Cyber attack hits State Department in ‘possible serious breach’

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Business Email Compromise (BEC) , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team Describes Flow of Attack Rashmi Ramesh • June 16, 2021 (Image: Shutterstock) The Microsoft 365 Defender research team says it has “disrupted a large-scale BEC infrastructure hosted in multiple web services.” See Also: Live Webinar:…
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Researchers who discovered a massive flaw in the main databases stored in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform on Saturday (Aug 28) urged all users to change their digital access keys, not just the 3,300 it notified this week. As first reported by Reuters, researchers at a cloud security company called Wiz discovered this…
McAfee sells its Enterprise business for $4 billion | IT Security News 9. March 2021 McAfee announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Enterprise business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG) in an all-cash transaction for $4.0 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of…
3rd Party Risk Management , Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Discussion Also Tackles Vendor Security Issues Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • July 16, 2021 Clockwise, from top left: Tom Field, Anna Delaney, Scott Ferguson and Marianne Kolbasuk McGee In the latest weekly update, four…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management The Debate Over Impact of Colonial Pipeline’s Apparent Ransom Payment Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 14, 2021 Some cybersecurity experts question the contentions of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and another member of Congress, who say…
Tokyo based firm experience ransomware attack in the US An attack on the Tokyo-based FujiFilm conglomerate was reported Tuesday night as a precaution; portions of the company’s network have been shut down to prevent the attack from spreading. The company said in a statement. “FUJIFILM Corporation is currently carrying out an investigation into possible unauthorized…