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U.S. Marshals Service Suffers 'Major' Data Breach
- Saturday, 04 March 2023
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The U.S. Marshals Service has been hit with a ransomware attack that officials classified as a “major incident.” So reports CBS News.
Read more...Alphabet Spinoff Sandbox AQ Bags $500M for Quantum Security
- Friday, 24 February 2023
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Sandbox AQ, which spun off from Google parent Alphabet last year, has secured $500 million to secure clients’ networks against the potential risks of quantum computing. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Pepsi Bottling Ventures Experiences Malware-linked Breach
- Friday, 24 February 2023
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Pepsi Bottling Ventures has confirmed a data breach impacting several thousand employees. So reports CSO.
Read more...Community Health Systems Breach Affects One Million Patients
- Friday, 24 February 2023
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Healthcare giant Community Health Systems has acknowledged a data breach that allowed hackers to access the protected health information of as many as one million patients. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...GoDaddy: Hackers Ran Wild in Servers for Three Years
- Friday, 24 February 2023
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GoDaddy revealed that a group of threat actors stole source code and installed malware in the corporate network in a series of data breaches going back to at least October 2019. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...Health Insurer Highmark’s Breach Involves 330,000 Clients
- Friday, 17 February 2023
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Highmark has disclosed a data breach that it said exposed the private information of roughly 300,000 customers. So reports PennLive.com.
Read more...City of Oakland, Calif., Hit By Ransomware Attack
- Friday, 17 February 2023
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The city of Oakland, Calif., has been hobbled by a ransomware attack, according to a spokesperson. So reports SFGate.com.
Read more...California Medical Breach Affects 3.3 million Patients
- Friday, 17 February 2023
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Several medical groups in California have collectively disclosed a data breach they say exposed the personal information of more than 3.3 million patients. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...Biden’s State of the Union Treads Softly on Cybersecurity
- Friday, 17 February 2023
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Continuing a recent pattern, President Joe Biden referred to cybersecurity-related topics such as online privacy during his recent State of the Union address, but he didn’t tackle cybersecurity outright. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Consolidated Cybersecurity Platforms Take the Spotlight
- Friday, 17 February 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Consolidated cybersecurity platforms, which knit together corporate networks and cybersecurity tools over the cloud, have arisen as the “new generation” of cybersecurity platforms. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
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