Minnesotan Charged with Hacking Pro Sports Leagues
Allegations include illegal streaming and an attempt to extort $150K from Major League Baseball …
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Month: October 2021
Cerberus Sentinel Acquires RED74
Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation snaps up New Jersey-based managed security services provider …
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FBI Raids Chinese Payment-Terminal Company
Pax Technology’s Florida warehouse searched by FBI and other US agencies …
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Forrester Predicts Mass Cybersecurity Brain Drain
One in 10 professionals will exit the industry in 2022, analyst claims …
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Misconfigured Database Leaks 880 Million Medical Records
Problem was fixed promptly by healthcare AI company …
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Suspected Trickbot Malware Developer Faces 60 Years in Jail
Russian national extradited to the US from South Korea …
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Data Breach at University of Colorado
Roughly 30,000 CU Boulder affiliates impacted by exploitation of software vulnerability …
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Cops Receive Stalkerware Training
Coalition Against Stalkerware helps law enforcement investigate digital stalking …
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Microsoft to Tap Community Colleges’ Cyber Talent
Tech giant to invest millions in community college scheme to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs …
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Shadow IT Alert: Half of Home Workers Buy Potentially Insecure Kit
HP report warns remote work is putting extra strain on security teams …
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Ransomware Soars 148% to Record-Breaking Levels in 2021
Total attempted attacks could top 700 million by year-end …
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Small Businesses Pay Up to $1M to Recover from Breaches
Non-profit warns it takes years to fully recover from a serious incident …
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US Launches Appeal Against Assange Extradition Decision
UK court’s decision is challenged by Biden administration …
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India’s Supreme Court Orders Pegasus Probe
Inquiry will examine whether government used surveillance software for illegal espionage …
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EC-Council Offers Free Cybersecurity Training
Network Defense, Ethical Hacking, and Digital Forensics covered in EC-Council’s first-ever MOOC …
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HM Treasury Hit by Five Million Malicious Emails in Past Three Years
A total of 4,870,389 phishing, malware and spam emails targeting HM Treasury were blocked in the past three years …
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North Korean Lazarus APT Targets Software Supply Chain
Prolific threat group take a leaf out of the SolarWinds campaign …
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Ofcom’s Scam Call-Blocking Plan Could Save Consumers Millions
Report suggests strategy may prevent 115 million fraudulent calls from abroad …
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Digital Extortionists DDoS VoIP Providers
UK body warns of “unprecedented” attack campaign …
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State Department to Form Cyber Bureau
United States announces plans to launch new Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy …
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