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Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of March 21, 2022

The State of Security

Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of March 21, 2022. The post Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of March 21, 2022 appeared first on The State of Security.

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

technology companies during the summer of 2022. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.”

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

At this point, it has become cliché to say that nothing in 2022 turned out the way we expected. For instance, according to the New York Times, in 2003, the United States made plans for a huge cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in Saddam Hussein’s bank accounts and cripple his government before the invasion of Iraq.

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It Might Be Our Data, But It’s Not Our Breach

Krebs on Security

A cybersecurity firm says it has intercepted a large, unique stolen data set containing the names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security Numbers and dates of birth on nearly 23 million Americans. Milwaukee-based cybersecurity consultancy Hold Security said it intercepted a 1.6 Image: Shutterstock.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why organizations need to prepare for cyber attacks fueled by quantum computers

The Last Watchdog

In today’s times, we are more aware of cyberattacks as these have become front-page news. When these computers come online, any company or federal agency that is not upgraded to post-quantum cybersecurity will leave its data vulnerable to attackers. We most recently witnessed this as Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Stalkerware activity drops as glaring spying problem is revealed

Malwarebytes

Monitoring without permission This month, Malwarebytes released new research into the cybersecurity and online privacy beliefs and behaviors of 1,000 respondents in the United States and Canada. But the report also explores the methods and stated justifications for individuals who spy on their romantic partners.

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DDoS attacks in Q2 2022

SecureList

News overview. Politically-motivated cyberattacks dominated the DDoS landscape in the second quarter of 2022 just as they did in the previous reporting period. In late June, the hacktivists attacked Lithuania’s Secure National Data Transfer Network as well as other government agencies in that country.

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