Security researchers discovered a command and control (C2) server for MajikPOS and Treasure Hunter POS malware variants with over 167,000 stolen credit cards worth over $3.3 million.
The cybersecurity workforce has grown by a little over 11% since last year, filling 464,000 more positions, but the workforce gap has more than doubled during that time due to increased demand.
Privacy awareness is now more common than not, with 60% of consumers reporting that they are concerned. While consumers are very much aware of how companies track their online behavior at this point, 34% say that they feel "overwhelmed" in trying to manage it.
Hive ransomware group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Tata Power and began leaking stolen data, including sensitive employee and company information after ransom negotiations had conclusively failed.
While the digital advertising industry revenue grew a record 35.4% in 2021 and is on pace for another banner year in 2022, it’s also under intense regulatory and consumer scrutiny and increased demands for improved data privacy standards.
The privacy policy now makes clear that TikTok user data is transferred to a number of third countries for "important functions," China among them. TikTok says it has SCCs in place that cover the data transfers.
Dropbox says that the security breach did not involve the contents of any customer accounts. The attackers were instead focused on company GitHub repositories, raiding 130 of them for code and tools.
The White House summit brought together leaders from over 30 countries to discuss a global response to the threat of ransomware attacks. Event concluded with a broad variety of proposals including increased private sector engagement.
Retail behemoth Bed, Bath & Beyond said it suffered a data breach after a hacker compromised an employee in a targeted phishing attack that granted them access to data storage devices.
From 2017 to 2020 the edtech company experienced four serious data breaches, and the FTC finds that this was not simply a run of bad luck but rather an endemic lack of concern for cybersecurity.
