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Medusa ransomware gang claims responsibility for cyber attack on Providence, RI schools
Ransomware group Medusa yesterday claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Providence, Rhode Island public schools that began last week. Medusa is demanding $1 million in ransom and says it stole 201 GB of data. Providence Public Schools on Wednesday began notifying staff and students that it was experiencing technical difficulties and shut down internet access on campus. Teachers and…
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UK convenes international talks on cyber security
The UK has kicked off a three-day discussion with ‘like-minded’ nations on how to tackle the growing threat of cyber-attacks. Taking place at Wilton Park in West Sussex, the talks involve the EU member states, Canada, Japan, and international organizations such as the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). They will discuss, in…
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The Iran cyber threat: Breaking down attack tactics
The Iran cyber threat often comes last when mentioned alongside the other so-called “CRINK” attackers, China, Russia, and North Korea. But the risk posed by the country is growing fast, evolving from simple website defacement to attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI) and more recently, significant US election interference. In August, US intelligence officials confirmed that Iran was behind a…
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Cyber workforce growth slows as tight budgets hit hiring targets — and it’s going to create a more dangerous threat landscape and send burnout through the roof
Growth of the global cybersecurity workforce has slowed for the first time in six years, according to new research, while cyber threats show no signs of slowing. ISC2’s Cybersecurity Workforce Study found the global workforce amounted to 5.5 million people, marking a 0.1% year on year increase, whereas the labor pool had grown by as much as 8.7% year on…
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British SMBs are glaringly unprotected – will the new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill be enough to raise the bar?
New cyber legislation in the UK will aim to shore up the resilience of critical national infrastructure, but experts think legislators will need a light touch to avoid over burdening smaller firms in public sector supply chains. The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, announced during the King’s Speech in July, promises to bolster the security of the UK’s critical national…
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26,500 Cyber Vulnerabilities Risk SE Asia’s Banks
More than 26,500 vulnerabilities exist in the external attack surfaces of Southeast Asia’s 90 top banking and financial services organisations, according to new research by cybersecurity firm Tenable. About 11,000 of these exploitable internet-facing assets belong to Singapore’s top-tier institutions, including lenders and insurers. The assessment found weak SSL/TSL encryption, misconfigured internal assets, inconsistent URL encryption, and older APIs across…
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A cyber criminal group behind an MFA bypass operation promised hackers “profit within minutes” – they’re now facing lengthy jail sentences
Three men have pleaded guilty in a UK court after operating a website assisting cyber criminals to bypass multi-factor authentication. The group, composed of Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, Callum Picari, and Aza Siddeeque, ran the OTP[.]Agency site between September 2019 and March 2021, when the page was shut down. During this period, the NCA suggested the trio could have made as much…
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How not to conduct cyber awareness training: UCSC slammed for ‘tone deaf’ Ebola phishing tests
The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) has come under fire after it conducted phishing training using a fake Ebola virus track and trace alert. Security experts have criticized the test after it caused panic on campus, forcing senior leaders at the university to come out and publicly acknowledge its error of judgment. On 18 August 2024, UCSC’s IT department…
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Everything we know about the TfL cyber attack so far
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed it’s dealing with an ongoing cyber attack and has called in the National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) for help. “We are currently dealing with an ongoing cyber security incident. At present, there is no evidence that any customer data has been compromised and there has been no impact on…
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Rubrik partners with Cisco to bolster cyber resilience
Rubrik and Cisco have announced a new partnership to enhance organizations’ cyber resilience and defense against cyber attacks that target critical data. As part of the collaboration, Rubrik has joined Cisco’s SolutionsPlus program, while its security offering now integrates with Cisco XDR. As part of the SolutionsPlus program, customers will have access to Rubrik’s range of products via Cisco’s Global…
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