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REvil ransomware gang recommends that Apple buy back its data stolen in Quanta hack

Security Affairs

REvil ransomware gang is attempting to extort Apple ahead of the Apple Spring Loaded event threatening to sell stolen blueprints belonging to the IT giant that were stolen from Quanta Computer. Quanta Computer is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware.

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Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

Krebs on Security

The email allowed the intruders to install malware on the victim’s PC and to compromise a second computer at the bank that had access to the STAR Network , a system run by financial industry giant First Data that the bank uses to handle debit card transactions for customers. for both intrusions,” the bank said in its lawsuit.

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Cyber Forensic Expert in 2,000+ Cases Faces FBI Probe

Krebs on Security

A Minnesota cybersecurity and computer forensics expert whose testimony has featured in thousands of courtroom trials over the past 30 years is facing questions about his credentials and an inquiry from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Lanterman’s LinkedIn profile that has a degree from Harvard University.

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

The event Sager and I spoke at was prior to the publication of Bloomberg Businessweek ‘s controversial story alleging that Supermicro had duped almost 30 companies into buying backdoored hardware. It’s n ow almost impossible to for consumers to buy electronics stuff that isn’t Internet-connected.

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What is Employee Monitoring? Full Guide to Getting It Right

eSecurity Planet

These can come in a variety of forms we’ll discuss in more detail below, but the most common in a modern office setting is software monitoring, where a piece of software is installed onto employees’ computers, which can then track things such as web activity. The most obvious is performance tracking. Benefits of Employee Monitoring.

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. They have design constraints.

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Regulation of AI-Based Applications: The Inevitable New Frontier

AIIM

There must be a balance between promoting AI innovation, its social utility, and safeguarding consumer rights, even though it is “ uncharted territory for an age that is passing the baton from human leadership to machine learning emergence, automation, robotic manufacturing and deep learning reliance. ”.