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Mandiant Sees No Evidence of Purported Ransomware Hack
- Monday, 13 June 2022
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Mandiant said that it found no evidence to support LockBit ransomware gang’s claim that it stole data from the Google-acquired cybersecurity company. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...Russian Cyberthreat Has Been a Dud in Ukraine: Experts
- Monday, 13 June 2022
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Russian hackers have wreaked less havoc on Ukraine and its allies than expected, Crowdstrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch and Mandiant global intelligence chief Sandra Joyce said at the RSA Conference. So reports Cybersecurity Dive.
Read more...Former Los Angeles Cybersecurity Official Sentenced to Prison
- Monday, 13 June 2022
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The former head of cybersecurity for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for lying to the FBI. So reports The Los Angeles Times.
Read more...FBI Cautions On University Credentials Sold By Hackers
- Thursday, 02 June 2022
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The FBI has warned that hackers are selling credentials for access to college and university networks and virtual private networks. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...Verizon Refuses to Pay Ransom Over Employee Database
- Thursday, 02 June 2022
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A Verizon spokesperson has confirmed that the company has been in touch with a hacker who claims to have stolen an employee database but said there are no plans for further contact. So reports Motherboard.
Read more...Portland, Ore., Loses $1.4M After Cybersecurity Breach
- Thursday, 02 June 2022
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The city of Portland, Ore., has acknowledged a cybersecurity breach that led to $1.4 million being removed from public coffers. So reports The Oregonian.
Read more...Okta’s Lapsus$ Breach Spawns Securities Class Action
- Thursday, 26 May 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
A shareholder has hit Okta with a class action claiming that the identity-verification company made false and misleading statements regarding a data breach earlier this year by hacking group Lapsus$. So reports Insurance Journal.
Read more...Ransomware Breach Affects Almost 500,000 Chicago Students
- Thursday, 26 May 2022
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A ransomware breach has exposed the personal information of 495,000 Chicago Public Schools students and more than 56,000 employees. So reports WGN.
Read more...Mark Zuckerberg Faces Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Breach
- Thursday, 26 May 2022
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Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been personally hit with legal action over the social media giant’s Cambridge Analytica data exposure. So reports ABC News.
Read more...Google Cloud Redoubles Security Push
- Thursday, 26 May 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Google Cloud has highlighted its mounting efforts to become an all-inclusive security provider. So reports Cybersecurity Dive.
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