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China Denies Banning Government Use of Apple iPhones

Data Breach Today

China Cites Apple Security Flaws in Warning to Foreign Mobile Device Manufacturers China hasn't ordered any restrictions on the use of Apple iPhones by government agencies, according to a Chinese government spokesperson, but the official cited recent security flaws in the iPhone and warned that foreign mobile device manufacturers must abide by domestic (..)

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RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE

Security Affairs

Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE was a victim of the RansomEXX ransomware gang. RansomEXX ransomware gang hit the Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE and claims to have stolen 112GB of data. All affected internal services have resumed operation. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Alphv group claims the hack of Clarion, a global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars

Security Affairs

The Alphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles. The Alphv ransomware group added Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles, to the list of victims on its Tor leak site.

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German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) investigates Chinese mobile phones

Security Affairs

German Federal Office for Information Security is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of certain Chinese mobile phones. German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of mobile phones of certain Chinese manufacturers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Compal, the Taiwanese giant laptop manufacturer hit by ransomware

Security Affairs

The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, media blames the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. It is the second-largest contract laptop manufacturer in the world behind Quanta Computer. Acer, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard and Fujitsu. It also licenses brands of its clients.

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Power semiconductor component manufacturer Semikron suffered a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Semikron, a German-based independent manufacturer of power semiconductor components, suffered a ransomware cyberattck. The company is investigating the security breach with the help of external cyber security and forensic experts. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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How your staff make security decisions: The psychology of information security

IT Governance

Perhaps there’s a new face in the office that they don’t recognise, or a new password they need to remember, or a database of sensitive information that they need to upload onto the Cloud. For example, he found that employees usually don’t have a solid understanding of information security or their obligations to protect information.