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New HIPAA Rules Mandate 72-Hour Data Restoration and Annual Compliance Audits

The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed new cybersecurity requirements for healthcare organizations with an aim to safeguard patients’ data against potential cyber attacks.
The proposal, which seeks to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, is part of a broader initiative to bolster the

US Issues Final Rule for Protecting Personal Data Against Foreign Adversaries

The DoJ has issued a final rule addressing adversaries’ access to and exploitation of Americans’ bulk sensitive personal information.

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Several Chrome Extensions Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

Cyberhaven and other Chrome extensions were compromised in a supply chain attack targeting Facebook advertising users.

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Cisco Confirms Authenticity of Data After Second Leak

Cisco has confirmed that 4 Gb of data leaked by a hacker is authentic and related to a recently disclosed security incident.

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When Good Extensions Go Bad: Takeaways from the Campaign Targeting Browser Extensions

News has been making headlines over the weekend of the extensive attack campaign targeting browser extensions and injecting them with malicious code to steal user credentials. Currently, over 25 extensions, with an install base of over two million users, have been found to be compromised, and customers are now working to figure out their exposure (LayerX, one of the companies involved in

AT&T and Verizon say networks secure after Salt Typhoon breach

AT&T and Verizon confirmed they were breached in a massive Chinese espionage campaign targeting telecom carriers worldwide but said the hackers have now been evicted from their networks. […]

16 Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Over 600,000 Users to Data Theft

A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 16 extensions being compromised and exposing over 600,000 users to data exposure and credential theft.
The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign and used their access permissions to insert malicious code into legitimate extensions in order to steal

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