Category: Cybersecurity News
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North Korean Hackers Stole Over $600 Million in Cryptocurrency – Cyber Security News
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reportedly stolen nearly $600 million in cryptocurrency in 2023. Additionally, there have also been reports stating that the last final days of the year also had evidence of cyberattacks, which, if confirmed, could increase the toll to $700 million. The DPRK has stolen over $1.5 billion in…
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Refuah Health to spend over $1M on cyber security following ransomware attack
Jan 08, 2024, 5:34pmUpdated 13m agoA Hudson Valley health care provider will spend more than $1 million on cybersecurity after a ransomware attack leaked patients’ information. An investigation by the state attorney general found Refuah Healthdid not have proper precautions set up to prevent the attack. The attack compromised the data of 250,000 New Yorkers…
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Merck reaches settlement in closely watched NotPetya insurance case – Cybersecurity Dive
Dive Brief: Merck reached a settlement with its insurance providers in the closely watched dispute in a New Jersey Supreme Court case over $1.4 billion in claims stemming from the NotPetya cyberattack. The pharmaceutical company reached a last-minute agreement with insurance providers just prior to oral arguments, Bloomberg Law reported, citing stipulations filed with the…
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Massive Comcast Xfinity Data Breach Impacts 36 Million Customers – CPO Magazine
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Johnson City Water and Sewer Services confident in cybersecurity measures
Johnson City Water and Sewer Services officials are confident in the cybersecurity of their water systems, but they are always working to make them even safer.According to reporting from the Associated Press last week, U.S. security officials are concerned about cybersecurity at water utility facilities after a small town municipal water authority in Pennsylvania was…
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Guidelines for securing AI models start to emerge – the Barracuda blog
As securing artificial intelligence (AI) models will become a major priority in the coming year the number of guidelines being made available to help secure them is increasing rapidly. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for example, has published an Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations report describing…
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United States Department of Transportation Data Compromised – The Cyber Express
A threat actor known as IntelBroker has claimed responsibility for a major data breach targeting the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The federal executive department, entrusted with the planning, coordination, and implementation of federal transportation projects and policies, is now grappling with the fallout of a substantial compromise to its aviation department. DOT Data…
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How can you tell if an email is real or a scam? Expert explains red flags – KTLA
(WGN Radio) — You’ve undoubtedly been inundated with spam phone calls in the past (remember being called about your car’s extended warranty?), but what about your email inbox? And to make things more complicated, with the advancements in artificial intelligence, how can you tell if an email is even from a real person? “It is…
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Mortgage firm loanDepot cyberattack impacts IT systems, payment portal
U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot has suffered a cyberattack that caused the company to take IT systems offline, preventing online payments against loans. loanDepot is one of the largest nonbank retail mortgage lenders in the USA, employing approximately 6,000 people and servicing loans of over $140 billion. Yesterday, customers began experiencing issues when trying to log…
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FBI warns of ‘cyber kidnapping’ scam trend – NewsNation
(NewsNation) — The FBI is raising the alarm over a growing trend of online scams, particularly a disturbing phenomenon dubbed “virtual” or “cyber” kidnapping. Authorities are cautioning the public after uncovering a case involving a 17-year-old student who fell victim to this sinister scheme. Law enforcement’s attention was drawn to the issue when they discovered…
