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FBI IC3 2023 report shows record year for cybercrime

Evolving Cyber Threats: Insights and Strategies from the 2023 FBI IC3 Report

| | bec, business email compromise, cybercrime, cyberthreats, FBI report, generative AI, ic3 report, Phishing, social engineering, Threat Intelligence
Latest FBI IC3 Report shows a record year for cybercrime: record-setting $12.5 billion in losses The 2023 FBI IC3 report reveals not just numbers but narratives that underscore the adaptability and cunning ...
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EPA and White House Raise Alarm on Water Cybersecurity

| | Critical Infrastructure, critical infrastructure assets, critical infrastructure attack, Critical Infrastructure Cyber security, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, ICS, operational technologies, OT, public water systems, SB Blogwatch, wastewater, water, water distribution systems, Water industry, water infrastructure, White House
Iran and China fingered: Biden admin. chides governors: Water infra. lacks “even basic cybersecurity precautions.” ...
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ByteDance cCEO Shou Zi Chew

TikTok ‘Ban’ — ByteDance CEO and EFF are BFFs

| | Bytedance, china, chinese government, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Shou Zi Chew, social media, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban
7521 momentum builds: Shou Zi Chew plays for time, while Electronic Frontier Foundation says TikTok-kill bill is DOA ...
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Présidente de France Travail, Alexandre Saubot

French Gov. Leaks 43 Million People’s Data — ‘France Travail’ Says Sorry

| | Alexandre Saubot, Cap emploi, CNIL, cyber attacks on governm, devops in government, DevSecOps in Government, digital government, European Governments, france, France Travail, government, Government & Regulatory News, government agencies, Government Authority, SB Blogwatch
La grande cybermalveillance: French government’s employment agency loses control of citizens’ data after biggest breach in Gallic history ...
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HHS to Investigate Change’s Security in Wake of Crippling Cyberattack

| | BlackCat ransomware, Health Care Security, HHS, UnitedHealth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is opening an investigation into UnitedHealth and its Change Healthcare subsidiary following a ransomware attack that for three weeks has essentially shut down ...
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LockBit Ransomware Resurgence After Law Enforcement Takedown

| | cybercrime, Cybersecurity News, cybersecurity threats, dark web, Data breaches, encryption, law enforcement, LockBit ransomware, Operation Cronos, Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), Tor Network
LockBit ransomware, which has also been known as “ABCD,” has resurfaced on the dark web despite being dealt with strictly by the global law enforcement task force. This development of LockBit ransomware ...
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DOJ Warns Using AI in Crimes Will Mean Harsher Sentences

| | AI, Cybersecurity, Department of Justice (DOJ)
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco last month was in the UK speaking at the University of Oxford and outlining the different paths the Justice Department is taking to address the benefits ...
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BlackCloak Identifies Rising Cyber Threats Against Crypto-Invested Venture Capital and Private Equity Firm

| | Business Insights, Cyber Threats, cybercrime, Vulnerabilities
The BlackCloak Threat Intelligence Team is currently observing and pinpointing new strategies deployed by cybercriminals targeting venture capital and private equity firms with investments in cryptocurrency. These malicious actors are not just ...
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly

Irony of Ironies: CISA Hacked — ‘by China’

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Free rides and traffic jams: U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency penetrated in February, via vuln in Ivanti ...
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TikTok Ban Incoming — but ByteDance Fights Back

| | Bytedance, china, chinese government, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, social media, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban
Hilltop BillTok: ByteDance mobilizing addicted user base, as U.S. TikTok ban steamrolls through Capitol Hill after unanimous committee vote ...
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