Data breach confirmed by Australian Human Rights Commission
SecurityWeek reports that the Australian Human Rights Commission had attachments submitted via its online web forms inadvertently exposed after being indexed by search engines.
Ransomware likely compromised Baltimore county's health data
Officials at Baltimore's Arundel County have disclosed that data belonging to patients served by its Health Department may have been stolen following a ransomware attack earlier this year, CBS Baltimore reports.
Turkish APT Exploits Chat App Zero-Day to Spy on Iraqi Kurds
Even after their zero-day turned into an n-day, attackers known as Marbled Dust or Sea Turtle continued to spy on military targets that had failed to patch Output Messenger.
Government contractors scrambling to meet heightened CMMC requirements
The rollout of new rules around the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification by the U.S. Department of Defense is pushing government contractors to upgrade their internal security practices and protections
Big Steelmaker Halts Operations After Cyber Incident
Nucor made it clear its investigation is still in the early stages and didn't specify the nature or scope of the breach, nor who the threat actor might be.
Valarian Unveils Data Management Platform Designed for Government Use
The startup, which previously launched the Acra platform, aims to address data management issues by isolating and compartmentalizing access to reduce fallout from system compromises.
International Crime Rings Defraud US Gov't Out of Billions
Fraudsters worldwide apply for money from the US government using stolen and forged identities, making off with hundreds of billions of dollars annually.
