China passed a comprehensive privacy law with the aim of stopping companies from gathering important personal data, as the country faces a surge in internet scams. Green-lighted by China’s leading lawmaking body, under the new rules, state and private businesses dealing with personal information will be required to decrease data Continue Reading
The Brazilian government has stated that a ransomware attack hit its National Treasury on 13 August. A statement from finance ministry said that the early measures to control the effect of the cyberattack were quickly taken. The first evaluations have so far discovered there was no harm to the structuring Continue Reading
In one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts so far, a threat actor has ostensibly exploited a vulnerability to steal $600 million from a blockchain finance platform. The creators of Poly Network, a “DeFi” or decentralized finance platform that works across blockchains, said on Tuesday that a hacker made off with Continue Reading
According to the Justice Department, the Russian hackers behind the colossal SolarWinds cyberespionage drive infiltrated the email accounts of some of the key federal prosecutors’ offices across the country last year. The department said that hackers broke into 80% of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four U.S. Continue Reading
The White House has announced it is taking concrete measures to effectively protect core sectors as well as critical infrastructure against cyberthreats. The actions, delineated in an order from President Joe Biden, are an appreciation of the cybersecurity flaws of important industries. According to a senior administration official, they also Continue Reading
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