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Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations came to light
Experts Speculate About Whether the Hack Involved the ScreenConnect Flaw ExploitPharmacies at U.S. military hospitals and clinics worldwide are among the entities affected by the cyberattack on Optum's Change Healthcare this week, which has forced the IT services company to take many of its applications offline. Change Healthcare disconnected its IT systems on Wednesday.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company's deceptive "free" online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services. [...]
New Reporting Measures Follow Data Breach Affecting Prison Communications ProviderGlobal Tel Link, a major prison communications provider in the U.S., will be required to notify its users - as well as the Federal Trade Commission - about certain data breaches and security events after suffering a major data breach in 2020 that left users’ sensitive information available online.
Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts. [...]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit antivirus vendor Avast with a $16.5 million fine over charges that the firm sold users' browsing data to advertisers after claiming its products would block online tracking
HHS Issues Special Alert Urging Providers and Contractors to 'Stay Vigilant'Change Healthcare - a unit of Optum that provides IT services and applications to hundreds of U.S. pharmacies, payers and healthcare providers - is dealing with a cyber incident that has forced the company to take its applications offline enterprisewide. The company said is triaging the situation.
Prescription orders hit after IT supplier Change Healthcare pulls plug on systems IT provider Change Healthcare has confirmed it shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack, disrupting prescription orders and other services at pharmacies across the US.…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will order Avast to pay $16.5 million and ban the company from selling the users' web browsing data or licensing it for advertising purposes. [...]
Tens of thousands of U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have been complaining about lack of wireless service or interruptions on Thursday morning. [...]
Tens of thousands of U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have been complaining about lack of wireless service or interruptions on Thursday morning. [...]
Tens of thousands of U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have been complaining about lack of wireless service or interruptions on Thursday morning. [...]
The U.S. State Department has announced monetary rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification of key leaders within the LockBit ransomware group and the arrest of any individual participating in the operation
Cyber Actions Reflect 'Positive Step' in Addressing Overlooked Issues, Experts SayThe Biden administration's focus on addressing long-standing vulnerabilities in IT and OT at U.S. ports is a step in the right direction, and new incident reporting mandates could significantly benefit smaller, resource-strapped ports, experts told ISMG.
Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities for all Purview Audit standard customers, including U.S. federal agencies, six months after disclosing that Chinese hackers stole U.S. government emails undetected in an Exchange Online breach between May and June 2023. [...]
Microsoft has expanded free Purview Audit logging capabilities for all U.S. federal agencies six months after disclosing that Chinese hackers stole U.S. government emails undetected in an Exchange Online breach between May and June 2023. [...]
Oh hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea President Biden has empowered the US Coast Guard (USCG) to get a tighter grip on cybersecurity at American ports – including authorizing yet another incident reporting rule.…
New investments and Coast Guard authority aim to curb the alleged threat that Chinese vendors pose to American maritime security.
CISA, the FBI, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shared a list of defense measures U.S. water utilities should implement to better defend their systems against cyberattacks [...]
Kaspersky’s recent report said the shortage is particularly acute in Europe, Russia and Latin America