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Malware that took down Ukraine power grid could be used in US, report says

Tech Republic Security

A threat report from security firm Dragos indicates that a malware framework called CRASHOVERRIDE could be behind the 2016 cyberattack in Ukraine, and could come to other countries.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

2016 sales thread on Exploit. “Megatraffer’s entrenched presence on cybercrime forums strongly suggests that malicious means are used to source at least a portion of traffic delivered to HIMBA’s advertisers,” Flashpoint observed in a threat report on the actor. “Why do I need a certificate?”

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

That’s precisely what happened in the case of Dyn back in October 2016. In fact, according to the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report-Healthcare Edition , the healthcare industry experiences the highest rate of attack compared to any other industry studied.

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A worrying trend: Attacks on Asian healthcare organizations

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The 2018 Thales Healthcare Data Threat Report (including the India, Japan and Korea sub-reports) corroborates the headlines; specifically, our survey found that two in five global healthcare organizations (39%) experienced a data breach in the last year.

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What is the NIS2 Directive and How Does It Affect You?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The European Union enacted the Network and Information System (NIS) regulation in July 2016 with the intention of ensuring a specific level of security for networks and information systems belonging to critical and sensitive infrastructures in EU member states. What is the NIS2 Directive and How Does It Affect You? Tue, 11/29/2022 - 06:08.

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Special Bulletin: US Election Phishing Alert

Security Boulevard

In 2016, following the Democratic National Convention (DNC) hacks, Buzzfeed News reported that cybercriminals had set up fake domains to impersonate legitimate political websites , aiming to trick users into donating to fraudulent causes. Want more threat intel on a weekly basis?

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It’s time to think twice about retail loyalty programs

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In this case, it looks as though the attackers had been on the Starwood network for somewhere around three years, mining out their reservations database (keep in mind that Marriott only acquired Starwood in 2016 ). Since in Tech we often travel “for a living”, I found in my bag an older Starwood preferred guest card. Not used in years.

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