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FBI Shuts Down Notorious Qakbot Malware Network
- Friday, 08 September 2023
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that it and international authorities have taken down Qakbot, a malware network that has allegedly cost cyberattack victims hundreds of millions of dollars. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Forever 21 Data Breach Affects Half a Million People
- Friday, 08 September 2023
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Forever 21 has disclosed a data breach that it said potentially exposed the health plan information of 539,207 past and present employees. So reports The HIPAA Journal.
Read more...Palo Alto Networks Posts Strong Earnings for July Quarter
- Monday, 04 September 2023
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Palo Alto Networks has announced earnings that topped analysts’ projections for its fiscal fourth quarter. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Cybersecurity Startup Deal Activity on Track for Six-Year Low
- Monday, 04 September 2023
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Cybersecurity deal-making has been at its slowest pace in six years. So reports Crunchbase.
Read more...Teenagers Convicted for Lapsus$ Group Hacks on Big Companies
- Monday, 04 September 2023
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Two UK teenagers have been found guilty by a London jury of blackmail, fraud and array of computer crimes for their central role in hacking group Lapsus$, which hit Nvidia, Uber, Rockstar Games and other massive corporations. So reports GovInfoSecurity.
Read more...1.2 Million Suffer Data Breach in 'Mom’s Meals' Ransomware Attack
- Monday, 04 September 2023
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Purfoods, the operator of the medical meal delivery service Mom’s Meal, has flagged a data breach affecting about 1.2 million people. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...Tesla Admits Data Breach, Blames Two Former Employees
- Monday, 04 September 2023
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Tesla has revealed that more than 75,000 company employees had their personal information exposed in a data breach, which the automaker said was the work of two former employees. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Discord.io Reveals Data Breach, Shuts Down Operations
- Saturday, 19 August 2023
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Discord.io, a third-party service for users of the Discord chat app, has announced that following a data breach it will close up shop “until further notice.” So reports FOX Business.
Read more...U.S. Cyber Probe to Explore Microsoft’s Email Breach Role
- Friday, 18 August 2023
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The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that Microsoft’s cybersecurity defenses in a recent hack of government officials’ emails by suspected Chinese threat actors will be part of a U.S. cybersecurity advisory panel’s inquiry into attacks on cloud computing environments. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...CISA’s Easterly Warns of Potential China Attacks on Infrastructure
- Friday, 18 August 2023
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency Director Jen Easterly has sounded the alarm that China’s hackers have been getting poised for damaging attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. So reports NBC News.
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