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Delaware County, Pennsylvania, opted to pay 500K ransom to DoppelPaymer gang

Security Affairs

. “Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks.” “The County of Delaware recently discovered a disruption to portions of its computer network. The incident was disclosed on Monday and now Delaware County has paid a $500,000 ransom.

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike. HIPAA mandates that healthcare providers, insurers, and business associates implement robust security measures to safeguard patient data.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

She shared with me a copy of the lease, which included a fraudulent ID and even a vehicle insurance card for a Land Cruiser we got rid of like 15 years ago. “It makes sense, because they’ve already got control over all these dormant businesses,” he said. ” PHANTOM OFFICES. ” RECYCLING VICTIMS. .”

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

IT Governance

The representative did a “visual review” of the buckets, as USPS’s internal policy is not to plug any USB sticks into a computer (not all bad practice, eh?), Social insurance numbers. The law will apply to consumer electronics from 2020. There’s issue number two. but couldn’t see Weibrecht Law’s missing device.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

IT Governance

The representative did a “visual review” of the buckets, as USPS’s internal policy is not to plug any USB sticks into a computer (not all bad practice, eh?), Social insurance numbers. The law will apply to consumer electronics from 2020. There’s issue number two. but couldn’t see Weibrecht Law’s missing device.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2020 – 148 million records breached

IT Governance

attack causes chaos in the Braunau town hall (unknown) Cyber ??attack