The cybersecurity workforce continues to grow, but not nearly fast enough to keep pace with demand. This is just one of several factors contributing to what the new ISC2 report calls a "perfect storm" of instability in the field.
Seiko has confirmed that the July 2023 data breach resulted from a ransomware attack and leaked personal information. BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, took responsibility for the attack and claimed to have exfiltrated 2 TB of data.
With projections of closing out at $1 to $2 trillion by the end of the present decade and making up about a third of total regional GDP, ASEAN's rapid digital economy growth is poised to put it at the center of global conversations about cyber rights and regulations in the very near future.
Octo Tempest has gradually stepped up from data theft, to data extortion, and now to ransomware as of this summer (becoming an affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat group). The cybercriminals are entirely financially motivated and nearly always leads with either a phishing email/message or a social engineering call. It also looks to execute SIM swap attacks.
Employers must familiarise themselves with India's new Digital Personal Data Protection Act, and assess its implications for employee data. With compliance likely to require significant administrative and technical overhauls within organizations, it is prudent to begin readiness evaluations early.
Casio has confirmed a data breach on its ClassPad education platform that impacted over 100,000 customers, including learning institutions in Japan and 148 other countries.
Leading insurer Lloyd's of London has issued a dire warning about a potential cyber attack scenario on one of the world's major payments systems, estimating that the global cost would total about $3.5 trillion and that much of the recovery cost would not be covered by insurance policies.
A hacker who leaked one million genetic profiles from 23andMe in early October has returned with an even larger trove, this time dumping a little over four million files and including the DNA Relatives feature that allows for connections between relations to be made.
The FBI warns that cybercriminals are targeting plastic surgery offices and stealing sensitive information, including medical records, in a multi-stage cyber extortion campaign.
Okta Support System Compromised by Cookie Hijacking, Security Breach May Have Exposed Customer Files
Attackers were able to steal a session cookie from the Okta support system and access an administrator account, possibly providing them with further access to customer environments in an early October security breach.
