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Is Australia’s Public Sector Ready for a Major Cyber Security Incident?
/in General NewsAustralia’s public sector agencies are under increasing pressure to improve their readiness for cyber attacks and data breaches, as surveys and investigations find their preparedness lackluster.
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US Senate Panel Advances Cyber Regulatory Harmonization Bill
/in General NewsThe Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act, led by senators Gary Peters and James Lankford, would create an interagency group to synchronize U.S. cyber regulatory regimes and establish a pilot program for testing new frameworks.
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Justice Department Sues TikTok, Accusing the Company of Illegally Collecting Children’s Data
/in General NewsThe US Justice Department has sued TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data and violating an online privacy law.
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Germany Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Cyberattack on Cartography Agency
/in General NewsGermany has summoned the Chinese ambassador over a cyberattack by a Beijing-backed threat actor on a cartography agency. The attack, aimed at espionage, was carried out at the end of 2021.
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HP Wolf: Not just software attacks; hackers are coming for enterprise hardware, too
/in General NewsStudy finds threat actors are increasingly targeting physical supply chains and tampering with device hardware and firmware integrity.Read More
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Ransomware Attack Cost Keytronic Over $17 Million
/in General NewsKeytronic says the recent ransomware attack resulted in expenses and lost revenue totaling more than $17 million.
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Critical Flaw in Rockwell Automation Devices Allows Unauthorized Access
/in General NewsA high-severity security bypass vulnerability has been disclosed in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 1756 devices that could be exploited to execute common industrial protocol (CIP) programming and configuration commands.
The flaw, which is assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-6242, carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.4.
“A vulnerability exists in the affected products that allows a threat actor to
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China-Linked Hackers Compromise ISP to Deploy Malicious Software Updates
/in General NewsThe China-linked threat actor known as Evasive Panda compromised an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) to push malicious software updates to target companies in mid-2023, highlighting a new level of sophistication associated with the group.
Evasive Panda, also known by the names Bronze Highland, Daggerfly, and StormBamboo, is a cyber espionage group that’s been active since at least 2012,
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New Android Trojan “BlankBot” Targets Turkish Users’ Financial Data
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan called BlankBot targeting Turkish users with an aim to steal financial information.
“BlankBot features a range of malicious capabilities, which include customer injections, keylogging, screen recording and it communicates with a control server over a WebSocket connection,” Intel 471 said in an analysis published last week.
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CISA Names Lisa Einstein as First Chief AI Officer
/in General NewsEinstein has led CISA’s AI efforts since 2023 as CISA’s Senior Advisor for AI.
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