New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against National General and its parent company Allstate Insurance for failing to protect the personal information of over 165,000 New Yorkers following significant data breaches attributed to inadequate cybersecurity measures.
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The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is under investigation for its controversial access to sensitive federal data, raising alarms about potential privacy violations and national security risks.
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The South American cyber threat group Blind Eagle has intensified its operations against Colombian government and judicial entities, exploiting the CVE-2024-43451 vulnerability and employing sophisticated tactics to achieve over 9,000 infections in a single week.
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Elon Musk reported that the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, faced significant outages lasting over six hours due to a “massive cyberattack,” raising concerns about its vulnerability to cyber threats and potential involvement from organized groups or state actors.
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Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are increasingly tasked with aligning cybersecurity initiatives with business objectives to secure necessary funding and enhance organizational resilience in a complex cyber risk landscape.
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Three critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager, identified as CVE-2024-13159, CVE-2024-13160, and CVE-2024-13161, pose significant security risks due to their exploitation by remote attackers, leading to potential unauthorized access and system compromise.
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A recent report reveals a significant increase in malicious software packages exploiting system vulnerabilities, with over 1,000 obfuscated packages identified that employ sophisticated evasion techniques to bypass traditional security measures.
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The UK’s AI research sector is at heightened risk of espionage from hostile state actors, particularly due to sensitive datasets and vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, prompting calls for enhanced security measures and awareness within the academic community.
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The integration of AI, automation, and hypergraphs within Zero Trust Network Architectures significantly improves organizations’ ability to detect and respond to evolving cyber threats while maintaining robust security measures.
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Website security is essential for safeguarding data and user information against various online threats, including SQL injection, XSS, and other vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals.
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The Middle East is facing a rise in SIM swapping fraud, driven by cybercriminals using phishing websites and social engineering to steal personal information and execute unauthorized financial transactions.
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Fortra, in collaboration with Microsoft and other partners, has achieved an 80% reduction in unauthorized use of the penetration testing tool Cobalt Strike through a series of global takedown operations and enhanced security measures.
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A recent report reveals that 87% of security professionals have encountered AI-driven cyberattacks in the past year, highlighting the urgent need for improved detection and defense mechanisms against increasingly sophisticated threats.
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