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FCC adopts new rules to protect consumers from SIM-swapping attacks

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed new rules to shield consumers from criminals who hijack their phone numbers in SIM swapping attacks and port-out fraud. FCC’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force introduced the new regulations in July. They are geared toward thwarting scammers who seek to access personal data and information…

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A Hacker Faked His Own Death–Then Claimed To Have Sold Marriott Customer Data To Russians, FBI Says

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Dissent

Thomas Brewster reports: A hacker told the FBI earlier this year that he sold access to the personal data of Marriott hotel customers on a Russian forum, according to a search warrant obtained by Forbes. He also hacked into a number of U.S. state death certificate registration agencies in an effort to fake his own demise,…

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Long Beach Declares ‘Local Emergency’ After Cyber Incident

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Dissent

Industry Insider reports: At a special meeting Friday afternoon, members of the Long Beach City Council approved City Manager Tom Modica’s Proclamation of Local Emergency following a “potential cybersecurity incident” earlier in the week. The city said in a news release the move would help smooth and strengthen its response to the event, which happened Tuesday….

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Was Yakima Valley Radiology the victim of a cyberattack? They’re not answering that.

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Dissent

On September 24, Karakurt threat actors added Yakima Valley Radiology PC to their leak site. Their listing claimed that they acquired 9.31 GB of files including “financial reports, client lists with contacts, list of patients for 15 years (212579 rows), a database of social security numbers (including staff, doctors) with 766000 rows.” Karakurt did not…

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States settle with Morgan Stanley for $6.5 million over data security incidents

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Dissent

In addition to Florida, represented by Consumer Protection Division Multistate and Privacy Bureau Chief Patrice Malloy and Senior Assistant Attorney General Diane Oates, the following states joined the action: Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, New York and Vermont. To view a copy of the agreement, click here. Source: MyFloridaLegal.com

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CISA Releases The Mitigation Guide: Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Dissent

Today, CISA released the Mitigation Guide: Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector as a supplemental companion to the HPH Cyber Risk Summary, published July 19, 2023. This guide provides defensive mitigation strategy recommendations and best practices to combat pervasive cyber threats affecting this critical infrastructure sector. It also identifies known vulnerabilities for organizations to assess their…

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