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Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm – sources

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Dissent

Joel Schectman, Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing, and Joseph  Menn report: Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people briefed on the matter. The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washington-based SKDKnickerbocker, a campaign strategy and…

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Jewish Federation of Greater Washington reports $7.5 million hack

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Dissent

Well, we all expected more breaches because of more people working remotely.  Here’s a sad reminder, reported by Emily Davies: The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington reported a hack that drained $7.5 million from its endowment fund and funneled the money into international accounts. CEO Gil Preuss announced the hack to employees in a virtual call…

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47 names of clergy abuse victims part of accidental email leak

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Dissent

Christopher White writes: A clergy abuse victim who participated in the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s independent compensation program for survivors is alleging that the confidentiality of nearly 50 other victims was compromised when the program administrator mistakenly sent the individual an email in 2019 with the names of participants from another diocese’s program. Since October 2016, Kenneth…

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SANS infosec training org suffers data breach after phishing attack

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: The SANS cybersecurity training organization has suffered a data breach after one of their employees fell victim to a phishing attack. […] In a notification posted to their site today, SANS states that one of their employees fell for a phishing attack that allowed a threat actor to gain access to their…

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Hacking medical devices to hijack secure facilities

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Dissent

Fahmida Y. Rashid reports: People entering secure facilities—such as those found in military, security, and government agencies—are often asked to hand over their connected devices such as fitness trackers and smartphones. Those devices are stored in secure lockers and then returned when their owners leave the facility. All this is done in the name of…

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Scholarship America notifies individuals of breach

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Dissent

There have been so many Blackbaud-related security notifications that my first thought was that one by Scholarship America would be more of the same.  But it’s not. It’s another hack involving Microsoft Office 365 accounts, which has been a growing problem this year.  From their press release yesterday: – Scholarship America, a nonprofit organization that manages…

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