AT&T to Pay $13 Million in Settlement Over 2023 Data Breach

US wireless carrier AT&T has agreed to pay $13 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over a 2023 data breach.

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VMware Patches Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Chinese Hacking Contest

Broadcom-owned VMware on Tuesday rolled out critical-severity patches to cover a pair of vulnerabilities in its vCenter Server platform and warned that there’s a major risk of remote code execution attacks.

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Mastercard to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm Recorded Future for $2.6 Billion

Financial services giant Mastercard (NYSE: MA) on Thursday announced plans to shell out $2.6 billion to acquire Recorded Future in a deal that adds threat intelligence and cybersecurity technologies to its corporate portfolio.

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New Chrome Features Protect Users Against Threats, Provide More Control Over Personal Data

Google today announced a new set of Chrome features meant to keep users better protected while browsing the internet and to provide them with increased control over their data.

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Avis Data Breach Impacts 300,000 Car Rental Customers

Avis Car Rental is notifying close to 300,000 individuals that their personal information was stolen in an August 2024 data breach.

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US Gov Removing Four-Year-Degree Requirements for Cyber Jobs

The US government will remove “unnecessary degree requirements” in favor of skills-based hiring to help fill 500,000 open cybersecurity jobs.

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Understanding the ‘Morphology’ of Ransomware: A Deeper Dive

Understanding the visible landscape is more accurate when we understand the underlying morphology that shapes the landscape. WithSecure’s Ransomware Landscape report for H1 2024 (PDF) provides similar information to many other recent ransomware reports.

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