IG Guru

JUNE 25, 2021

The post NATO Warns it Will Consider a Military Response to Cyber-Attacks via Information Security Magazine appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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ARMA International

JANUARY 30, 2020

On December 23, Yahoo News [1] reported on a Department of Defense memo [2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” In other words, the Pentagon is concerned about hostile entities using such biometric data to better surveil and track the military.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Plus: State-backed hackers test out generative AI, the US takes down a major Russian military botnet, and 100 hospitals in Romania go offline amid a major ransomware attack.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Student Data Privacy. Security Breach Notice Act. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

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Threatpost

JULY 9, 2018

The fitness app Polar Flow exposes the whereabouts of some of its high-profile users, including “spies” and those with sensitive positions in the military.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Plus: Iran’s secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass’ unhinged encounter in Russia.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 31, 2018

Internet of Things Privacy Fallout, Now in Heat Map Form Fitness app and website developer Strava has landed in hot water after publishing a global heat map that shows users' workout routes in aggregate. By doing so, the firm has inadvertently revealed military installation layouts and other sensitive information.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

With $60 and a few fake Facebook accounts, researchers were able to identify service members in a military exercise, track their movement, and even persuade them to disobey orders.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 12, 2018

Hackers have put up for sale on the dark web sensitive military documents, some associated with the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drone aircraft, one of its most lethal and technologically advanced drones, security research firm Recorded Future recently discovered. Read the whole entry. » Read the whole entry. »

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The Security Ledger

JULY 10, 2018

Fitness apps are proving to be a lot less beneficial to military security than they are for military fitness. Read the whole entry. » » Related Stories Mobile, automation-industry leaders promote two new IoT security efforts Evasive new botnet can take over enterprise devices to steal data, spread ransomware U.S.

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The CEO’s vision for Taser-equipped drones includes a fictitious scenario in which the technology averts a shooting at a day care center.

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Data Matters

MAY 2, 2019

The Washington Privacy Act, SB 5376/HB1854, failed to make its way through the legislative process. Reuven Carlyle, called the game on April 17, tweeting that despite the “unprecedented 46-1 vote” in the Senate, “[u]nfortunately, House failed to pass privacy legislation this year. The Bill’s sponsor, Sen.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

AI use by the military and intelligence community. The National Security Council and White House Chief of Staff will develop a National Security Memorandum to guide safe and ethical use of AI by the military and intelligence community. Protecting Americans’ Privacy Call for federal privacy legislation.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A former medical records tech stole PII that was then used to fraudulently claim DoD and VA benefits, particularly targeting disabled veterans.

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Myanmar’s military junta is increasing surveillance and violating basic human rights. The combination of physical and digital surveillance is reaching dangerous new levels.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Threat actors breached two crucial systems of the US CISA CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Critical Fortinet FortiOS bug CVE-2024-21762 potentially impacts 150,000 internet-facing devices QNAP fixed three flaws in its NAS devices, including an authentication bypass Threat actors breached two crucial systems (..)

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

The top reason, chosen from a proved list of ten, was ‘increased cyber security risks’, followed by the related concern, ‘new and/or increased data privacy regulations’. In our recent report Intelligent Business: 2022 Strategic Intelligence Report we asked 205 creators and consumers of intelligence within large organizations (i.e.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Convincing email-credentials phishing, emailed backdoors and mobile apps are all part of the groups latest effort against military and government targets.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 1, 2023

Plus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim company's CISO.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

As Data Protection Report posted on January 29, 2018 , lawmakers in Colorado are considering legislation that, if enacted, would significantly strengthen Colorado’s data privacy protections. On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, an amended bill passed unanimously in Colorado’s House Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2020

5G technology is here, it is the right time to discuss security and privacy in smart cities and their possible evolution. Therefore, the smart city leaders have to ensure that they provide not only efficient and clean living, but also take good care of privacy. After a long talk and eagerly waiting, finally, 5G technology is here.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Subscribe now The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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The Guardian Data Protection

DECEMBER 3, 2020

‘Harvesting of data on Muslim app users worldwide is a serious threat to privacy and religious freedom,’ the ACLU says The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking the release of three years of records that could shed light on how the US government acquired cellphone location data collected through apps used by millions of Muslims around the world.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Plus: The US warns of a mysterious military contractor breach, a "poisoned" version of the Tor Browser is tracking Chinese users, and more.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

military and various government contractors, then with a U.S. “ ExpressVPN added that it has implemented multiple security measures to implement a secure service that protectsthe privacy of its users. The surveillance it represents is completely antithetical to our mission.” ” reads the response.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The North Korean regime is known to use stolen cryptocurrencies to fund its military and other state projects. . “A financially motivated threat actor closely connected with Lazarus that targets banks, casinos, fin-tech companies, POST software and cryptocurrency businesses, and ATMs,” Kaspersky wrote of BlueNoroff in Dec.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S. Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

The FBI also found what specific pages Al-Azhari visited, including a section on donating Bitcoin; another focused on military operations conducted by ISIS fighters in Iraq, Syria, and Nigeria; and another page that provided links to material from ISIS’s media arm.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

He will be a member of Sidley’s global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Fonzone held positions within the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense, where he advised senior officials on a wide array of domestic and international legal issues, including those involving national security, military operations and litigation.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

Clearview’s chief executive Hoan Ton-That confirmed the news to Reuters, the technology will allow the Ukrainian military to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead. Ukraine’s defense ministry announced it will use the AI’s facial recognition technology offered by Clearview. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

An elaborate fraudster ring stole PII then allegedly used DoD and VA benefits portals to steal payments and funds from bank accounts.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2024

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible. This enabled a new form of encryption called asymmetric key algorithms.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Joacil Basilio Rael (four-year mandate), computer engineer who graduated from the Military Engineering Institute. The Presidency will have two years to review the ANPD structure, during which time it may convert the ANPD into an independent public authority.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Related: California’s pioneering privacy law ripples through other states. Other hubs followed at military bases, other state universities and even a high school and a non-profit community arts and tech center. military unit, MEDC and TARDEC this summer hosted the second annual Commercial CyberTruck Challenge.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

For the second time in ten days, researchers at UpGuard released sensitive data belonging to the United States Defense Department that was stored insecurely online.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 2, 2021

On June 16, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed HB 5310, An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches. requiring “preliminary substitute notice” to individuals if a business cannot provide direct notification within the 60-day notification timeframe.

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