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Japanese Cypto-Exchange “Liquid” Loses $94 Million to Cyber Theft
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid announced it fell victim to an attack that resulted in large amounts of crypto-currency assets being stolen. Liquid announced that hackers were able to compromise its warm wallets, stealing various amounts of Ethereum, Bitcoin, Stablecoins, Ripple, and other tokens. Liquid, like most of the cryptocurrency sector, is not sufficiently secure enough for…
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AT&T Denies a DATA breach of 70 Million Customers
Earlier this week, T-Mobile suffered a data breach and theft. Now, it is AT&T’s turn as they have reportedly had a data theft of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) of 70,000,000 customers. However, AT&T says that they did not suffer a data breach. A well-known threat actor is claiming to be selling a database containing the…
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US NAVY Submarine Cybersecurity Inspections Have Been Ignored
We all know the military is under a constant barrage of cyber attacks. As hacks, intrusions and attacks against civilian and military networks have increased, the Navy and other services have placed a premium on cybersecurity and ensuring their systems are as fortified as possible against bad actors. But according to an internal Navy audit,…
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65% of ICS Vulnerabilities Would Lead To Total Loss of Availability
New research indicates that the Industrial Control System (ICS) is in a highly vulnerable state. Not 0nly is ICS feeling the heat of increased attacks and threats, but it is demonstrating itself to be highly susceptible to attacks…with in many cases very little data system security in place. The Helix22 SDK can rectify this circumstance…
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Phishing Costs Up 400%
New research shows that the cost of phishing attacks has nearly quadrupled over the past six years: Large U.S. companies are now losing, on average, $14.8 million annually, or $1,500 per employee. That’s up sharply from 2015’s figure of $3.8 million, according to a new study from Ponemon Institute. According to the study, released Tuesday, phishing…
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Hacker Returns $614 Million in Crypto – Luck Is Not a Data Security Plan
As written about here last week, there was a record setting crypt heist of over $600 million. As an update, it is now being reported that the hacker called “Mr White Hat” was giving back all $613 million in digital loot from a record haul. The hacker has reportedly said they did it “for fun”…
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T-Mobile Investigates Massive Data Breach of 100 Million Customers
Telecom major T-Mobile is investigating the validity of a claim on an online forum that the personal data of over 100 million customers have been breached, reports said. The data includes social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver licenses information, the seller said. Motherboard has seen samples of the…
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Helix22 – Protecting Data At Rest
There are three data states. In use, in transit and at rest. The Helix22 SDK protects data perfectly in all three, but let’s focus on the most difficult and accessible state which is data at rest. Data at Rest means all data in storage. Data at Rest includes but is not limited to archived data,…
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CISA Makes the “Business Case” for Data Secuirty
The Business Case for Security is a resource that will help small and mid-sized businesses consider how they can sell the costs for security improvements to senior leaders and other organizational controllers of the purse strings. It provides statistical data on common physical and cybersecurity challenges, as well as suggestions for first steps and resources to…
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Record $600 Million Crypto Theft
A hacker has apparently exploited a vulnerability to steal $600 million from a blockchain finance platform in what could be one of largest cryptocurrency thefts to date. The makers of Poly Network, a “DeFi” or decentralized finance platform that works across blockchains, said on Tuesday that an attacker stole about $600 million in cryptocurrencies. According…