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The only Catholic historically Black college or university (HBCU) reported a data breach this week involving Social Security numbers and other personal information from more than 44,000 students and vendors. In filings with the office of Maine’s attorney general, Xavier University of Louisiana said it suffered a cyberattack on November 22. “Xavier engaged cybersecurity experts […]

Many companies don’t properly secure APIs, the ubiquitous interface that lets technology programs communicate The data breach of about 37 million T-Mobile US Inc. customers occurred through an attack on an API, or application programming interface, highlighting a risk facing many businesses. APIs connect applications and share information in many settings, like mobile applications that

Link to full article on CNN Political: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/politics/fbi-ransomware-gang-website By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Updated 11:58 AM EST, Thu January 26, 2023 CNN — The FBI has seized the computer infrastructure used by a notorious ransomware gang which has extorted more than $100 million from hospitals, schools and other victims around the world, US officials announced Thursday.

As interconnected critical infrastructure networks crisscross national borders and global supply chains, becoming increasingly complex while turning into distributed, large-scale cyber-physical systems. Cyber-physical attacks are increasing in number, scope, and sophistication, making it difficult to predict their total impact, making critical infrastructure protection more vital than ever. Evolving threat landscape, geopolitical implications, and recent cyber