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"Hackers Leak 2.7 Billion Data Records With Social Security Numbers"Nearly 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the US were leaked on a popular hacking forum. The records include names, Social Security numbers (SSNs), known physical addresses, and more.
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"Adobe Calls Attention to Massive Batch of Code Execution Flaws"Adobe recently released fixes for 72 security vulnerabilities across multiple products and warned that Windows and macOS users are at risk of code execution, memory leaks, and denial-of-service attacks.
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"FBI Leads Effort to Dismantle Radar/Dispossessor Ransomware"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has partnered with law enforcement in the UK and Germany to dismantle Information Technology (IT) infrastructure linked to the ransomware group called "Dispossessor" or "Radar." According to the FBI, the
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"AMD Issues Updates for Silicon-Level 'SinkClose' Processor Flaw"AMD has issued firmware updates to address a nearly two-decade-old silicon-level vulnerability called "SinkClose" in its EPYC data center processors and Ryzen line of processors for PCs and embedded systems.
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"3AM Ransomware Stole Data of 464,000 Kootenai Health Patients"Kootenai Health has recently disclosed a data breach impacting over 464,000 patients after their personal information was stolen and leaked by the 3AM ransomware operation.
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"Prolific Belarusian Cybercriminal Arrested in Spain"A 38-year-old Belarusian accused of being one of the world's most prolific Russian-speaking cybercriminals has been arrested and extradited by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) as part of an international law enforcement operation.
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"Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Officially Announced by NIST – a History and Explanation"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally published three post-quantum cryptography standards from its competition to develop cryptography that can withstand quantum computing decryption of current asymmetric encryption.
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"Australian Gold Producer Evolution Mining Hit by Ransomware"Evolution Mining recently announced that it had been targeted by a ransomware attack on August 8, 2024, which impacted its IT systems. Evolution Mining is one of Australia's largest gold producers, and it also has a presence in Canada.
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"DARPA Awards $14m to Seven Teams in AI Cyber Challenge"The AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has officially awarded seven semifinalists $2m each at DEFCON 32 where the agency hosted an immersive experience to underscore the real-world stakes of the co
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"Bipartisan Bill to Tighten Vulnerability Disclosure Rules for Federal Contractors"US senators Mark R. Warner and James Lankford over the weekend announced the introduction of a bipartisan bill seeking tighter vulnerability disclosure rules for federal contractors.
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"200k Impacted by East Valley Institute of Technology Data Breach"The East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) recently started informing over 200,000 individuals that their personal and health information was compromised in a recent data breach.
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"How to Weaponize Microsoft Copilot for Cyberattackers"Companies are rapidly implementing Microsoft's Copilot Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based chatbots to improve data collection and time management. However, threat actors also benefit from Copilot.