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"Here's What Cybercriminals Do to Your Stolen Data, According to a University of Guelph Cybersecurity Expert"According to Dr. Ali Dehghantanha, cybersecurity professor and director of the University of Guelph's Cyber Science Lab, what hackers do with the data they steal depends on the nature of the leak and the type of data compromised. He emphasizes that…
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"Malicious Cyber Activity Against Election Infrastructure Unlikely to Disrupt or Prevent Voting"The FBI and the US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) believe that attempts by cyber actors to compromise election infrastructure are unlikely to cause widespread disruptions or prevent voting.…
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"Center for Advanced Power Systems Building Tools for the Future of Energy"Florida State University's (FSU) Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) is a multidisciplinary research center established in 2000 where researchers are developing cybersecurity solutions for power systems, electric power systems modeling, and more.…
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"IT Security Issue Impacts Multiple Hospitals Across Several States"A healthcare network that includes 140 hospitals and more than 1,000 facilities in 21 states is currently working through an “IT security issue.” Chicago-headquartered nonprofit CommonSpirit Health stated that CommonSpirit Health is managing an IT…
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"Seattle Woman Gets Probation for Massive Capital One Hack"A former Seattle tech worker convicted of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies in 2019 was sentenced Tuesday to time served and five years of probation. After the verdict, U.S. District Judge Robert S.…
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"'New Frontier' of Crypto Laundering Involves Cross-Chain Bridges and DEXs: Elliptic"Elliptic, a blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency compliance firm, has released new research that reveals how cross-chain bridges and decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have removed barriers for cybercriminals. Elliptic researchers Eray Arda Akartuna and…
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"We Now Know the 200 Most Used Passwords, and Hacking Them Is Pretty Easy"Many people are still putting their data at risk by using the password "123456." According to NordPass, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, that password topped the list of most commonly used passwords. In collaboration with independent…
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"National Cybersecurity Review Begins for All Levels of Government"A survey made available by the US Homeland Security Department's (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) every year for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to assess their cybersecurity has been opened. The annual…
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"SCADA Systems Involved in Many Breaches Suffered by US Ports, Terminals"Researchers at Jones Walker have published the results of a survey focusing on the cybersecurity preparedness of ports and terminals in the United States. According to Jones Walker's 2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey, there has been a…
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"Canadian NetWalker Ransomware Affiliate Gets 20-Year Prison Sentence in US"Recently a former Canadian government employee was sentenced to prison in the United States for his role in the NetWalker ransomware attacks. The man, Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, 35, of Gatineau, Quebec, pleaded guilty in June 2022 to…
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"A Fundamental Mechanism That Secures the Internet Has Been Broken"The Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) is a security framework designed to keep cybercriminals and rogue states from redirecting Internet traffic. The National Research Center for Cybersecurity ATHENE has discovered a way to easily bypass this…
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"Hiring and Retention in the Cybersecurity Workforce Remain Difficult"Findings from a new ISACA report indicate that it is becoming increasingly difficult to hire and retain a cybersecurity workforce. According to the report, 63 percent of the 2,000 surveyed security workers say they have open positions, representing an 8…