Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Group Says It Has Confidential Data, Tech Docs; A10 Says Operations Not Impacted The Play ransomware group listed networking hardware manufacturer A10 Networks in its leak site, after briefly gaining access to its IT infrastructure, according to data breach notifications firm BetterCyber.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 15, 2023

153,000 Individuals Affected in Hack, Including Client Linked to an Earlier Breach A global law firm that handles data breach litigation is faced with defending itself against a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the aftermath of its own data breach.

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JULY 20, 2023

Expel VP Chris Waynforth on How Security Researchers Can Reduce False Positives Unnecessary cyber alerts are a threat that can overwhelm defenders, leading to burnout and reduced efficiency within the team.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 26, 2022

Experts: Case Spotlights Critical, But Often Overlooked, Insider Threats, Risks A former IT consultant has been charged with allegedly hacking into a computer server of a healthcare company client that had months earlier denied him employment with the organization. Experts say the case spotlights insider threats that must not be underestimated.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2022

Faced with a brain drain of smart people fleeing the country following its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is floating a new strategy to address a worsening shortage of qualified information technology experts: Forcing tech-savvy people within the nation’s prison population to perform low-cost IT work for domestic companies.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 6, 2023

Hsinchu, Taiwan – July 6, 2023 – Nuvoton Technology, one of the world’s leading suppliers of microcontrollers, has proudly launched its MUG51 8-bit MCU series of low power microcontrollers designed for battery-free devices. The MUG51 series supports special design power-on and resume, requiring a start-up current of just 200 ?A

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The social media site X announced that it will collect premium users’ biometric data for security and identification purposes. The social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has updated its privacy policy informing its premium users that the company will collect their biometric data to curb fraud and prevent impersonation.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

. “A quantity of evidentiary materials was seized and held for investigation, including desktop and laptop computers, a tablet, several hard drives, cellphones, a Bitcoin seed phrase and a quantity of blank cards with magnetic stripes,” the statement continues. “We’ve identified in excess of a thousand of his victims.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 13, 2023

Also: MOVEit Targets Financial Institutions; Razer Checks on a Possible Breach This week, an IT security worker was sentenced for impersonating a ransomware gang, Deutsche Bank and other financial institutes were hit by Clop ransomware, USB drive malware attacks are on the rise in 2023, and a gaming company is investigating data breach claims and resetting (..)

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 25, 2022

NATO Pledges More Cyber Support to Ukraine; Biden Writes to US Governors IT officials from Ukraine continue to call out alleged Russian cyberattacks. This comes as hacktivists have taken matters into their own hands in the digital underground. Also: NATO pledges additional cyber support, while President Joe Biden urges U.S.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 15, 2022

Despite Russian Aggression, Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks Remain Illegal With Ukraine having called on the world to join its "IT Army" and help it hack Russia and ally Belarus, what could possibly go wrong?

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Data Breach Today

MAY 17, 2023

Malware Designed to Load Crypto-Lockers Remains Key Tool for Ransomware Groups The Royal ransomware group, which spun off from Conti in early 2022, is refining its downloader malware using tactics and techniques that appear to draw directly from other post-Conti groups, as well as working closely with trusted former associates of Conti, REvil and Hive, (..)

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The LockBit group is using native IT management software to live off the land, planting and then spreading itself before deploying its ransomware.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Some Patients' Care Previously Postponed Due to COVID-19; What Happens Now? Two Indiana hospitals say their IT systems are disabled as they recover from cyberattacks suffered last week. Both hospitals in recent weeks have had to divert patients or postpone elective procedures as COVID-19 cases surged in the state.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

. “Meanwhile, the structure of SprySOCKS’s command-and-control (C&C) protocol is similar to one used by the RedLeaves backdoor , a remote access trojan (RAT) reported to be infecting Windows machines. It consists of two components, the loader and the encrypted main payload. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Despite the Financial Hurdles, the Perks of Building a CNAPP-XDR Platform Are Clear Venture-backed cloud security firm Wiz swallowing up publicly traded endpoint security firm SentinelOne would be one of the most unorthodox and surprising acquisitions the cybersecurity industry has ever seen.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Poland Senate Alleges Russian Connection to DDoS Attack Parliament IT systems in two East European capitals were disrupted Thursday. The Poland Senate said a distributed denial-of-service attack partially originated from inside Russia.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Nonprofit Managed Care Provider Allegedly Hit by Hive Ransomware An apparent ransomware attack and alleged data theft by the Hive cybercriminal group has left Partnership HealthPlan of California struggling to recover its IT services for more than a week. The nonprofit says it is unable to receive or process treatment authorization requests.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 8, 2021

Hacked Firm Also Taps Former Facebook CSO as It Responds to Supply Chain Attack As security software firm SolarWinds investigates the supply chain attack involving its Orion software and looks to rebuild its security processes and reputation, it's hired former U.S. cybersecurity czar Chris Krebs and former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos as advisers.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Threat Actors Offered Credentials for UN's ERP Software; NATO Hit as Well The United Nations says on Thursday that its networks were accessed by intruders earlier this year, which lead to follow-on intrusions. Cybercrime analysts say they warned the agency when access credentials to a U.N.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Using generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to produce computer code helps streamline the software development process and makes it easier for developers of all skill levels to write code. The user enters a text prompt describing what the code should do, and the generative AI code development tool automatically creates the code.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Also available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. Transcript: Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 8 September 2023. The Cyber Essentials scheme is a government-backed framework supported by the National Cyber security Centre.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The international non-governmental organization (NGO) Save the Children International was recently hit with a cyberattack. The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. The company disclosed the security incident after the ransomware gang BianLian listed the organization on its Tor leak site.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Managed service providers, also known as MSPs, offer organizations of all sizes a way to gain fractional expertise and capabilities unrelated to their core activities without the need for a huge upfront investment. This article will explore what MSPs are through the following topics: How Do MSPs Work? What Are MSPs Used for in Security?

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Jamf

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Managing Mac alongside Windows devices doesn’t have to split your IT team’s attention. Learn how the power of integrating Jamf and ITS helps organizations of all sizes streamline their management workflows while introducing automation to simplify IT roles and minimize administrative overhead.

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AIIM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

What happens when information comes to the end of its lifecycle and no longer remains relevant, useful, or valuable? Or, what about when a record’s retention schedule comes to an end? If we keep everything forever, we’ll quickly run into issues like storage costs and other negatives like findability and increased risks.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Federal Agencies Told to Prepare to Move Quickly Once Standards Get Identified U.S.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JUNE 19, 2023

Yesterday Fred posted about voice input over on AVC, and it reminded me how long it takes for consumers to adopt truly new behaviors, regardless of how enthusiastic we might get about a particular technology’s potential. Some historical context is worth considering. Culture, business, government – all would be revolutionized.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Managed service providers, also known as MSPs, offer organizations of all sizes a way to gain fractional expertise and capabilities unrelated to their core activities without the need for a huge upfront investment. This article will explore what MSPs are through the following topics: How Do MSPs Work? What Are MSPs Used for in Security?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

US CISA added critical vulnerability CVE-2023-33246 in Apache RocketMQ to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical flaw CVE-2023-33246 (CVSS score 9.8) affecting Apache RocketMQ to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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