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Data Leak to Cost South Korean Messaging Giant Kakao a Record-Setting Privacy Fine as PIPA Enforcement Ramps Up
Kakao, parent company of popular messaging app KakaoTalk, is the recipient of a record-setting privacy fine of about $11.1 million only weeks after the previous record was established, as data leaks become more expensive for companies operating in South Korea.
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NYSE Owner Breach Reporting Fine Continues Pattern of Hard-Nosed SEC Rulings
ICE recently took a $10 million fine over its delays in reporting an April 2021 incident, in which a third party vendor was compromised. The company was found to have failed to provide the NYSE and other subsidiaries with timely notice.
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Is DeFi Protocol Security Really Improving? New Round of Cyber Attacks Steals $25 Million
Cyber attacks on DeFi protocols resulted in a $20 million theft at Sonne Finance totaling, and ALEX Lab had about $4.3 million stolen and investment firm BlockTower Capital lost about $1.5 million to hackers.
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Chinese Cyber Threat Is Now a Top Priority for UK and US Defense
The UK now ranks the Chinese cyber threat as its top defense priority, and the US has joined it in issuing another dire warning about the risks to international stability and the critical infrastructure of rival nations.
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49 Million Dell Customer Records Stolen as Hackers Abuse Poorly Secured Partner API
Hackers were able to steal about 49 million customer records from Dell by merely registering as a company partner, which granted access to private order information.
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Breachforums Seized for the Third Time in 3 Years as Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Criminal Hacking Forums
The Breachforums hacking forum has now been raided by law enforcement for the third time since 2022, likely in no small part due to IntelBroker hitting Five Eyes and Europol within the space of a month.
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Cyber Attack Disrupted $578 Million Worth of Art Auctions at Christie’s
Christie’s did not have to cancel any of the $578 million worth of art auctions during its busy period, but did have to push at least one back a day as it scrambled to work around reduced online functionality due to a cyber attack.
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InfoBroker Claims to Have Stolen Classified Information From Europol in Data Breach That Looks Credible
Europol looks to have been hit for some sensitive and classified information as a moderator with one of the biggest underground data trading forums claimed an attack and posted samples.
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MOVEit Breach Confirmation for Georgia University System Comes in One Year Late
Georgia’s university system was thought to be among the first wave of organizations compromised when the MOVEit breach emerged in May 2023, but notifications have just recently been issued to about 800,000 likely victims.
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State Department International Cybersecurity Strategy: Coalition-Building to Beat China to the Punch
The State Department’s international cybersecurity strategy makes clear the US government hopes to be at the head of a global consensus that exerts influence over everything from the internet’s undersea cables on up in the digital sphere.