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Nearly 13 Million Australians Affected by MediSecure Attack
MediSecure revealed that the personal and health data of approximately 12.9 million Australians has been affected by the May 2024 attack Read More
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CIS Controls Ambassador Spotlight: Chirag Arora
The CIS Controls Community includes many leaders who help to improve our security best practices. Learn how Chirag Arora does his part. Read More
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US Data Breach Victim Numbers Surge 1170% Annually
New figures reveal a massive 1170% increase in people impacted by data breaches in Q2 2024 versus a year ago Read More
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UK Government Set to Introduce New Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
A new UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will update the NIS Regulations Read More
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Smashing Security podcast #381: Trump shooting conspiracy, Squarespace account hijack, and the butt stops here
Social media fuels conspiracies galore after Donald Trump is shot at a rally, cryptocurrency websites are hijacked after a screw-up at Squarespace, and our guest takes a close look at bottoms on Instagram. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley…
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Cloudflare Reports that Almost 7% of All Internet Traffic Is Malicious
6.8%, to be precise. From ZDNet: However, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continue to be cybercriminals’ weapon of choice, making up over 37% of all mitigated traffic. The scale of these attacks is staggering. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, Cloudflare blocked 4.5 million unique DDoS attacks. That total is nearly a third…
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HardBit ransomware – what you need to know
A new strain of the HardBit ransomware has emerged in the wild, which contains a protection mechanism in an attempt to prevent analysis from security researchers. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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Qilin Ransomware’s Sophisticated Tactics Unveiled By Experts
Qilin’s attack on Synnovis severely impacted key NHS hospitals in London earlier this month Read More
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ICO Reprimands London Council for Mass Data Breach
The ICO said a lack of security controls led to a large-scale data breach at the London Borough of Hackney Council Read More
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Understanding NullBulge, the New AI-Fighting ‘Hacktivist’ Group
The threat actor who claimed the recent Disney hack previously targeted AI-centric games and applications with commodity malware and ransomware Read More