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US oil giant Halliburton confirmed its computer systems were hit by a cyberattack that affected operations at its Houston offices.
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SolarWinds, election security and protecting federal networks were among the highlights, he said in an interview with CyberScoop.
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Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.
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Third-Party Data Breach Suspected in Online Files Linked to Colonial Pipeline.
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The White House is declassifying material about how a controversial surveillance law is used in hopes of building support for its renewal.
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A Conti affiliate claimed responsibility and has posted more than 672 GB of data so far.
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Ransomware strains such as Maze, Ryuk and BlackCat have increasingly been part of FIN7’s playbook in recent years, Mandiant says.
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It’s the second time this month Congress has finalized a bill that’s intended to help the feds track cybercrime data.
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A cyberattack struck major German oil storage company Oiltanking GmbH Group on Sunday, the company confirmed to CyberScoop in a statement. The cyberattack affected the IT systems of Oiltanking as well as the mineral oil trade company Mabanaft, German news outlet Handelsblatt first reported. Both companies belong to the Hamburg-based Marquard & Bahls group, one of the world’s largest energy supply companies. The attack shut down the oil tank company’s IT systems, according to a statement by the company’s head of corporate communications, Claudia Wagner. Oiltanking’s German subsidiary which operates all terminals in Germany is operating at limited capacity. Oiltanking’s global operations were not affected. “We are working to solve this issue according to our contingency plans, as well as to understand the full scope of the incident,” Wagner wrote to CyberScoop in an email. “We are undertaking a thorough investigation, together with external specialists and are collaborating closely with […]
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