TikTok Confirms Chinese Staff Can Access UK and EU User Data
The news comes from the social media giant’s head of privacy in Europe, Elaine Fox
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 3, 2022
Hacker Charged With Extorting Online Psychotherapy Service
A 25-year-old Finnish man has been charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy company and its patients. Finnish authorities rarely name suspects in an investigation, but they were willing to make an exception for Julius “Zeekill” Kivimaki, a notorious hacker who — at the tender age of 17 — had been convicted […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsZurich and Mondelez Reach NotPetya Settlement, but Cyber-Risk May Increase
The parties have mutually resolved the matter, but details of the settlement were not provided
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 3, 2022
White House ransomware summit highlights need for borderless solutions
The US White House this week convened its Second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit (CRI), bringing together leaders from 36 countries and the European Union in person to build on the work of its first ransomware summit in 2021. At a press briefing before the Summit, a White House spokesperson said, “While the United States […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 3, 2022
Deploying an AWS Elastic IP Address
ACM.100 Using an EIP to obtain a fixed IP address for EC2 instances and network interfaces This is a continuation of my series of posts on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. In a prior post I had to switch my IP address to an IP address that was already allowed through my local firewall so I could […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsTest Post 2 03-11
Where does it come from? Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 3, 2022
OPERA1ER APT Hackers Targeted Dozens of Financial Organizations in Africa
A French-speaking threat actor dubbed OPERA1ER has been linked to a series of more than 30 successful cyber attacks aimed at banks, financial services, and telecom companies across Africa, Asia, and Latin America between 2018 and 2022. According to Singapore-headquartered cybersecurity company Group-IB, the attacks have led to thefts totaling $11 million, with actual damages estimated to […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 3, 2022
Why Identity & Access Management Governance is a Core Part of Your SaaS Security
Every SaaS app user and login is a potential threat; whether it’s bad actors or potential disgruntled former associates, identity management and access control is crucial to prevent unwanted or mistaken entrances to the organization’s data and systems. Since enterprises have thousands to tens of thousands of users, and hundreds to thousands of different apps, ensuring each entrance […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsBot Warning for Retailers Ahead of Busy Shopping Season
Automated threats accounted for 62% of attacks last year
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