A proposed federal class action lawsuit alleges that patient debt collection software firm Intellihartx was negligent in its handling of third-party risk, contributing to a breach affecting nearly 490,000 individuals and involving a recent hack on its file transfer software vendor Fortra.
British law firms are at increased risk of being hacked due to a growing number of cybercrime-as-a-service groups, the country's top cybersecurity agency warned in a new advisory. Lawyer are under attack from cybercriminals, nation-state groups and ransomware gangs.
Apple has fixed multiple zero-days that were actively being exploited since 2019 and infect several iOS devices with a spyware implant dubbed TriangleDB via zero-click iMessage exploits. The tech giant said the vulnerabilities actively exploited iOS versions released before iOS 15.7.
Fallout for Progress Software continues as hundreds of private and public sector organizations that use its MOVEit file transfer software face data breaches due to a zero-day attack. Some victims have filed a proposed class action suit in federal court, alleging poor security controls at Progress.
The security benefits of public cloud outweigh the drawbacks since cyber controls can be applied much earlier in the application development life cycle. Palo Alto Networks founder and Chief Technology Officer Nir Zuk said development procedures in traditional data centers are "a complete mess."
The first step in managing risk is recognizing it as a boardroom matter, and it demands that directors be prepared to understand and discuss the cyber issue and strategically guide C-level executives on this complex topic. It requires cyber competence in the boardroom, said CISO Marco Túlio Moraes.
State regulators have fined health plan Kaiser Permanente $450,000 for a mailing mishap that sent private health plan records to the outdated addresses of 167,095 patients. The erroneous mailing was triggered by a technical update of the health plan's electronic health records system.
Major healthcare industry associations are urging federal regulators to finalize proposed changes to the HIPAA privacy rule that would bolster protections over reproductive healthcare data. In some cases, the groups are suggesting that regulators go even further in stretching privacy safeguards.
Compromised chatbot credentials are being bought and sold by criminals who frequent underground marketplaces for stolen data, warns cybersecurity firm Group-IB, as the use of ChatGPT and rival AI chatbot offerings and services newly baked into existing products continues to surge across the globe.
A top European cybercrime official extolled public-private cooperation during a Tuesday conference, saying collaboration is helping in the ongoing fight against ransomware. Consulting with cybersecurity specialists over policy is also a must, said an OECD official.
A surging Sonatype and Snyk joined stalwart Synopsys atop Forrester's software composition analysis rankings, while Mend.io tumbled from the leaders category. SCA historically didn't get as much attention as application security testing but that’s changing, said Forrester's Janet Worthington.
The BlackCat ransomware group has claimed credit for a February phishing attack against Reddit. With no ransom being paid, the extortionists are now seeking to insert themselves into the standoff between Reddit's leadership and volunteer workforce over the introduction of paid access to APIs.
The latest vulnerability in MOVEit's managed file transfer application could lead to escalated privileges and unauthorized access to customer environments. Progress Software said a SQL injection flaw could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to the MOVEit Transfer database.
A consumer genetic testing company must ensure the destruction of customer saliva samples and undergo third-party evaluation of its information security program for the next two decades under a proposed consent order with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
With only 10 EU member states having blocked or restricted high-risk suppliers Huawei and ZTE from their 5G networks, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton is urging holdouts to speed up, warning that the entire bloc faces increased cybersecurity and supply chain risks until they do so.
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