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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

data breaches in 2020 isn't all good news; it reflects that hackers are changing their tactics, says James Lee of the Identity Theft Resource Center, who offers an analysis of the center's new data breach report. James Lee of the Identity Theft Resource Center Discusses Reasons Behind Breach Decline The decline in the total number of U.S.

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MARCH 15, 2021

public schools faced a record number of cyber incidents in 2020, with over 400 attacks reported. Experts Say Increase Owes to Lack of Funding, Virtual Learning U.S.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Ransomware, Phishing Incidents, Vendor Hacks Prevail Hacking incidents, including ransomware and phishing attacks, as well as security incidents involving vendors dominated the federal tally of major health data breaches in 2020.

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MARCH 17, 2021

intelligence agency reports conclude that Russia and Iran tried to interfere in the 2020 presidential election via disinformation campaigns, but found "no indication that any foreign actor attempted to alter any technical aspect of the voting process," including voting results.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Among the chief concerns for enterprises this month is CVE-2020-16875 , which involves a critical flaw in the email software Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 and 2019. “We have seen the previously patched Exchange bug CVE-2020-0688 used in the wild, and that requires authentication. . We’ll likely see this one in the wild soon.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Near the top of the heap is CVE-2020-1020 , a remotely exploitable bug in the Adobe Font Manager library that was first detailed in late March when Microsoft said it had seen the flaw being used in active attacks. Further reading: Qualys breakdown on April 2020 Patch Tuesday. SANS Internet Storm Center on Patch Tuesday.

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JULY 22, 2021

Justice Department for his alleged role in a July 2020 hack of Twitter and additional incidents involving TikTok and Snapchat. Spanish Police Arrested UK Citizen Joseph O'Connor at Request of US Prosecutors A U.K. citizen was arrested in Spain Wednesday at the request of the U.S. This is the third arrest in the Twitter case so far.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Blackbaud, Magellan Health Incidents Trigger Numerous Breach Notifications Hacking incidents involving ransomware attacks continue to dominate the 2020 health data breach tally, with incidents affecting two companies - Blackbaud and Magellan Health - accounting for numerous breach notifications by their clients.

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MARCH 16, 2021

intelligence agency reports conclude that Russia and Iran tried to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, but their attempts to manipulate votes proved unsuccessful. But Attempts to Manipulate Votes, Change Outcome Were Unsuccessful U.S.

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MARCH 10, 2020

Recorded Future warns exploit code is now available for one of the critical bugs Redmond patched last month in Microsoft Exchange ( CVE-2020-0688 ), and that nation state actors have been observed abusing the exploit for targeted attacks. CVE-2020-0852 is one just four remote execution flaws Microsoft patched this month in versions of Word.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Researchers Say Pandemic Triggered Surge in Activity The number of distributed denial-of-service attacks launched in 2020 surpassed 10 million, up from 8.5 million in 2019, according to NetScout's Atlas Security Engineering and Response Team.

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MAY 17, 2023

million fine as part of a settlement in the aftermath of a 2020 email phishing incident that affected 2.1 NJ, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Florida Settlements Follow Earlier Fines by NY Regulators The attorneys general of four states have smacked vision care provider EyeMed Vision Care with a $2.5 million individuals in the United States.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Proceeds Boosted via Big Game Hunting, Data Leaking, Hitting Healthcare Sector Ransomware dominated the online-enabled crime landscape in 2020, some security experts say, thanks to the massive profits it's been generating and the relative ease of use for attackers - including support from a burgeoning cybercrime-as-a-service market.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Panel of Experts Discusses How Technology Can Mitigate Large-Scale Global Fraud What compliance lessons can be learned from major fraud cases in 2020, including the Goldman Sachs bribery case, the Wirecard mass corruption case and the Novartis bribery case? A panel of experts offers in-depth analysis.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

LA County Clinic Delayed Access to Patient's Medical Records During Pandemic Federal regulators have fined a Los Angeles county mental health clinic $100,000 for failure to provide a patient with timely access to her requested health records during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case is the U.S.

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MAY 23, 2023

Practicefirst Failed to Patch Critical Firewall Flaw That Led to Breach, AG Says A practice management software firm has agreed to pay a $550,000 fine and implement a comprehensive data security program to settle an enforcement action by New York state regulators after a 2020 ransomware attack that affected 1.2

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

CISA warns that the Akira Ransomware gang is exploiting the Cisco ASA/FTD vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco ASA and FTD bug, tracked as CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. in attacks in the wild.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency has released its cybersecurity plan for the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, outlining the agency's role as a facilitator that will assist federal, state and local agencies in protecting critical election infrastructure. CISA Describes Its Role as Security Facilitator The U.S.

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MARCH 10, 2020

WatchGuard's Corey Nachreiner on Threat Report's Top 3 Predictions New ransomware variants are targeting managed service and cloud service providers: This is one of the predictions made by WatchGuard Technologies for 2020. CTO Corey Nachreiner discusses the top three predictions.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Microsoft today issued its final batch of security updates for Windows PCs in 2020, ending the year with a relatively light patch load.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Coronavirus Will Not Alter Plans for Event in San Francisco While public health concerns over the spread of the coronavirus are leading to the cancellation of some international events, the RSA Conference 2020 will proceed as scheduled in San Francisco Feb.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

GreyNoise Intelligence firm warns of a mysterious phenomenon observed since January 2020, massive waves of spoofed traffic called Noise Storms. GreyNoise Intelligence has been tracking a mysterious phenomenon since January 2020 consisting of massive waves of spoofed traffic, tracked by the experts as ‘Noise Storms.’

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

As first reported Monday by KrebsOnSecurity, Microsoft addressed a severe bug ( CVE-2020-0601 ) in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/19 reported by the NSA that allows an attacker to spoof the digital signature tied to a specific piece of software.

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MARCH 25, 2020

A Guide to Video Interviews With Thought Leaders at This Year's Event At RSA Conference 2020 in San Francisco, Information Security Media Group's editorial team conducted more than 130 video interviews with industry thought leaders. Here are the highlights.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Hal Lonas of OpenText Shares Cybersecurity Predictions Webroot just released its 2020 Threat Report. How has the landscape changed, and what cybersecurity predictions are made for 2020? Hal Lonas of OpenText shares insights and outlines the next round of research into artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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MARCH 5, 2020

For 2020, the panel focused on such topics as facial recognition, election integrity and the never-ending crypto wars, while giving shout-outs to bitcoin and blockchain.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

"The Human Element" is the theme of the RSA Conference 2020, but there are plenty of technology-rich topics in store for attendees, including session tracks that focus on election security, open source tools, product security and anti-fraud. Britta Glade, a conference director, previews the event.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2020, we recorded 1,120 breaches and cyber attacks that were reported on in mainstream media, which accounted for 20,120,074,547 leaked records. Typically, there is a relatively even split between the number of cyber attacks and accidental breaches we report on, but that wasn’t the case in 2020.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Threat Report Portugal Q4 2020: Data related to Phishing and malware attacks based on the Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d. The Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from October to December, Q4, of 2020. Phishing and Malware Q4 2020. Malware by Numbers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to Jun, Q2, of 2020. The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to Jun, Q2, of 2020. Phishing and Malware Q2 2020.

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