Timeline of Top US Government Data Breaches, 1996 to June 2023
Fifteen of twenty-seven major US federal government data breaches have been associated with foreign threat actors, with China topping the list.
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Possible USDA Clop Attack Emerges Alongside $10 Million Reward, Third MOVEit Flaw
Microsoft says Anonymous Sudan DDoS attacks caused June outage, ALPHV extorts Reddit, New infostealer Mystic Stealer identified, FTC charges DNA testing firm with data security failures, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/17/23
Spying on prisoners' heartbeats, Cops abusing anti-porn app, Sending suicide hotline caller's data to Facebook, Shady chips inside the Navy, NASA and NATO, Updating SP 800-171, plus a bonus long read Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of the best
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/17/23
Spying on prisoners' heartbeats, Cops abusing anti-porn app, Sending suicide hotline caller's data to Facebook, Shady chips inside the Navy, NASA and NATO, Updating SP 800-171, plus a bonus long read
US Government Agencies and Other New Victims Hit as Clop Attack Spree Continues
New MOVEit vuln emerges, Chinese hackers behind Barracuda exploitation, Russian charged for LockBit deployment, Teixeira indicted, EU to ban Huawei and ZTE, LockBit hits Indian drug giant, much more
Novel Russian Threat Group Cadet Blizzard Is Behind Recent Wave of Attacks, Microsoft
EU takes steps toward AI rules, Sweden fines Spotify for alleged data access violations, New TikTok bill introduced, Election security reports emerge, FCC launches data protection taskforce, much more
US Government Says Section 702 Helped Solve Colonial Pipeline, Other Cyber Incidents
Russia-linked misinformation campaign targeted France, CISA issues directive on internet-exposed devices, No zero days in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, Romanian sentenced for bulletproof hosting, more
US Government Has Secretly Used Data Brokers to Amass Information on Citizens
Possible breach of vaccine app could expose data on 1 billion Indians, Ofcom hit by Clop ransomware, Cyberattack a factor in hospital closing, Xplain ransomware attack hit Swiss government, much more
DOJ Unveils Charges Against Two Russians for Mt. Gox Hack
Shadow workforce fuels N. Korean crypto hacks, AlphV claims another Oz attack, Samsung exec indicted for stealing chip tech, Illinois dept. hit by Clop, Dallas issues ransomware report, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/10/23
How Biden's cyber strategy compares to those of previous admins, Biden's game-changing security by design focus, Sec. 702 might not be renewed, India's job scams, Spain's 'sewer rat' ex-spy Twenty-Five Years of White House Cyber Policies In Lawfare Blog, Jason
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/10/23
How Biden's cyber strategy compares to those of previous admins, Biden's game-changing security by design focus, Sec. 702 might not be renewed, India's job scams, Spain's 'sewer rat' ex-spy
The FCC's data breach reporting requirements are broken
Under the current rules, telcos' submit data breach information that cover only a fraction of what cybersecurity pros consider to be cyber incidents. And sometimes they keep the data confidential.