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Hackers Grab Info on Donors to Ottawa Trucker Protest
- Friday, 18 February 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
A nonprofit leak site has said that it received a cache of information about donors to Ottawa truckers’ Freedom Convoy protests, following an apparent hack of the fundraising site GiveSendGo. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Cybersecurity M&A Soars to $77.5B in 2021
- Friday, 18 February 2022
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The volume of cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions surged last year to $77.5 billion, according to data compiled by cybersecurity consultancy Momentum. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...Georgia Voters' Info Leaks in Third-party Data Breach
- Thursday, 10 February 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Some Georgia voters’ registration information surfaced online after a data breach of voting software company EasyVote Solutions. So reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Read more...European Regulator Warns of Russian Cyber Threat Against Banks
- Thursday, 10 February 2022
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The European Central Bank has been bracing financial institutions for potential Russian cyberattacks following the massing of the Kremlin’s troops at Ukraine’s border, according to two people familiar with the matter. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Fortune 500 Vendor Admits Breach Affecting 500,000
- Thursday, 10 February 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Morley Companies, a service provider to dozens of Fortune 500 organizations, has revealed that the sensitive information of more than 500,00 people was exposed following a ransomware attack last year. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...News Corp. Suspects China Hacked Journalists' Email
- Thursday, 10 February 2022
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News Corp. journalists have suffered an email account hack that the Rupert Murdoch-controlled company attributes to spying efforts by China. So reports The Guardian.
Read more...Microsoft Eyes Deal to Acquire Mandiant
- Thursday, 10 February 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Microsoft has been in discussions to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant, according to people with knowledge of the talks. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Zero Trust Has Lost Its Meaning: Zscaler CEO
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry has said in an interview that as the zero trust concept spreads, network security vendors are misusing the term. So reports VentureBeat.
Read more...Textbook Biz Buys Cybersecurity Training Firm for $191M
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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Cengage Group, a Boston-based textbook publisher, has agreed to buy Infosec, a Wisconsin-based cybersecurity training provider, in a $191 million deal. So reports The Boston Globe.
Read more...DeFi Platform Qubit Suffers $80M Hack, Pleads for its Return
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Qubit Finance, a decentralized finance platform enabling speculation on cryptocurrency price variations, has been asking hackers to give back $80 million in stolen binance coins. So reports TheStreet.
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