Ethical hackers identified an arbitrary account takeover flaw in the administrator portal for Subaru’s Starlink service, which could allow a threat actor to hijack a vehicle through a Subaru employee account. This...more
1/31/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Manufacturers
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New Threat: Scattered Spider International Coalition of Hackers -
Cyber adversaries in China and Russia continue to be a formidable threat to U.S. based companies. In the past, scams might be detected...more
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Ransomware Hitting U.S. Companies at Increasing Rate -
Unfortunately, according to Unit 42 of Palo Alto’s recently published “Ransomware and Extortion Report,” ransomware groups had a good year in 2022....more
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SEC’s Hacked X Account Leads to Tumultuous Bitcoin Market -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that its X account “was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted.” The SEC...more
1/12/2024
/ 23andMe ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Genetic Materials ,
Hackers ,
Information Governance ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Twitter
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New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals -
On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within...more
11/17/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
FCC ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Identity Theft ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
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Hackers Steal $4.4M Crypto Using Data Linked to LastPass Breach -
According to Bleeping Computer, crypto fraud researchers at ZachXBT, and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan have reported that on October 25,...more
11/8/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SolarWinds
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Hackers Steal $4.4M Crypto Using Data Linked to LastPass Breach -
According to Bleeping Computer, crypto fraud researchers at ZachXBT, and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan have reported that on October 25,...more
11/7/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Imports ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
SolarWinds
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Urgent Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Atlassian Vulnerability Issued -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, and MS-ISAC recently released an urgent Joint Advisory on the...more
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Joint Advisory Warns of Snatch Ransomware -
The FBI and CISA issued a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory “#StopRansomware: Snatch Ransomware” on September 20, 2023. The Advisory outlines the indicators of...more
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Joint Commission Issues Alert on Patient Safety After a Cyber-Attack -
On August 15, 2023, the Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert entitled “Preserving patient safety after a cyberattack,”...more
In October 2022, Advocate Aurora Health notified 3 million individuals of a data breach resulting from its use of tracking pixels on its website for tracking website visitor activity. Now, this month, Advocate Aurora Health...more
8/25/2023
/ Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Privacy Policy ,
Web Tracking
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SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies -
In a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new cybersecurity rules yesterday (July 26, 2023) applicable to public...more
7/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Patch Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in the Wild ASAP -
Adobe has issued alerts on three vulnerabilities affecting its ColdFusion product. The first alert, issued on July 11, 2023,...more
7/24/2023
/ Adobe ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
EU ,
Hackers ,
Machine Learning ,
Vulnerability Assessments
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Unpatched Fortinet Vulnerability Being Exploited by Threat Actors -
According to cybersecurity researchers at Bishop Fox, “hundreds of thousands” of FortiGate firewalls have not been patched against a...more
CYBERSECURITY FBI, CISA + MS-ISAC Warn of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware The FBI, CISA and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MSISAC) recently released a joint cybersecurity advisory, warning organizations about...more
3/24/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
TikTok ,
Vulnerability Assessments
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World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2023 Is Bleak -
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but remember that I am only the messenger. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global...more
2/9/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Popular ,
Social Engineering ,
Vulnerability Assessments
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235 Million Twitter User Email Addresses Posted on Hacking Forum -
Israeli cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock has reported that the email addresses of more than 235 million Twitter users have been stolen and...more
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CISA Lists Top CVEs Exploited by Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Actors -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued an Alert outlining the top Common Vulnerabilities and...more
10/21/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Geolocation ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Robots
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Hackers Experimenting with Deploying Destructive Malware -
It’s a cold, hard fact that hackers don’t really care about their victims or their victims’ data or business. They are greedy, evil human...more
9/30/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Hackers ,
Healthcare ,
Identity Theft ,
Location Data ,
Malware ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Patient Access ,
Ransomware ,
Samsung
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Password Manager LastPass Admits to Hack -
Password manager LastPass, reportedly used by more than 33 million users, recently announced that it was hacked, and although it reports that no passwords of...more
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Cyber-Attack Disrupts Public Services in Fremont County, Colorado -
Government offices and public services in Fremont County, Colorado, have been disrupted since August 17, 2022, due to a “cybersecurity...more
8/26/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
OCR ,
Oracle ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Statutory Violations ,
Twitter ,
Vulnerability Assessments
The class action lawsuit will continue against ParkMobile LLC for a data breach that affected 21 million users of the parking app (Baker v. ParkMobile LLC).The ParkMobile app allows users to pay for parking without having to...more
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CISA + MS-ISAC Alert: Threat Actors Exploiting Zimbra Collaboration Suite -
On August 16, 2022, CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis...more
8/24/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Technology ,
Popular ,
Robots ,
Scams ,
Vulnerability Assessments
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Twilio Hit with Social Engineering Smishing Scheme -
We’ve explained smishing schemes before. Smishing is like phishing, but uses SMS texting to deliver malicious code to users’ phones, or tricks the user...more
8/12/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Social Engineering
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Cloaked Ursa Using Trusted Online Storage Services to Evade Detection -
According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20,...more
7/22/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Malware ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
TikTok ,
Vulnerability Assessments