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Ferrari said that a ransomware attack was responsible for a data breach that exposed customer details, but did not impact company operations.

Maryland startup Aembit gets funding to build an identity platform designed to manage, enforce, and audit access between federated workloads.

Cryptocurrency ATM maker General Bytes discloses a security incident resulting in the theft of millions of dollars’ worth of crypto-coins.

Waterfall Security Solutions and TXOne Networks have each announced launching new OT security appliances.

Hitachi Energy has blamed a data breach affecting employees on the recent exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere solution.

NBA is notifying individuals that their information was stolen in a data breach at a third-party mailing services provider.

Cybercriminals are abusing the Adobe Acrobat Sign service in a campaign distributing the RedLine information stealer malware.

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick of New York was arrested and charged last week for allegedly running the popular cybercrime forum BreachForums.

Huawei has replaced thousands of product components banned by the US with homegrown versions, its founder has said.

Latitude Financial Services says the personal information of 300,000 customers was stolen in a cyberattack.

Three US government agencies have issued a joint warning to organizations about LockBit 3.0 ransomware attacks.

The recently identified Trigona ransomware has been highly active, targeting tens of organizations globally.

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Ferrari said that a ransomware attack was responsible for a data breach that exposed customer details, but did not impact company operations.

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Conor Brian Fitzpatrick of New York was arrested and charged last week for allegedly running the popular cybercrime forum BreachForums.

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Huawei has replaced thousands of product components banned by the US with homegrown versions, its founder has said.

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Ferrari said that a ransomware attack was responsible for a data breach that exposed customer details, but did not impact company operations.

Maryland startup Aembit gets funding to build an identity platform designed to manage, enforce, and audit access between federated workloads.

Cryptocurrency ATM maker General Bytes discloses a security incident resulting in the theft of millions of dollars’ worth of crypto-coins.

Waterfall Security Solutions and TXOne Networks have each announced launching new OT security appliances.

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At the recent Forrester Security Forum in Boston, IBM Security executives discussed how companies can more effectively manage cost, complexity and compliance in a world where threats are constantly changing and information is always compounding. Subjects discussed include data controls, malware defense, patch management, misperception of risk, secure by design, and more.

Qualys today announced the release of the second annual “Top Cyber Security Risks Report.” featuring new data from HP TippingPoint DVLabs, SANS Institute and Qualys Research Labs, plus a “deep dive” analysis of PDF attacks, one of the fastest-growing classes of exploits now in play.Qualys's data on patching status for vulnerabilities alone is derived from more than 13 million scans each week.

IT Security Professionals Optimistic Future Funding. Concerned that Business Partners and Suppliers have been Weakened by Economic Conditions. The U.S. and Europe are behind the times when it comes to achieving maturity in IT security, and they lag in willingness to spend on security as well, according to the newly-released 2011 Global State of Information Security Study by CIO, CSO and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

One third of small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a malware or virus infection via social networks through July of this year, and 23 percent actually lost sensitive data via these networks, according to Panda Security’s first annual Social Media Risk Index.

McAfee today announced the discoveries in its 2010 “Digital Music & Movies Report: The True Cost of Free Entertainment” revealing a growing number of cyber threats associated with the popularity of online music and videos. McAfee researchers found that adding the word “free” to searches increases the risk of landing on a malicious site.

HP Acquires ArcSight for $1.5 Billion - $43.50 Per Share in CashHP (NYSE:HPQ) and ArcSight Inc. (Nasdaq:ARST) made an official announcement Monday morning that HP would acquire ArcSight for $43.50 per share in cash, valuing the company at $1.5 billion. ArcSight shares closed Friday at $35.10 giving ArcSight a market cap of $1.21 Billion.

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