Posted by CISA.gov, this guidance also has tips for small and medium businesses: This guide was created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) to outline phishing techniques malicious actors commonly use and to provide guidance for […]
For those readers who think India is not of great interest or importance to them, remember that many non-Indian firms and entities outsource some or all of their functions to firms in India — and often without your knowledge. The Week reports: Digital transformation and development of advanced technologies are progressing at full pace in […]
An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web portal used by the Ragnar_Locker ransomware gang. The notice appeared today, and although there have been no press releases yet by either Interpol, Europol, or the FBI, TechCrunch was able to get confirmation from a spokesperson for Europol that information will be released […]
Newsday reports: A Lake Success-based home health care company reached a $350,000 settlement with the state after failing to protect the health care data of more than 316,800 New Yorkers, the state attorney general said Wednesday. Personal Touch Holding Corp., which provides home health care and hospice services through subsidiary companies, had an “informal and […]
The same individual, “Golem,” who leaked DNA data from 23andMe on BreachForums has now leaked even more data. While the original leak was described as relating to Ashkenazi Jews, the newest leak of more than 4 million records was described as being users from Great Britain and Germany, including data from “the wealthiest people living […]
The Record reports: One of the biggest manufacturing technology providers in the world was hit with a cyberattack this weekend that affected its IT systems at several international sites. Volex, a U.K-based company that produces a range of power products for data centers, electric vehicles and more, said on Monday that hackers gained access to […]
TechCrunch reports: Genetic testing company 23andMe has been investigating a security incident after hackers advertised a trove of alleged stolen user data on a hacking forum last week. But the alleged stolen data may have been circulating for much longer than first known. TechCrunch has also found that some of the advertised stolen data matches […]
Despite facing numerous charges, Representative George Santos (R-NY) refused to resign from Congress. Now he is reportedly facing yet even more charges in a superseding indictment. The Associated Press reports: A new indictment filed Tuesday charged U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring […]
Bleeping Computer reports Flagstar Bank in Michigan is notifying 837,390 customers whose personal information, including Social Security numbers, was acquired by the Clop hacking gang in May. The breach was not of Flagstar’s systems but at FISERV, a vendor they use for payment processing and mobile banking services. FISERV was one of thousands of entities […]
2023 Ponemon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report
In its second annual Study on Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare, Proofpoint sponsored a Ponemon survey of 653 IT and IT security practitioners to find out how much progress the industry has made in the past year. Here are just a few highlights from this year’s report: You can access the full report on Proofpoint’s website.