Japan’s Nagoya Port Suspends Cargo Operations Following Ransomware Attack
The Port of Nagoya, Japan’s largest port in terms of cargo capacity, has suspended loading and unloading following a ransomware...
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Sweden Orders Four Companies to Stop Using Google Tool
Sweden on Monday ordered four companies to stop using a Google tool that measures and analyses web traffic as doing...
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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 23 Deals Announced in June 2023
Twenty-three cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in June 2023. An analysis conducted by SecurityWeek shows that more...
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Ransomware Criminals Are Dumping Kids’ Private Files Online After School Hacks
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student...
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Firefox 115 Patches High-Severity Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities
Mozilla on Tuesday announced the release of Firefox 115 to the stable channel with patches for a dozen vulnerabilities, including...
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EU Court Deals Blow to Meta in German Data Case
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp may need to overhaul how they collect the data of users in Europe after the top...
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Apple, Civil Liberty Groups Condemn UK Online Safety Bill
The latest variant of the crypto wars is happening now, with the UK and EU governments attempting to force backdoors...
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VMware, Other Tech Giants Announce Push for Confidential Computing Standards
In conjunction with the 2023 Confidential Computing Summit last week, VMware announced a partnership with tech giants to accelerate the...
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Army Combat Veteran to Take Over Key Election Security Role Working With State, Local Officials
An Army combat veteran with extensive cybersecurity and counterterrorism experience is taking over as one of the nation’s top election...
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In Other News: Hospital Infected via USB Drive, EU Cybersecurity Rules, Free Security Tools
SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under...
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200,000 WordPress Sites Exposed to Attacks Exploiting Flaw in ‘Ultimate Member’ Plugin
More than 200,000 WordPress websites are exposed to ongoing attacks targeting a critical vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. Designed...
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Samsung Phone Flaws Added to CISA ‘Must Patch’ List Likely Exploited by Spyware Vendor
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added half a dozen flaws affecting Samsung smartphones to its Known...
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