Top 3 Data Breaches of 2023, and What Lies Ahead in 2024
Take a look at last year’s most impactful data breaches and what companies can do to protect themselves going forward.
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US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools
Members of Congress say the DOJ is funding the use of AI tools that further discriminatory policing practices. They’re demanding higher standards for federal grants.
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Canadian Man Sentenced to Prison for Ransomware Attacks
Matthew Philbert was sentenced to two years for launching cyberattacks on Canadian businesses and government entities.
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Data Theft Plaguing K-12 Schools After Holiday Season Attacks
Ransomware attacks have affected schools like Ohio’s Groveport Madison Schools, causing disruptions to internet access and damage to devices, but efforts to restore systems and minimize data theft have been successful.
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A TrickBot malware developer sentenced to 64 months in prison
Vladimir Dunaev was extradited to the US in October 2021 and pleaded guilty to charges related to computer fraud and identity theft. He developed malicious tools that aided in data theft and fraud, resulting in millions of dollars in losses.
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SecurityWeek Analysis: Cybersecurity M&A Dropping, Over 400 Deals Announced in 2023
An analysis conducted by SecurityWeek shows that 413 cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions were announced in 2023.
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Popular Washington, DC Latino Theater Whole Again After Hack Emptied Accounts
Hackers stole over $250,000 from the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington, D.C. by compromising their bank account in a BEC attack. An accountant was locked out of the system after initiating a wire transfer, and the entire account was emptied.
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ScarCruft Returns to Target High-Profile Experts in N.Korea
SentinelLabs observed a campaign by ScarCruft actors targeting media organizations and high-profile experts in North Korean affairs. As part of the attack, the group impersonated a North Korea Research Institute member, used the RokRAT backdoor, and harvested threat intelligence from their targets. A modern-day TIP providing contextual and operational intelligence by automatically enriching, and correlating the IOCs, shall help organizations protect their network proactively.
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Another Phobos Ransomware Variant Launches Attack – FAUST
The FAUST ransomware, a Phobos variant, employs a fileless attack to deploy shellcode, injects the final payload, and creates multiple threads for efficient execution while maintaining exclusion lists to avoid damaging the system.
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NSA Admits Secretly Buying Your Internet Browsing Data without Warrants
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has admitted to buying internet browsing records from data brokers to identify the websites and apps Americans use that would otherwise require a court order, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said last week.
“The U.S. government should not be funding and legitimizing a shady industry whose flagrant violations of Americans’ privacy are not just unethical, but illegal
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