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The incident exposed extensive personal information

The incident exposed extensive personal information including names and usernames, emails and IP addresses, genders, birth dates and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes. source; https://twitter.com/svnmisty/status/1285996260990885888?s=21… #infosecReporter #wattpadhacked

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NetWalker ransomware group was behind the attack, which began targeting the healthcare sector in May this year.

According to several reports, the NetWalker ransomware group was behind the attack, which began targeting the healthcare sector in May this year. Source: https://healthitsecurity.com/news/lorien-health-services-ransomware-attack-impacts-48k-patients… #cybersecurity #infosecreporter #malware #Ransomware

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University of California San Francisco paid a $1.4 million

Most recently, the University of California San Francisco paid a $1.4 million ransom demand to NetWalker threat actors after they infected several servers of its School of Medicine with ransomware. Source; https://healthitsecurity.com/news/lorien-health-services-ransomware-attack-impacts-48k-patients… #cybersecurity #infosecreporter #Ransomware

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The hackers allegedly stole Lorien's data before deploying the ransomware. The data was then posted for sale on the dark web after Lorien refused to pay the ransom demanded. Source:  https://healthitsecurity.com/news/lorien-health-services-ransomware-attack-impacts-48k-patients… #cybersecurity #infosecreporter #malware #Ransomware

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Lorien immediately launched an investigation with assistance from third-party cybersecurity

Lorien immediately launched an investigation with assistance from third-party cybersecurity experts, who found out the hackers accessed the data during the attack. Source: https://healthitsecurity.com/news/lorien-health-services-ransomware-attack-impacts-48k-patients…

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The compromised information includes

The compromised information included resident names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, contact details, health diagnoses, and treatment information of patients. Source: https://healthitsecurity.com/news/lorien-health-services-ransomware-attack-impacts-48k-patients…

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According to BBC, following the Redcar cyber-attack on Febraury this year, an estimated £10.4m was lost. The attack affected online appointment bookings, planning documents, social care advice and council housing complaints systems.

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The Febraury attack on Redcar and Cleveland's websites and computers left about 135,000 people without online public services. The local authority has been in discussions with the government over covering the cost of the attack, while they have increased their cyber defence.

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Garmin, a GPS and fitness tracker company has reportedly paid $10 million ransom after suffering from a ransomware attack that took her services offline. Her online services like  website, customer support, customer-facing applications, and company communications, were attacked.

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You should  atleast pursue either or both a Master of Science (MS or MSc or the equivalent) in Information Security/Risk Management/Information, Assurance/Cybersecurity and Digital Threat Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (BCP/DRP)

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best CyberSecurity Podcasts you can find on the net, in which   @DarknetDiaries was featured.

We made a huge list of 99 of the best CyberSecurity Podcasts you can find on the net, in which   @DarknetDiaries was featured. Follow this link to know the complete 99 of the Best Cybersecurity podcasts: https://infosecreporter.com/cyber-security-podcasts-for-beginners/… #CyberSecurity #infosec #cybersecurityawarenes

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Are you a fan of podcast?

Are you a fan of podcast? We put together this list of 99 of the best CyberSecurity Podcasts you can find on the net, among which is @HackingHumansCW . link to know the complete podcasts list: https://infosecreporter.com/cyber-security-podcasts-for-beginners/… #CyberSecurity #infosec #cybersecurityawarenes

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What is cyber security?

Cybersecurity refers to all the things people do to protect networks, devices, software, and data from cyberattacks, damage, or unauthorized access. Information technology security is another name for Cybersecurity #CyberSecurity #infosec #cyberattacks

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advanced cyber defense programs to protect your files and data

In today’s online world, you should use advanced cyber defense programs to protect your files and data from theft and imitation. Without these #CyberSecurity programs, all your data are at risk of being stolen.   #infosec #CybersecurityNews #InformationSecurity #infosecurity

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Every business, organization, government, military, corporate, financial, and medical institutions collect,  process, and store data in computers or other devices. This data is not safe because the system security can be cracked by hackers. #CyberSecurity #infosec #hackers

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create an effective defense system

If you want to keep computers, #networks or #data safe, you must use a good #CyberSecurity approach with multiple layers of protection. In an organization, the people, processes, and technology must all complement one another to create an effective defense system. #infosec

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reasons why you should take #Cybersecurity seriously

#Hackers use every tactic known just to get access to valuable information, either for commercial reasons or to damage it. This is one of the reasons why you should take #Cybersecurity seriously. #infosec #CybersecurityNews #InformationSecurity #dataprivacy #datasecurity