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A new strain of ransomware known as “Phobos” is using the same ransom note employed by Dharma to demand payment from its victims. Ransomware incident response provider Coveware found that Phobos’ ransom message differs from DharmaR… Continue reading New Phobos Ransomware Using Same Ransom Note as Dharma
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) has announced the creation of a bug bounty program for Azure DevOps services. On 17 January, MSRC said it would begin awarding bounties of up to $20,000 for reports on eligible vulnerabilities affecting Azu… Continue reading Microsoft Announces Azure DevOps Bug Bounty Program
A data breach known as “Collection #1” exposed approximately 800 million email addresses as well as tens of millions of passwords. In the beginning of January, multiple people reached out to Australian web security expert Troy Hunt about a … Continue reading Nearly 800 Million Email Addresses Exposed in “Collection #1” Data Breach
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two Ukrainians with participating in a plot to hack into computers systems at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and use the information they stole to commit fraud. On 15 January, the U.S…. Continue reading Two Ukrainians Charged with Plot to Hack into SEC and Commit Fraud
Officials in the City of Del Rio have disabled the internet connection for all departments at City Hall following a ransomware attack. The City of Del Rio, which is located 152 miles west of San Antonio in Val Verde County, Texas, posted a statement to… Continue reading Del Rio City Hall Disables Internet Connection for All Departments after Ransomware Attack
Mozilla has announced that it will disable support for the Adobe Flash Player plugin by default in version 69 of its Firefox web browser. On 11 January, Mozilla senior software engineer Jim Mathies opened a Bugzilla ticket announcing his employer’… Continue reading Mozilla Announces It Will Disable Support for Flash Plugin in Firefox 69
A researcher has created a free decryption tool which victims of the PyLocky ransomware family can use to recover their affected files. Mike Bautista, a security researcher at the Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, is responsible for developing the tool. … Continue reading Free Decryption Tool Created for PyLocky Ransomware Family
Many organizations migrate to the cloud because of increased efficiency, data space, scalability, speed and other benefits. But cloud computing comes with its own security threats. To address these challenges, companies should create a hybrid cloud env… Continue reading The Top 5 Vendor-Neutral Cloud Security Certifications of 2019
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement for an earlier data breach that exposed customers’ information. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, announced on 8 January that he and his fellow Attorneys Genera… Continue reading Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.5 Million under Data Breach Settlement
Humana has notified customers of a third-party security incident that might have exposed some of their personal information. According to a breach notification letter obtained by DataBreaches.net, the for-profit American health insurance company learne… Continue reading Humana Informs Customers of Third-Party Security Incident