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  • "Godfather Trojan Targets 400 Financial Services Firms"

    According to security researchers at Group-IB, users of hundreds of banking applications, cryptocurrency wallets, and crypto exchanges have been targeted by a prolific mobile banking Trojan since at least June 2021.  The researchers noted that the…

  • "Moving Beyond Security Awareness to Security Education"

    Every organization's cybersecurity program should include security awareness training because employees cannot reduce risk if they do not understand what risk is. Even the most experienced cybersecurity expert has to learn not to click the link in a…

  • "DHS Seeks Ideas for Automated Cyberattack Detectors in Annual Notice"

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking applications from small businesses to address seven "technology needs" as part of the Science and Technology Directorate Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) initiative for fiscal year 2023.…

  • "A Hybrid Approach and Risks to Security -- Quantum Computing Predictions for 2023"

    Quantum computing provides the possibility of substantially faster processing rates, although it is still widely believed that this technology will not be commercially viable until much later. It has the potential to improve Machine Learning (ML) and…

  • "Average Cost of a Data Breach Expected to Hit $5 Million in 2023"

    According to Acronis, phishing and malicious email risks have surged by 60 percent, and the average cost of a data breach might exceed $5 million by next year. Between July and October, the proportion of phishing attacks increased by 1.3 times, making up…

  • "Google Outlines 6 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023"

    The FBI estimated that Internet crime cost $6.9 billion last year. Google's cybersecurity predictions for 2023 suggest that this malicious economy will only grow and continue to diversify. According to some of Google's top security leaders and analysts,…

  • "Restaurant CRM Platform SevenRooms Confirms Breach After Data For Sale"

    Restaurant customer management platform SevenRooms has recently confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor began selling stolen data on a hacking forum.  SevenRooms is a restaurant customer relationship management (CRM) platform used…

  • "Personal Information of 37,000 People Exposed in Whitehall Ransomware Data Breach"

    The City of Whitehall was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this year that has potentially exposed the personal information of about 37,000 people, including city employees and members of the public.  Recently the city announced that it had…

  • "Amazon Cloud Service Loses Silver Lining as Analyst Warns of Breach Threat"

    According to Mitiga research, the cloud storage provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a vulnerability that could allow threat actors with pre-existing account control to exploit Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to gain access to other systems. The flaw…

  • "Personal Information of 68,000 DraftKings Users Exposed in Credential Stuffing Attack"

    DraftKings, a Nasdaq-listed sports betting company, revealed that the personal information of almost 68,000 clients was exposed in a credential stuffing attack in November. A credential stuffing attack is a cyberattack in which an attacker leverages…

  • "GA Health System Reports Healthcare Data Breach"

    Emory Healthcare is a healthcare system in the US state of Georgia, which has disclosed a data breach that potentially compromised the Protected Health Information (PHI) of over 1,000 people. Through a notice issued by the US Department of Labor (DOL),…

  • "McGraw Hill Exposed Student Data and Grades, Online Privacy Firm Says"

    According to a recent report by vpnMentor, the education publishing company McGraw Hill faced a data breach that may have revealed the email addresses and grades of hundreds of thousands of students. The Internet privacy organization stated that its…