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      Cyber Breach Claims CalPERS Member Data

      2023-06-22

      Financial Standard: The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is alerting its retired members and their relevant family members that some of their personal information was downloaded in an attack on one of its third-party providers' systems.

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      Crypto Prime Broker FPG Loses Up to $20M in Cyber Attack

      2023-06-14

      CoinDesk: Floating Point Group (FPG), an institutional trading desk specializing in cryptocurrencies, suffered a cyber attack on Sunday, June 11, which resulted in a loss of between $15 million and $20 million in crypto, a spokesman for the firm told CoinDesk.

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      CISA: LockBit Ransomware Extorted $91 Million in 1,700 U.S. Attacks

      2023-06-14

      Bleeping Computer: U.S. and international cybersecurity authorities said in a joint LockBit ransomware advisory that the gang successfully extorted roughly $91 million following approximately 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020.

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      ‘Aggressive’ China Cyberattacks Are The ‘Defining Threat’ Of Our Time, Top U.S. Cyber Official Says

      2023-06-13

      CNBC: China’s cyber-espionage and sabotage capacities are an “epoch-defining threat,” the top U.S. cybersecurity official said, warning that in the event of open warfare “aggressive cyber operations” would threaten critical U.S. transportation infrastructure “to induce societal panic.”

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      Canadian Firms Slow in Responding to Cyber Attacks, Report Suggests

      2023-06-13

      IT World Canada: It can take Canadian organizations up to 48 days to detect and recover from a cyber attack, according to a new survey of infosec professionals.

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      North Korean Hackers Blamed for $35 Million Atomic Wallet Crypto Theft

      2023-06-08

      SecurityWeek: A decentralized cryptocurrency wallet service with roughly five million users, Atomic is available on all major operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

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      SEC Cyber Proposals Receive Mixed Feedback From Industry

      2023-06-07

      Plan Adviser: Commenters replying to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s three cybersecurity proposals requested additional flexibility and two years to comply with anything the regulator adopts, based on responses submitted through the deadline.

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      Federal Cyber Incidents Reveal Challenges of Implementing US National Cybersecurity Strategy

      2023-06-05

      CSO: Microsoft revealed on May 24 that the Chinese threat group Volt Typhoon attempted to gain access to communications systems in the United States, including Navy infrastructure on Guam. 

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      Microsoft-Backed Rubrik Hires Banks For IPO

      2023-06-05

      Yahoo Finance: Rubrik Inc, a U.S. cybersecurity software startup backed by Microsoft Corp and valued at $4 billion in a fundraising round two years ago, has hired banks for an initial public offering, four people familiar with the matter said.

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      Binance Aids US Law Enforcement in Seizing $4.4 Million Linked to North Korean Cybercrimes

      2023-05-25

      Blockchain News: Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has assisted US law enforcement in seizing $4.4 million and freezing accounts associated with North Korean organized crime. 

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