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US president Donald Trump signed the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act last week, a law that will help small businesses with resources to fend off cyberattacks, as part of a comprehensive governmental strategy to improve cybersecurity. The act was … Continue reading NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act passed into law
A cyber fraud ring operating across multiple states was detected by US law enforcement in February 2018, after the mother of one of the perpetrators overheard him masquerading as an AT&T employee in a phone conversation. The woman called the police… Continue reading Florida man arrested as cops bring down SIM swap scam ring
Iranian hackers might be the next criminal group to be worried about, after the country has joined the ranks of Russia, North Korea, the US and African countries when it comes to cyberespionage operations. Research carried out by Accenture Security iDe… Continue reading Middle Eastern energy sector at risk, top target of Iranian hackers
Enterprises are at risk now more than ever because it seems they keep falling behind on infrastructure security, while hackers are more vigilant and sophisticated in their schemes. Researchers can’t really put their finger on what it is exac… Continue reading 146 Billion Records Leaked by 2023, Small Businesses Left Most Vulnerable, Study Says
The Tibetan diaspora has once again fallen victim to a sophisticated malware campaign similar to one detected in 2016, reports Citizen Lab after receiving the infected files from one of the targets – a Tibetan NGO. It appears the campaign was act… Continue reading Tibetan activists, diaspora hit by resurfacing malware in cyberespionage operation
Huawei Technologies, the Chinese ICT infrastructure and smart device manufacturer, is now on UK’s security blacklist following technical “shortcomings” in the software used, writes Reuters. UK officials are concerned telecom companies… Continue reading UK government worried Huawei software could facilitate cyberespionage
The SamSam ransomware attack on the city of Atlanta in March is probably one of the most expensive security incidents, with the recovery cost adding up to some $17 million of taxpayers’ money, according to a seven-page “confidential and pri… Continue reading At $17 million, Atlanta network recovery six times more expensive than estimated
On July 31, the US Department of the Treasury called for increased consumer data protection and notification guidelines for national data breaches in its fourth and final report in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 13772. The order, i… Continue reading US Treasury releases guidelines to improve financial regulation, foster tech innovation
The US Department of Justice wants to educate its contractors and military software buyers about malicious software that could infiltrate the country’s infrastructure. For fear of nation state attacks and cyberespionage attempts, the Pentagon has… Continue reading US Department of Justice creates software blacklist to prevent foreign attacks
BitPaymer ransomware, a component of Crypto Locker ransomware, infected the Borough of Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) and City of Valdez in Alaska, shutting down operations, according to the Anchorage Daily News. A detailed report on the virus situati… Continue reading Multi-vector ransomware attack shuts down Alaskan suburbs