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Accenture Lands $789 Million Contract to Bolster U.S. Navy Cybersecurity

1 hour 14 min ago

Accenture Federal Services wins $789 million U.S. Navy SHARKCAGE cybersecurity contract.

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Dell Says Customer Names, Addresses Stolen in Database Breach

3 hours 36 min ago

Tech giant notifies millions of customers that full names and physical mailing addresses were stolen during a security incident.

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Criminal Use of AI Growing, But Lags Behind Defenders

5 hours 52 min ago

When not scamming other criminals, criminals are concentrating on the use of mainstream AI products rather than developing their own AI systems.

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LockBit Takes Credit for City of Wichita Ransomware Attack

7 hours 9 min ago

The LockBit cybercrime group has taken credit for the recent ransomware attack that disrupted City of Wichita systems.

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CISA Announces CVE Enrichment Project ‘Vulnrichment’

8 hours 14 min ago

CISA’s Vulnrichment project is adding important information to CVE records to help improve vulnerability management processes.

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BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says

9 hours 1 min ago

BetterHelp customers have started receiving refund notices from a $7.8 million data privacy settlement, the FTC says.

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F5 Patches Dangerous Vulnerabilities in BIG-IP Next Central Manager

10 hours 44 min ago

F5 has patched two potentially serious vulnerabilities in BIG-IP Next that could allow an attacker to take full control of a device.

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RSA Conference 2024 – Announcements Summary (Day 3)

12 hours 33 sec ago

Hundreds of companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2024 edition of the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

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Zscaler Investigates Hacking Claims After Data Offered for Sale

13 hours 6 min ago

Zscaler says its customer, production and corporate environments are not impacted after a notorious hacker offers to sell access.

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Token Security Raises $7 Million Seed Funding for Machine-First Identity Security

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 2:04pm

Tel Aviv-based firm emerged from stealth with $7 million seed funding led by TLV Partners with participation from SNR and angel investors.

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Shields Up: How to Minimize Ransomware Exposure

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 1:16pm

Organizations need to look beyond preventive measures when it comes to dealing with today’s ransomware threats and invest in ransomware response.

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New ‘TunnelVision’ Technique Leaks Traffic From Any VPN System

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 9:01am

A new VPN bypass technique allows threat actors to snoop on victims’ traffic by forcing it off the VPN tunnel using built-in features of DHCP.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Firm Blackwell Raises $13 Million

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 8:43am

Healthcare cybersecurity company Blackwell Security has raised $13 million and appointed Geyer Jones as its first CEO.

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Brandywine Realty Trust Hit by Ransomware 

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 7:40am

Philadelphia-based real estate company Brandywine Realty Trust shuts down systems following a ransomware attack.

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Android Update Patches Critical Vulnerability

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 7:26am

Android’s May 2024 security update patches 38 vulnerabilities, including a critical bug in the System component.

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RSA Conference 2024 – Announcements Summary (Day 2)

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 7:17am

Hundreds of companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2024 edition of the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

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University System of Georgia Says 800,000 Impacted by MOVEit Hack

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 5:40am

University System of Georgia says Social Security numbers and bank account numbers were compromised in the May 2023 MOVEit hack.

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The UK Says a Huge Payroll Data Breach by a ‘Malign Actor’ Has Exposed Details of Military Personnel

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 2:41pm

The UK Ministry of Defense said a breach at a third-party payroll system exposed as many as 272,000 armed forces personnel and veterans.

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LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Unmasked, Charged

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 1:15pm

Charges and sanctions announced against Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the alleged developer and operator of LockBit ransomware.

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TXOne Networks Scores $51M Series B Extension

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:40pm

ICS and OT security startup TXOne Networks secures $51 million in a Series B extension and adds new investors from Taiwan.

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