How safe is the idea of a centralized data warehouse? Cybercriminals are knocking on the door and asking some tough questions. A government database leak in Argentina blurted out ID card data for the entire population. In another streak, an ex-hospital employee exposed the PHI of thousands of patients treated at an NJ-based hospital. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have warned against BlackMatter ransomware as well as the surfacing of fake unemployment benefit sites. Keep a watch! Continue reading to learn about the top headlines from the past 24 hours.
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The Argentinian Interior Ministry was targeted by a cybercriminal who pilfered ID card details for the entire population, including the country’s President and other political figures, journalists, and soccer personalities Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero.
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University Hospital Newark disclosed that the sensitive personal and medical records of 9,329 individuals were illegally accessed by a former employee for over a year.
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Proofpoint unmasked a mass volume email attack by the TA505 group that delivers a new version of the FlawedGrace RAT across a wide range of industries.
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The CISA, FBI, and NSA released a joint advisory that warns critical infrastructure entities—including two U.S. food and agriculture sector organizations—against BlackMatter ransomware intrusions.
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After the attack on Acer India, the company announced that Acer Taiwan also suffered an attack. As per the company, this attack doesn’t involve any exposure to customer data.
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Symantec reported a hitherto unknown nation-state actor, Harvester, whose target is South Asian telecom providers, IT firms, and government entities.
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The FBI’s IC3 has an announcement for U.S. citizens about threat actors launching spoofed unemployment benefit websites to extract their sensitive financial and personal data.
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Eight suspects were arrested by the South African Police Service for stealing and laundering more than $6.85 million from the victims of online romance scams.
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Tel Aviv-based SASE provider Cato Networks raised $200 million in a new funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with the participation of existing investors.
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Missouri startup TripleBlind secured $24 million in Series A round co-led by General Catalyst and the Mayo Clinic, in the presence of several others.
