Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Case is FTC's 2nd Enforcement of Health Data Breach Notification Rule The Federal Trade Commission has barred the developer of fertility tracking app Premom from sharing users' personal health data with third parties for advertising purposes and has fined the vendor $100,000 for alleged violations of the agency's Health Data Breach Notification Rule.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 17, 2023
Could cybersecurity someday soon be implemented as a business enabler, instead of continuing to be viewed as an onerous business expense? Related: Security sea-change wrought by ‘CMMC’ This would fit nicely with the ‘ stronger together ’ theme heralded at RSA Conference 2023. WithSecure is one cybersecurity vendor that is certainly on this path.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Michael Mihalo Made At Least $1 Million Selling Stolen Payment Cards An Illinois man pleaded guilty Monday to eight criminal counts stemming from this three years leading a conspiracy to sell stolen financial information on darknet markets. The man, Michael D. Mihalo, 40, founded a datknet carding site known as Skynet Market.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MAY 17, 2023
Ransomware – Stop’em Before They Wreak Havoc madhav Thu, 05/18/2023 - 06:03 Cybercriminals have been making a run on your data with ransomware attacks over the last decade in increasing frequency. They wreak havoc by bringing critical infrastructures, supply chains, hospitals, and city services to a grinding halt. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts by 2031 ransomware will cost victims $265 billion annually, and it will affect a business, consumer, or device every 2 seconds.
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Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
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 fine as part of a settlement in the aftermath of a 2020 email phishing incident that affected 2.1 million individuals in the United States.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
New Ransomware Gang Attacked 4 US and Korean Organizations in April Security researchers say a new Babuk knockoff ransomware group emerged in April and has already claimed targets in the United States and South Korea. Threat intelligence company Cisco Talos says RA Group is the latest criminal group to take advantage of the June 2021 leak of Babuk source code.
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2023
Pending new SEC rules reinforce how integral cybersecurity is to modern business operations, and will help close the gap between security teams and those making policy decisions.
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Also, US Takes Action on Spyware; Law Firm Fined After Health Breach In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discuss how national security concerns about popular social media app TikTok are heating up, how New York's attorney general hit a law firm with a $200,000 fine in a health data breach, and the impact of U.S. limits on advanced smartphone spyware.
Security Affairs
MAY 17, 2023
Searchlight Cyber researchers warn of threat actors that are offering on the dark web access to energy sector organizations. Dark web intelligence firm Searchlight Cyber published a report that analyzes how threat actors in the dark web prepare their malicious operations against energy organizations. The threat actors use the hidden part of the web to share techniques, build their resources, and coordinate their attacks.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Malware Designed to Load Crypto-Lockers Remains Key Tool for Ransomware Groups The Royal ransomware group, which spun off from Conti in early 2022, is refining its downloader malware using tactics and techniques that appear to draw directly from other post-Conti groups, as well as working closely with trusted former associates of Conti, REvil and Hive, researchers say.
Security Affairs
MAY 17, 2023
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) announced that Ukraine, Ireland, Japan and Iceland joined the organization. The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) is a multinational organization established to enhance cyber defence capabilities and promote cooperation among NATO member countries and partner nations. “On its 15 th anniversary, the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) raised the flags of Iceland, Ireland, Ja
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
BianLian Is Not Double Trouble Anymore, Says US CISA The BianLian ransomware group is abandoning malicious encryption in favor of pure extortion, warns the U.S. top cybersecurity agency. A major likely factor in BianLian's shift was cybersecurity firm Avast's January release of a free decryptor.
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2023
Three pieces of advice to startups serious about winning funding and support for their nascent companies: Articulate your key message clearly, have the founder speak, and don't use a canned demo.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Hackers Are Targeting Ukrainian Insurance Companies for Their Personal Information Ukraine's top cybersecurity agency says Russian hackers took a sudden interest in obtaining personal data and mounted successful attacks against more than one-third of the country's largest insurers. It predicts the stolen data may end up for sale on the dark web.
Hunton Privacy
MAY 17, 2023
On May 4, 2023, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives voted in favor of sending the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) and other amendments related to government moderation of social media and protection of children in online spaces ( S.B. 262 ) to Governor Ron DeSantis for signature. Unlike the other comprehensive state privacy laws that have been enacted, the FDBR applies to a much narrower subset of entities.
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Acquisitive Startup Buys Cyren's Threat Intel, URL Categorization, Email Security Data443 has bought Cyren's threat intelligence, URL categorization and email security technology out of bankruptcy for up to $3.5 million. Buying Cyren's anti-spam, virus outbreak detection, IP reputation, URL filtering and Threat InDepth data feeds will boost Data443's existing product portfolio.
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2023
The mobile phone and MacBook giant also rejected nearly 1.7 million app submissions last year in an effort to root out malware and fraud.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Enforcement Actions Stem From Disruptive Technology Task Force U.S. federal prosecutors announced a slew of indictments and arrests in cases involving attempts by foreign nationals to illegally export technology into Russia, China and Iran. The arrests are part of a recently announced Disruptive Technology Strike Force.
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2023
It's as they say: A Teams is only as strong as its weakest links. Microsoft's collaboration platform offers Tabs, Meetings, and Messages functions, and they all can be exploited.
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
SentinelOne Join this virtual discussion to discover the power of deception in defending against the most sophisticated identity-based atta
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2023
CISA urges small and midsized organizations as well as critical infrastructure to implement mitigations immediately to shield themselves from further data exfiltration attacks.
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 17, 2023
Business leaders know that their organization’s success relies on its ability to keep essential processes running smoothly and efficiently. Communication technology like email and Slack have become so essential that business grinds to a halt if there are gaps in service. Furthermore, businesses are increasingly reliant on applications like Jira and ServiceNow to manage workflows and IT service management.
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2023
Lemon Group's Guerrilla malware model an example of how threat actors are monetizing compromised Android devices, researchers say.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 17, 2023
An explosion of interest in OpenAI’s sophisticated chatbot means a proliferation of “fleeceware” apps that trick users with sneaky in-app subscriptions.
Security Affairs
MAY 17, 2023
The US government is offering a $10M reward for Russian national Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (30) charged for his role in ransomware attacks The US Justice Department charged Russian national Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (30), aka Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, and Uhodiransomwar, for his alleged role in multiple ransomware attacks. The DoJ unsealed two indictments charging the man with using three different ransomware families in attacks aimed at numerous victims throughout the United States.
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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 17, 2023
The USPS carries out warrantless surveillance on thousands of parcels every year. Lawmakers want it to end—right now.
Dark Reading
MAY 17, 2023
In part three of this three-part series, Microsoft dissects these twinned threats and what organizations can do to reduce or eliminate their risk.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 17, 2023
Telly TV tracks you and bombards you with ads on a dedicated second screen. It could help normalize smartphone-style surveillance in your living room.
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