Chinese APT Tools Found in Ransomware Schemes, Blurring Attribution Lines

China-linked cyberespionage toolkits are popping up in ransomware attacks, forcing defenders to rethink how they combat state-backed hackers.

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Milliseconds to breach: How patch automation closes attackers’ fastest loophole

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Patching shouldn’t be the action item teams get to when other higher-priority tasks are completed. It’s core to keeping a business alive.Read More

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Mining Company NioCorp Loses $500,000 in BEC Hack

NioCorp Developments has informed the SEC that it lost $0.5 million after its systems were compromised.

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California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

The California agency said National Public Data failed to register in the state as a data broker.

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AI Can Supercharge Productivity, But we Still Need a Human-in-the-Loop

AI systems can sometimes struggle with complex or nuanced situations, so human intervention can help identify and address potential issues that algorithms might not.

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Signs Your Organization’s Culture Is Hurting Your Cybersecurity

High turnover, burnout, and blame-heavy environments do more than hurt morale. They also weaken security and put the organization at risk.

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UK healthcare giant HCRG confirms hack after ransomware gang claims theft of sensitive data

The prolific Medusa ransomware group claims to have stolen troves of data from HCRG, including patients’ sensitive health data

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Voltron Data just partnered with Accenture to solve one of AI’s biggest headaches

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Voltron Data partners with Accenture to revolutionize enterprise data processing with GPU-powered analytics engine Theseus, promising up to 100x performance gains for AI-driven companies facing massive data challenges.Read More

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Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.

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Chinese-Linked Attackers Exploit Check Point Flaw to Deploy ShadowPad and Ransomware

A previously unknown threat activity cluster targeted European organizations, particularly those in the healthcare sector, to deploy PlugX and its successor, ShadowPad, with the intrusions ultimately leading to deployment of a ransomware called NailaoLocker in some cases.
The campaign, codenamed Green Nailao by Orange Cyberdefense CERT, involved the exploitation of a new-patched security flaw

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