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Volt Typhoon Malware: US Critical Infrastructure Breached
In a recent revelation, the U.S. government disclosed that the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Volt Typhoon has surreptitiously infiltrated critical infrastructure networks within the country for a staggering five-year period. This embedded ...
U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer
A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were integrating software that sends visitor data to a Russian company ...
U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds Compromise
Communications at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments were reportedly compromised by a supply chain attack on SolarWinds, a security vendor that helps the federal government and a range of Fortune 500 ...
FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals
On Monday, Oct. 27, KrebsOnSecurity began following up on a tip from a reliable source that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal gang known for deploying ransomware was preparing to disrupt information technology systems ...
NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak
In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to ...
Monday, July 30: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy in the News: California Data Breach Horror Stories Feature Vulnerable Insiders, Trump Administration Focusing on Privacy Regulation
Last week, VentureBeat reporter Chris O’Brien took a deep look at some of our research about leading causes of data breaches in the State of California. In Daily horrors of cybersecurity detailed ...
Monday, July 9: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: California Passes West Coast GDPR; Insider Threat Too Much Even for Security Company; Drones, Law Enforcement, Activity Monitoring and Transparency
May and June were huge months for privacy. July is already big for the Insider Threat. In May, GDPR enforcement commenced. In June, The United States Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement ...
