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It seems like we can’t go a week without hearing about another massive security breach at a mega-corporation. This week’s shocker comes courtesy of T-Mobile, at least according to one self-reported hacker claiming to sell the company’s customer data. T-Mobile says it’s “investigating” the possible theft of data from over 100 million people. If true,…

Endpoint Security , Internet of Things Security Researchers: Kalay Protocol Flaw Could Affect Millions of Connected Devices Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • August 17, 2021     Example of how an attacker could exploit a vulnerability in ThroughTek’s Kalay protocol (Source: FireEye) FireEye researchers and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning about a…

Globally, 90 per cent of enterprises among those surveyed are yet to achieve their digital-first goals with 49 per cent admitting that cyber security is the top-most priority for their business, a report showed on Monday. While 45 per cent of enterprises lost productivity during the crisis due to problems of connectivity, 41 per cent…

Breach Notification , Governance & Risk Management , Incident & Breach Response Firm Pays $1 Million Settlement After Regulator Says It Misled Investors and Victims Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 17, 2021     When is a data exposure not just a data exposure? See Also: Live Webinar | Password Management: Securing Hybrid Work…

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Global consulting firm Accenture, which offers cybersecurity services, has been hit by a cyber-attack. ‘LockBit’, a group of ransomware hackers that has recently carried out a series of attacks, has taken credit for the incident. On Wednesday the 11th August, global consultancy and technology giant Accenture was struck by a cyber-attack, during which more than…

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Attackers Claim They Stole 36 Million Unique Customer Records Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • August 17, 2021     T-Mobile’s Times Square store in New York City (Photo: T-Mobile) T-Mobile USA on Monday confirmed that its computer systems were illegally accessed, following reports of an apparent intrusion. But the Bellevue,…

Russian intelligence services are collaborating with notorious ransomware groups in a bid to compromise US government affiliated organisations, a new research from cybersecurity firm Analyst1 has claimed. The report states that two Russian intelligence bureaus – the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and the Federal Security Service (FSB) – worked with individuals from multiple cybercrime gangs…