Category: Cybersecurity News
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Meeting The New Cyber Insurance Requirements – Information Security Buzz
In the event of a cyberattack, companies – especially small to mid-sized businesses – often face losses so great they risk pulling their business under. With the number of ransomware attacks, phishing schemes, and data breaches on the rise, it only makes sense that business leaders and owners take steps to protect their businesses by…
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Former cyber security detective talks about keeping kids safe online | Dateline – NBC News
On this week’s episode of Dateline: True Crime Weekly, Andrea Canning looks into an epidemic that is affecting kids at younger and younger ages: sexting. Research published in JAMA Pediatrics shows 1 in 7 teens has sent a sext, and 1 in 4 has received one.And what kids might not know is that in some states what they are doing could actually be a…
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Kaiser Permanente Cyber Attack Exposes 13.4 Million Users Data – GBHackers
Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States, was the victim of a cyber attack that compromised the personal information of approximately 13.4 million users.This incident, which involved unauthorized access to the systems of City of Hope—a key service provider to Kaiser Permanente—has raised serious concerns about the privacy and security…
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During National Small Business Week, Take Steps to Secure Your Business – CISA
This year, during National Small Business Week, we celebrate the more than 32 million small businesses that are the backbone of our economy and so often the heart of our communities. Whether these businesses are found in small towns, big cities, or places in between, there are practical steps you can take to secure them…
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Honeywell: USB Malware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Becoming More Sophisticated
Industrial giant Honeywell has published its sixth annual report on the threat posed by USB-borne malware to industrial organizations, warning of an increase in sophistication. The report is based on analysis conducted by the company’s Global Analysis, Research and Defense (GARD) team using data collected by a security product designed to detect and block malware…
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County Scammed Out Of $158,000 | News, Sports, Jobs – Post Journal
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Last year, Chautauqua County was swindled out of more than $150,000. During the recent legislature meeting, officials approved a number of budget year-end reconciliations. During committee meetings County Finance Director Kitty Crow noted that the county had been impacted by fraud in 2023, which was why the reconciliation was needed. The…
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‘We’re hemorrhaging money’: US health clinics try to stay open after unprecedented cyberattack
(CNN) — For more than two weeks, a cyberattack has disrupted business at health care providers across the United States, forcing small clinics to scramble to stay in business and exposing the fragility of the billing system that underpins American health care.“We’re hemorrhaging money,” said Catherine Reinheimer, practice manager at the Foot and Ankle Specialty Center…
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Citing cybersecurity fears, Worcester will no longer post spending online for public view
WORCESTER — The city will no longer post the tax dollars spent from its checkbook online for all to see, citing concerns about cyberattacks and fraud. The city’s online vendor check register — which has been offline for more than a year, with a message saying it will return — will not be brought back online,…
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Top US cybersecurity agency hacked and forced to take some systems offline – Yahoo News
A federal agency in charge of cybersecurity discovered it was hacked last month and was forced to take two key computer systems offline, an agency spokesperson and US officials familiar with the incident told CNN.One of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s affected systems runs a program that allows federal, state and local officials…
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Microsoft warns Russian hackers are using execs’ stolen emails to broaden cyberattacks
<!–> George Kurtz says the ‘scariest part’ of latest major cyberattack is that password spraying is pretty basic on scale of attacks on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Microsoft Corporation says it still cannot shake Russian hackers who compromised several email accounts belonging to company executives. Midnight Blizzard — the group named by Microsoft as responsible for…
