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23andMe says hackers accessed ‘significant number’ of files about users’ ancestry

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Genetic testing company 23andMe announced on Friday that hackers accessed around 14,000 customer accounts in the company’s recent data breach. Securities and Exchange Commission published Friday, the company said that, based on its investigation into the incident, it had determined that hackers had accessed 0.1%

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

HAR files often contain sensitive data that malicious actors can use to imitate valid users. Unauthorized access to user accounts and sensitive information becomes a significant concern, leading to potential data breaches, financial loss, and unauthorized activity.

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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices

CIO

I also emphasized that companies need to urgently review their employee access protocol, writing that companies must “ make it a point to do continuous employee training to help your teams avoid being duped by phishing and malware tactics.” According to reports, MGM and Caesars were both customers of identity management company Okta.

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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO

However, this shift requires a thorough understanding of the security implications and how a business can protect its data and applications. Unless the model is understood and followed, it could lead to data, applications, and cloud workloads being exposed to security vulnerabilities.

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Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data

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Poland-based spyware LetMeSpy is no longer operational and said it will shut down after a June data breach wiped out its servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones. The notice said LetMeSpy is blocking users from logging in or signing up with new accounts.

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PCI DSS version 4.0: Is your payment card data security program ready?

CIO

The numerous new attack vectors being used by threat actors to obtain payment card data underscores the increasing necessity of compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). In the Hospitality industry, credit card data was the target of 41% of cyberattacks, according to the 2023 DBIR.

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MOVEit, the biggest hack of the year, by the numbers

TechCrunch

While the full impact of the attack will likely remain untold for months to come, there are now more than 1,000 known victims of the MOVEit breach, according to cybersecurity company Emsisoft. This milestone makes the MOVEit breach not just the largest hack of 2023 — but also one of the largest in recent history.