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SEC plans four-day cybersecurity breach notification requirement
The US Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed legal changes that would require publicly traded companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four days of such a breach. The SEC also wants to require “periodic disclosures” of the impact of ongoing cybersecurity threats in regularly scheduled quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K reports filed by publicly…
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Alleged REvil ransomware hacker extradited and arraigned in Texas
A man accused of being connected to the Russia-linked REvil ransomware group responsible for cyberattacks on organizations including US-based software company Kaseya, has been extradited from Poland and arraigned in a Dallas court. In November last year, the US Department of Justice charged the man, 22-year-old Yaroslav Vasinskyi, of being behind the July 2021 ransomware…
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Come Join the Scam Party
Authored by Oliver Devane, Vallabh Chole, and Aayush Tyagi McAfee has recently observed several malicious Chrome Extensions which, once installed, will redirect users to phishing sites, insert Affiliate IDs and modify legitimate websites to exfiltrate personally identifiable information (PII) data. According to the Google Extension Chrome Store, the combined install base is 80,000 One extension,…
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Come Join the Scam Party
Authored by Oliver Devane, Vallabh Chole, and Aayush Tyagi McAfee has recently observed several malicious Chrome Extensions which, once installed, will redirect users to phishing sites, insert Affiliate IDs and modify legitimate websites to exfiltrate personally identifiable information (PII) data. According to the Google Extension Chrome Store, the combined install base is 80,000 One extension,…
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Colorado Elections Clerk Charged with Identity Theft
Grand jury indicts two women on suspicion of tampering with election equipment Read More
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The IRS “Dirty Dozen” – Top Tax Season Scams to Steer Clear of This Year
Who loves tax season besides accountants? Scammers. Emotions can run high during tax time. Even if you’re pretty sure you did everything right, you may still have a few doubts kicking around. Did I file correctly? Did I claim the right deductions? Will I get audited? As it turns out, these are the very same…
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Qakbot Debuts New Technique
Old botnet performs new trick by inserting itself into the middle of email threads Read More
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Alleged Kaseya Attacker Extradited to US
Defendant indicted over deployment of REvil ransomware arrives in America Read More
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AI Accountability Framework Created to Guide Use of AI in Security
The framework aims to mitigate ethical issues surrounding use of AI in security Read More
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Ragnar Locker ransomware – what you need to know
The FBI has warned that the Ragnar Locker gang has infected at least 52 critical infrastructure organisations across America with its ransomware. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More