Tag: data
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Krispy Kreme hit with a bellyache of a data breach
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Leveraging AI and public data to gain control over third-party risk
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Computer Misuse Act reform gains traction in Parliament
An amendment to the proposed Data (Access and Use) Bill that will right a 35 year-old wrong and protect security professionals from criminalisation is to be debated at Westminster First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617262/Computer-Misuse-Act-reform-gains-traction-in-Parliament
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Cyberint’s 2024 Report Highlights Surge in Credential Theft and Rise of AI-Powered Phishing
Cyberint, a Check Point company, has released its 2024 Cyber Security Landscape Report, painting a concerning picture of the evolving threat landscape. The report, drawing on data from the Cyberint Argos Platform, analysed 140,000 cyber threat alerts across critical industries, revealing a 333% surge in credential theft, a significant rise in supply chain attacks, and…
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Russian cyberspies target Android users with new spyware
Russian cyberspies Gamaredon has been discovered using two Android spyware families named ‘BoneSpy’ and ‘PlainGnome’ to spy on and steal data from mobile devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-gamaredon-cyberspies-target-android-users-with-new-spyware/
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How AWS is protecting customers from cyber threats
Amazon Web Services reveals how its threat intelligence capabilities work under the hood to thwart cyber attacks and keep its customers’ data safe First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617118/How-AWS-is-protecting-customers-from-cyber-threats
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Texas AG launches investigation into 15 tech companies for violating child privacy law
Paxton has been aggressively enforcing Texas’ new privacy law. He sued General Motors for its data privacy practices in August and more recently has sent violation notices to eight companies he accused of violating Texans’ data privacy rights.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/texas-ag-launches-investigation-into-tech-firms-child-privacy
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Digital Finance: How Do Banks Protect Their Customers’ Money and Data from Cybercriminals?
Cybercriminals are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to access our money and data, making this issue particularly relevant for large European banks, where significant financial assets are concentrated. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/digital-finance-how-do-banks-protect-their-customers-money-and-data-from-cybercriminals/
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Hackers Possibly Stole Personal Data From Bitcoin ATM Operator Byte Federal
Byte Federal says the personal information of 58,000 was compromised after a GitLab flaw allowed attackers to access a server. The post Hackers Possibly Stole Personal Data From Bitcoin ATM Operator Byte Federal appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/hackers-possibly-stole-personal-data-from-bitcoin-atm-operator-byte-federal/
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Akira and RansomHub Surge as Ransomware Claims Reach All-Time High
Claims on ransomware groups’ data leak sites reached an all-time high in November, with 632 reported victims, according to Corvus Insurance First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/akira-ransomhub-ransomware-claims/
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In Other News: Gen Digital Makes $1B Buy, Recall Captures Sensitive Data, MITRE ATTCK Evaluations
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: AV brand owner Gen Digital makes a $1 billion acquisition, Microsoft Recall captures sensitive data, MITRE releases ATTCK evaluations. The post In Other News: Gen Digital Makes $1B Buy, Recall Captures Sensitive Data, MITRE ATTCK Evaluations appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to…
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PUMA creeps through Linux with a stealthy rootkit attack
A new loadable kernel module (LKM) rootkit has been spotted in the wild compromising Linux systems with advanced stealth and privilege escalation features.PUMAKIT, as called by the Elastic Security researchers who discovered it during routine threat hunting on VirusTotal, was deployed as part of a multi-stage malware architecture that consists of a dropper, two memory-resident…
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U.S. authorities seized cybercrime marketplace Rydox
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of the cybercrime marketplace Rydox (>>rydox.ru>rydox[.]cc
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Iran-Linked IOCONTROL Malware Targets SCADA and Linux-Based IoT Platforms
Iran-affiliated threat actors have been linked to a new custom malware that’s geared toward IoT and operational technology (OT) environments in Israel and the United States.The malware has been codenamed IOCONTROL by OT cybersecurity company Claroty, highlighting its ability to attack IoT and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices such as IP cameras, routers,…
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Thales and Imperva Win Big in 2024
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, authentication, banking, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, encryption, firewall, gartner, group, guide, iam, identity, infosec, insurance, intelligence, malicious, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, privacy, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, usaThales and Imperva Win Big in 2024 madhav Fri, 12/13/2024 – 09:36 At Thales and Imperva, we are driven by our commitment to make the world safer, and nothing brings us more satisfaction than protecting our customers from daily cybersecurity threats. But that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate winning the occasional award. In the year…
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How to turn around a toxic cybersecurity culture
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, group, guide, healthcare, jobs, password, phishing, risk, sans, service, strategy, technology, threat, training, vulnerability, zero-trustA toxic cybersecurity culture affects team turnover, productivity, and morale. Worse yet, it places enterprise systems and data at risk.In a toxic cybersecurity culture, everybody believes that cybersecurity is somebody else’s job, says Keri Pearlson, executive director for Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS), a research consortium focusing on cybersecurity leadership and governance issues. “They don’t…
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Critical Steps to Keep Your Cloud Data Protected
Why Should Cloud Data Protection Be Your Top Priority? With the steep rise in digitalization, sensitive data has moved from the physical world into the boundless digital realm. Cloud computing has become a crucial part of this transition, thus making cloud data protection a top priority. But what does it mean to secure this data,……
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Snowflake Will Make MFA Mandatory Next Year
Data warehousing firm Snowflake, which saw a lot of user accounts get hacked due to poor security hygiene, is making MFA mandatory for all user accounts by November 2025. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/snowflake-will-make-mfa-mandatory-next-year/
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Texas AG launches investigation into 14 tech companies for violating child privacy law
Paxton has been aggressively enforcing Texas’ new privacy law. He sued General Motors for its data privacy practices in August and more recently has sent violation notices to eight companies he accused of violating Texans’ data privacy rights.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/texas-ag-launches-investigation-into-tech-firms-child-privacy
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Mass Breaches in the Age of AI
Targeted Scams & What to do About Them Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture Companies that have suffered massive data breaches are quick to downplay the risks, but they’re ignoring the elephant in the room: the sheer volume of personal information that’s been exposed. Nothing to See Here, Folks! The age-old refrain of “don’t worry,……
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Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58K users’ personal data compromised in breach
Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised during a recent breach. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Florida-based Byte Federal said hackers tried to access the data of 58,000 customers, including names, addresses, phone numbers, government-issued IDs,…
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Russia Used Borrowed Spyware to Target Ukrainian Troops
Secret Blizzard Used Third-party Amadey Bots to Hack Ukrainian Military Devices. A Russian state-backed hacker group used third-party data-stealing bots and possibly a backdoor used by another Russia-based threat group to infiltrate and spy on devices used by frontline Ukrainian military units, according to a report from the Microsoft threat intelligence team. First seen on…
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Chinese Cops Caught Using Android Spyware to Track Mobile Devices
Law enforcement across mainland China have been using EagleMsgSpy surveillance tool to collect mobile device data since at least 2017, new research shows. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-cops-using-android-spyware-track-mobile-devices
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US Indicts 14 North Koreans in IT Scam Funding WMD Programs
DOJ Indicts North Korean IT Workers for Using Remote Jobs to Fund Weapons Programs. U.S. federal prosecutors indicted 14 North Koreans for a long-running IT scam generating $88 million by exploiting remote work with U.S. firms, a scheme prosecutors say is tied to DPRK-controlled companies that fund weapons programs through stolen identities, data theft and…
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Commvault introduces Clumio Backtrack for AWS data recovery
Tags: dataFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/commvault-introduces-clumio-backtrack-for-aws-data-recovery