CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2022

A downtime caused on the network of Cloudflare was claimed to be a cyber attack by some online news resources. But the cloud service giant responded by giving a press statement that the disruption caused on Monday this week was because of a network change and not by digital attack.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 5, 2024

This malicious software has the power to disrupt medical facilities and compromise patient care, making it a pressing issue that demands immediate attention. Ransomware continues to pose an alarming threat to critical infrastructure, with the healthcare sector being particularly vulnerable to its devastating effects. and globally.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2021

On May 12th, 2021 NHS released a press statement saying that it intends to share data of more than 300,000 patients with 3rd parties and the purpose will be to use that information for research and development purposes. At the end of May, a popular news resource from New York reported that UK NHS is planning to share its data with a .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Security researchers from Symantec have confirmed the news and claimed that 100’s of systems operating in several organizations across Kiev were infected by Hermetic Wiper malware pulling down several websites offline. But why is the blood shed still happening, Mr. President? .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Facebook (FB) issued a press update on Monday October 4th, 2021, stating that all its online services across the world were down because of a configuration error that couldn’t be fixed on time as most of its staff were working from home.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In recent news, IT security researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences have disclosed 14 new cross-site leak (also known as XSLeak or XS-Leak) attacks that can affects modern browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari. ” [ 1 ].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, and its own news agency, Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå. The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, and its own news agency, Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 16, 2023

Among the victims listed were Shell, UnitedHealthcare Student Resources, the University of Georgia, University System of Georgia, Heidelberger Druck, and Landal Greenparks. As for federal agencies, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed breaches due to this vulnerability. ” Pilling U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

” reads a press release published by the company. The company later confirmed the news of an Akira ransomware attack. A ransomware attack against the Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry disrupted the services of some Swedish government agencies and shops. Tietoevry notified law enforcement and impacted customers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 9, 2022

Right from the day the war started between Russia and Ukraine, many news resources were seen publishing many reports on several topics. Soon a press release was issued by the Kremlin in which it described it as a ‘special military operation’ only to capture the president of the neighboring country.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2024

Unmanaged devices consist of any device that connects to the network, cloud resources, or other assets without corporate-controlled security. BYOD devices deliver another significant source of unmanaged devices unique to our post-pandemic working environment as many remote workers connect to corporate resources using their own devices.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Josh Renaud after a prosecutor from Cole County dismissed Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s criminal charges against him for allegedly hacking a government website by viewing its public HTML code— something anyone can do by simply pressing the F12 button. ” How it all began.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 27, 2018

According to a new CSIS report , "going dark" is not the most pressing problem facing law enforcement in the age of digital data: Over the past year, we conducted a series of interviews with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, attorneys, service providers, and civil society groups.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2023

“ The Private Office of John Bernard ” let it be known to investment brokers that he had tens of millions of dollars to invest in tech startups, and he attracted a stream of new victims by offering extraordinarily generous finder’s fees to brokers who helped him secure new clients. The scam artist John Bernard a.k.a.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2018

My story about the FBI alert was breaking news on Sunday, but it was just a day short of useful to financial institutions impacted by the breach and associated ATM cashout blitz. 14, a bank in India disclosed hackers had broken into its servers, stealing nearly $2 million in fraudulent bank transfers and $11.5

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 31, 2022

There are configuration weaknesses in cloud resources, vulnerabilities that need patching, like Log4J, and vulnerabilities in the business logic of old code,” Kuffer observes. Advanced VM tools and practices are rapidly emerging to help companies mitigate a sprawling array of security flaws spinning out of digital transformation.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 17, 2021

If there is an opportunity, cybercriminals will find a way to take advantage, even if you are a small town with seemingly few resources to pay a ransom. Earlier this year, two ransomware attacks targeted rural communities in Maine, specifically the sewage treatment facilities of two towns, according to the Associated Press.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2024

Facing a perplexed gaze, I turned my back on one of cybersecurity’s most high profile CISOs, my hands pressed firmly against my ears, belting out a powerful melody. I knew it was a crazy act, and perhaps it was unfair of me to subject him to it, but I wanted him to understand a pressing need in cybersecurity. It’s declined.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2021

Many of us who read the news daily encounter a regular drum beat of ransomware stories that are both worrying and heartbreaking. This kind of resource sharing can only occur if a relationship of trust has already been established. And what many of us don’t realize is that they are often interconnected. The ties that bind.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2022

Denso, a Japan-based automotive component manufacturer, has released a press statement that it is looking into an incident where hackers might have accessed sensitive info from its company servers. Third is the news related to NVIDIA company that was attacked by Lapsus$ ransomware group on February 23rd, 2022.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

On January 12, 2023, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) published a news release about a cybersecurity incident, affecting online sales through LCBO.com. Third-party resource integrity checking is one security aspect that has been overlooked but can provide great benefits when loading external content. Web skimmer.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Increasing security awareness: key tasks and approaches Organizations face a number of pressing challenges in raising cybersecurity awareness: Ensure safe remote work: Yes, the pandemic may be fading from our immediate concerns, but the hybrid work mode has become commonplace, and many companies do not want to let it go.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2024

Before we dive into the two biggest stories of the month, however, let’s start with a quick overview of other significant ransomware developments, including a new Coveware report revealing a record low of 29% of victims paying ransoms in the last quarter of 2023.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

” reported the Tass press agency. The news of the tests of the RuNet was reported by the Russian news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK) in early 2019, the tests were planned for April, but they were later delayed. ” reads a post published by RadioLiberty. ” reads a post published by RadioLiberty.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Russian citizens should be able to reach only Internet resources within the national territory, any other only resource hosted outside the country will be not reachable. The news was reported by the Russian news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK), the experiment could have been conducted before April 1st.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is a new alliance between four countries: the U.S., In an effort to bring you concise information, SecureWorld News compiled quotes around the most compelling themes from a White House joint statement about the alliance. Are you familiar with "The Quad"? Australia, India, and Japan. More on that in a moment.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 25, 2021

Invest in Innovation: The federal government must invest in new, innovative solutions and approaches that challenge today’s cybersecurity paradigm. We’d be hard-pressed to deny the fact that the vast majority of innovation comes from start-ups, not big tech. We still have a $10.5 Don’t stop there.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Google has announced that it's bringing passkey support to both Android and Chrome. On May 5, 2022, it said it would implement passwordless support in Android and Chrome and the latest annoncement about passkeys is an important step in that journey. Passkeys are a replacement for passwords. Sounds good, right? One is public and one is private.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

This regulation granted new privacy rights to EU residents and set forth stringent punishments for organizations that violated its rules and obligations. For businesses, this created a pressing need to honor these rights and to avoid any potential penalties for noncompliance. What will companies outside of the EU need to do?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

This morning, at a press conference, Yoshii Kan, a secretary-general of Japan, said that the company had reported the intrusion. Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate information. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun. ” reported the Nikkei.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As Americans, we have the right to freedom of religion, speech, press, and the Internet. We can connect with loved ones, receive immediate news updates, learn and obtain degrees, participate in discussions, and build businesses. However, not all countries share the same privileges. North Korea and China consistently target the U.S.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Moreover, “many water utilities are small entities and are under-resourced, making the challenge of developing a robust security program that much more challenging.”. Oldsmar and Pinellas County, Fla. The hacker attempted to increase the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

SecureWorld News breaks down what we know about these alleged ransomware attacks. Evan Koronewski, a spokesman for the Communications Security Establishment, told The Canadian Press he is seeing cybercriminals shift towards targeting larger entities in what he describes as "big game hunting" or "targeted ransomware.".

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2021

STOP PRESS: BH Consulting’s Valerie Lyons to present at RSA Conference 2022. Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Digital takeup drives accelerated cybercrime activity: IOCTA. The report listed ransomware affiliate programmes as a major risk.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Recent news headlines have shown how vulnerable even large companies with many resources at their disposal are to ransomware. While these attacks may feel inevitable, there are measures that businesses can take to protect themselves. One vendor says application security may be the key to stopping ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As expected, when bombshell news like this becomes public, Wray discussed his inability to comment too much due to an ongoing investigation. “As FBI Director Christopher Wray is currently in the hotseat for similar tactics. This admission took place during a U.S. The Washington Post originally broke this story. “It

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Kali Linux

DECEMBER 5, 2022

New Tools - As always, various new packages added Microsoft Azure Its been a long time coming, but we are very happy to announce that Kali has been added to Microsoft Azure (again - and this time to stay)! Media Enquiries And on the subject, we do have a page for Press and Media enquiries.

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