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Data from 5.2M Marriott Loyalty Program Members Hit by Breach

3/31/2020
The data was breached through the credentials of two franchisee employees.
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Palo Alto Networks to Buy CloudGenix for $420M

3/31/2020
Palo Alto Networks plans to integrate CloudGenix's SD-WAN technology into its Prisma SASE platform following the deal.
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Microsoft Edge Will Tell You If Credentials Are Compromised

3/30/2020
Password Monitor, InPrivate mode, and ad-tracking prevention are three new additions to Microsoft Edge.
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HackerOne Drops Mobile Voting App Vendor Voatz

3/30/2020
Bug bounty platform provider cited "Voatz's pattern of interactions with the research community" in its decision to halt the app vendor's vuln disclosure program on HackerOne.
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Malicious USB Drive Hides Behind Gift Card Lure

3/27/2020
Victims are being enticed to insert an unknown USB drive into their computers.
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Virgin Media Could Pay £4.5B for Leak Affecting 900,000 Customers

3/27/2020
A misconfigured database holding personal data was left available online between April 2019 and February 2020.
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How Zoom, Netflix, and Dropbox are Staying Online During the Pandemic

3/26/2020
Inside the efforts to keep the quarantined world's popular Internet services running smoothly.
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Security Not a Priority for SAP Projects, Users Report

3/26/2020
Nearly 70% of SAP users surveyed believe organizations lacked focus on IT security during previous SAP implementations.
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Tupperware Hit by Card Skimmer Attack

3/25/2020
Malicious code was found hidden inside graphics files on the storage container maker's e-commerce website.
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FBI Shutters Russian-Based Hacker Platform, Makes Arrest

3/25/2020
The Deer.io platform let cybercriminals buy access to virtual storefronts where they could sell illicit products and services.
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Malware Found Hidden in Android Utility Apps, Children's Games

3/24/2020
The 'Tekya' malware, as researchers call it, is designed to imitate the user's actions to click advertisements.
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New APT Targets Middle Eastern Victims

3/24/2020
The new malware, dubbed "Milum," can take control of industrial devices.
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538 Million Weibo Users' Info for Sale on Dark Web

3/23/2020
The user data, which does not include passwords, purportedly comes from a mid-2019 breach.
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FBI Warns of Fake CDC Emails in COVID-19 Phishing Alert

3/23/2020
Fraudsters exploit concerns by claiming to offer virus-related information or promising stimulus checks.
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Proof of Concept Released for kr00k Wi-Fi Vulnerability

3/20/2020
The code demonstrates a relatively simple method to exploit a vulnerability in more than a billion devices.
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Misconfigured Elasticsearch Instance Exposes More Than 5 Billion Records

3/19/2020
The collections contained information collected by a UK research firm on data breaches from the years 2012 to 2019.
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DDoS Attack Targets German Food Delivery Service

3/19/2020
Liefrando delivers food from more than 15,000 restaurants in Germany, where people under COVID-19 restrictions depend on the service.
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500,000 Documents Exposed in Open S3 Bucket Incident

3/18/2020
The open database exposed highly sensitive financial and business documents related to two financial organizations.
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Trend Micro Patches Two Zero-Days Under Attack

3/18/2020
Businesses are urged to update the Apex One and OfficeScan XG enterprise security products as soon as possible.
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Attorney General Directs DoJ to Prioritize Coronavirus Crime

3/17/2020
Criminal activity related to the pandemic cannot be tolerated, William Barr states in memo.
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Remote Workforce Jumps 15% in Two Weeks

3/17/2020
Netskope reports the total number of remote employees is the highest it has ever observed.
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Five Indicted on Romance and Lottery Fraud Charges

3/16/2020
Fraudsters allegedly targeted elderly victims, ultimately wringing more than $4 million from their bank accounts.
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Hellman & Friedman Acquires Checkmarx for $1.15B

3/16/2020
The private equity firm will buy Checkmarx from Insight Partners, which will continue to own a minority interest.
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Big BEC Bust Brings Down Dozens

3/13/2020
Two dozen individuals have been named in the latest arrests of alleged participants in a business email compromise scheme that cost victims $30 million.
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Princess Cruises Confirms Data Breach

3/13/2020
The cruise liner, forced to shut down operations due to coronavirus, says the incident may have compromised passengers' personal data.
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New Report Shows Breach Costs Continuing to Grow

3/12/2020
The costs associated with data breaches climb alongside the amount of data managed by the enterprise according to the latest Global Protection Index Snapshot.
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Microsoft Patches Leaked Remote Code Execution Flaw

3/12/2020
A vulnerability in Microsoft's Server Message Block protocol prompted concerns of wormable exploits when it was disclosed this week.
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Cyberspace Solarium Commission Slams US Cybersecurity Readiness

3/11/2020
The federal commission outlined more than 60 recommendations to remedy major security problems.
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Gender Equality in Cybersecurity Could Drive Economic Boost

3/11/2020
If the number of women in cybersecurity equaled the number of men, the US would see an economic gain up to $30.4 billion, research shows.
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Microsoft Patches Over 100 Vulnerabilities

3/10/2020
Patch Tuesday features several remote code execution flaws in Microsoft Word.
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Bitsight and Microsoft Disrupt Necurs Botnet

3/10/2020
But roughly 2 million infected systems remain in the wild, and infected systems could be reactivated at any time.
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Paradise Ransomware Variant Hides in Office IQY Files

3/10/2020
The uncommon Internet Query file format lets attacks slip past defenses to effectively break into target networks.
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Malware Campaign Feeds on Coronavirus Fears

3/9/2020
A new malware campaign that offers a "coronavirus map" delivers a well-known data-stealer.
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WatchGuard Buys Panda Security for Endpoint Security Tech

3/9/2020
In the long term, Panda Security's technologies will be integrated into the WatchGuard platform.
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Former Acting Inspector General Charged in Federal Fraud Scheme

3/6/2020
A federal grand jury has indicted Charles K. Edwards on 16 counts related to a conspiracy to steal software from one department and sell an enhanced version to another.
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Siemens Shares Incident Response Playbook for Energy Infrastructure

3/6/2020
The playbook simulates a cyberattack on the energy industry to educate regulators, utilities, and IT and OT security experts.
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3 Data Breaches Disclosed This Week: J.Crew, T-Mobile, and Carnival

3/5/2020
The separate incidents show how data theft knows no market-based limits.
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Researchers Find 670+ Microsoft Subdomains Vulnerable to Takeover

3/5/2020
The now-fixed flaw could have enabled attackers to trick users into downloading malicious content or sharing credentials.
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Cathay Pacific Hit with Fine for Long-Lasting Breach

3/4/2020
The breach, which was active for four years, resulted in the theft of personal information on more than 9 million people.
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Latest Security News from RSAC 2020

3/3/2020
Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive coverage of the news and security themes that are dominating RSA Conference 2020 in San Francisco.
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Former Microsoft Software Engineer Convicted of Fraud

3/3/2020
The 25-year-old was convicted of 18 charges stemming from illegal access to money stored in online gift cards.
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Chinese Nationals Charged with Laundering $100M in Cryptocurrency

3/3/2020
The two defendants allegedly laundered $100 million for the benefit of North Korean threat actors who stole the funds in 2018.
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Walgreens' Mobile App Exposes Customers' Info

3/2/2020
An error in the app allowed some secure chat users to see medical information that wasn't theirs.
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Tesla, SpaceX Parts Manufacturer Suffers Data Breach

3/2/2020
Visser Precision has confirmed a security incident likely caused by the data-stealing DoppelPaymer ransomware.
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