Microsoft Says Early June Disruptions to Outlook, Cloud Platform, Were Cyberattacks

Early June 2023 disruptions to Microsoft’s flagship office suite were Layer 7 DDoS attacks by a shadowy new hacktivist group dubbed Storm-1359 by Microsoft.
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A Russian Ransomware Gang Breaches the Energy Department and Other Federal Agencies

The cybersecurity firm SecurityScorecard says it detected 2,500 vulnerable MOVEit servers across 790 organizations, including 200 government agencies.
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How Europe is Leading the World in the Push to Regulate AI

Authorities worldwide are racing to rein in artificial intelligence, including in the European Union, where groundbreaking legislation is set to pass a key hurdle.
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Democrats and Republicans Are Skeptical of US Spying Practices, an AP-NORC Poll Finds

As it pushes to renew a cornerstone law that authorizes major surveillance programs, the Biden administration faces an American public that’s broadly skeptical of common intelligence practices and of the need to sacrifice civil liberties for security.
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BBC, British Airways, Novia Scotia Among First Big-Name Victims in Global Supply-Chain Hack

The Cl0p cyber-extortion gang’s hack of the MOVEit file-transfer program popular with enterprises could have widespread global impact.
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Microsoft Will Pay $20M to Settle US Charges of Illegally Collecting Children’s Data

Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle FTC charges that it illegally collected the data of children who signed up for Xbox.
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Major Massachusetts Health Insurer Hit by Ransomware Attack, Member Data May Be Compromised

The second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts was the victim of a ransomware attack in which sensitive personal information as well as health information of current and past members may have been compromised.
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Biden Picks New NSA head, Key to Support of Ukraine, Defense of US Elections

U.S. President Joe Biden has picked a new NSA and Cyber Command leader to oversee America’s cyber warfare and defense.
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