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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

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The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. ” continues the report.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 | February 14th, 2023 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake Just when you think they cannot sink any lower, criminal internet scum is now exploiting the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria. When people realize the value of their data, they're more vigilant and protective of it," Watson says.

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Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Wed, 11/23/2022 - 07:07. Attackers are no longer focusing solely on credit data, but target rich amounts of sensitive personal data on retailer’s systems or introduce ransomware for a quick payout that doesn’t even require data exfiltration. Human errors, malware and ransomware threats make a bad recipe.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 365 by Pierluigi Paganini

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Please vote for Security Affairs as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog” and others of your choice.

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The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure andrew.gertz@t… Mon, 10/23/2023 - 14:07 Cyberattacks on critical vital infrastructure can have disastrous results, forcing governments and regulatory bodies to pay close attention to intensifying the efforts to safeguard these industries.

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The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:28. With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S.

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How Cybersecurity Insurance Can Work To Help An Organization

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Tue, 07/05/2022 - 05:29. For many years, organizations had limited options for addressing data protection risks. A company could never eliminate risk, but they could try to reduce or mitigate it. In the last 20+ years, cybersecurity insurance has added risk transference to the available palette of palliative choices.