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GitHub Arctic Code Vault has likely captured sensitive patient medical records from multiple healthcare facilities in a data leak attributed to MedData. These rolls of films were then shipped off to the GitHub Arctic Code Vault, situated in a remote coal mine, deep under an Arctic mountain in Svalbard, Norway, which is relatively close to the North Pole.
GitHub Arctic Code Vault has likely captured sensitive patient medical records from multiple healthcare facilities in a data leak attributed to MedData. These rolls of films were then shipped off to the GitHub Arctic Code Vault, situated in a remote coal mine, deep under an Arctic mountain in Svalbard, Norway, which is relatively close to the North Pole.
GitHub Arctic Code Vault has likely captured sensitive patient medical records from multiple healthcare facilities in a data leak attributed to MedData. These rolls of films were then shipped off to the GitHub Arctic Code Vault, situated in a remote coal mine, deep under an Arctic mountain in Svalbard, Norway, which is relatively close to the North Pole.
A massive phishing campaign reaching tens of thousands of inboxes impersonated the MacKenzie Bezos-Scott grant foundation promising financial benefits to recipients in exchange of a processing fee. Unlike that version of the scam this campaign benefited by wide distribution and took advantage of the charitable acts last year from author MacKenzie Scott, once married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Of course, government servers are only one of the places tax data resides - our employers, third-party services and we ourselves have copies of it, and can be the source of potential data exposure. In February, the IRS warned of subtle phishing attacks targeting tax preparers, efforts designed to steal Electronic Filing Identification Numbers useful for mass-filing of fraudulent tax returns to pocket illegal refunds at-scale.
Elastic announced new updates across the Elastic Security solution in the 7.12 release to accelerate threat hunting and investigation workflows, prevent ransomware, and eliminate blind spots. McAfee unveils MVISION CNAPP, a new security service designed to secure cloud native applications.
Outlined below are the areas businesses must plan for in their 2021 cybersecurity strategy in order to minimize risks. Use a comprehensive, layered cybersecurity strategy to reduce the risk associated with the remote workforce, augmenting or even replacing legacy tools like antivirus that aren't equipped to combat today's threats.
As part of urgent efforts to fight COVID-19, a science is rapidly developing for measuring the number of encounters and the different levels of interaction in a group. At the National Institute of Standards and Technology, researchers are applying that science to a concept they have created called "Encounter metrics." They have developed an encrypted method that can be applied to a device such as your phone to help with the ultimate goal of slowing down or preventing future pandemics.
Mobile providers are exposing sensitive data Sensitive data is at significant risk via form data exposure: Forms used to capture credentials, banking details, passport numbers, etc. 100% of the websites are vulnerable to cross-site scripting: The most widespread website attack, which frequently results in significant sensitive data leakage.
The authentication and brand protection market is projected to grow from $2.5 billion in 2021 to $3.7 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 8.3%from 2021 to 2026, according to MarketsandMarkets. Increasing demand from emerging economies in APAC is expected to create an opportunity for authentication and brand protection market.