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The Record ☛ Cyber insurer says ransomware attacks drove a spike in claim sizes
The jump in losses was “driven by a spike in ransomware severity,” the company said, adding that threat actors “targeted larger businesses and reaped the benefits with increased paydays.”
The average loss for ransomware claims was $353,000 — a 68% spike compared to the same period during the previous year, Coalition said.
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CBC ☛ Cybersecurity breach at Calgary Public Library forces closure of locations across the city
All locations were shut down as of 5 p.m.
The library says the closures are a proactive measure to mitigate the potential impact. All servers and computer access will also be shut off in addition to the closure of library locations.
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Deccan Chronicle ☛ Internet Archive Faces 'Catastrophic' Data Breach: Exposing Data of 31 Million Users
The assault on the San Francisco-based nonprofit, claimed by a shadowy group that experts described as a pro-Palestinian "hacktivist," lays bare the perils of cybersecurity breaches ahead of the November 5 US presidential election. Brewster Kahle, the Internet Archive's founder and digital librarian, acknowledged a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks -- aimed at disrupting a website or server -- since Tuesday and said the organization was working to upgrade security.
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India Times ☛ Internet Archive reels from 'catastrophic' cyberattack, data breach
Brewster Kahle, the Internet Archive's founder and digital librarian, acknowledged a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks -- aimed at disrupting a website or server -- since Tuesday and said the organization was working to upgrade security.