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South Korea considers cybersecurity czar amid rising hacking threats
Nov. 4 (Asia Today) -- South Korea is considering creating a government-wide cybersecurity coordinating authority, potentially led by a cybersecurity czar, as hacking incidents spread across public institutions and private companies. The proposal…
Cybersecurity Name Offers An Encore As Earnings Loom
Several leading stocks triggered sell signals amid recent volatility as investors awaited the U.S. midterm elections. But with electoral results now clear, stocks setting up in bases could be the first ones to shoot out of the gate once the stock…
Central cyber security agency warns banks, fintech firms of AI agent-led frauds
The move comes after agencies noticed a trend of AI use in cyber frauds on banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and FinTech companies. “The attacks are financially motivated and are being carried out with the help of Artificial…
Israeli cybersecurity co Sentra raises $150m
Israeli cybersecurity company Sentra, which develops solutions for enterprise data security, has announced the completion of a $150 million Series C financing round, led by Capital One Ventures. This brings the total capital raised by the company…
Hackers Hit French Blood Plasma Freezers in Latest Attack on Cooling Companies
Hackers changed the temperature settings on freezer units used by the French Blood Establishment to store blood plasma for operations, Cyber Security News reports. The cyberattack targeted the cooling service provider CoolWorld and set the blood…
Russian hacktivists say they were behind freezer hacks, but speculation remains
Two Russian hacktivist groups have claimed they worked together on the waves of freezer hacks which have affected European supermarkets. Noname057(16) and Z-Pentest Alliance posted on Telegram that they were responsible, bragging that they had…
French blood supplies impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service French authorities say that fridges used in medical facilities to store blood for donations were impacted by recent cyber-attacks by unknown hackers. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said cold…
French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
France's national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood products, in an apparent escalation of recent cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe. The…
Carrefour Reports 15 Stores Affected as Dutch Agency Probes Cooling Attacks
European reports of supermarket refrigeration cyberattacks have prompted scrutiny of remote access safeguards, with Carrefour Belgium reporting minor effects at 15 stores and the Dutch agency investigating incidents across the region. Carrefour…
As New Cyberthreats Loom, Businesses Must Focus On Results
James Lamond is the Executive Director of Trusted Future, a Washington-based think tank focused on technology policy. After a summer of high-tension developments in the geopolitical space, including U.S. intelligence assessments that…
Abnormal AI's new CMO says 'safe is boring' and is ditching the B2B marketing playbook
Cybersecurity startup Abnormal AI wants its marketing to be anything but ordinary. Abnormal AI exclusively told CMO Insider on Wednesday that it has appointed Don Jeter as its chief marketing officer. In an interview, Jeter said he has big…
Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks
Blood banks have become the latest target of cyberattacks on fridges across Europe, the French Blood Establishment confirmed Wednesday. Cold storage units with blood products were remotely hacked, with temperatures raised excessively. EFS said no…
Cyberattack hits France's critical blood stocks - hackers push freezer settings from -22F to 230F amid warnings over 'unprecedented' threat
Hackers have targeted French blood stocks used in medical emergencies Attackers tried to raise freezer temperatures from -22F to 230F The attack was spotted quickly and no blood had to be destroyed A few days ago, hackers attacked European…
Blood banks hit by cyber attack a day after mystery bomb hoaxes ground flights
Blood banks in France were hit by a cyberattack the French health ministry has said, the latest in a series of online hoaxes and cyber attacks across Europe. 'Several regional facilities of the French Blood Establishment (EFS) were affected by a…
ASI boosts A/NZ managed security services with Insicon Cyber acquisition
ASI Solutions has acquired Insicon Cyber to bolster its security solutions across Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), adding a North Sydney security operations centre (SOC) and a range of other services to its armoury. In addition to its 24/7 SOC…
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