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"Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations Negatively Impact Patient Care"Security researchers at Cynerio and the Ponemon Institute have recently studied the current impact of cyberattacks on healthcare facilities and network-connected IoT and medical devices and found multiple alarming trends. The researchers surveyed…
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"7-Eleven Closes Stores in Denmark After Cyberattack"US convenience store chain 7-Eleven on Monday, August 8th, had to close its outlets in Denmark after a suspected cyberattack knocked out their cash tills. In a statement, the company noted that all 175 7-Elevens in Denmark could not use the cash…
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"Twilio Hacked After Employees Tricked Into Giving Up Login Credentials"
Enterprise software vendor Twilio has recently been hacked by a relentless threat actor who successfully tricked employees into giving up login credentials that were then used to steal third-party customer data. The company did not provide details…
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"US, Australian Cybersecurity Agencies Publish List of 2021's Top Malware"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have published a joint advisory to detail the top malware strains of 2021. The ACSC and CISA have been monitoring ransomware, rootkits, spyware…
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"NHS Cyberattack Delays Ambulances"The NHS is currently battling a ransomware attack that has disrupted patient referrals, appointment bookings, and other operations. The health service is working through its incident response process after managed service provider Advanced first…
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"Zero-Day Bug Responsible for Massive Twitter Breach"
Twitter recently revealed that a zero-day vulnerability in Twitter's code base was responsible for a major data breach that is thought to have affected 5.4 million users. Twitter stated the threat actor who exploited the vulnerability is hoping to…
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"Android Apps Are Invasive and Unsafe: Study"According to researchers from Germany's University of Passau, the way apps fingerprint user behavior poses a greater risk to user privacy than browser fingerprinting. The researchers claimed in a preprint published on arXiv that fingerprints in hybrid…
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"Senate Bill Aims to Boost Cyber Support for Small Business at State Level"Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, has introduced legislation that aims to strengthen small businesses' cybersecurity posture by providing funding to Small Business Development Centers assisting businesses with security. The Small Business Cybersecurity Act would…
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"GAO Warns Coast Guard of IT and OT Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities"The US Coast Guard intends is planning to invest $93 million in fiscal year 2022 to upgrade its IT systems and infrastructure in order to address long-standing problems. However, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO),…
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"Slack Forces Password Resets After Discovering Software Flaw"
Workplace productivity software giant Slack recently forced password resets for a tiny fraction of its users after the discovery of a security flaw that exposed Slack credentials. Slack alerted users to the issue via email and followed up with a…
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"GwisinLocker Ransomware Targets Linux Systems in South Korea"
Researchers at ReversingLabs discovered a new ransomware family targeting Linux-based systems in South Korea. Dubbed GwisinLocker, the malware was detected by researchers on July 19 while undertaking successful campaigns targeting firms in the…
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"Zimbra Credential Theft Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks"
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently informed organizations that a recently patched vulnerability affecting the Zimbra enterprise email solution has been exploited in attacks. The security hole is tracked as CVE-…
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