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GUEST ESSAY: Preparing for the dire cybersecurity consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Last Watchdog

Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate. Each of these organizations performs cyber operations for various reasons. Some Russian cyber actors may gather intelligence while others are financially motivated. Cyber attack targets.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 438 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box.

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News alert: AI-powered web scrapers from Oxylabs are breaking new ground in fraud detection

The Last Watchdog

Enterprises in the finance, banking, and telecommunications sectors are the most susceptible to online fraud, but it can happen to any company,” said Vaidotas Sedys , Head of Risk Management at Oxylabs. Sedys concluded, “AI and ML technologies are vital in the fight against cybercrime, helping organizations identify anomalies.

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FBI chief says China is preparing to attack US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

China-linked threat actors are preparing cyber attacks against U.S. FBI Director Christopher Wray warned this week that China-linked threat actors are preparing an attack against U.S. The group also relies on valid accounts and leverage strong operational security, which combined, allows for long-term undiscovered persistence.

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T-Mobile data breach has impacted 48.6 million customers

Security Affairs

million current postpaid customer accounts, as well as more than 40 million records of former and prospective customers. The attackers also compromised approximately 850,000 active prepaid customers. We have also confirmed that there was some additional information from inactive prepaid accounts accessed through prepaid billing files.

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Access as a Service Rising in Popularity

SecureWorld News

Now for access as a service, you're getting a username and password to a database, or to the back end of the administrative account, to a hospital or to a bank. While the highest price was $95,000 for an Asian telecommunications service provider. The average price was $9,640, but the median was $3,000.

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.