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Merck Win on NotPetya Cyber Attack Insurance Claims Will Likely Prompt Industry Changes
When pharmaceutical giant Merck became a casualty of the far-ranging NotPetya cyber attack in June 2017, insurers had claimed that the incident was an “act of war” of the type frequently excepted from insurance claims. New Jersey court has now determined that Merck is entitled to over $1 billion in damages.
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Taiwan’s Cyber Defense May Be Bolstered as Congress Addresses Chinese Cyber Attacks
The new cyber defense bill would have the Department of Defense engage in both increased training of Taiwan’s own personnel and a more active role in directly disrupting Chinese cyber attacks.
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CIA Accused of Long-Term Campaign of “Cyber Weapons” Use in China, Other Countries
National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre (CVERC), in partnership with Chinese security firm 360, are accusing the CIA of deploying cyber weapons to promote “color revolutions” that aim for government regime change.
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T-Mobile Data Breaches Continue With Another Involving SSNs, Account PINs Stolen in February/March
A string of data breaches for T-Mobile that now dates back several years seems to be continuing without end, as the company has experienced two already in 2023. Those impacted in the latest breach are dealing with the loss of some very sensitive information.
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1.4 Million Bad Apps Blocked, 173,000 Developers Removed From Google Play Store in 2022
Google indicated that it continues to see no shortage of bad apps, as it recently reported knocking some 1.43 million off the Google Play Store in the past year (along with about 173,000 developers that violated the rules of the road).
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China’s Cyber Capabilities Are Expanding to Capture or Disrupt Satellites
The cyber capabilities that China is reportedly developing for space are a step beyond the current deck of options. They involve directly intercepting and fabricating the signals that satellites use to communicate.
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Supply Chain Attack on Trading Platform Was the First Step in 3CX’s Supply Chain Breach
Report suggests a never before seen case of one supply chain attack being directly leveraged into another, as the 3CX breach has been traced back to a compromised trading software.
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First U.S. Government Security-by-Design” Guidelines Roll Out From Global Partnership
The security-by-design guidance shows that governments are increasingly expecting manufacturers and developers to have their products reasonably locked down when they ship, and to be configured for updates that allow new vulnerabilities to be addressed.
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When It Comes to Operating Expenses, Cyber Crime Groups Spend Nearly All of It on Payroll
Cyber crime groups of all sizes are putting around 80% of their operating expenses toward paying their workforce. The situation reflects an increasing adoption of a professional corporate-modeled structure among cyber crime groups.
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Bing Search Results Were Vulnerable to an Easy Hack
Attackers would have been able to change the top Bing search results to whatever they like for any particular keyword or phrase that users might search. This could have been used to unwittingly redirect searchers to attack sites.