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Chinese Bitcoin Mine in Wyoming Raises National Security Alarm
- Thursday, 19 October 2023
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U.S. government officials have been monitoring a Chinese-owned cryptocurrency mining operation in Wyoming for potential national security threats. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...CIA’s Informant Contact Link Potentially Exposed: Researcher
- Thursday, 19 October 2023
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A cybersecurity researcher has warned that a link meant to provide informants with a secure means of tipping off the Central Intelligence Agency was possibly vulnerable to hijacking. So reports Motherboard.
Read more...Sony Warns 6,800 Employees of Data Breach
- Saturday, 14 October 2023
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Sony has informed roughly 6,800 current and former employees of its game division that they and their family members may have had their personal information compromised in a cyberattack. So reports Variety.
Read more...Flagstar Bank Suffers Third Data Breach Since 2021
- Saturday, 14 October 2023
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Flagstar Bank, one of the biggest U.S. mortgage servicers, has gone through its third data breach since March 2021. So reports Infosecurity Magazine.
Read more...23andMe Confirms Data Leak, Denies Systems Breach
- Saturday, 14 October 2023
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Genetic testing service 23andMe has confirmed that data from some users has been exposed, though it stressed in a statement that it had not seen evidence that hackers breached its systems. So reports Wired.
Read more...IronNet, Startup Founded by Ex-Spy Chief, Shutters
- Saturday, 14 October 2023
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IronNet, a cybersecurity startup launched in 2014 by former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander, has closed up shop. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...CISO Pay Rises Again, But More Slowly Than Last Year
- Saturday, 14 October 2023
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Chief information security officers (CISOs) have enjoyed swelling pay packages, but the pace of growth has cooled slightly, new research finds. So reports Betanews.
Read more...Volkswagen Doubts Cyber Attack After IT Disruption
- Friday, 06 October 2023
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Volkswagen has said that outsider hackers probably were not to blame for a network outage that disrupted the automaker’s production in Germany. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Sony Investigates Alleged Breach as Hacker Claims Conflict
- Friday, 06 October 2023
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Sony has acknowledged that it is looking into a matter in which two seemingly different threat actors claim to have compromised the company’s data. So reports Engadget.
Read more...MOVEit Vendor Progress Software Fixes New Glitches
- Friday, 06 October 2023
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Progress Software, which makes the popular MOVEit file-transfer software exploited in a recent mass-hack, has rolled out patches for two more security flaws. So reports TechCrunch.
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