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2020-11-06 10:08:01 | Expert Insight: Company That Runs US Illegal Immigration Detention Centers Discloses Ransomware Attack (lien direct) | The GEO Group, a company known for running private prisons and illegal immigration detention centers in the US and other countries, says it suffered a ransomware attack over the summer. Personal data and health information for some inmates and residents were exposed during the incident, which took place on August 19. This includes data for inmates and … | Ransomware | ||
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2020-11-05 10:56:29 | COVID-19 And The Rise In Card Fraud: Biometric Payment Cards Can Help Banks Fight Back (lien direct) | The frequency of debit and credit card fraud has risen to unprecedented levels since the start of the pandemic. Even as many national economies falter from coronavirus, and millions of citizens struggle with job losses and debt, fraudsters haven't stopped. Quite the opposite, in fact. It seems many have taken advantage of the disruption caused … | ★★★★★ | ||
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2020-11-05 10:49:04 | Comment: 23,600 Hacked Databases Have Leaked From A Defunct \'Data Breach Index\' Site (lien direct) | It has been reported that more than 23,000 hacked databases have been made available for download on several hacking forums and Telegram channels in what threat intel analysts are calling the biggest leak of its kind. The database collection is said to have originated from Cit0Day.in, a private service advertised on hacking forums to other cybercriminals. … | Threat | ★★★★★ | |
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2020-11-05 10:37:37 | Experts On RegretLocker Ransomware Strikes Windows Virtual Desktops (lien direct) | Juniper Threat Labs is offering perspective on the newly discovered RegretLocker ransomware, which rapidly encrypts Windows virtual desktops according to researchers. MalwareHunterTeam: https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/1321375502179905536?s=20 Researcher Vitali Kremez: https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1323693700371914753?s=20 Juniper Threat Labs: https://threatlabs.juniper.net/signatures/#/ | Ransomware Threat | ★★★★★ | |
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2020-11-05 10:27:13 | Comment: Toy Maker Mattel Discloses Ransomware Attack (lien direct) | US toymaker Mattel revealed today that it suffered a ransomware attack that crippled some business functions, but the company says it recovered from the attack with no significant financial losses. | Ransomware | ||
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2020-11-05 10:17:56 | Seven Deadly Cybersecurity Sins Of SMBs (lien direct) | What small to medium-sized businesses need to know about securing their remote workforce Whether small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are better positioned to work from home than their larger brethren is debatable, but one thing that is clear (and was even so pre-COVID) and that is that SMBs bear the brunt of cybersecurity attacks and … | |||
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2020-11-05 10:04:41 | 75,000 \'Deleted\' Files Found On Discarded USB Drives (lien direct) | Cybersecurity researchers discovered about 75,000 files after buying 100 USB drives on an internet auction site, according to BBC News. Tax returns, contracts and bank statements were among the “deleted” files recovered by Abertay University investigators from the used drives, and some even contained files named “passwords” and images with embedded location data. All but … | |||
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2020-11-05 09:56:03 | McAfee Labs Threats Report Reveals 605% Increase In COVID-19-Themed Attack Detections (lien direct) | McAfee has released its Quarterly Threats Report examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in Q2 2020. During this past quarter, McAfee saw an average of 419 new threats per minute. What began as a trickle of COVID-19-related phishing campaigns has evolved into a surge of data breaches and threat actors leaking sensitive data - exploiting the realities of large … | Threat | ||
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2020-11-05 09:49:39 | Experts Reacted On Mass Exploitation Of The Pandemic By Cybercriminals – NCSC Annual Report (lien direct) | Following the NCSC’s Annual Report on the rise of cyber-attacks – and particularly those exploiting fears around COVID-19 – during the pandemic, it is clear that security teams are vastly outnumbered. To cope with the volume of threats, the sophistication of attacks, and the fact that many teams are away from the infrastructure the office provides, … | |||
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2020-11-04 15:37:59 | Cyber Experts Comment on Bitdefender Report: The \'New Normal\' State of Cybersecurity (lien direct) | In response to a new Bitdefender report which found that COVID-19 has left businesses at a far higher risk of cyber-attacks, largely due to their corporate infrastructure being exposed to attack vectors and threats that would not have been considered a year ago, experts from three cybersecurity firms offer perspective. | |||
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2020-11-03 15:37:20 | BBC Receives Over A Quarter Of A Million Email Attacks Every Day (lien direct) | The BBC was blasted with over 250,000 malicious email attacks every day in 2020, according to PCR. Data revealed under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by the Parliament Street think tank's cybersecurity team, showed that an average of 283,597 malicious emails were blocked by the organisation every day over the first eight months of this … | |||
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2020-11-03 15:12:23 | 34 Mil Records Exposed Online; Attack On Gold Bullion Broker (lien direct) | In addition to the news of the sale online of 34 million users’ records from 17 companies, an attack on gold seller JM Bullion has been reported via a notice from the company. Here is a perspective from cybersecurity experts on both of these incidents. More information: Lazada RedMart Statement: https://pages.lazada.sg/wow/i/sg/redmart/redmartdatabasesecurityincident?spm=a2o42.lazmart_channel.0.0.70e948a6uUXEgj&wh_weex=true&scm=1003.4.icms-zebra-100435441-4915234.OTHER_6026139920_6465367 JM Bullion notice Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gold/comments/jluk70/jm_bullion_security_sensitive_data_breach_just/ | |||
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2020-11-03 15:00:43 | HP Threat Research: Emotet Campaigns Targeting Enterprises Surge By 1,200% In Q3 2020 (lien direct) | The NCSC report shows it uncovered 15,354 campaigns that had used coronavirus themes as a “lure” to fool people into clicking on a link or opening an attachment containing malicious software. However, HPs researchers found that only 5% of the emails they examined used this as a lure – so while this is significant, it is … | Threat | ||
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2020-11-03 12:04:04 | Expert Reacted On Florida Spends Millions On Cybersecurity After 2016 Hacks Of Election Offices (lien direct) | It's been reported this morning by ABC Action News that after hackers targeted Florida county election offices in 2016, the state has invested millions of dollars to upgrade election security. I-Team investigator Adam Walser is uncovering where the money went and some of the new security measures counties are using to make sure your vote counts. | |||
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2020-11-03 12:00:43 | Comment: Cybereason Researchers Find New North Korean Malware Suite (lien direct) | On October 27th, the US-CERT published a report summarizing Kimusky's recent activities and describing the group's TTPs and infrastructure. Combining the information in the report with the intelligence accumulated by Cybereason Nocturnus over time, the researchers discovered a previously undocumented modular spyware suite dubbed KGH_SPY that provides Kimsuky with stealth capabilities to carry out espionage operations. In … | Malware | ||
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2020-11-03 11:49:26 | Lazda And Eatigo Suffer Data Breach; Millions Of Account Details Sold Online (lien direct) | It has been reported that Lazada, one of the top e-commerce sites in South east Asia has suffered a serious data breach. 1.1 million RedMart accounts was stolen from e-commerce platform Lazada and sold online in a data breach. RedMart is a popular grocery shopping site in Singapore and was acquired by Lazada in 2016 and moved to the … | |||
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2020-11-03 11:41:49 | Cybercriminals Zeroing In On NHS, Finds NCSC (lien direct) | The NCSC has shared more than 160 instances of high-risk and critical vulnerabilities with the NHS, sharing 51,000 indicators of compromise (IoCs) with the health service. Evidence suggests that cybercriminals are recalibrating their approach, turning to Ryuk, a particularly malicious form of ransomware, to target hospitals and vaccine developers. Ryuk has been making headlines in … | |||
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2020-11-02 15:42:23 | Expert Reacted On Poor Password Security At WeWork (lien direct) | A shared user account used by WeWork employees to access printer settings and print jobs had such an incredibly simple password that a customer guessed it, according to TechCrunch. WeWork customers normally have an assigned seven-digit username and a four-digit passcode used for printing documents at WeWork locations. But the username for the account used … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert Reacted On Poor Password Security At WeWork | |||
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2020-11-02 15:06:18 | Healthcare – ThreatConnect Identifies Potential Ryuk Infrastructure – Possible Wizard Spider Association (lien direct) | The FBI has warned that US hospital systems are facing ‘imminent’ threat of cyber attacks. In light of this, the ThreatConnect research team has identified several sets of infrastructure associated with ongoing Ryuk activity – the type of ransomware the criminal threat group known as UNC1878 / Wizard Spider has used to target US hospital … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Healthcare – ThreatConnect Identifies Potential Ryuk Infrastructure – Possible Wizard Spider Association | Ransomware Threat | ||
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2020-11-02 12:29:00 | Expert On News: University Email Hijacking Attacks Push Phishing, Malware (lien direct) | It has been reported that cybercriminals are hijacking legitimate email accounts from more than a dozen universities – including Oxford University, Purdue University, and Stanford University – and using the accounts to bypass detection and trick victims into handing over their email credentials or installing malware. Researchers said in 2020 so far they have discovered a … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert On News: University Email Hijacking Attacks Push Phishing, Malware | Malware | ||
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2020-11-02 11:15:01 | (Déjà vu) Three Ways To Hack An Election (lien direct) | Election security is about cybersecurity In 2020, securing elections is chiefly a matter of cybersecurity. Since I founded Data Connectors in 1999, we have been fueling the collaboration of government agencies with cybersecurity professionals and solution providers. As a voter, I set out to see what they know that could help us understand more about … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Three Ways To Hack An Election | Hack | ||
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2020-11-02 11:06:34 | Home Depot Data Breach/Leak – Experts Insight And Next Steps (lien direct) | In response to news that Home Depot sent some Canadian customers the order data of hundreds of other of the company's customers (see links at bottom), cybersecurity experts commented below on next steps that Home Depot should take immediately to help inform and prepare those whose data has been compromised. The ISBuzz Post: This Post Home Depot Data Breach/Leak – Experts Insight And Next Steps | |||
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2020-11-02 11:00:03 | Security Expert Re: Microsoft Warns Again About Critical Zerologon Vulnerability (lien direct) | Microsoft issued yet another warning that threat actors are continuing to actively exploit systems unpatched against the ZeroLogon privilege escalation vulnerability in the Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC). On Windows Server devices where the vulnerability was not patched, attackers can spoof a domain controller account to steal domain credentials and take over the entire domain following … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Security Expert Re: Microsoft Warns Again About Critical Zerologon Vulnerability | Vulnerability Threat | ||
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2020-10-30 13:51:50 | Comment: Wisconsin Republican Party Hacked For $2.3 Million (lien direct) | Hackers stole $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party's chairman told The Associated Press on Thursday. The party noticed the suspicious activity on Oct. 22 and contacted the FBI on Friday, said Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt. … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Comment: Wisconsin Republican Party Hacked For $2.3 Million | |||
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2020-10-30 12:08:09 | Election Security – Cybersecurity Experts Commentary (lien direct) | As we know, in the United States election security has been a top point of concern with so many aspects of the process vulnerable to attacks that can be exploited for personal or political gain. With experts citing security breaches as a top concern for the 2020 election, it's more important than ever that strategies are implemented … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Election Security – Cybersecurity Experts Commentary | |||
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2020-10-30 11:56:33 | Three Ways To Hack An Election: Election Security Is About Cybersecurity (lien direct) | In 2020, securing elections is chiefly a matter of cybersecurity. Since I founded Data Connectors in 1999, we have been fueling the collaboration of government agencies with cybersecurity professionals and solution providers. As a voter, I set out to see what they know that could help us understand more about the security of our electoral … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Three Ways To Hack An Election: Election Security Is About Cybersecurity | Hack | ||
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2020-10-30 07:53:28 | FBI Alert: Imminent Threat Of Ransomware Attacks On U.S. Healthcare – Experts Comments (lien direct) | The FBI and other government agencies last night issued an emergency alert warning U.S. healthcare providers of an imminent threat of ransomware attacks targeting these organizations to disrupt patient services. The CISA/FBI alert is here: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-302a The ISBuzz Post: This Post FBI Alert: Imminent Threat Of Ransomware Attacks On U.S. Healthcare – Experts Comments | Ransomware Threat | ||
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2020-10-30 07:48:33 | 36 Billion Personal Records Exposed By Hacks In 2020 So Far (lien direct) | The number of records exposed in data breaches and leaks has surged to 36 billion so far this year, representing almost 3,000 separate incidents, further extending 2020s status as the worst year on record, according to IT Pro. While organisations sustained an onslaught throughout the first half of 2020, the last 3 months to date extra … The ISBuzz Post: This Post 36 Billion Personal Records Exposed By Hacks In 2020 So Far | |||
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2020-10-29 15:21:08 | Expert Reacted On Microsoft Says Iranian Hackers “Phosphorus” Targeted Conference Attendees (lien direct) | Microsoft says it detected and worked to stop a series of cyberattacks from the threat actor Phosphorous masquerading as conference organizers to target more than 100 high-profile individuals. Phosphorus, an Iranian actor, has targeted with this scheme potential attendees of the upcoming Munich Security Conference and the Think 20 (T20) Summit in Saudi Arabia. The … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert Reacted On Microsoft Says Iranian Hackers “Phosphorus” Targeted Conference Attendees | Threat Conference | APT 35 | |
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2020-10-29 13:08:52 | Positive Technologies: 84 Percent Of Companies Have High-Risk Vulnerabilities On The Network Perimeter (lien direct) | Positive Technologies performed instrumental scanning of the network perimeter of selected corporate information systems.1 A total of 3,514 hosts were scanned, including network devices, servers, and workstations. The results show the presence of high-risk vulnerabilities at most companies. However, half of these vulnerabilities can be eliminated by installing the latest software updates.2 The research shows high-risk vulnerabilities at … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Positive Technologies: 84 Percent Of Companies Have High-Risk Vulnerabilities On The Network Perimeter | |||
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2020-10-29 12:27:04 | Post-COVID Cobot Security Is Looking Good (lien direct) | Collaborative robots were gaining momentum in the marketplace before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. They create situations where humans and machines work safely, side by side. However, the global health threat forced companies to cope with reduced operations and the possibility of having an entire team of workers isolate due to virus exposure. These advanced machines … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Post-COVID Cobot Security Is Looking Good | Threat | ||
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2020-10-29 12:16:47 | Five Scary Good Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tips For Consumers To Keep In Mind (lien direct) | Don't Let Spooky Season Get Any More Chilling – Here's How You Can Keep the Ghouls & Goblins from Stealing your Data Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims to provide individuals with the resources they need to be safer and more secure online. It's appropriate that this holiday falls during the month of Halloween, as hackers are … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Five Scary Good Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tips For Consumers To Keep In Mind | |||
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2020-10-29 12:07:36 | (Déjà vu) Security Blueprints Of Many Companies Leaked In Hack Of Swedish Firm Gunnebo – Experts Reaction (lien direct) | In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Security Blueprints Of Many Companies Leaked In Hack Of Swedish Firm Gunnebo – Experts Reaction | Ransomware Hack | ||
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2020-10-29 12:05:16 | Enel Group Hit Again By Ransomware And Netwalker Demands $14 Million (lien direct) | The multinational energy company Enel Group has been hit by a ransomware attack for the second time this year. This time by Netwalker, who is asking a $14 million ransom for the decryption key and to not release several terabytes of stolen data. Enel is one of the largest players in the European energy sector, with more than … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Enel Group Hit Again By Ransomware And Netwalker Demands $14 Million | Ransomware | ||
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2020-10-29 12:02:18 | Expert Reaction On Zoom End-to-end Encryption (lien direct) | Following the news that Zoom is rolling out end-to-end encryption for users globally, Cybersecurity expert has provided the below comment. The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert Reaction On Zoom End-to-end Encryption | |||
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2020-10-29 11:46:49 | Expert Commentary: True, The Social Networking App That Promises To \'protect Your Privacy,\' Exposed Private Messages And User Locations (lien direct) | True, which bills itself as the social networking app that will “protect your privacy,” has experienced a security lapse which left one of its servers exposed without a password - spilling private user data to the internet for anyone to read, browse and search the database. The dashboard contained daily server logs dating back to February, … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert Commentary: True, The Social Networking App That Promises To 'protect Your Privacy,' Exposed Private Messages And User Locations | |||
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2020-10-29 11:37:20 | Remote Working – Malware Is NOT Spread By People (lien direct) | As of October 2020, we would seem to be dug in even deeper into the pit of the global Pandemic with no end game in our forward vision. Thus, those Remote Working, Out of Office forced conditions would not seem to be something that will be going away anytime soon – so time to adapt … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Remote Working – Malware Is NOT Spread By People | Malware | ||
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2020-10-29 11:23:48 | Expert On News: Experian Misuse Millions Of Peoples Data (lien direct) | The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has found that the credit agency Experian has been sharing the personal information of millions of people without their consent in a blatant disregard of GDPR. More details of this story here: Experian: Credit agency told to stop sharing data without consent The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert On News: Experian Misuse Millions Of Peoples Data | |||
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2020-10-29 11:16:42 | Iran-linked Threat Actor Targets T20 Summit Attendees (lien direct) | It has been reported that an Iranian threat actor has successfully compromised attendees of two global conferences – including ambassadors and senior policy experts – in an effort to steal their email credentials. Microsoft linked the attack, which targeted more than 100 conference attendees, to Phosphorus, which it said is operating from Iran. The group – also known … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Iran-linked Threat Actor Targets T20 Summit Attendees | Threat Conference | APT 35 | |
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2020-10-28 12:47:07 | Expert Reacted On Isentia Breach And Its Impact On Government Departments (lien direct) | Following the news that a media monitoring firm Isentia in Australia has been hit by a ransomware attack, impacting their work with government departments and the Australian Stock Exchange, please find a comment below security experts: The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert Reacted On Isentia Breach And Its Impact On Government Departments | Ransomware | ||
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2020-10-28 10:30:33 | Understanding Known Adversary Tactics And Techniques (lien direct) | In the last few years, the MITRE ATT&CK framework has been key to many organisations combatting cyber threats. Essentially the framework is a globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations of cyberattacks. The objective of the framework is to create a comprehensive list of known adversary tactics and techniques used during a cyberattack. Open to government, education, and … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Understanding Known Adversary Tactics And Techniques | |||
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2020-10-28 10:16:09 | Finnish Psych Patients Blackmailed Following Breach – CEO Perspective (lien direct) | A data breach at Vastaamo, a Finnish nationwide psychotherapy practice, has resulted in the blackmailing of hundreds of patients. Excerpts (via Google Translator) of Vastaamo’s press release: “The Board of Directors of Psychotherapy Center has relieved the company’s CEO from office… On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the psychotherapy center said that it had been the … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Finnish Psych Patients Blackmailed Following Breach – CEO Perspective | Data Breach | ||
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2020-10-27 15:29:12 | Psychotherapy Clinic Data Breach – No Data Is Safe (lien direct) | Following the news of the data breach at Vastaamo Psychotherapy clinic in Finland, it’s clear that when it comes to ransom-worthy personal details no data is safe, no matter how sensitive. Taking risks with cybersecurity is no longer an option especially in the healthcare industry. The ISBuzz Post: This Post Psychotherapy Clinic Data Breach – No Data Is Safe | Data Breach | ||
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2020-10-27 14:58:52 | Experts Opinion On Amazon Sacking Insiders Over Data Leak (lien direct) | Amazon has fired employees responsible for a customer data leak. Twitter has been abuzz as it is unknown how widespread the breach is and how many customers have been affected. The email sent by Amazon to affeted customer is read as follow: “We are writing to let you know that your e-mail address was disclosed by an … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Experts Opinion On Amazon Sacking Insiders Over Data Leak | |||
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2020-10-27 14:42:29 | Expert Commentary: Massive Nitro Data Breach Impacts Microsoft, Google, Apple, More (lien direct) | A massive data breach suffered by the Nitro PDF service has impacted many well-known organizations, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Chase, and Citibank. Claimed to be used by over 10 thousand business customers and 1.8 million licensed users, Nitro is an application used to create, edit, and sign PDFs and digital documents. On October 21, Nitro … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert Commentary: Massive Nitro Data Breach Impacts Microsoft, Google, Apple, More | Data Breach | ||
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2020-10-26 15:18:58 | Ransomware Hits Election Infrastructure In Georgia County (lien direct) | As reported by CNN, Georgia county is ground zero for what may be the first ransomware attack to hit election infrastructure this political season. The attack on Hall County -located roughly an hour north of Atlanta - was disclosed on Oct. 7, but the impact on election infrastructure is only now coming to light. Among the … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Ransomware Hits Election Infrastructure In Georgia County | Ransomware | ||
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2020-10-26 13:36:33 | European IT Giant Sopra Steria Hit By Ransomware, Portions Of Network Encrypted – Experts Insight (lien direct) | Researcher Graham Cluley published that European IT services and digital transformation giant Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack. Sopra Steria employs 46,000 in 25 countries and generated revenue of €4.4 billion in 2019. The ISBuzz Post: This Post European IT Giant Sopra Steria Hit By Ransomware, Portions Of Network Encrypted – Experts Insight | Ransomware | ||
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2020-10-26 11:57:01 | 2020 Election Security: Russian Hack And First Voting System Ransomware Attack – Security Expert Comment (lien direct) | News reports last week revealed that US national security officials say Iran and Russia are responsible for sending threatening emails to Democratic voters ahead of next month’s presidential election. According to the news, Russians are breaking into state and local networks and exfiltrating data, while Hall County in Georgia has reported the first known ransomware … The ISBuzz Post: This Post 2020 Election Security: Russian Hack And First Voting System Ransomware Attack – Security Expert Comment | Ransomware Hack | ||
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2020-10-26 11:48:06 | Fewer Than 1 In 3 Cybersecurity Professionals Say Threat Data They Receive Is Extremely Accurate And Relevant (lien direct) | New research suggests many organisations struggle to obtain high-quality threat data to guide key security decisions Neustar, Inc., a global information services and technology company and a leader in identity resolution, has released a new report from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC) which shows that organisations are often forced to make critical security decisions … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Fewer Than 1 In 3 Cybersecurity Professionals Say Threat Data They Receive Is Extremely Accurate And Relevant | Threat Guideline | ||
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2020-10-26 11:42:10 | Experts Reacted On Massive US Voters And Consumers Databases Circulate Among Hackers (lien direct) | Trustwave researchers have discovered massive databases with detailed information about U.S. voters and consumers offered for sale on several hacker forums, which include their political affiliation. The sellers of the U.S. voter database claim that it includes 186 million records, and if that is correct, that means it includes information about nearly all voters in … The ISBuzz Post: This Post Experts Reacted On Massive US Voters And Consumers Databases Circulate Among Hackers |
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