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The Netizen team sharing expertise, insights and useful information in cybersecurity, compliance, and software assurance.
Category: Security
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week CMMC Halted CMMC 2.0 On The Horizon Global Supply Chain At War Against Dark Web Cybercriminals How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting…
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Last week, millions of television viewers were shocked when a nationwide shutdown occurred, targeting local television stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair is one of the largest telecommunications conglomerates in the country, owning 294 stations and covering 100 different markets, giving them about 40% coverage of all American households. Sinclair acknowledged the breach last…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Twitch reports data breach of over 128 GB Google announces new two step verification initiative How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting employees…
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Over the weekend, NEW Cooperative Inc., a Fort Dodge, Iowa-based agricultural services firm was crippled by a ransomware attack. The outside threat group BlackMatter has stated that they are responsible for this attack and have demanded a ransom of $5.9 million to release the data they have locked. BlacMatter released additional information detailing that the…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Hackers target United Nations in latest data breach U.S SEC changes stance on Cybersecurity. What does this mean for your business? How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see…
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Telecommunications company T-Mobile reported Monday that they are investigating the specifics of a data breach that hackers claim may have leaked the personally identifiable information (PII) of over 100 million customers. The majority of the data is said to contain social security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, security PINs, and other sensitive information unique to…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Colonial Pipeline Didn’t have MFA in Place, Neither Do Most Defense Contractors US Defense Contractors Fail to Meet CMMC Requirements How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a…
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While many Americans began to prepare for the Fourth of July weekend, software development company Kaseya found themselves on the wrong end of a $70 million ransomware nightmare. For those unaware, Kaseya produces software and products used by Managed Service Providers to monitor and manage technology environments at scale. On Friday July 2nd, Fred Voccola,…
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Overview Phish Tale of the Week Self-Promoting Cybersecurity Firms Doing More Harm Than Good Almost 500,000 job openings in cybersecurity nationwide How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting FedEx…
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Americans on the East Coast have found themselves on the wrong end of one of the most impactful ransomware attacks this country has ever seen. The FBI reported earlier this week that a group known as DarkSide has claimed responsibility for an attack that caused the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. On Friday, May 7th, Colonial announced that they had halted…
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