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Cybersecurity Funding Rises by 21% in Q3 2023, Pinpoint Search Group’s Report Indicates

Issued by: Dark Reading

Pinpoint Search Group, a leading cybersecurity recruitment firm, has unveiled its Q3 2023 cybersecurity funding report. The quarter saw a 21 percent rise in funds raised compared to Q3 2022, painting an optimistic picture of the industry’s growth trajectory, characterized by strategic advancements and heightened interest. In Q3 2023, Pinpoint Search Group’s research team recorded…

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Canadian Flair Airlines left user data leaking for months

Issued by: Security Affairs

The leak consisted of publicly accessible environment files hosted on the flyflair.com website. Flyflair.com belongs to the Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines, founded in 2005. According to SimilarWeb, the website attracts 3.2 million monthly visitors. Environment files are commonly used in software development to manage environment-specific settings or sensitive information such as API keys and…

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Canada Confirms DDoS Attack Disrupted Airport Arrival Kiosks

Issued by: DataBreach Today

A recent, brief disruption at Canadian airports is a reminder that Russia-aligned hacking groups’ bark remains worse than their bite. The problems began Sunday afternoon at multiple airports including Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, which reported that there had been “a national system failure of the automated kiosks” that was “causing a slowdown at border control.” As…

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Victims Sue Financial Firms Over MOVEit Data Breaches

Issued by: DataBreach Today

Financial services firms affected by the mass attack on MOVEit file-sharing software are among the latest to face lawsuits from affected individuals. One such lawsuit, filed against Prudential, wants the firm to pay for 10 years of identity theft monitoring service since stolen Social Security numbers cannot be replaced. So far 998 organizations are known…

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White House Pushes Cybersecurity Defense for K-12 Schools

Issued by: DataBreach Today

The Biden administration says it want to get ahead of ransomware attacks against schools before tens of millions of pupils resume studies later this month. Typically understaffed and underfunded when it comes to cybersecurity, American K-12 schools have experienced a ramp-up in ransomware attacks, particularly after the novel coronavirus pandemic forced hasty adoption of remote…

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TSA Updates Pipeline Cybersecurity Requirements

Issued by: SecurityWeek

The security directive for pipeline owners and operators — released following the disruptive cyberattack that hit Colonial Pipeline in 2021 — requires them to implement measures to improve their defenses against cyberattacks. The TSA updated the requirements in July 2022 to offer more flexibility in achieving the outlined goals. Exactly one year later, the agency…

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Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Disrupts Norway’s Government Services

Issued by: Dark Reading

A zero-day authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti software was exploited to carry out an attack on the Norwegian Ministries Security and Service Organization. The attack affected communications networks at 12 Norwegian government ministries, according to the original statement, preventing employees in those departments from accessing mobile services and email. The government noted that the Prime…

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Orgs Face Record $4.5M Per Data Breach Incident

Issued by: Dark Reading

The average cost per data breach for business in 2023 jumped to $4.45 million, a 15% increase over three years. But instead of investing in cybersecurity, 57% of breached organizations told IBM they were inclined to just pass those costs onto consumers. The final total for the year could be even higher: With organizations struggling…