Tag: security
Maine government says data breach affects nearly all state residents
The government of Maine, the northeasternmost US state, appears to have become the latest victim of the MOVEit data breach incident. The state’s government published a statement claiming the attackers stole sensitive citizen data between May 28 and May 29 2023, but that it had just completed notifying the affected…
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SysAid tells customers to patch immediately after Microsoft flags ransomware campaign exploiting new zero-day flaw
SysAid has urged its customers to deploy the latest patch and pay close attention to the traffic in and out of their servers, as hackers were spotted abusing a zero-day flaw to drop ransomware. In a blog post, CTO of SysAid and Profero Incident Response Team Sasha Shapirov noted the…
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Undetectable cryptomining technique found lurking on Microsoft Azure Automation
Someone found a loophole in Azure that allowed them to create free money and never get busted, but instead of using it – they reported it to Microsoft and had it fixed. That someone is a team of researchers from the SafeBreach cybersecurity company, who, as an experiment, set out…
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Sumo Logic confirms data breach after AWS systems hit
Data analytics and security firm Sumo Logic has suffered a security breach, forcing it to lock down some parts of its system and urge users to rotate their API keys. According to a BleepingComputer report, the company confirmed the breach, saying it discovered evidence of unauthorized access on Friday, November…
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Lego fans told to change their passwords right now following serious cyberattack
BrickLink, a Lego-owned marketplace where users can buy and sell Lego parts, sets, and minifugures, has revealed it was recently a victim of a serious cyberattack. The company confirmed the news via its forums, where it explained that its security team was “actively managing” some limited suspicious activity since mid-October.…
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Budgets shrink as security pressure mounts
Despite knowing they’re falling behind in the cybersecurity race, many firms are allocating smaller portions of their IT budgets to security, new research has claimed. A report from Vanta based on a survey of 2,500 business leaders found two-thirds of UK businesses (66%) believe they should improve their security and…
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