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McLaren Health Care Data Breach Impacted 2.2 Million Patient Records

November 22, 2023

The McLaren Health Care data breach impacted nearly 2.2 million patient records. The company confirmed the intrusion and unauthorized data access occurred in July-August 2023 and was discovered in Oct 2023. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for the apparent ransomware attack.

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Cyber Security News

Denmark Weathered Wave of Cyber Attacks on Energy Infrastructure in May, Industry Non-profit Reveals

November 21, 2023

Denmark's energy infrastructure was bombarded by cyber attacks in May of this year. Report says 16 energy infrastructure companies were targeted and 11 were compromised immediately, the other five only apparently dodging a breach because the attackers were sloppy in their technique.

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Cyber Security News

Ransomware Group Trolls Victim With SEC Complaint After Data Breach

November 20, 2023

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has filed an SEC complaint directed at MeridianLink, noting that the data breach took place over a week prior, and claims that new SEC rules require the victim to disclose a material impact within four business days.

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Cyber Security News

Cyber Incident at DP World Australia Shut Down Port Operations, Backed Up 30,000 Shipping Containers

November 17, 2023

Large-scale cyber incident on critical infrastructure shut down port operations across Australia over the weekend, prompting a backup of some 30,000 shipping containers that were unable to unload for several days.

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Cyber Security News

Okta Security Breach Report: 134 Clients Impacted, Including Cloudflare and 1Password

November 16, 2023

The final report on the Okta security breach indicates that the attackers were able to access HAR files containing session tokens of 134 customers, but it appears they were very selective in which they chose to pursue follow-up attacks on. Only five instances of successful session hijacking were logged.

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Cyber Security News

Maine State Government’s MOVEit Data Breach Basically Impacted All 1.3 Million Residents

November 16, 2023

The state government of Maine has confirmed a MOVEit data breach that leaked extensive personally identifiable information of basically all 1.3 million residents.

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Cyber Security News

Magic Circle Law Firm Allen & Overy Suffers a LockBit Cyber Attack After Shearman & Sterling Merger

November 16, 2023

Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy has confirmed a cyber attack claimed by the Russian LockBit ransomware group, which demanded a ransom and threatened to leak stolen data.

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Cyber Security News

OpenAI Attributes ChatGPT Outages to a DDoS Attack Claimed by a Russian Hacktivist Group

November 15, 2023

OpenAI has attributed ChatGPT outages to a targeted distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. A suspected Russian hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan has claimed responsibility.

Hands typing on keyboard showing ransomware attack on world's largest bank

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Ransomware Attack on World’s Largest Bank Suspected to Be the Work of LockBit

November 15, 2023

A ransomware attack has caused some chaos in the US Treasury market, as some transactions have had to be suspended or rerouted due to service outages and ICBC has been forced to process Wall Street trades via USB sticks.

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Data Privacy News

New US Privacy Bill Focuses On Ending Domestic Government Surveillance Overreach At All Levels

November 13, 2023

Drawing on terms first proposed in a series of stalled-out data privacy bills that date back to at least 2018, the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 (GSRA) narrows the focus specifically to warrantless government interception at all levels from federal to local.

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McLaren Health Care Data Breach Impacted 2.2 Million Patient Records

Denmark Weathered Wave of Cyber Attacks on Energy Infrastructure in May, Industry Non-profit Reveals

Ransomware Group Trolls Victim With SEC Complaint After Data Breach

Cyber Incident at DP World Australia Shut Down Port Operations, Backed Up 30,000 Shipping Containers

Okta Security Breach Report: 134 Clients Impacted, Including Cloudflare and 1Password

Maine State Government’s MOVEit Data Breach Basically Impacted All 1.3 Million Residents

Magic Circle Law Firm Allen & Overy Suffers a LockBit Cyber Attack After Shearman & Sterling Merger

OpenAI Attributes ChatGPT Outages to a DDoS Attack Claimed by a Russian Hacktivist Group

Ransomware Attack on World’s Largest Bank Suspected to Be the Work of LockBit

New US Privacy Bill Focuses On Ending Domestic Government Surveillance Overreach At All Levels

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos

Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Hits 36 Minnesota Water Utilities, Causing Outages

Feds Warn About Iranian Hackers Expanding the List of Targeted PLCs to Compromise Critical Infrastructure