Data Breach Today

MARCH 15, 2022

The ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the U.S. government's request for billions of dollars in tech aid to curb the global impact of the Kremlin's campaign in Ukraine. It also examines Biden's cryptocurrency executive order and why breached organizations often don't share full details.

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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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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

HHS Issues 10th 'Right of Access' Settlement; Will Such Actions Continue? The Department of Health and Human Services last week issued its 10th settlement involving a HIPAA "right of access" case since launching its patient records access initiative last year.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 2, 2021

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features a discussion about why the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Center says the No. 1 cyber risk is not nation-state attackers but ransomware-wielding criminals. Also featured: Western Digital IoT flaws; an FBI agent tracks cybersecurity trends.

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JUNE 4, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report details the ongoing wave of ransomware attacks, including the disruption of JBS, the world's largest supplier of meat. Also featured are police busting criminals who formerly used the EncroChat communications network and the strategies for filling the cyber skills gap.

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JULY 9, 2021

Sizing Up the Impact of the Ransomware Attack and How to Mitigate Risks In the latest weekly update, a panel of Information Security Media Group editors discusses the repercussions of the Kaseya ransomware incident, the immediate response of the cybersecurity community and key risk management takeaways.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 10, 2024

US Cyber Defense Agency Scales Next-Generation Malware Analysis Platform The U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2021

Experts Discuss Impact of 'Transformational Moment' After U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed cybersecurity issues at their Wednesday summit meeting in Geneva, security experts and analysts began sizing up what the next steps might be following what some are calling a "transformational moment."

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Data Breach Today

JULY 7, 2023

Latest Hacking, Vendor Incident Trends Emerging From the Federal Tally Hacking incidents, including those involving ransomware attacks or vendors, that affect tens of millions of individuals, continue to account for the majority of health data breaches reported to federal regulators so far this year. What are the other emerging breach trends?

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APRIL 7, 2021

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MARCH 25, 2022

Reports of Large Hacking Incidents Climb in Recent Weeks The number of major health data breaches posted to the federal tally so far in 2022 - and the total number of individuals affected by those breaches - has surged in recent weeks as reports of large hacking incidents continue to flow in to regulators.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It powers rapid analysis of identity exposures across organizations, VIPs and supply chains, pattern of life analysis, threat actor attribution, insider risk analysis, financial crimes research, and more. To learn more and see insights on your company’s exposed data, users can visit spycloud.com.

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JULY 28, 2022

The ISMG Security Report analyzes a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, in which Uber accepts responsibility for a data breach cover-up to avoid criminal charges. It also discusses why early-stage startups are conserving cash and recent initiatives from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On the heels of the recent FTX financial meltdown came the theft of millions of dollars that left thousands of investors, exchanges and others in the lurch. Hugh Brooks of CertiK shares the status of data that FTX stores, the role of regulations and best cybersecurity practices for crypto exchanges.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 19, 2024

The post NEWS ANALYSIS Q&A: Striving for contextual understanding as digital transformation plays out first appeared on The Last Watchdog. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

The post NEWS ANALYSIS Q&A: The early going of Generative AI and LLMs impacting cybersecurity first appeared on The Last Watchdog. Loveland: One organization in the financial sector used Context AI to identify and prevent a sophisticated phishing campaign that targeted their employees.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

7, 2024, CyberNewswire — Criminal IP , a renowned Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine developed by AI SPERA , has partnered with Hybrid Analysis , a platform that provides advanced malware analysis and threat intelligence, to enhance threat research. Torrance, Calif.,

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OpenText Information Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The power of root cause analysis Having worked in the energy industry for two decades and seen accidents and have been exposed to hazards, root causes analysis (RCA) was engrained in me by the organizations I worked for and served. Just as human action needs to be managed to achieve business outcomes, so does information.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2024

New Analysis Reveals Growing Crisis for the National Vulnerability Database A growing backlog at the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Vulnerability Database could surge to above 30,000 unanalyzed security flaws by the end of the year if the agency fails to significantly ramp up its processing rates, according to a new analysis (..)

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Attorney Helen Oscislawski and security expert Jarrett Kolthoff offer an analysis. What privacy and security issues are raised by patients using smartphone apps to access health records?

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Kaspersky: Ghimob Malware Started in Brazil But Is Spreading A recently uncovered banking Trojan targeting Android devices can spy on over 150 apps, including those of banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and fintech firms, as a way to gather credentials and other data, according to an analysis by security firm Kaspersky.

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MAY 25, 2021

Report: Oil Provides Electricity for Cryptomining Servers Iran is using its abundance of oil to generate electricity that powers a massive bitcoin cryptomining operation that enables the country to turn its greatest natural resource into money, offsetting some of its income lost as a result of economic sanctions, according to cryptocurrency analysis (..)

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Reconsidering the One-Size-Fits-All Healthcare Risk Analysis For over a decade, the HIPAA Security Rule has required covered entities and business associates to engage in risk analysis and management.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group attributed the campaign to Magniber ransomware group. Microsoft Patches Another SmartScreen Signature-Based Vulnerability A financial motivated hacking group has been exploiting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability in the Windows operating system to deliver ransomware.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Social Media Giant Confirms Incident via Twitter; Analysis Suggests DNS Issue Social media giant Facebook experienced a global outage on Monday that also involved its properties - including Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 10, 2021

Joe Nocera and Vikas Agarwal of PwC offer an analysis. Joe Nocera and Vikas Agarwal Analyze PwC Survey Findings The 2021 PwC Global Digital Trust Insights survey shows 96% of businesses will adjust their cybersecurity strategies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JULY 12, 2021

Last month, Microsoft acquired the firmware analysis company ReFirm Labs. Company Will Join Microsoft's Cloud and AI Division Microsoft announced Monday a definitive agreement to buy RiskIQ, an attack surface management and threat intelligence firm.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Newly Discovered BendyBear's Advanced Features Include Anti-Analysis Capabilities BlackTech, a Chinese advanced persistent threat group, is deploying a sophisticated new shellcode called BendyBear as part of its latest espionage campaign, security firm Palo Alto Networks reports.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the Avaddon ransomware gang's retirement and the crackdown on the Clop ransomware gang in Ukraine. Also featured: Bitcoin as ally in the ransomware battle; strengthening U.S. cybersecurity defenses.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Cybereason Finds Kimsuky Group Using Fresh Spying Tools, Infrastructure Researchers with Cybereason have uncovered a fresh set of malicious tools tied to a North Korean-linked hacking group called Kimsuky, according to a recent analysis. This same advanced persistent threat group is also the subject of a new joint alert by CISA and the FBI.

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