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2022-11-04 18:38:41 |
Insurance giant settles NotPetya lawsuit, signaling cyber insurance shakeup (lien direct) |
>Cyber insurance have already started to find other ways to avoid covering losses related to cyberattacks linked to nation-state hackers.
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2022-11-03 08:00:00 |
Four-year cybercrime campaign targeting African banks netted $30 million (lien direct) |
>Attacks on banks in more than 15 countries used sophisticated spearphishing and off-the-shelf tools.
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2022-11-01 21:42:15 |
Ransomware costs top $1 billion as White House inks new threat-sharing initiative (lien direct) |
>The Treasury Department released its finding as the White House is wrapping up an international summit on fighting the ransomware problem.
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Ransomware
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2022-11-01 17:20:34 |
Amid election conspiracy theories, CISA says there\'s no credible threat to voting equipment (lien direct) |
CISA Director Jen Easterly said the administration is "concerned" about foreign influence during the upcoming elections.
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2022-11-01 13:36:38 |
In her new book, Danielle Keats Citron makes the case for the \'right to intimate privacy\' (lien direct) |
The longtime privacy advocate says that "intimate privacy is the key to citizenship, love and flourishing."
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2022-10-31 18:22:00 |
Experian tool exposed partial Social Security numbers, putting customers at risk (lien direct) |
>The problem with using Social Security numbers to authenticate consumers goes much deeper than Experian, experts say.
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Tool
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2022-10-31 14:53:41 |
Spy agency embraces meme culture and the internet is here for it (lien direct) |
>The NSA cybersecurity director's memes suggest the Pentagon may have finally figured out how to use internet culture to its advantage.
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2022-10-31 12:18:41 |
White House seeks international cooperation to thwart growing ransomware threat (lien direct) |
>During the International Counter Ransomware Summit in Washington, participants will discuss how to increase resilience against ransomware.
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2022-10-28 21:35:56 |
CISA\'s critical infrastructure performance goals win praise, but questions remain about effectiveness (lien direct) |
The performance goals that industrial cybersecurity experts welcomed could be overshadowed by incoming mandates.
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2022-10-28 16:30:11 |
From \'Generation Kill\' to driving digital diplomacy: Nate Fick digs into role as first U.S. cyber ambassador (lien direct) |
Fick says the State Department 'has a rightful place to assert leadership' when it comes to setting American cyber policy.
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2022-10-27 16:46:48 |
U.S. sanctions two Iranian cyber operatives over crackdowns on Mahsa Amini protests (lien direct) |
>The pair started a cyber training academy that supports Iranian intelligence in the brutal response to protests, the U.S. government said.
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2022-10-27 16:08:10 |
Americans should be ready - and watching - for Russian meddling in the midterms and beyond (lien direct) |
>Considering Putin's threats against the West, it is unlikely Moscow will waive an opportunity to undermine the U.S. during election season.
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2022-10-27 13:40:31 |
CISA announces cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure (lien direct) |
>The voluntary goals are meant to be a starting guide for critical infrastructure in both IT and OT environments.
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2022-10-26 20:58:16 |
White House announces 100-day cyber sprint for chemical sector (lien direct) |
>The sprint is the latest effort from the White House to improve cybersecurity and monitoring in industrial control systems.
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2022-10-26 19:36:05 |
Notorious hacker know as \'Spdrman\' arraigned for role in Real Deal dark web marketplace (lien direct) |
Daniel Kaye is suspected in numerous cybercrimes and previously served time for knocking out the internet for the entire country of Liberia.
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2022-10-26 14:00:00 |
Chinese influence operation seeks to sow political discord, \'aggressively\' targets U.S. midterms (lien direct) |
China has increased its aggressive actions and rhetoric around politics, other divisive issues, researchers say.
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2022-10-25 21:53:16 |
Grand jury indicts Ukrainian for role in vast Raccoon Infostealer cybercrime operation (lien direct) |
>The suspect's group accumulated at least 50 million unique credentials from "millions of potential victims" worldwide, the DOJ said.
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2022-10-24 20:35:55 |
FTC holds alcohol delivery app Drizly and its CEO liable for lax data security before 2020 hack (lien direct) |
>The order makes the unusual move in specifically naming the company's CEO and could signal a more aggressive FTC on privacy matters.
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2022-10-24 16:51:49 |
Iranian government blames \'foreign country\' for hack-and-leak of nuclear information (lien direct) |
In a message to CyberScoop, the hactivists that took responsibility for the attack denied the Iranian government's claim.
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2022-10-24 11:00:00 |
Researchers uncover more than 167,000 stolen credit card numbers, primarily from the U.S. (lien direct) |
>Using two malware variants, unknown operators managed to compile stolen card data potentially worth more than $3 million, researchers said.
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2022-10-21 18:11:22 |
Iranian hackers that tampered with 2020 election could once again target U.S., FBI warns (lien direct) |
>The group identified as Emennet Pasargad has been using "false-flag campaigns under the guise of multiple personas," the bureau said.
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2022-10-21 17:13:30 |
Is a more collaborative approach the answer to fighting global disinformation? (lien direct) |
>The firm Graphika is pitching a software-based multistakeholder threat center to track, share and analyze disinformation at scale.
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2022-10-20 17:29:09 |
Top DOJ official "pleased" with multi-agency and branch response to courts data breach (lien direct) |
>Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security Adam Hickey discussed the breach and the need to balance transparency with privacy related to sensitive material.
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2022-10-20 11:12:07 |
The quantum computing threat is real. Now we need to act. (lien direct) |
>Washington should strive to become the dominant power in quantum information sciences. Otherwise, the U.S. will be dangerously at risk.
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2022-10-19 21:13:45 |
White House rallies industry support for Internet of Things labeling effort (lien direct) |
>Executives from consumer electronic companies along with advocates and academics joined officials from the White House and FCC the meeting.
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2022-10-19 17:00:28 |
NSA cyber chief says Ukraine war is compelling more intelligence sharing with industry (lien direct) |
>Rob Joyce, head of the NSA Cybersecurity Directorate, said "what we know is often not sensitive, it is how we know it."
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2022-10-19 16:58:18 |
Transcom completes zero trust implementation across its classified network (lien direct) |
>U.S. Transportation Command also released a new strategy to ensure it can remain ready now and in the future.
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2022-10-18 16:57:58 |
Many public safety agencies remain unequipped to defend against cyberattacks (lien direct) |
>Less than half of respondents in a survey of first responders said their agencies are "at least somewhat prepared in case of a cyberattack."
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2022-10-17 17:50:28 |
White House cyber director defends \'tough\' national cybersecurity strategy ahead of release (lien direct) |
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis defended the need for a "tough" strategy that compels industry to enhance cybersecurity protocols.
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2022-10-17 16:00:00 |
Announcing the 2022 CyberScoop 50 award winners (lien direct) |
>The awards celebrate and honor the accomplishments of cybersecurity leaders in both the public and private sectors.
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2022-10-14 14:55:44 |
Dmitri Alperovitch on Taiwan, China and Putin\'s probing cyberattacks (lien direct) |
The former CrowdStrike executive and co-founder of Silverado Policy Accelerator says Americans need to understand Taiwan's strategic value.
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2022-10-13 16:15:15 |
The reason to ban TikTok has nothing to do with data security (lien direct) |
>The People's Republic of China has the power to manipulate one of the world's most popular apps into a massive global propaganda machine.
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2022-10-13 10:00:00 |
Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S. state legislature, researchers say (lien direct) |
>Researchers with Symantec said the group that it has tracked for years has recently targeted government networks in the U.S. and Middle East.
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2022-10-12 10:00:00 |
Election workers in battleground states faced onslaught of malicious emails, researchers say (lien direct) |
>The phishing attacks targeted county poll workers in Arizona and Pennsylvania with emails that attempted to steal their login credentials.
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2022-10-11 16:45:00 |
Treasury fines virtual currency exchange Bittrex for failing to catch ransomware payments (lien direct) |
>The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions.
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Ransomware
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2022-10-11 16:11:13 |
White House to unveil ambitious cybersecurity labeling effort modeled after Energy Star (lien direct) |
>The Biden administration hopes the voluntary effort helps inform consumers and compels manufacturers to improve internet of things security.
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2022-10-07 14:00:00 |
White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations (lien direct) |
The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.
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2022-10-07 12:00:00 |
Facebook warns 1 million users about apps trying to compromise accounts (lien direct) |
>Facebook identified 400 apps across the Google Play and Apple App store that posed as harmless lifestyle and business services to dupe users.
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2022-10-06 18:00:00 |
Chinese state-sponsored hackers have become more brazen, prompting an NSA advisory (lien direct) |
>Chinese hackers have become increasingly brazen and are investing more time to stealing intellectual property and breaking into sensitive networks, according to National Security Agency cyber chief Rob Joyce.
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2022-10-06 13:09:35 |
Supreme Court poised to rewrite how social media confronts disinformation (lien direct) |
>If the Supreme Court backs state efforts to limit platforms from blocking content, online disinformation could surge.
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2022-10-05 22:57:37 |
How one group of \'fellas\' is winning the meme war in support of Ukraine (lien direct) |
The NAFO movement has become an important component of the information war playing out online between Russia and Ukraine.
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2022-10-05 17:44:07 |
\'IT security issue\' impacts multiple hospitals across several states (lien direct) |
In a statement CommonSpirit Health says it has taken certain systems offline as a precaution.
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2022-10-04 22:36:29 |
Hackers maintained deep access inside military organization\'s network, U.S. officials reveal (lien direct) |
A U.S. government cybersecurity advisory includes details about the sophisticated attack on an unnamed defense industrial base organization.
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2022-10-04 20:10:05 |
\'Poisoned\' Tor Browser tracks Chinese users\' online history, location (lien direct) |
Attackers modified the popular anonymity-enabling Tor browser to track users in China and record browsing history, researchers said.
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2022-10-04 16:32:05 |
Banning TikTok won\'t protect Americans\' sensitive data (lien direct) |
>Banning TikTok because of its Chinese owners leaves policymakers playing a game of whack-a-mole instead of focusing on privacy legislation that matters.
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2022-10-03 19:42:20 |
\'Fines alone aren\'t enough:\' FCC threatens to blacklist voice providers for flouting robocall rules (lien direct) |
The FCC move to prevent American from receiving robocalls could boot as many as seven VoIP providers from U.S. telecom networks.
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2022-10-03 18:43:54 |
CISA directive orders federal civilian agencies to regularly report software vulnerabilities (lien direct) |
>CISA Director Jen Easterly said the directive will give the agency more insight into federal civilian agencies' cybersecurity practices.
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2022-09-30 18:03:55 |
Nord Stream pipeline disinformation fits pattern of Russian information warfare (lien direct) |
>Experts say the way Russia is using disinformation around Nord Stream fits a pattern of how it historically approaches information warfare.
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2022-09-29 21:20:47 |
Ex-NSA employee charged with violating Espionage Act, selling U.S. cyber secrets (lien direct) |
>The former employee allegedly told an undercover FBI agent he was willing to sell classified documents for a $85,000 due to significant debt.
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2022-09-29 19:45:26 |
\'Disgruntled insider\' shared REvil information with researchers, helped law enforcement (lien direct) |
REvil was among the most notorious ransomware crews until international attention and arrests hobbled the group.
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Ransomware
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