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Balikbayan Foxes group spoofs Philippine gov to spread RATs

Security Affairs

Experts uncovered a new threat actor, tracked as Balikbayan Foxes, that is impersonating the Philippine government to spread malware. . The group focuses on Shipping/Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Services, Pharmaceutical, and Energy entities, among others. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. .

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China-linked APT Bronze Starlight deploys ransomware as a smokescreen

Security Affairs

The victims include pharmaceutical companies in Brazil and the U.S., “The ransomware could distract incident responders from identifying the threat actors’ true intent and reduce the likelihood of attributing the malicious activity to a government-sponsored Chinese threat group.”

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Why IDMP compliance requires adaptive data governance

Collibra

Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices firms, among others, must comply with a plethora of regulations. For instance, at the end of October 2021, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) communicated a change in the implementation strategy for IDMP, requiring a more agile and data-centric approach. They can use the right value sets.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2021 – 223.6 million records breached

IT Governance

With one month left in 2021, the annual total running total of compromised records is to just shy of 5 billion. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2021 – 223.6 Community Medical Centers, Inc.

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Low-Drama ‘Dark Angels’ Reap Record Ransoms

Krebs on Security

Security experts say the Dark Angels have been around since 2021, but the group doesn’t get much press because they work alone and maintain a low profile, picking one target at a time and favoring mass data theft over disrupting the victim’s operations. .” Companies losing vast amounts of data will pay these high ransoms.”

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached

IT Governance

million) Wyoming Department of Health leaking data online (164,021) Maine government website displayed mental health patients’ confidential information (unknown) Israel: Private patient cases of deceased psychologist found on the street (unknown) Contact tracing data breach exposes health information of Pennsylvanians (72,000).

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Virginia’s new Consumer Data Protection Act

Data Protection Report

On March 2, 2021, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act , which contains many elements of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2023. million people.). institution of higher education.