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Meanwhile … FBI issues nationwide warning: Fast-growing scam could wipe out your bank account

📰 Headline Highlights

• Iberia discloses customer data leak after vendor security breach

• Salesforce investigating campaign targeting customer environments connected to Gainsight app

• Cox Enterprises discloses Oracle E-Business Suite data breach

• Delta Dental of Virginia Breach Exposes Data of 145,000 Customers

• Intrusion at real estate finance biz sparks concern for big banks

• Russian Hackers Target US Engineering Firm Because of Work Done for Ukrainian Sister City

• OnSolve CodeRED cyberattack disrupts emergency alert systems nationwide

• Botnet takes advantage of AWS outage to smack 28 countries

• Cyber ‘issue’ hits three London councils with shared IT services

• PRIVACY ALERT: Dartmouth College Under Investigation for Data Breach of Records

In other news, Microsoft: Exchange Online outage blocks access to Outlook mailboxes

GOOD READ: This campaign aims to tackle persistent security myths in favor of better advice

For our 100th issue, we issue a new warning: think before you click.

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Cyber threats don't take a week off, and neither should your defenses. HX Weekly, a publication of the Hexagon Center, is designed to be your essential, weekly check-in. We deliver timely, actionable intelligence and resources, ensuring you can keep your digital guard up. Our goal is simple: to help you proactively neutralize potential attacks and safeguard your systems from threats that may be active or imminent. Count on us to empower your defense.

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Glossary/Legend:

• Personal Identifier - A unique word or phrase shared exclusively with an individual or a group, serving as a means of identification and affirmation within the established relationship. It is recommended that 2 or more Personal Identifiers be established per person.

• MFA (Multi-factor authentication or 2FA or 2-Factor Authentication) - a multi-step or 2-step account login process that requires users to enter more information than just one.

• Malware (short for malicious software) - refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called hackers) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems.

• Ransomware - A type of malware that locks or encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom payment to unlock and decrypt them. Ransomware can infect a variety of devices, including computers, smartphones, printers, and more.

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