Bounty offered for secret NSA seeds behind NIST elliptic curves algo
A bounty of $12,288 has been announced for the first person to crack the NIST elliptic curves seeds and discover...
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D.C. Board of Elections confirms voter data stolen in site hack
Image: Lorie Shaull (CC BY 2.0 DEED) The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) is currently probing a data leak...
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Blackbaud agrees to $49.5 million settlement for ransomware data breach
Cloud computing provider Blackbaud reached a $49.5 million agreement with attorneys general from 49 U.S. states to settle a multi-state...
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FTC warns of ‘staggering’ losses to social media scams since 2021
The Federal Trade Commission says Americans have lost at least $2.7 billion to social media scams since 2021, with the...
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Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack
23andMe has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is aware of user data from its platform circulating on hacker forums and attributes...
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MGM Resorts ransomware attack led to $100 million loss, data theft
MGM Resorts reveals that last month’s cyberattack cost the company $100 million and allowed the hackers to steal customers’ personal...
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MGM Resorts says ransomware attack cost $100 million, data stolen
MGM Resorts reveals that last month’s cyberattack cost the company $100 million and allowed the hackers to steal customers’ personal...
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Microsoft officially removes Cortana for Windows 11 Insiders
Microsoft finally removed the Cortana standalone app from Windows 11 in the latest preview build for Insiders in the Canary...
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Exploits released for Linux flaw giving root on major distros
Proof-of-concept exploits have already surfaced online for a high-severity flaw in GNU C Library’s dynamic loader, allowing local attackers to...
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China-linked cyberspies backdoor semiconductor firms with Cobalt Strike
Hackers engaging in cyber espionage have targeted Chinese-speaking semiconductor companies with TSMC-themed lures that infect them with Cobalt Strike beacons....
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NSA and CISA reveal top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today the top ten most common...
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Amazon to make MFA mandatory for ‘root’ AWS accounts by mid-2024
Amazon will require all privileged AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for stronger protection against account...
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