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Discord.io Reveals Data Breach, Shuts Down Operations
- Saturday, 19 August 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
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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- Written by Security Tech Brief
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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- Written by Security Tech Brief
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.
Read more...MOVEit Breach Fallout Widens to 600,000 Medicare Recipients
- Sunday, 06 August 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
The list of victims from the Clop ransomware group’s attack on file-transfer software MOVEit’s servers has continued to grow, and now includes 612,000 Medicare beneficiaries. So reports The Hill.
Read more...Roblox Confirms 2020 Breach of Developers' Personal Data
- Sunday, 06 August 2023
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Roblox has acknowledged a previously unknown data breach exposing the personal information of developers for the gaming platform who attended the Roblox Developer Conference from 2017 to 2020. So reports PC Gamer.
Read more...Big Tech Commits to White House AI Safeguards
- Sunday, 06 August 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Technology giants including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have pledged to follow guidelines that the White House has drawn up for artificial intelligence. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...HCA Healthcare Faces Slew of Suits Over Massive Data Breach
- Friday, 21 July 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
HCA Healthcare has been slapped with at least four class-action lawsuits after disclosing a data breach involving 11 million patients. So reports Fierce Healthcare.
Read more...Amazon, Google Sign on for White House Cybersecurity Labels
- Friday, 21 July 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Companies that have committed to a new White House voluntary-labeling program for connected devices that meet certain cybersecurity standards include Amazon, Best Buy, Google, LG Electronics, Logitech and Samsung. So reports CNBC.
Read more...TSMC Brushes Off $70M Ransom Demand, Faults Supplier
- Sunday, 09 July 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Hit by a $70 million ransom demand from the Russian-speaking cybercrime group known as LockBit, TSMC has acknowledged that hackers stole data from one of its suppliers but maintained that the breach neither affected operations nor compromised its customers’ information. So reports CNN.
Read more...California Retirement Breach Spurs Class-Action Lawsuit
- Sunday, 09 July 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
A major data breach of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or CalPERS, has prompted a lawsuit that seeks class-action status. So reports The Sacramento Bee.
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