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"DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), which are voluntary practices outlining the highest-priority baseline measures that businesses and critical infrastructure owners of all sizes can take…
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"LinkedIn Unveils New Security Features to Tackle Fraud"Social media company LinkedIn has recently introduced a series of new features aimed at fighting fake profiles and malicious use of the platform. The company introduced three new security-focused capabilities. The first one, called "About…
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"Medibank Backtracks: All Customer Data Was Exposed to Hackers"Australian health insurance giant Medibank has announced that all of its customers’ personal information was accessed by ransomware actors a few days after playing down the impact of a recent breach. The company admitted in a new statement that the…
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"High-Severity Vulnerability in GitHub Was Susceptible to Repo Jacking"Researchers discovered a "high-severity" vulnerability in GitHub, which could have allowed an attacker to take control of a GitHub repository and potentially infect all applications and other code that relied on it with malicious code. According to…
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"White House Launches Chemical Sector Security Sprint"The Biden–Harris administration has recently launched a new initiative designed to improve the security of industrial systems in the chemical sector over the next 100 days as part of ongoing efforts to reduce cyber-risk in critical infrastructure (CNI…
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"Cybersecurity's Importance and Impact Reaches All Levels of the Tech Workforce"According to new CyberSeek data, employer demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to put a strain on talent availability. Employers listed 769,736 openings for cybersecurity positions or jobs requiring cybersecurity skills for the 12-month…
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"Ransomware Gangs Ramp Up Industrial Attacks in US"Ransomware gangs are wreaking havoc on the industrial sector, particularly manufacturing firms, with significant spikes in cyberattack activity against US organizations observed in the third quarter. New ransomware groups are emerging, threatening to…
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"Notorious 'BestBuy' Hacker Arraigned for Running Dark Web Market"A British hacker has been arraigned by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for allegedly running the now defunct 'The Real Deal" dark web marketplace. The 34-year-old defendant Daniel Kaye, also known as BestBuy, Spdrman, Popopret, and UserL0ser,…
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"Apple iOS and macOS Flaw Could've Let Apps Eavesdrop on Your Conversations with Siri"A now-patched security flaw in Apple's iOS and macOS operating systems could have allowed apps with Bluetooth access to listen in on Siri conversations. Apple stated that an app may be able to record audio using a pair of connected AirPods, and that the…
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"LockBit 3.0 Demands $60M From UK Car Dealership Pendragon"Pendragon, a car dealership in the UK, has been added to the dark web blog belonging to the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gang LockBit 3.0. The gang claims to have demanded $60 million in exchange for the return of 2 terabytes of data. Pendragon has…
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"DoJ Charges Alleged Raccoon Infostealer Operator"The Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged an alleged operator of the Raccoon Infostealer malware, which infected millions of computers. The DoJ also revealed that in March, the FBI and law enforcement partners dismantled the malware's infrastructure.…
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"Manufacturing and Production Industry Is Making the Biggest Ransom Payments"Ransomware attack victims in the manufacturing and production industry make the largest ransom payments, with an average ransom demand payment being just over $2 million. Ransomware is a major cybersecurity issue affecting all sectors. However, according…