Krebs on Security
AUGUST 14, 2020
R1 RCM Inc. [ NASDAQ:RCM ], one of the nation’s largest medical debt collection companies, has been hit in a ransomware attack. Formerly known as Accretive Health Inc. , Chicago-based R1 RCM brought in revenues of $1.18 billion in 2019. The company has more than 19,000 employees and contracts with at least 750 healthcare organizations nationwide.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 10, 2020
Incident Reflects Threats Facing Those Involved in COVID-19 Response A manufacturer of transit communication systems that pivoted to build ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic is reportedly the latest victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang.
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AIIM
AUGUST 13, 2020
Times change. And that's one of the biggest reasons there's now a resurgence in business process management. Globally, firms are reaching a point where they don't feel they can eke out any more efficiencies from their current processes. At the same time, they understand that new entrants are coming into the marketplace with dramatically different business models.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 14, 2020
The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to Jun, Q2, of 2020. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. This feed is based on automatic searches and also has a strong contribution from the community.
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Krebs on Security
AUGUST 11, 2020
Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 120 security holes in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two newly discovered vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited. Yes, good people of the Windows world, it’s time once again to backup and patch up! At least 17 of the bugs squashed in August’s patch batch address vulnerabilities Microsoft rates as “critical,” meaning they can be exploited by miscreants or malware to gain complete,
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AIIM
AUGUST 11, 2020
All around us, technology is changing everything. Many can remember having to go to their local video store to rent a movie. Now, with the click of a button from the comfort of your own living room, you can access an endless amount of streaming movies. Even the simpler things in life, like flipping on a light switch, are being replaced by technology.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 14, 2020
Maze ransomware operators have leaked online the unencrypted files allegedly stolen from Canon during a recent ransomware attack. According to an internal memo obtained by ZDNet last week, the recent outage suffered by Canon was caused by a ransomware attack, at the same time Maze ransomware operators were taking the credit for the incident. The memo also reveals that the company has hired an external security firm to investigate the incident.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 12, 2020
Several stories here have highlighted the importance of creating accounts online tied to your various identity, financial and communications services before identity thieves do it for you. This post examines some of the key places where everyone should plant their virtual flags. As KrebsOnSecurity observed back in 2018 , many people — particularly older folks — proudly declare they avoid using the Web to manage various accounts tied to their personal and financial data — including ev
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 12, 2020
Operators Create a Dedicated Leak Site, Continue Recruiting Affiliates Yet another ransomware-wielding gang has threatened to steal and leak the data of any victims who refuse to pay a ransom: The operators of Avaddon ransomware have created a dedicated data-leak site that already lists a construction firm victim, and the gang continues to recruit new affiliates.
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Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 12, 2020
Social media platforms repeatedly use so-called dark patterns to nudge you toward giving away more of your data.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 13, 2020
Israel ‘s defence ministry announced to have foiled an attempted cyber attack by a foreign threat actors group targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. The Israeli defence ministry announced on Wednesday that it had foiled a cyber attack carried out by a foreign threat actor targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. According to the officials, the attack was launched by “an international cyber group called ‘ Lazarus.’ The Lazarus APT is linked to No
The Guardian Data Protection
AUGUST 10, 2020
Faculty, linked to senior Tories, hired to collect tweets as part of coronavirus-related contract Privacy campaigners have expressed alarm after the government revealed it had hired an artificial intelligence firm to collect and analyse the tweets of UK citizens as part of a coronavirus-related contract. Faculty, which was hired by Dominic Cummings to work for the Vote Leave campaign and counts two current and former Conservative ministers among its shareholders, was paid £400,000 by the Ministr
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 14, 2020
Alert From NSA and FBI Warns of Drovorub Malware Used by 'Fancy Bear' Group An alert from U.S. National Security Agency and the FBI warns of a recently discovered Russian-deployed malware variant called Drovorub that's designed to target Linux systems, creating a backdoor into targeted networks to exfiltrate data.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 9, 2020
Researchers found troubling bugs in open-source libraries used by financial institutions.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 12, 2020
The SANS Institute suffered a data breach, 28,000 user records containing personally identifiable information (PII) were exposed. On August 6, during a review of email configuration and rules, the staff at the SANS Institute discovered a security breach. 28,000 records of personally identifiable information (PII) have been forwarded to an unknown email address.
Hunton Privacy
AUGUST 13, 2020
Earlier this year, The Retail Equation, a loss prevention service provider, and Sephora were hit with a class action lawsuit in which the plaintiff claimed Sephora improperly shared consumer data with The Retail Equation without consumers’ knowledge or consent. The plaintiff claimed The Retail Equation did so to generate risk scores that allegedly were “used as a pretext to advise Sephora that attempted product returns and exchanges are fraudulent and abusive.”.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 13, 2020
Guidelines Describe Deployment Scenarios The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the final version of its "zero trust" architecture guidelines that provide a road map for using the architecture in security programs.
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WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 9, 2020
A government-funded system known as Most Serious Violence was built to predict first offenses but turned out to be wildly inaccurate.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 11, 2020
A researcher found multiple flaws in Samsung’s Find My Mobile that could have been chained to perform various malicious activities on Samsung Galaxy Phones. The security researcher Pedro Umbelino from Portugal-based cybersecurity services provider Char49 discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Samsung’s Find My Mobile that could have been chained to perform various malicious activities on Samsung Galaxy Phones. “There are several vulnerabilities in the Find My Mobile package that can ultima
Dark Reading
AUGUST 10, 2020
Developers must find a way to zero in on the security vulns that present the most risk and quickly address them without slowing down the pace of development.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 10, 2020
Privacy Watchdog in UK Investigates Bank's Use of Employee Monitoring Tools Banking giant Barclays is being probed by the U.K.'s privacy watchdog over its use of employee-monitoring tools, after the bank in February reportedly shifted from anonymized tracking to giving managers the ability to view data for individual employees.
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When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 10, 2020
Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws in its Snapdragon chip, which attackers might exploit to monitor location or render the phone unresponsive.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 11, 2020
A severe vulnerability impacting TeamViewer for Windows, tracked as CVE 2020-13699, could be exploited by remote attackers to steal the system password. TeamViewer has recently addressed a high-risk vulnerability ( CVE 2020-13699 ), that could be exploited by remote attackers to steal system password and potentially compromise it. TeamViewer is a popular software application for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers.
Threatpost
AUGUST 10, 2020
The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) protections and steal data from website visitors.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 13, 2020
Justice Department Describes How Groups Raised Funds The U.S. Justice Department has seized more than $2 million worth of cryptocurrency from terrorists groups who solicited donations via social media and waged fraud campaigns.
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Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 8, 2020
Plus: A Canon ransomware hack, a nasty Twitter bug, and more of the week's top security news.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 9, 2020
Researchers detailed a new evasive phishing technique that leverages modified favicons to inject e-skimmers and steal payment card data covertly. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes have analyzed a new evasive phishing technique used by attackers in the wild in Magecart attacks. The hackers targeted visitors of several sites using typo-squatted domain names, and modified favicons to inject software skimmers used to steal payment card information.
erwin
AUGUST 13, 2020
For enterprise architecture, success is often contingent on having clearly defined business goals. This is especially true in modern enterprise architecture, where value-adding initiatives are favoured over strictly “foundational,” “keeping the lights on,” type duties. But what does enterprise architecture success look like? Enterprise architecture is central to managing change and addressing key issues facing organizations.
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