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Atos confirms talks with Airbus over cybersecurity wing sale

Wed, 03/01/2024 - 15:45
IT service company's latest move to clear its maturing debts

French IT services provider Atos has entered talks with Airbus to sell its tech security division in an effort to ease its financial burdens.…

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Copy that? Xerox confirms 'security incident' at subsidiary

Wed, 03/01/2024 - 13:15
Company’s removal from ransomware gang’s leak blog could mean negotiations underway

Xerox has officially confirmed that a cyber baddie broke into the systems of its US subsidiary - a week after INC Ransom claimed to have exfiltrated data from the copier and print giant.…

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Formal ban on ransomware payments? Asking orgs nicely to not cough up ain't working

Wed, 03/01/2024 - 08:30
With the average demand hitting $1.5 million, something's gotta change

Emsisoft has called for a complete ban on ransom payments following another record-breaking year of digital extortion.…

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Google password resets not enough to stop these info-stealing malware strains

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 19:58
Now every miscreant is jumping on Big G's OAuth account security hole

Security researchers say info-stealing malware can still access victims' compromised Google accounts even after passwords have been changed.…

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Court hearings become ransomware concern after justice system breach

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 16:15
From legal proceedings to potential YouTube fodder

The court system of Victoria, Australia, was subject to a suspected ransomware attack in which audiovisual recordings of court hearings may have been accessed.…

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Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 07:30
Eighth charge related to campaign contributions would just take too dang long

US prosecutors do not plan to proceed with a second trial of convicted and imprisoned crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), according to a Southern District of New York court letter filed on December 29.…

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