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An academic health-care system in California is facing legal action over a data breach that potentially exposed the information of nearly half a million patients, employees, and students.   UC San Diego Health disclosed a security incident in July via a public notice. The notice indicated that unauthorized access to “some employee email accounts” had taken place from December 2, 2020, to April 8, 2021.  The incursion occurred after an employee with a health-system email account took the bait proffered…

News Detail PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced that Raghu Raghuram, chief executive officer, Zane Rowe, chief financial officer & executive vice president, Sumit Dhawan, president, and other business executives will hold a Financial Analyst Meeting primarily focused on strategy and products in conjunction with VMworld … Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise…

A leading port in the United States has successfully fended off an attempted cyber-attack, which authorities believe was sponsored by a foreign power.   Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director Jen Easterly revealed to a Senate committee on September 23 that malicious hackers had targeted the Port of Houston in August. The 25-mile-long port complex is one of the largest on the US Gulf Coast and handles around 247 million tons of cargo per year, according to…

Commercially-available malware, with minimal modification, is behind attacks against the Indian government, says Cisco’s Talos security research group. Image: Shutterstock/Profit_Image It’s a well-known fact that powerful malware can be bought on the dark web and used with relative ease. A new report from Cisco’s Talos cybersecurity research team illustrates just how dangerous out-of-the-box remote access trojan malware can be: A campaign it has dubbed “Armor Piercer” has been attacking the Indian government since December 2020….

Dubbed TangleBot, the malware can overlay financial apps with its own screens in an attempt to steal your account credentials, says Cloudmark. Image: iStock/CarmenMurillo A new and devious SMS malware campaign is trying to infect people via their mobile devices by promising details about COVID-19. Aimed at Android users in the U.S. and Canada, the malware known as TangleBot can make and block phone calls, send text messages, and overlay malicious screens on a compromised…