Topic: identity protection
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Bolster Defenses Against Scattered Spider Attacks, Experts Warn
The Scattered Spider hacking group poses a severe threat to businesses by using sophisticated methods like social engineering and ransomware, requiring immediate improvements in identity management, security processes, and third-party risk management. Their attack strategy often starts with vishi...
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Boards Must Lead on Cybersecurity: A New Strategic Imperative
Cybersecurity has become a core business priority, requiring board-level leadership in ransomware evolution, cyber-enabled fraud, and security-innovation integration. Ransomware tactics have evolved to target identity systems and help desks, necessitating stronger protections like phishing-resist...
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DeVry CISO: Tackling Cybersecurity Risks in Higher Ed
Modern universities balance open collaboration with cybersecurity by architecting a clear separation between student-facing systems and secure backend infrastructure, allowing for controlled access to sensitive administrative data. A cross-functional Cyber Risk Committee evaluates threats by weig...
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Securing Australia: How AI and Identity Redefine Cybersecurity
Australian businesses face rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats where traditional defenses are inadequate, with attackers now prioritizing immediate execution over stealth using AI to target identity systems. Cloud environments have become particularly vulnerable, with compromised credentials b...
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Secure Your Digital Life This Cybersecurity Month
Digital technology's pervasive role in daily life makes online safety a critical necessity, with governments emphasizing mandatory protection against cyber threats in our interconnected environment. Australians have suffered over $48 million in losses from approximately 25,000 scam incidents this...
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SECNAP CloudJacket MXDR: Unified SOC, SIEM & NDR Security
SECNAP has launched CloudJacket MXDR, a next-generation managed cybersecurity platform that integrates network detection and response (NDR) with other security functions into a unified system for comprehensive protection. The solution combines AI-assisted monitoring with human-led analysis in a 2...
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Acronis Adds Patch Management to Backup Software
Acronis True Image 2026 integrates backup, security, and patch management into a single application, featuring automated Windows patching and AI-driven threat detection for enhanced cyber protection. The platform offers advanced cybersecurity features like anti-ransomware capabilities and protect...
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Ericsson Data Breach Impacts 15,000 Employees and Customers
A data breach at a third-party service provider compromised the personal information of 15,661 Ericsson employees and customers, highlighting supply chain cybersecurity risks. The exposed data includes sensitive details like Social Security numbers, financial information, and medical records, wit...
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Google's Dark Web Report Feature Discontinued in February
Google will retire its dark web monitoring tool in February 2026, citing user feedback that the alerts lacked actionable next steps for addressing data exposures. The tool, which scanned for personal information in data breaches, is being replaced by integrated security features like Security Che...
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CISOs Face the New Era of AI-Driven Security Threats
The rapid adoption of AI in business has created a security gap, leaving organizations vulnerable to sophisticated, AI-driven attacks that operate much faster than traditional methods. Many security teams lack a coherent strategy for AI defense, with inadequate integration, visibility, and playbo...
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Credit700 Data Breach Impacts Millions of Car Owners
A major data breach at automotive finance company 700Credit compromised sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, for approximately 5.8 million U.S. car buyers. The breach, discovered in October, resulted from a misconfigured API that allowed unauthorized data access and ...
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Cox Enterprises Hit by Oracle EBS Data Breach
Cox Enterprises suffered a data breach after hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle's E-Business Suite, compromising personal information of thousands and delaying detection until weeks after the attack. The Cl0p ransomware group claimed responsibility, known for weaponizing undisco...
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WestJet Data Breach Impacts 1.2 Million Travelers
WestJet experienced a data breach affecting approximately 1.2 million travelers, exposing personal details like names, addresses, and sensitive travel documents such as passports, but no payment card information was stolen. The breach resulted from hackers using social engineering to access an em...
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Insight Partners Confirms Ransomware Data Breach
Insight Partners suffered a ransomware attack that compromised sensitive personal and financial information, affecting over 12,000 individuals. The breach began in October 2024, went undetected for months, and involved advanced social engineering tactics for initial network access. Despite invest...
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AI Tools Expose Anonymous Online Identities
AI systems can now link pseudonymous online accounts to real individuals by analyzing writing patterns and scattered personal details, significantly lowering the barrier for mass-scale deanonymization. In controlled experiments using public data, an AI-based approach correctly identified up to 68...
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Ericsson US Data Breach Follows Service Provider Hack
Ericsson's U.S. arm confirmed a data breach impacting over 15,000 individuals, stemming from unauthorized access at a service provider in April 2025, with no evidence of subsequent data misuse. The exposed data is highly sensitive, including Social Security numbers, financial details, and medical...
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Covenant Health Data Breach Affects 478,000 Patients
The data breach at Covenant Health was far more extensive than first thought, compromising the personal and medical information of nearly 478,000 individuals. The incident was a ransomware attack claimed by the Qilin group, which stole hundreds of gigabytes of sensitive data and posted it online....
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Clop Ransomware Claims Massive 3.5M University of Phoenix Breach
A data breach at the University of Phoenix compromised approximately 3.5 million people, with attackers stealing highly sensitive personal and financial information, including Social Security and bank account numbers. The breach was part of a widespread campaign by the Clop ransomware gang, which...
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Washington Post Data Breach Hits 10,000 Employees, Contractors
A data breach at The Washington Post exposed personal and financial data of nearly 10,000 employees and contractors, exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Suite software. The attack, linked to the Clop ransomware gang, involved unauthorized network access from July to Augus...
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ExpressVPN Adds Private AI Assistant and Major Upgrades
ExpressVPN is expanding from a VPN specialist into a full security platform, launching new tools like ExpressKeys (password manager), ExpressMailGuard (email masking), and a future private AI assistant called ExpressAI. The new services focus on distinct privacy areas: ExpressKeys offers standalo...
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NY Blood Center Data Breach: 194,000 People Alerted
The New York Blood Center experienced a major data breach in January 2025, compromising nearly 194,000 individuals' data and ranking among the largest healthcare breaches of the year. Exposed information includes personal and financial details, health records, and test results, with affected indi...
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LNER Supply Chain Attack Exposes Customer Data
A supply chain attack via a third-party supplier exposed LNER customer data, including personal contact details and travel history, but no financial information was accessed. Security experts warn that the stolen data could be used for phishing or identity attacks, advising both organizations and...
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Sotheby's Data Breach Exposes Client Financial Data
Sotheby's confirmed a significant data breach on July 24, 2025, involving the theft of confidential employee information, including full names, Social Security numbers, and financial account details. The company conducted a two-month investigation and is offering affected individuals a compliment...
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Sotheby's Data Breach Exposes Client Financial Data
Sotheby's experienced a significant data breach on July 24, 2025, involving unauthorized access and extraction of sensitive personal and financial information, including full names, Social Security numbers, and financial account details. The breach primarily affected employee data, not customer i...
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