SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Trickbot gang: a brief overview Trickbot, which was first discovered by cybersecurity researchers in 2016, is not your run-of-the-mill cybercrime organization. It began as a trojan virus and evolved from the Dyre trojan, which initially focused on online banking fraud. businesses and individuals.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 28, 2020

A Chinese bank forced two organizations, a UK-based technology and software vendor and a major financial institution, to download a software package in order to pay local taxes. But the bank left out a critical detail about the software: it included malware.". FBI issues new warning against Chinese tax software.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

OFAC designated the developer of Cryptolocker, Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, in December 2016.". In December 2019, OFAC designated Evil Corp and its leader, Maksim Yakubets, for their development and distribution of the Dridex malware.".

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

What was compromised: b ank account numbers, bank statements, mortgage and tax records, social security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and driver license images. Summary: Marriott purchased Starwood in 2016, but did not integrate the Starwood platform to the Marriott reservation system. Records affected: 885 million. Damages: U.K.

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

At least if you look at the results from the IBM Security’s 2017 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index released today which contains myriad depressing nuggets such as: The number of records compromised grew a historic 566% in 2016 from 600 million to more than 4 billion -- more than the combined total from the two previous years.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

What was compromised: b ank account numbers, bank statements, mortgage and tax records, social security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images. Summary: Marriott purchased Starwood in 2016, but did not integrate the Starwood platform to the Marriott reservation system. Records affected: 885 million.

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Cloud Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The challenges and mistakes organizations make when tackling this important task include: Operational disconnects caused by ineffective internal communications; Resource contention when multiple, independently developed project plans compete; Incompatible technical documentation; and Inconsistent communications with vendors.

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