Here is the weekly roundup :
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HBO Refuses to Pay Hackers as Leaks Continue
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HBO is refusing to negotiate with hackers who have allegedly stolen up to 1.5 terabytes of data from the premium cable network. After releasing unaired episodes of TV series, the hackers have now released episodes of the upcoming season of popular...
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‘Pulse Wave’ – A New Form of DDoS Attack
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Researchers at DDoS mitigation firm Imperva Incapsula have uncovered a new form of DDoS attack named Pulse Wave, which sees attackers take down servers previously thought to be secured by mitigation solutions.
Botnet-led DDoS attacks have normally followed a trend where ...
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Brute Force Cyber Attack Hits the Scottish Parliament
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The Scottish parliament, also know as Holyrood, has been the target of a “brute force” attack which saw hackers attempt to steal the email credentials of parliament members. It has been impacted by a cyberattack wherein attackers sought to obtain the passwords of email accounts belonging to a number of MSPs.
Officials have claimed that ...
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FTC Slaps Los Angeles Hospital Targeted by Ransomware Attack
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The Pacific Alliance Medical Center in Los Angeles has revealed it is the victim of a ransomware attack where attackers could have potentially breached health information of its patients. Los Angeles-based Pacific Alliance Medical Center has confirmed it learned of a compromise of its servers on June 14. The medical center ...
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LIFARS Q&A
Jason Straight on Managed Detection and Response
Jason Straight, Senior VP and Chief Privacy Officer at UnitedLex, answers key questions on the importance of Managed Detection & Response in LIFARS most recent Q&A series.
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IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Current State of IT Security| IT Briefcase
LIFARS CEO, Ondrej Krehel, discusses the current state of the security industry and what is in store for the rest of 2017 in a recent Q&A with IT Briefcase.
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Upcoming Events:
Oliver Wyman Cyber Risk Panel Discussion I 8/25
This Friday, LIFARS CEO, Ondrej Krehel, will be part of a panel discussion on Cyber Risk at Oliver Wyman.
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