Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident. reads the statement published by the company on its website.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

FlawedGrace is a full-featured RAT that we first observed in November 2017.” ” The TA505 group was first spotted by Proofpoint back 2017, it has been active at least since 2015 and targets organizations in financial and retail industries. ” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint. The support for “.bit”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. Image: Microsoft.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

The rules would ensure people can obtain their own financial data at no cost, control who it’s shared with and choose who they do business with in the financial industry. The best way for financial services firms to meet the CFPB’s rules would be to apply the decoupling principle broadly.

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Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

In September 2017, then-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued a public statement that provided an overview of the SEC’s approach to cybersecurity and underscored it as a priority for the SEC. 20, 2017). SEC Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures. enable companies to identify cybersecurity risks and incidents.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Related: How 5G will escalate DDoS attacks Caught in the pull of digital transformation , companies are routing ever more core operations and services through the Internet, or, more precisely, through IP addresses, of one kind or another. For a full drill down on our conversation, give a listen to the accompanying podcast.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2018

In December 2017 we reported that 33.8 million records had been leaked, and in November 2017 there were 59 million records leaked. Ransomware, including Petya , WannaCry and NotPetya. New report reveals technology concerns for financial and public sectors in 2018. Growing concern about cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

There are also instances of hospitals being unable to perform fundamental services. In November 2018, a ransomware attack forced two hospitals to send ambulances elsewhere and only accept walk-up patients to the emergency rooms. Data from 2017 found only 27 percent of nonprofits broke even that year. Financial Services.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. billion were made under property/casualty policies that were silent about cyber risks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. These data packets can contain malware such as a trojan, ransomware, or similar dangerous program. Here is how the NSA-developed cyber monster works, and how you should defend against it.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2020

Furthermore, 50% encountered ransomware and other malware; 29% reported incidents of data getting exposed; 25% had accounts compromised; and 17% dealt with incidents of crypto-jacking. The respondents were from organizations that currently host data and workloads in the public cloud.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Likewise, if one storage location goes off line for any reason, say a ransomware attack or an earthquake, the full data set can be recovered from the other locations. based start-up, SecurityFirst. We discussed how SecurityFirst set out three years ago to begin commercially distributing something called cryptographic splitting technology.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

In March 2022, Congress passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, which was signed by President Biden and will require critical infrastructure entities to report cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours to CISA. Not anymore. Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022, S. 3600, 117th Cong. (as

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

In January 2017, seeking to provide practical advice for directors to address their oversight responsibilities, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) released its (revised) Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight (NACD Handbook). Its prescription can be understood as an enterprise-level, targeted guidance approach. Principle 2.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security told reporters on Wednesday the trio’s activities involved extortion, phishing, direct attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks, as well as malicious applications that masqueraded as software tools to help people manage their cryptocurrency holdings.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Series A SenseOn 2017 London, UK 61 $26.4 Enterprise and service providers are currently available, with a free community subscription coming soon. Series A GitGuardian 2017 Paris, France 63 $56.0 It uses this data to show a complete narrative of an attack in real-time. Series A Cyble 2019 Alpharetta, GA 67 $4.0

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Data Matters

APRIL 21, 2020

As a result, North Korea has increasingly used cybercrime, such as ransomware attacks, to raise funds to support its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs. 13810, Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea (September 20, 2017). 2 6 U.S.C. §§ 1501–1510. 510.701 (2020).

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