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"German Cyber Agency Warns Threat Situation Is 'Higher Than Ever'"Germany's federal cybersecurity office has warned that ransomware, political hacking, and other cybersecurity threats are "higher than ever." In its annual report, the office stated that ongoing criminal activities, as well as attacks linked to Russia's…
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"Data Breaches Rise By 70% Globally in Q3 2022"Security researchers at Surfshark have discovered that a total of 108.9 million accounts were breached in the third quarter of 2022, a 70% increase compared to the previous quarter. The top five countries and regions most affected by data breaches…
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"FTC Targets Drizly and Its CEO Over Cybersecurity Failures That Led to Data Breach"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced an administrative complaint against online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, over the company’s poor data security practices. The FTC noted the company’s security…
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"Australia Flags New Corporate Penalties for Privacy Breaches"Australia recently proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers’ personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals. The penalties for serious breaches of the Privacy Act would…
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"LockBit 3.0, Black Basta Lead Barrage of Q3 Ransomware Attacks"According to an Intel 471 ransomware report, there were 27 ransomware variants that carried out 455 attacks in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, a decrease of 72 attacks from the second quarter (Q2) of 2022. The most common ransomware variants, according…
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"Visibility Into Communications Remains a Worry for Compliance and Security Chiefs"According to a new report from Theta Lake, 66 percent of security and compliance leaders are concerned that their employees are using unmonitored communication channels. Theta Lake's research found that 67 percent of respondents anticipate an increase in…
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"CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Cisco, Gigabyte Vulnerabilities"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two Cisco and four Gigabyte product flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Only one of the Gigabyte vulnerabilities was previously mentioned as being involved…
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"Apple Patches Over 100 Vulnerabilities With Release of macOS Ventura 13"Apple recently announced the official launch of macOS Ventura 13, the 19th major release of its desktop operating system. In addition to several new features, macOS Ventura 13 brings patches for more than 100 vulnerabilities. Apple noted that…
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"Ukraine Warns of Cuba Ransomware Campaign"The Ukrainian authorities are warning of a new ransomware campaign against organizations in the war-torn country. The Ukrainian CERT said it had discovered phishing emails spoofed to appear as if sent from the “Press Service of the General Staff of…
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"Atlassian Vulnerabilities Highlight Criticality of Cloud Services"Two flaws in Atlassian Jira Align, an agile planning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool, could allow service users to become application administrators and attack the Atlassian service. According to the cybersecurity services firm Bishop Fox, the…
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"The Long-Term Psychological Effects of Ransomware Attacks"Northwave conducted scientific research on the psychological effects of a ransomware crisis on businesses and individuals. The findings reveal the lasting effects of a ransomware crisis on all those impacted. It also demonstrates how IT and security…
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"Hive Ransomware Gang Starts Leaking Data Allegedly Stolen From Tata Power"The Hive ransomware gang has begun leaking data after claiming responsibility for the Tata Power data breach. Tata Power, India's largest power generation company, announced on October 14 that it had been the victim of a cyber attack. The company…