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WEBPrajeet Nair • September 19, 2024. A Chinese state-sponsored botnet called Raptor Train has infected more than 260,000 IoT and office network devices to target critical infrastructure globally. The hackers used zero-days and known vulnerabilities to compromise more than 20 different types of devices to expand their botnet.
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WEBMarianne Kolbasuk McGee • September 25, 2024. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated the scope of the MOVEit hacking breach last year, telling a sister agency that the software supply chain attack affected more than 3.1 million individuals - about three times the number of victims disclosed publicly earlier this month.
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WEBMarianne Kolbasuk McGee • September 23, 2024. A Pennsylvania-based healthcare system that was hacked by ransomware group BlackCat in 2023 and extorted over stolen exam photos of breast cancer patients posted to a data leak site has agreed to pay $65 million under a proposed settlement of a lawsuit affecting 134,000 patients and …
2023 Data Breach Investigations Report - DataBreachToday
WEBJun 22, 2023 · The 2023 Data Breach Investigations report says that 83% of breaches involved external actors—with the majority being financially motivated. Facing today’s threats requires intelligence from a trusted source. This report contains details on the actors, actions and patterns that can help you prepare …
Data Breach Investigations Report 2021 - DataBreachToday
WEBMay 4, 2022 · The Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (2021 DBIR) examines more breaches than ever before, and sheds light on how the most common forms of cyber-attacks affected the international security landscape during the global pandemic. This year’s report saw 5,258 breaches from 83 contributors across the globe, a third more breaches ...
Beyond Phishing: AI's New Tricks for Cyberattacks
WEB2 days ago · The implications of these AI-powered impersonation techniques extend beyond email phishing. Voice synthesis is also used to impersonate colleagues, and there are cases of deepfakes in video calls leading to unauthorized cash transfers, Lall said. To combat these sophisticated threats, Lall cautioned enterprises to take …
California Gov. Newsom Vetoes Hotly-Debated AI Safety Bill
WEB9 hours ago · California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a January 2024 press conference. (Image: Shutterstock) California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a hotly-debated artificial intelligence safety bill that would have pushed developers to implement measures to prevent "critical harms." The bill "falls short of …
Managing Security at the Network Layer - DataBreachToday
WEB4 days ago · An organization's IT architecture is built on its network layer, and failure to adequately secure this layer can result in devastating breaches, data theft and prolonged downtime. Here are the essential practices for managing network security, along with real-world examples that reinforce the importance of comprehensive protection.
Analysis: 2020 Health Data Breach Trends - DataBreachToday
WEBJan 4, 2021 · Those affected a total of 26.4 million individuals, or more than 90% of those affected by major health data breaches reported in and added to the tally in 2020. Some 246 incidents – or about 40% - were reported as involving a business associate. Those breaches affected nearly 19 million individuals. Also commonly called the “wall of shame ...
China Accuses Taiwan of Waging Cyberwarfare - DataBreachToday
WEB5 days ago · The Chinese government's civilian intelligence, security and secret police agency announced in a rare press release Monday that it identified three Taiwanese government officials carrying out cyberattacks on the mainland. The Chinese agency, which for years has been accused of nurturing and directing cyberespionage attacks …