Cybercriminals continue to pose additional security challenges while the healthcare sector is reeling under the ongoing pandemic. Two construction firms playing an important role in COVID-19 response, Interserve and Bam Construct, were hit in a recent cyberattack. In other news, Magellan Health Inc. revealed that it suffered a ransomware attack last month wherein hackers siphoned off its corporate data. With much happening in the cybersecurity landscape, let’s dive into the top highlights from the past 24 hours.
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Interserve and Bam Construct, construction firms that helped build emergency coronavirus hospitals, suffered cyberattacks that led to a shutdown of their websites and IT systems. The hackers are suspected to have stolen over 100,000 employees' information from Interserve.
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Magellan Health Inc, a Fortune 500 company, disclosed identity theft in a ransomware attack from one of its corporate servers in the last month.
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The hackers behind the Nefilim ransomware claimed to have stolen over 800 GB of personnel and financial data from the oil and gas firm, W&T Offshore Inc.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI accused Chinese hackers and spies of attempting to pilfer Intellectual Property (IP) and research data related to coronavirus treatments.
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German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, confirmed that she was targeted by Russian hackers in the 2015 constituency cyberattack. Earlier, the German media had reported a data leak from Merkel's email account.
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The US government released details of three North Korean state-linked malware strains, namely COPPERHEDGE, TAINTEDSCRIBE, and PEBBLEDASH, capable of remotely exfiltrating sensitive information from targeted systems.
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In the wake of growing concerns about privacy, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) launched an investigation into how TikTok handles user privacy.
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A new report from Sophos unveiled that organizations paying a ransom to the cybercriminals may end up doubling the overall cost of recovery.
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CyberArk acquired Idaptive, an Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) provider based in California, for $70 million in cash.
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Semperis, an identity protection firm, raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Global Venture Capital and Insight Partners, with participation from existing partners.
