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• Major Uptick in IoT-Related Breaches and Attacks

  07-05-2019 19:06
  Major Uptick in IoT-Related Breaches and AttacksResearchers have identified a significant uptick in breaches and attacks related to the internet of things (IoT), according to a new Ponemon Institute report, The Third Annual Study on Third Party IoT Risk: Companies Don’t Know What They Don’t Know.Released today by the Santa Fe Group, the study yielded 35 key findings on IoT risks stemming from a lack of security in IoT devices. Ponemon Institute identified a sizable increase in t
  
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• Russia Uses Social Media to Sway Public Opinion

  07-05-2019 19:00
  Russia Uses Social Media to Sway Public Opinion Russia is continuing its efforts to meddle in elections around the globe and is currently working on spreading misinformation via social media ahead of the EU parliamentary elections at the end of May, according to new data from SafeGuard Cyber.Malicious actors – defined in the report as individuals, bots, trolls and hybrids – are exacerbating what are already contentious issues to try and influence the public’s perception of
  
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• Proofpoint Acquires Meta Networks for Nearly $120m

  07-05-2019 18:56
  Proofpoint Acquires Meta Networks for Nearly $120mIn a move expected to augment its cloud-based architecture and people-centric security platform, Proofpoint announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire zero trust network access innovator, Meta Networks.Subject to customary closing conditions, the deal is expected to close at the end of Q2 2019. The acquisition will allow Proofpoint to improve its existing capabilities by integrating Meta Networks’ technology into i
  
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• New Magecart Group Targets 201 Campus E-Stores

  07-05-2019 12:45
  New Magecart Group Targets 201 Campus E-StoresA cybercrime group has been spotted using infamous digital skimming code techniques to infect 201 online campus stores in the US and Canada in a supply chain attack.The gang targeted PrismWeb, an e-commerce platform owned by PrismRBS which is used by the sites, according to Trend Micro.Dubbed “Mirrorthief” by the security vendor, it injected a malicious script into the payment checkout libraries used by PrismWeb.They made it appear simila
  
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• Ukrainian Faces US Charges for Five-Year Malvertising Campaign

  07-05-2019 11:36
  Ukrainian Faces US Charges for Five-Year Malvertising CampaignA Ukrainian man has been extradited to the US on charges of participating in a multi-year malvertising operation that targeted millions of users.Oleksii Petrovich Ivanov, 31, was arrested in the Netherlands in October 2018 and on his arrival in the US last week was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of wire fraud, and one count of computer fraud.Between October 2013 and May 2018 he’s alleged t
  
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• Matrix-Themed Ransomware Spikes in May

  07-05-2019 10:55
  Matrix-Themed Ransomware Spikes in MaySecurity experts are warning organizations of a new, highly targeted ransomware strain known as MegaCortex, which appears to have been written by a fan of ‘90s cult film The Matrix.Although the ransomware first appeared at the start of the year, there appears to have been a major recorded spike on May 1, according to UK security company Sophos.Of the 76 attacks confirmed since February, 47 happened over the past few days, according to principal researc
  
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