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Threat actors target K-12 distance learning education, CISA and FBI warn

Security Affairs

The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services.

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Zxyel Flaw Powers New Mirai IoT Botnet Strain

Krebs on Security

The new Mirai strain targets CVE-2020-9054 , a critical flaw that exists in many VPN firewalls and network attached storage (NAS) devices made by Taiwanese vendor Zyxel Communication Corp. A joint advisory on CVE-2020-9054 from the U.S. which boasts some 100 million devices deployed worldwide. Zyxel issued a patch for the flaw on Feb.

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NJ Man Hired Online to Firebomb, Shoot at Homes Gets 13 Years in Prison

Krebs on Security

12, 2022 on an FBI warrant, which showed he was part of a group of cybercriminals who are settling scores with one another by hiring people to carry out violent attacks on their rivals. McGovern-Allen, of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., was arrested Aug. That Sept. McGovern-Allen was in the news not long ago. According to a Sept.

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2020 in review: January to June

IT Governance

It’s hard to summarise 2020 without resorting to cliché, considering that our experiences have been so universal and subject to such little variety. These figures dwarf last year’s totals and show that criminal hackers were one of the few winners of 2020. What a simple time January 2020 was. Unprecedented. Challenging.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2020 ­– 7 billion records breached

IT Governance

The first half of 2020 ended on a familiarly bad note, with 92 security incidents accounting for at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. Babylon Health app lets patients see other people’s video consultations (unknown). South Africa’s Postbank replacing people’s cards after security breach (12 million). Data breaches.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Roundtable: Monitor-Side Chat Series

Data Matters

These series of informal video chats, moderated by Sidley partner Alan Raul, are designed to help fill the COVID-19 induced privacy discussion drought. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Thursday, May 21, 2020. Thursday, May 28, 2020. 12:00 p.m. – Thursday, June 4, 2020. 12:00 p.m. – Thursday, June 11, 2020.

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Multiple Retailers Sued Under CCPA for Sharing Data Used to Identify Fraudulent Returns

Hunton Privacy

On August 3, 2020, the plaintiff, now joined by others, amended her complaint to cast an even wider net. The amended complaint now asserts claims against 12 additional retailers based on their alleged use of The Retail Equation’s services to identify fraudulent returns. 5:20-cv-02155-LHK, is due on September 14, 2020.

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