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IDScan confirms breach after hackers offer 153 million driver’s license scans for sale

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (471+ words) Identity verification firm IDScan said hackers obtained customer data held in its cloud platform following recent reports connecting the company to a database breach exposing scans of some 153 million driver’s licenses. The company confirmed a hack in a notice published…...

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FBI puts its cyber strategy on paper

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (577+ words) The FBI on Wednesday released its first-ever public cybersecurity strategy that details how the agency will combat malicious hackers and digital criminal gangs. “This is a comprehensive strategy that directs our teams, our field offices, our global presence, and how…...

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therecord.media > russian-cybercrime-bank-extradition

Russian suspect in bank account takeovers is extradited to US

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (360+ words) A Russian web developer who played a role in a multimillion-dollar bank account takeover scheme has been extradited to the U.S. to face an indictment in the case, federal authorities said Tuesday. Sergei Anatolyevich Filimonov, 36, appeared in an Atlanta federal court…...

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'White hat' hackers take $47 million bounty after $320 million crypto theft

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (398+ words) A public, hours-long negotiation between hackers and a cryptocurrency firm on Sunday ended with the attackers keeping $47 million of a $320 million theft as a “reward” for identifying what they said was a bug in the company’s platform. The trading platform…...

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Pharmaceutical giant McKesson warns of 'service degradation' following cyberattack

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (357+ words) A cyberattack is causing service issues for the pharmaceutical and healthcare technology company McKesson. The company released a public notice and filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday evening saying it is in the early stages…...

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US takes down alleged Chinese hacking tools used against Federal Reserve, DOJ and Senate

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (463+ words) Chinese government hackers used tools known as “QScan” and “QTRouter” to breach multiple federal agencies since 2018, the Department of Justice said in announcing the takedown of the platforms on Wednesday. The tools were run by China-based Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology…...

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Berlin cuts two state ministries off government network after security breach | The Record from Recorded Future News

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) Two Berlin state ministries have been cut off from the city government’s IT network after authorities discovered a security breach. The affected ministries — one responsible for urban development, construction and housing, and the other for mobility, transport, climate protection and…...