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A China-linked threat cluster leveraged security flaws in Connectwise ScreenConnect and F5 BIG-IP software to deliver custom malware capable of delivering additional backdoors on compromised Linux...
Even fake data breaches can have real repercussions. Epic Games, maker of Fortnite was a victim of a fake data breach by a cybercrime group that claimed without evidence it had absconded source code and sensitive user data.
The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage lender loanDepot. LoanDepot revealed on January 22 that at least 16.6 million people had their personal information stolen in the ransomware attack they confirmed on January 8, two days after disclosing it as a "Cyber incident" on January 6.
Starting March 13th, telecommunications companies must report data breaches impacting customers' personally identifiable information within 30 days, as required by FCC's updated data breach reporting requirements."Without an FCC rule requiring breach notifications for the above categories of PII, there would be no requirement in Federal law that telecommunications carriers report non-CPNI breaches to their customers," the FCC said.
Data breaches at two French healthcare payment service providers, Viamedis and Almerys, have now been determined to impact over 33 million people in the country.The data protection authority in France has now confirmed both data breaches and says that the attacks impacted 33 million people in the country.
Enforcing a password policy that helps end-users create stronger passwords and blocks the use of weak and common phrases will make it more difficult for hackers. Specops data shows that 83% of compromised passwords satisfied both length and complexity requirements of regulatory password standards.
Leaked credentials from traditional sources are still a prominent and substantial risk to organizations. We monitor more than 14 billion leaked credentials found from dumps across the dark web.
90% of the world's largest energy companies experienced a third-party breach in the past 12 months, according to SecurityScorecard. 92% of the energy companies evaluated have been exposed to a fourth-party breach.
The maintainers of the open-source file-sharing software ownCloud have warned of three critical security flaws that could be exploited to disclose sensitive information and modify files. A brief...
To put an end to the growing, existential threat that healthcare faces, it will take creativity, innovation, partnership, and a willingness to change the current state of IT security and risk management in healthcare. How has the transition to cloud computing changed the cybersecurity landscape for healthcare organizations?