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Xplain data breach also impacted the national Swiss railway FSS

Security Affairs

The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain also impacted the national railway company of Switzerland (FSS) and the canton of Aargau. The news of the FSS data leak was initially reported by the magazine NZZ am Sonntag and later confirmed by the Swiss railway company. ” reported the website SwissInfo.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 349

Security Affairs

Threat actors stole $18.7M Threat actors stole $18.7M Threat actors stole $18.7M US NCSC and DoS share best practices against surveillance tools Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app Russian submarines threatening undersea cables, UK defence chief warns.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 313

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S.

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Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Security Affairs

Emerging threats Cybercrime often exploits precisely the lack of regulation and centralized controls of cryptocurrencies to deceive investors and embezzle funds through various forms of phishing, investment scams, digital wallet theft, ransomware, and illegal mining. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 280

Security Affairs

Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google? The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked Evilnum APT used Python-based RAT PyVil in recent attacks SunCrypt Ransomware behind North Carolina school district data breach U.S.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

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And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. The exclusion of damages caused by hostile or warlike action by a government or sovereign power in times of war or peace requires the involvement of military action," the judges wrote. Join Roger A.

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Focus on Good Hygiene to Protect Yourself Against Digital Pandemics

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In fact, Fortune magazine featured an article entitled, “A Digital Pandemic Tops off Coronavirus Woes.” With so many companies and government agencies affected, I’m sure we will continue to hear about the story and damage for many months to come. The media has certainly paid a lot of attention to this story. Contact tracing.