The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Legislation has recently been proposed for individual states, addressing data privacy regulations head-on. Several states including Virginia, Vermont, Colorado, and New Jersey have all introduced related privacy regulations recently. At the federal level, the United States has yet to propose a national privacy bill.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

BlackCat has made the healthcare industry a prime target over the past year, victimizing providers, insurers, and now healthcare IT suppliers like Change Healthcare, a unit of Optum. The obstacles we weather as a community help us learn, grow, and continue to refine our individual and collective security strategies.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) issued a joint advisory warning of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by Russia-linked threat actors and criminal cyber threats. ” read the advisory.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

A report from the security firm Team Cymru found the DDoS attack infrastructure used in NoName campaigns is assigned to two interlinked hosting providers: MIRhosting and Stark Industries. ” MERCENARIES TEAM Stark Industries is incorporated at a mail drop address in the United Kingdom. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 11, 2023

The lax attitude to cyber security by a large percentage of internet users never fails to amaze and bamboozle IT security specialists. According to Statista, there were 1,802 cases of compromised data among major established companies in the United States in 2022. After all, there are more than 1.1 million ($23.8

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

(USA) has identified an increase in activity within hacktivist groups conducted by a new group called “Cyber Spetsnaz”. USA) has identified an increase in activity within hacktivist groups, they’re leveraging current geopolitical tensions between the Ukraine and Russia to perform cyber-attacks. Resecurity, Inc.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

Department of Justice (DoJ) announced to have shut down the infrastructure associated with the Russian botnet RSOCKS as part of an international police operation that involved law enforcement partners from Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.K. Cyber criminals will not escape justice regardless of where they operate. “The U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2022

With the United States government increasingly cautioning about the threat of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and posing wider risks to society, Congress has passed new rules on reporting. Passes New Cybersecurity Law for Critical Infrastructure Reporting appeared first on Nuspire. The post U.S. The post U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

APT29 along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National Committee hack and the wave of attacks aimed at the 2016 US Presidential Elections. In early March, BlackBerry researchers uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign aimed at EU countries. The Military Counterintelligence Service and CERT.PL

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2021

United States largest insurance provider CAN Insurance has become a recent victim to a cyber attack making its website and services inaccessible to users from the past three days. The insurance company has acknowledged the issue on Wednesday and admitted that some of its systems were disrupted by cyber attack.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti , an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. On Sunday, Feb. ” GAP #1. 22, 2020, the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 28, 2020

The United Kingdom’s anti-cybercrime agency is running online ads aimed at young people who search the Web for services that enable computer crimes, specifically trojan horse programs and DDoS-for-hire services. law enforcement agents in connection with various cybercrime investigations.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. Business social media platform LinkedIn is being exploited by nation-state threat actors to target UK citizens. Think Before You LinkedIn!

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

The Chinese government announced the ban on the products made by the US memory chip giant Micron Technology over national security concerns. The Cyberspace Administration of China announced the ban on products made by US memory chip giant Micron Technology over security concerns. ” reads the official announcement.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

Amidst the ever-evolving realm of enterprise security, a new year unfolds, introducing a dynamic array of emerging threats. This past year set a profound stage, from the advent of stringent cyber regulations to the convergence of generative AI, social engineering, and ransomware. The solution?

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It was last week when security researchers noticed something strange on the dark web. The REvil ransomware group's "Happy Blog" where it publishes stolen data, suddenly went offline. and global law enforcement, had apparently hacked the hacking group and taken it offline. A bully named the United States of America.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

On 15SEP2022, the Department of Justice released their report " The Role of Law Enforcement in Detecting, Investigating, and Prosecuting Criminal Activity Related to Digital Assets " (66 pages). The Role of Law Enforcement in Digital Assets. In February 2022, the FBI created the Virtual Assets Unit. The Bitqyck case and the $2.4

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Centraleyes

MAY 13, 2024

This difficulty in envisioning security as a business enabler contributes to the deprioritization of robust cybersecurity initiatives. Growing Complexity As cyber threats evolve, the tasks assigned to cybersecurity professionals become increasingly intricate. Let’s explore some of the main challenges facing the compliance world today.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

Regional Disparities in Data Breach Costs The United States emerges with a significantly higher average cost of $9.4 The top five countries and regions for the highest average cost of a cyber security breach in 2023 were as follows: the US ($9.4 This reflects a 2.3% increase from the previous year and a substantial 15.3%

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2022

Knowing the technical aspects of an attack may allow victims to build stronger defences, patch gaps and increase their cyber-resilience. A constant challenge in such an endeavour is that the cyber context, in all its complexity and interconnectedness, remains a dark, unknown forest for many decision-makers.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Earlier this week, SecureWorld reported on the takedown of the infamous REvil ransomware gang's "Happy Blog," which it uses to publish stolen information. And following the successful bust, other ransomware operators expressed their displeasure with the " bandit-mugging behavior of the United States in world affairs.".

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Related: How the Middle East has advanced mobile security regulations Over the past couple of decades, meaningful initiatives to improve online privacy and security, for both companies and consumers, incrementally gained traction in the tech sector and among key regulatory agencies across Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The LockBit gang is back and set up a new infrastructure after the recent attempt by law enforcement to disrupt their operation. Last week, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 28, 2020

How did we, the citizens of the United States of America, become so intensely divided? Another behind-the-scenes component — one that is not getting the mainstream attention it deserves — has been cyber warfare. The state of mobile app security is poor. based software security vendor specializing in API exposures.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov , the accused 40-year-old Ukrainian leader of a prolific cybercriminal group that stole tens of millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses in the United States and Europe, has been arrested in Switzerland, according to multiple sources. The country had a notorious corruption problem.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

The ransomware appeared in the threat landscape early 2018 when experts at cyber security firm LMNTRIX discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service dubbed GandCrab. ” read a blog post published by BitDefender. The post A free Decryptor tool for GandCrab Ransomware released appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Compliance Trends and Timeline for Regulations in 2024 From data security standards to privacy laws and emerging technologies, staying abreast of the evolving regulatory compliance trends landscape is crucial. In contrast, the United States is witnessing a gradual shift driven by investor demands.

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Centraleyes

MAY 6, 2024

Large insurance companies like Brown and Brown, AXA, Allstate, and State Farm have already taken the first steps in integrating generative AI models. trillion GDP of the United Kingdom in 2021. The law aims to harness AI benefits while mitigating risks. State Initiatives DORA Regulations: (not to be confused with EU’s DORA ).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2018

In the United States alone, companies across different industries have been following regulations to comply with privacy laws. Australia has a privacy act from 1988 that was updated last year to now include an amendment that states a company should disclose any breach of individual data, or face fines of up to AU$1.8

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, January 2021. Throughout January further details about the scale and sophistication of SolarWinds suspected nation-state hack came to light. Cyber Security Careers Advice.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As we move towards the end of 2022, now is the time to take a look back at the major trends from the last eleven months and identify what might happen from a cyber threat perspective in 2023. All of these events have had a major effect on cyber threats, which continues to see malicious attackers giving network defenders plenty to think about.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

However, security researchers this week said REvil’s Happy Blog – a website that REvil operators used to list those victims who refused to negotiate or pay a ransom – had reappeared, indicating a return by the group. Happy Blog became active on Sept. law enforcement officials. Renewed REvil Activity. Reaction to Attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 27, 2021

The Office of the Attorney General for the State of California explains that the CCPA gives California residents more control over their personal information. As noted in a recent post on our blog, “ CPRA Becomes the New Standard. It is the first agency in the United States whose sole mission is to uphold consumers’ privacy rights.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2020

Data Viper , a security startup that provides access to some 15 billion usernames, passwords and other information exposed in more than 8,000 website breaches, has itself been hacked and its user database posted online. But others correspond to companies that do not appear to have disclosed a security incident.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It’s hard to believe we are nine weeks away from the midterm elections here in the United States. Regardless of the winners and losers, all eyes will focus on election security. States enacted voter ID laws to combat voter impersonation, a very specific type of voter fraud that is no longer the biggest threat.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 18, 2023

The hacktivists didn’t post any demands or host stolen data, but they did use malware that’s more commonly associated with cyber criminals. This blog focuses on ransomware activity in Q4 2022, based on primary and secondary source reporting. One, “LockBitSupp,” claimed that Vasiliev had followed poor operational security practices.

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