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Cyber sleuths reveal how they infiltrate the biggest ransomware gangs
The Register reports: Singapore-based Group-IB celebrated its 20th anniversary in the cybersecurity industry this year, and during this time its researchers have broken into an array of ransomware groups and their affiliates. The full number remains a secret. Before the authorities got their hands on Hive at the start of this year, Group-IB’s researchers were inside […]
U.S. water utilities were hacked after leaving their default passwords set to ‘1111,’ cybersecurity officials say
FastCompany reports: Providers of critical infrastructure in the United States are doing a sloppy job of defending against cyber intrusions, the National Security Council tells Fast Company, pointing to recent Iran-linked attacks on U.S. water utilities that exploited basic security lapses. The security council tells Fast Company it’s also aware of recent intrusions by hackers linked to China’s military at […]
The Disturbing Impact of the Cyberattack at the British Library
The New Yorker writes: At 9:54 a.m. on October 28th, an apologetic message appeared on the X account of the British Library, in London: “We are currently experiencing technical issues affecting our website. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope to resolve it as soon as possible.” […] The effect on the B.L. has been traumatic. Its […]
Google fixes 8th Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year
Bleeping Computer reports: Google has released emergency updates to fix another Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild, the eighth patched since the start of the year. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-7024 exists in the wild,” a security advisory published Wednesday said. The company fixed the zero-day bug for users in the Stable Desktop […]
Mr. Cooper hackers stole personal data on 14 million customers
TechCrunch reports: Hackers stole the sensitive personal information of more than 14.6 million Mr. Cooper customers, the mortgage and loan giant has confirmed. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office, Mr. Cooper said the hackers stole customer names, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers, as well as customer Social Security numbers and bank account […]
Cybercrime: the fear of a possible misuse of personal data is capable, in itself, of constituting non-material damage under the GDPR
Judgment of the Court in Case C-340/21 The Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (the NAP) is attached to the Bulgarian Minister for Finance. In particular, it is responsible for identifying, securing and recovering public debts. In this context, it is a personal data controller. On 15 July 2019, the media reported an intrusion into the NAP […]
What percentage of public Wi-Fi data breaches occur on a plane?
Answer: 67 percent. Government Technology reports: With the busy holiday travel season upon us, it’s important to remember that while that free airplane Wi-Fi may be convenient, it may be safer to stay off of it. In a recent survey of American travelers, Forbes found that a whopping 67 percent of those who have had their information […]
Looking Back at 2023 and Ahead to 2024
A small round-up of posts and analyses of the past year, and predictions for the year ahead. Looking Back at 2023: Data Breaches and Breach Laws Passed Washington State Attorney General Ferguson AG report: Data breaches decline for the second consecutive year, remain historically high List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023 2023 […]