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No Rest for US Cyber Defense as Chinese Hackers Are Caught Targeting ISPs in Another Scheme
US officials are concerned about the possibility of Chinese hackers shutting off the electricity, water and internet taps should a war in Taiwan break out. But ISPs are most likely being targeted right now as they provide the ability to track employees and personnel.
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Cyber Attack Cripples World’s Second-Largest Money Transfer Service
Nearly a week after first announcing a “network outage” that shut all of its money transfer services down, MoneyGram is still working to restore its core operations. The company has since confirmed that the outage has actually been caused by a cyber attack.
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CISA, FBI Issue New Guidance on XSS Vulnerabilities
XSS vulnerabilities have been a general nuisance for years, but a new alert from CISA and the FBI points out that they represent a national security risk and a notable financial drain on the country.
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CISA Tries to Give Election Infrastructure a Boost With Cybersecurity Checklist
Ahead of yet another contentious presidential election season, CISA has released a cybersecurity checklist for officials looking to ensure that the basic defensive measures have been covered for the election infrastructure.
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FBI, NSA and CISA Warn of Cyber Attacks From Specialist Russian Group That Targets Critical Infrastructure
Federal agencies are warning that a Russian intelligence unit is highly active in cyber attacks against NATO members and Ukraine allies and has been particularly aggressive toward critical infrastructure.
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Disney Data Breach Update: Cruise PII and Subscription Service Financials Included in Leak
Some key findings from the July Disney data breach include personal information for Disney Cruise Line staff and passengers, and financial reports on the company’s assorted video streaming and park pass services.
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BGP Security to Get Much-Needed Boost From White House Internet Routing Strategy
Attacks by both state-backed and private criminal actors are not uncommon, as BGP security issues have been known and documented for as long as the protocol has existed. But a specific trigger for action on internet routing security seems to have been a recent attack by China Telecom.
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Even At The FBI, Bureaucratic Data Handling Snafus Can Expose Storage Media to Outside Access
The FBI is revamping its data handling practices after storage media containing sensitive and classified information was left sitting on open pallets for as long as two years at a time.
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UN Cybercrime Convention Moves Forward With Treaty, But Will It Hold Up?
In spite of an absolute load of criticism from many different quarters, the UN’s cybercrime convention is moving forward and is now likely to see nations ratifying it in the coming months.
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How Much of the National Public Data Breach Consists of New Information?
The breach of National Public Data was a major mainstream news item recently. While 2.9 billion records are included in the data breach, but deep dives by Troy Hunt (of HaveIBeenPwned) and others indicate that a great deal of this is duplicate information.