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"Life Sciences Leaders Act to Counter Insider-Driven Data Loss"According to Code42, life sciences companies, such as medical device manufacturers, biotechnology companies, and pharmaceutical companies, are experiencing increased insider-caused data loss. With this expanding threat, life sciences leaders increasingly…
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"Mallox Ransomware Group Activity Shifts Into High Gear"A ransomware actor that infiltrates target networks via vulnerable SQL servers has become highly active. Mallox, also known as TargetCompany, Fargo, and Tohnichi, emerged in June 2021 and claims to have infected hundreds of organizations since then.…
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"Firmware Vulnerabilities in Millions of Computers Could Give Hackers Superuser Status"Two years ago, ransomware criminals breached the hardware manufacturer Gigabyte and released over 112 GB of data, including information from Intel and AMD, two of its most important supply chain partners. Researchers now warn that the leaked information…
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"Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws"A new study by a group of German academics reveals some of the security vulnerabilities of satellites currently circling the Earth. Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and the Cispa Helmholtz Center for Information Security examined the software used…
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"Phoenician Medical Center, Inc. Notifies 162,500 Patients of Recent Data Breach"On July 5, 2023, Phoenician Medical Center, Inc. and its affiliates, Phoenix Neurological & Pain Institute and Laser Surgery Center (collectively, "PMC"), filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for…
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"Scammers Are Targeting College Kids With Fake Bioscience Job Offers"Researchers at the cybersecurity company Proofpoint warn that cybercriminals are targeting college students with fake job offers in the bioscience and health industries to commit advance fee fraud, where victims are tricked into paying a fee in advance.…
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"Tampa General Hospital To Notify 1.2 Million Patients of Recent Data Breach"On July 19, 2023, Tampa General Hospital ("TGH") recently announced that the personal information of about 1.2 million Tampa General Hospital patients was leaked in a recent cyberattack. On May 31, 2023, TGH detected suspicious activity within its…
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"Behavior Training Improves Cyber Resilience in Critical Infrastructure"The cybersecurity training services company Hoxhunt reveals in a new report that critical infrastructure employees are becoming more engaged with organizational security. "Human Cyber-Risk Report: Critical Infrastructure" is based on the analysis of over…
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"US Power Grid Faces Escalating Cyber Threats, Infrastructure Experts Warn"According to experts on energy infrastructure, the US power grid is facing many escalating cybersecurity risks and threats from foreign adversaries and domestic extremists. The latest annual threat assessment from the Intelligence Community identifies…
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"Fighting Fire With Fire: White Hat Hackers Using ChatGPT Against Threat Actors"Most cybersecurity experts and ethical hackers, also known as white hat hackers, have used the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven chatbot ChatGPT for web security practices. New research by Web3's bug bounty platform Immunefi reveals that despite…
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"Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59"Kevin Mitnick, a hacker who famously served time in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 59. Mitnick gained global fame in the mid-1990s when the FBI arrested…
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"Old Roblox Data Leak Resurfaces, 4000 Users' Personal Information Exposed"A data breach affecting the online game platform Roblox has recently exposed sensitive information from thousands of users. Troy Hunt, founder of the website "Have I Been Pwned," first alerted on Twitter on July 18, 2023, about a potential leak…