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A recent cyber-attack on a company based in Seattle, Washington, may have compromised the data of millions of drivers residing in California. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has contracted with Automatic Funds Transfer Services, Inc. (AFTS) since 2019 to cross-reference addresses with the national database as part of a process to ensure the addresses to which vehicle registration renewal notices are mailed are correct.  According to a statement released by the DMV on Wednesday,…

In a webinar Wednesday, former US Homeland Security director Christopher Krebs also suggested organizations have COVID workforce coordinators and that cloud mail providers activate MFA by default. Image: iStockphoto/Metamorworks Effective CISOs and other leaders are those who plan for today but with an eye on tomorrow, and always put people first, according to Christopher Krebs, former director of the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity and infrastructure agency. “You always have to be agile around how…

A Nigerian entrepreneur who was nominated for Africa’s most prestigious award for businessmen has been imprisoned in the United States for masterminding a multimillion-dollar cyber-fraud scheme.  Obinwanne Okeke headed a criminal team that used email-based cyber-attacks to steal credentials from hundreds of victims from approximately 2015 to 2019. The data they swiped was used to target companies with fraudulent wire-transfer requests and fake invoices.  British company Unatrac Holding Limited, the export sales office for American…

The FTSE 250 professional services firm FDM Group has announced an intention to hire more than 2000 new IT trainees globally in 2021 as part of a major recruitment drive. FDM Group – which specializes in recruiting and equipping graduates, ex-armed forces personnel and women returners with the latest digital skills – said the recruitment goal comes amid a surge in demand for tech talent. Key specialisms requested in the last few months include DevOps,…

The United States Department of Justice has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a range of cyber attacks that made headlines around the world. The men – 31-year-old Jon Chang Hyok, Kim Il, 27, and 36-year-old Park Jin Hyok – are alleged to have been part of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), known commonly as the “Lazarus Group” or “APT38”, tasked with criminal hacking operations. And – according to the DOJ – the…

At least 50% of apps used in sectors such as manufacturing, public services, healthcare, retail, education and utilities contain one or more serious exploitable vulnerabilities, according to a new study by WhiteHat Security. This is particularly concerning given the shift to digital across most sectors in the past year increasing the number of apps being utilized. Manufacturing had the highest “window of exposure,” with nearly 70% of applications in the sector having at least one…