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Canada Ransomware Whitepaper-2023
Mid-sized Canadian firms pay an average $1.13 million to ransomware gangs

Ransomware

A recent survey found that mid-sized Canadian companies paid an average of just over $1 million in ransomware payments this year. On Thursday, the results of a survey conducted by Palo Alto Networks were released. The survey involved IT professionals from 1,000 organizations with employee numbers ranging from 100 to …

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set deadline disclosing data
LockBit claim to hit Citizens Bank of West Virginia

Bank

LockBit ransomware group claim to have cyber attack the Citizens Bank of West Virginia. The group post on tweeter that “Just another greedy company that puts their own money above client’s privacy”. The hackers set a deadline for their demands till December 9, 2023, otherwise it will be published. But …

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US senator's letter
Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications

Logo of Apple, Google

Some governments have asked Apple and Google for the push notification records of their users in order to track down certain individuals. This information comes from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. “Push notifications are alerts sent by phone apps to users’ smartphones,” Wyden said. Senator Ron Wyden wrote a letter to …

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NCSA hold seminar
NCSA highlighted requirements of newly approved Cyber Security Act.2023

Guests to cyber security seminar

National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) organized a seminar titled “Safe Internet Usage and Prevention of Cybercrime” on 07th December 2023 at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barisal. The day-long seminar was organized by the National Cyber Security Agency, Information and Communication Technology Department in collaboration with the medical college authorities. The …

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interpol biometric hub
INTERPOL biometric tool to capture most wanted criminals

INTERPOL

INTERPOL, the world’s largest international police organization unveiled its new enhanced BioHub. This system, powered by IDEMIA’s advanced multibiometric identification system (MBIS), is expected to transform global law enforcement capabilities. MBIS 5 is the latest version, released in October 2023. It has new algorithms that improve matching accuracy, reduce response …

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ICANN Launches RDRS
RDRS To assist agencies discovering non-public registration data

ICANN

ICANN introduced RDRS to make it easier to request nonpublic registration data for gTLDs. ICANN’s this new service will help law enforcement finding domain owners’ private information and data. ICANN Launches RDRS ICANN-approved registrars have to hide personal information in public records. This makes it difficult to access the information …

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Cyber attack on Sparrso; Hacker’s claim, Sparrso’s denial

A hacktivist group named “Team Network Nine” claimed a cyber attack on “Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARSO). The group claimed that the December 1 attack resulted in Sparrso’s website being down for 1 hour. An Indian media reported on the issue. According to the report, the hacktivist …

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