MGM Resorts sued over data breach that possibly involved 10.6 million guests

Reuters_Technology_News Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:26:00 AM CET | info [other]

FILE PHOTO: The Bellagio hotel and casino is seen along the Las Vegas strip after MGM Resorts International announced it was selling the resort and Circus Circus in separate deals in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 15, 2019. REUTERS/David Becker. (Reuters) - U.S....

Federal Agency that maintains secure communication for Trump got hacked

hackread_com Saturday, February 22, 2020 6:54:00 PM CET | info [other]

The United States’ federal defense agency responsible for ensuring safe communications with many high profile personalities including President Donald Trump , national leaders, and military operations, admitted experiencing a The data breach occurred at Defense Information Systems Agency ( DISA ) in.......

Microsoft Brings Defender Antivirus for Linux, Coming Soon for Android and iOS

TheHackerNews Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:29:00 PM CET | info [other]

Almost within a year after releasing Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for macOS computers , Microsoft today announced a public preview of its antivirus software for various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS and Debian. If this news hasn't gotten you excited yet......

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Georgia, Western allies blame Russia for 2019 cyberattacks

nationalcybersecurity Sunday, February 23, 2020 12:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Tbilisi and the transatlantic allies blamed the late October hacking of some 15,000 websites in the former Soviet republic on Russian military intelligence and vowed to step up efforts to counter Moscow’s activity. “Georgia condemns this cyber-attack, which goes against international norms and.......

Facilities Maintenance Firm Recovering From Malware Attack

blog_DataBreachTodaycoukRSSSyndication-co-uk Friday, February 21, 2020 3:22:00 PM CET | info [other]

, a global facilities maintenance company based in Denmark, says it's gradually restoring its systems after a malware attack on Monday. See Also: The CISO's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day The company, which provides facilities management, catering, security and other property-related services, has more than 500,000 employees worldwide....

Google Bans 600 Android Apps from Play Store for Serving Disruptive Ads

nationalcybersecurity Saturday, February 22, 2020 4:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

The company categorizes disruptive ads as “ads that are displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or interfering with the usability of device functions,” such as a full-screen ad served when attempting to make a phone call. Although Google didn’t name the specific apps in question,.......

#infosec | Booz Allen Awarded $113m SEC Contract

nationalcybersecurity Friday, February 21, 2020 6:08:00 PM CET | info [other]

With this new 10-year contract, the Virginia-based firm will become the SEC’s leading provider of cybersecurity services. The contract was awarded on December 12, 2019, but was kept under wraps until yesterday. According to a statement released February 20 on Booz Allen’s website, the SEC picked the.......

U.S., U.K. Blame Russia For 2019 Cyberattack On Georgian Websites

wwwparisguardiancom Friday, February 21, 2020 2:00:00 PM CET | info [other]

TBILISI -- The United States and Britain have joined Georgia in blaming Russia for a massive coordinated cyberattack last year that took thousands of Georgian websites offline and even disrupted TV broadcasts. Georgian Foreign Ministry spokesman Vladimer Konstantinidi told a news conference in.......

Verizon just became the third major sponsor to pull out of one of the biggest cybersecurity events of the year over coronavirus fears (VZ, T, IBM)

alleyinsider Saturday, February 22, 2020 12:40:00 AM CET | info [other]

Verizon has become the third major company to pull out of the RSA Conference, one of the biggest cybersecurity events of the year, over coronavirus concerns. AT&T left the trade show on Thursday and IBM pulled out last Friday – 14 sponsors and exhibitors have now withdrawn....