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Kaseya Ransomware Attack – 1

In 2019, Cybernetic Global Intelligence had warned about REvil. Refer to our previous blog on GandCrab ransomware: Is it back under a new REvil guise? The fourth of July celebrations in America this year were slightly different for around 1500 organizations...

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Head in the Clouds: Aussie Businesses Experiencing Rise in Serious Data Breaches

From 22 February 2018, it became a requirement for certain data breaches, known as “eligible data breaches”, to be notified to the Australian Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals. Previously, it was not mandatory to supply notification of data breaches. A...

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Infamous Ransom Hacker Gang REvil/Sodin Claim Responsibility for Cyber Attack Against UnitingCare.

Hackers declaring culpability for a cyber-attack on care provider UnitingCare Queensland have been confirmed as one of the largest and far-reaching cyber ransom groups in the world. Hospitals in Australia and New Zealand have fallen victim to a huge cyber...

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Cyber Security Breaches in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has been adopted by almost every organization due to its various benefits and work flexibility. However, with this adoption of the cloud, certain cybersecurity issues have been observed in cloud computing. Approximately 94% of organizations are moderate to...

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Updated PCI DSS v4.0 Timeline

To follow up on an earlier communication, PCI SSC is now targeting a Q1 2022 publication date for PCI DSS v4.0. This timeline supports the inclusion of an additional request for comments (RFC) for the community to provide feedback on the...

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APT Actors Exploiting Fortinet Vulnerabilities to Gain Access for Malicious Activity (MI-000148-MW)

The FBI is continuing to warn about Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors exploiting Fortinet vulnerabilities. As of at least May 2021, an APT actor group almost certainly exploited a Fortigate appliance to access a webserver hosting the domain for a...

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APT Actors Exploit Vulnerabilities to Gain Initial Access for Future Attacks (AA21-092A)

In March 2021 it was observed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors scanning devices on ports 4443, 8443, and 10443 for CVE-2018-13379, and enumerated devices for CVE-2020-12812 and CVE-2019-5591. It is likely that the APT actors are scanning for these vulnerabilities...

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PCI DSS v4.0 Timeline Updated to Support an Additional RFC

Industry feedback is fundamental to the evolution of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Because of the broad impact PCI DSS has on the payment community, the Council is seeking additional feedback into the PCI DSS v4.0 validation documents....

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