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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.

Exclamation alarm on smartphone showing ChatGPT outage due to DDoS Attack

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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Cyber Security News

BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

November 10, 2023

The Russian BlackCat/ALPHV cybergang has claimed responsibility for the Henry Schein ransomware attack and threatened to leak 35 terabytes of internal data. Henry Schein’s devices were encrypted again after ransom negotiations collapsed.

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Cyber Security News

Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Stolen 430 GB of Internal Data in Stanford University Data Breach

November 9, 2023

Stanford University Department of Public Safety is investigating an alleged data breach by the Akira ransomware gang that stole 430 GB of data, including private information and confidential documents.

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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

BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Stolen 430 GB of Internal Data in Stanford University Data Breach

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People