Cyber Threat Report: Cyber Security News for 08/08/2024

Tech contractor exposes data of 4.6 million US voters
The databases, which lacked any password protection, included highly sensitive personal information such as full names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers. Read More

Threat Actors Announced Doubleface Ransomware, Claims Fully Undetectable
They assert that it has been tested on Windows 10/11 Defender, Avast, Kaspersky, and AVG and has successfully evaded detection by all these major antivirus programs. Read More

Fighting Back Against Multi-Staged Ransomware Attacks Crippling Businesses
Modern ransomware attacks are multi-staged and highly targeted. First, attackers research the target organization and its employees. Read More

One of the biggest data breaches ever leaks details on 2.9 billion individuals — here's what’s known so far
National Public Data accused of negligence in a class action lawsuit. Read More

Most companies are afraid of unseen cybersecurity threats
“About 99 percent of organizations plan to offload segments of cyber risk reduction workstreams or projects to security service providers within the next two years” Read More

DOJ's Lawsuit Against TikTok Signals Warning to Other Online Platforms on Child Privacy
“This is a warning to other online services that are directed to children or any online service that is collecting personal information from children” Read More

More Legal Records Stolen in 2023 Than Previous 5 Years Combined
Law firms make the perfect target for extortion, so it's no wonder that ransomware attackers target them and demand multimillion dollar ransoms. Read More

Organizations fail to log 44% of cyber attacks, major exposure gaps remain
40% of tested environments allowed attack paths that lead to domain admin access. Read More

Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine
The fraudulent operation targeted elderly victims in the United States and Canada. Read More

Singapore police wrest back $41 million stolen from commodities firm in BEC scam
The exceptionally large sum was stolen from the company through a simple but common trick — the impersonation of one of the company’s suppliers by changing a single character in the email address. Read More

HEADLINE PRIVACY & IT SECURITY COMPLIANCE NEWS

A US technology contractor has exposed the data of 4.6 million voters and election documents from multiple counties in Illinois, raising serious concerns about election security and voter privacy.

The exposed databases, managed by the technology contractor Platinum Technology Resource, were discovered to be non-password-protected and linked to counties in Illinois.

The data breach was identified by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who reported his findings to vpnMentor.

“I found a collection of different documents, including voting records, ballot templates, and voter registrations, all from a single county in Illinois,” Fowler said in the report. “Further investigation revealed a total of 13 open databases and 15 others that exist but are not publicly accessible.”

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