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Law Firm for Ford, Pfizer, Exxon Discloses Ransomware Attack

Campbell Conroy & O'Neil reports the attack affected personal data including Social Security numbers, passport numbers, and payment card data for some individuals.Campbell Conroy & O'Neill, a law firm...
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Microsoft Patches 3 Windows Zero-Days Amid 117 CVEs

The July Patch Tuesday release also includes the out-of-band fix for the Windows Print Spooler remote code execution flaw under attack.Microsoft today issued patches for 117 CVEs, four of...
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CISA Launches New Website to Aid Ransomware Defenders

StopRansomware.gov provides information to help organizations protect against, and respond to, ransomware attacks.The US government has launched a new website to help defenders learn about, defend against, and respond...
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Researchers Create New Approach to Detect Brand Impersonation

A team of Microsoft researchers developed and trained a Siamese Neural Network to detect brand impersonation attacks.Security researchers have designed a new way to detect brand impersonation using Siamese...
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Attackers Exploited 4 Zero-Day Flaws in Chrome, Safari & IE

At least two government-backed actors -- including one Russian group -- used the now-patched flaws in separate campaigns, Google says. The latest evidence of a troubling increase in zero-day exploit...
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DoD-Validated Data Security Startup Emerges From Stealth

The Code-X platform has been tested by the US Department of Defense and members of the intelligence community.Data security startup Code-X today emerged from stealth with $5 million in...
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Microsoft Confirms Acquisition of RiskIQ

RiskIQ's technology helps businesses assess their security across the Microsoft cloud, Amazon Web Services, other clouds, and on-premises.Microsoft has confirmed it will acquire RiskIQ, a security startup providing threat...
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SolarWinds Discloses Zero-Day Under Active Attack

The company confirms this is a new vulnerability that is not related to the supply chain attack discovered in December 2020.SolarWinds has issued an advisory confirming a new zero-day...
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What Colonial Pipeline Means for Commercial Building Cybersecurity

Banks and hospitals may be common targets, but now commercial real estate must learn to protect itself against stealthy hackers. Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the US,...
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New WildPressure Malware Capable of Targeting Windows and MacOS

The Trojan sends information back to the attackers' servers about the programming language of a target device.WildPressure, an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor that targets businesses in the industrial...