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> AWS BugBust Aims to Fix One Million Vulnerabilities Globally
Cloud giant wants to save $100 million in technical debt
> Newly Discovered Dell Bugs Impact 30 Million PCs
Four vulnerabilities could enable complete remote control of 129 models
> Huber Metallguss GmbH
Une entreprise allemande, la Huber Metallguss GmbH, a été victime d'une attaque ransomware en juin 2021, qui a entraîné la perte de données et des coûts élevés. L'enquête a révélé que l'attaque était due à une faille de sécurité chez l'IT-Dienstleister de l'entreprise, qui a refusé de prendre la res...
> Cloud Database Exposes 800M+ WordPress Users' Records
Misconfiguration at hosting provider DreamHost led to the privacy breach
> Cyber-stalker Blackmailed Nebraska Legislature Candidate’s Wife
Nebraskan found guilty of sending indecent images and threatening emails to Diane Parris
> Somewhere today a company is breached
This rather lengthy post goes into reasons for having an offensive security program and in particular, on how a red team can help improve the immune system of your organization. This is the high-level outline of the post: Security breaches cannot be entirely prevented Implications of a breach Automa...
> Data Breach at WorkForce West Virginia
Mountain State governor confirms data breach impacting jobseekers’ database
> Linguist Jailed for Sharing US Defense Secrets
Defense Department employee who passed secrets to Hizballah is sentenced to 23 years in prison
> Google Pushes Back Cookie Removal Plans to 2023
Google's plan to deprecate third-party tracking cookies from its Chrome browser delayed to 2023
> Ransomware Attacks Decline as Gangs Focus on Lucrative Targets
The volume of ransomware attacks fell by 50% in Q1 2021, with a shift to targeting fewer, larger targets
> Ransom Leak Sites Reveal 422% Annual Increase in Victims
News comes as most infosec professionals want to see ransom payments banned
> Nuisance Call Company Fined ÂŁ130,000 After Eight-Month Blitz
East Sussex-based firm made nearly one million unwanted calls
> Cyber-Attacks Are Primary Funding Source for North Korea
Venafi warns other sanctioned countries could follow suit
> Anti-virus Pioneer John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell
McAfee, of the antivirus firm that bore his name, allegedly committed suicide while in holding awaiting extradition to the U.S. for tax evasion
> Mr. Double’s Operator Jailed
Prison for Texan behind website that published stories describing the torture and murder of children
> Cyber-attack Exposes Eye Clinic Patient Data
Around 500k patient records may have been exposed in cyber-attack on Iowa’s Wolfe Eye Clinic
> Employee Privacy Gap Discovered
Barely a third of companies are protecting the privacy of their workers
> Gaming Industry Experiences 340% Spike in Web App Attacks
Web app attacks surged by 340% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a new study from Akamai
> EU Proposes Joint Cyber Unit Amid Rising Attacks
The proposed Joint Cyber Unit aims to enable a coordinated response to cyber incidents
> UK Banks Drive ÂŁ77 Million Reduction in European Fraud Losses
British lenders helped continent despite rises in many countries