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FTC settles yearslong investigation into Marriott’s ‘security failures’
The settlement caps a pattern of major data breaches at Marriott and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide over the last decade.
By Matt Kapko • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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FCC reaches $31.5M settlement with T-Mobile over rash of data breaches
The company agreed to a major change in board-level governance and will make a series of upgrades to boost its cyber resilience.
By David Jones • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Dark web exposure is ‘highly correlated’ with cyberattack risk
Organizations that are mentioned in dark web market listings are more than twice as likely to experience an attack, Marsh McLennan found.
By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Suffolk County ransomware attack linked to lack of planning, ignored warnings
A special report blames county officials for ignoring FBI warnings during the 2022 attack and an overall failure of IT and security leadership.
By David Jones • Sept. 18, 2024 -
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AT&T settles a 2023 data breach for $13M. Recent incidents are much worse.
Telecom cybersecurity remains a challenge with widespread impacts. AT&T is not alone in experiencing a pattern of extensive breaches exposing customer data.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 18, 2024 -
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Valid accounts remain top access point for critical infrastructure attacks, officials say
CISA attributed 2 in 5 successful intrusions to valid account abuse last year, but that is down from 2022.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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MOVEit victims are still coming forward. This time it’s Wisconsin Medicare.
The delayed notifications underscore the difficulty organizations confront in discovering breaches and attributing compromises to a root cause or source.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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CISA officials credit Microsoft security log expansion for improved threat visibility
CISA officials say they plan to hold Microsoft accountable to ensure the company lives up to its commitments.
By David Jones • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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SEC settles cyber case with Equiniti Trust as oversight questions linger
The firm, formerly known as American Stock Transfer, will pay $850,000 to settle civil fraud charges involving the theft of $6.6 million in client funds.
By David Jones • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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Progress Software says SEC declines to pursue action related to MOVEit exploitation spree
The decision comes just weeks after a federal court dismissed most of the SEC’s civil fraud case against SolarWinds.
By David Jones • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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Global data breach costs reach all-time high of $4.9M, IBM says
U.S. organizations led the world with the highest average data breach cost, a dubious distinction it has earned for the 14th straight year.
By Matt Kapko • July 30, 2024 -
Courtesy of UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth’s cyberattack response costs to surpass $2.3B this year
The healthcare giant’s new estimate is roughly $1 billion higher than previous forecasts as the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare continues to hamper its profit outlook.
By Rebecca Pifer • July 17, 2024 -
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Weak credentials behind nearly half of all cloud-based attacks, research finds
Credential mismanagement was the top initial access vector for cloud environment attacks during the first half of 2024, a Google Cloud report found.
By Matt Kapko • July 17, 2024 -
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AutoNation warns CDK cyberattack will dent quarterly earnings
The major North American car dealership estimates the attack will lead to a $1.50 per-share earnings impact.
By David Jones • July 15, 2024 -
Courtesy of TeamViewer
TeamViewer’s IT network breached through compromised employee credentials
The remote access software provider said the impact of the attack from Midnight Blizzard was limited to its internal network and customer environments were not affected.
By David Jones • July 1, 2024 -
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Microsoft alerts additional customers of state-linked threat group attacks
The company told customers the Midnight Blizzard attacks disclosed in January were more widespread than previously known.
By David Jones • June 28, 2024 -
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Santander warns US employees bank account info stolen in third-party database hack
The bank in May confirmed a major breach involving customer data in multiple countries.
By David Jones • June 20, 2024 -
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Clorox to restart ERP upgrade as it looks past August cyberattack
With the company out of recovery mode, teams are looking to advance on digital transformation projects.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 11, 2024 -
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Frontier Communications says cyberattack snagged data from 751,000 people
The breach notifications come almost two months after the company initially disclosed the April attack.
By David Jones • June 7, 2024 -
Courtesy of Snowflake
Pressure mounts on Snowflake and its customers as attacks spread
More businesses are likely impacted by an attacker’s access to multiple Snowflake customer databases.
By Matt Kapko • June 6, 2024 -
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Snowflake customers caught in identity-based attack spree
Cyber authorities and researchers warn many major companies could be compromised by the targeted attacks against Snowflake customer environments.
By Matt Kapko • June 3, 2024 -
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Live Nation confirms jumbo breach, Ticketmaster customer data exposed
The live concert and entertainment giant disclosed the compromise days after reports began surfacing of a data breach. The company said it detected the intrusion on May 20.
By Matt Kapko • June 3, 2024 -
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First American says personal data of 44K breached in December cyberattack
The company previously said the attack had a material impact on Q4 operations, but would not have a significant long-term impact on results.
By David Jones • May 29, 2024 -
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SEC clarifies intent of cybersecurity breach disclosure rules after initial filings
The rules require notification of “material” breaches, but some early filers have reported incidents that appear to fall short of the regulatory threshold.
By Alexei Alexis • May 29, 2024 -
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Providers urge HHS to clarify Change data breach reporting requirements
More than 50 provider groups are asking the federal government to publicly state that UnitedHealth should handle data breach reporting stemming from the cyberattack on its subsidiary.
By Emily Olsen • May 22, 2024
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