confidential Containers, establishes a security-rich enclave for healthcare applications.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Security experts from Kaspersky have observed the LuckyMouse APT group (aka Emissary Panda , APT27 and Threat Group 3390) using a digitally signed 32- and 64-bit network filtering driver NDISProxy in recent attacks. defense contractors and financial services firms worldwide. We informed the company about the issue via CN-CERT.”

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Collibra

MARCH 23, 2021

ATB Financial provides a diversified set of financial services to more than 770,000 residents of Alberta, Canada. Being a regionally focused institution, the group is dedicated to knowing its customers intimately, understanding their needs and providing products and services that help them achieve their goals.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Ransomware attacks use malware, often injected through phishing schemes, to encrypt a victim’s data files or programs, followed by a ransom demand by the threat actor that offers the decryption key in exchange for payment. Payment is often demanded in bitcoin, and thus third-party services are often used to make such payments.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Information security is not yet a science; outside of the handful of issues falling under the field of cryptography, there is no formalized system of classification. Encrypting critical data assets.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. Privacy governance and management. Enterprise & operational risk management.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The examinations evaluated the institutions’ practices in key areas such as risk management, cybersecurity governance, network security, information protection, vendor management and incident detection. Almost all the examined broker-dealers (98%) and advisers (91%) make use of encryption in some form.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 23, 2021

We have summarised the key compliance obligations under the PIPL below, with new obligations in bold for ease of reference: Relevant Laws/Regulations The PIPL becomes the primary, national-level law governing processing of personal information, but does not replace the existing data privacy framework.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 14, 2019

Finally, the plan must require evaluation and revisions to it as necessary following a security event. Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”). Specific information security measures. The proposed Rule is much more detailed in terms of security measures that FIs must implement. Board reporting.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In some instances, the attacker might choose to deploy ransomware across the network, encrypting important files and bringing operations to a halt. They then demand a ransom in exchange for the decryption keys, causing financial losses and potential reputational damage to the organization. Does EternalBlue still exist?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The message published by the gang on its leak site emphasizes that they didn’t encrypt data to avoid causing malfunctions to the hospital’s medical equipment. Stolen data include personal information, internal emails, finances, medical cards and more sensitive information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Banking, financial services, media, insurance, and e-commerce companies have the lead in transformational initiatives in India. While digital transformation is driving benefits to companies and their customers alike, it also introduces new challenges for information security professionals.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

Anyone who has anyone in the information security community is usually melting under the hot Nevada sun. And by de I'm an analyst at Javelin strategy and research where I do security risk and fraud for the financial services industry. Yes, grasshoppers invaded Las Vegas at the start of hacker summer camp in 2019.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Open Raven is committed to data security visibility and compliance for the cloud and brings much cybersecurity industry experience to the table. Ubiq Security.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 12, 2021

It is also no secret that sophisticated nation-state adversaries have made a habit of poking around inside sensitive government and corporate networks. . Between 1998 and today there have been countless hearings on cyber risks and countless reports documenting the federal government’s ineptitude on matters of information security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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