Plus: Saviynt raises $205M debt funding round to offer identity management software
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A U.S. no-fly list with 1.5 million records has leaked on hacker forums, the government has confirmed. Hackers stole the list due to an AWS flaw in a private company's server. More: - The stolen information includes information such as:
- first name,
- last name,
- potential aliases,
- and date of birth.
- Hackers were able to steal the list due to an AWS flaw in Commute Air's server. Commute Air is an Ohio-based flight company.
- The list has 250,000 selectees, a term used to describe people who are deemed suspicious.
- One of the names on this list is the recently released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, along with 16 potential aliases that he uses.
- The list was reportedly compiled in 2019.
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Two U.S. doctors have been convicted of attempting to steal $31M in a Medicare fraud scheme. The two individuals could face a combined 55 years in prison. More: - One of the doctors was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, fraud, conspiracy to pay illegal health care kickbacks, paying illegal health care kickbacks, and false statements relating to health care matters. The other doctor has been convicted of false statements relating to healthcare matters.
- One of the doctors in the case owned a durable medical equipment company that billed Medicare for $31M of unnecessary devices. Half of this amount was paid out.
- According to the DOJ, the scammers paid kickbacks to marketers who used overseas call centers to solicit patients. They also paid bribes to telemedicine companies to write prescriptions for body braces that patients didn’t need.
- Both doctors were based in Florida.
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- Vulnerabilities continue to stick around for months (sometimes even years) and attackers quickly exploit any new vulnerabilities
- Cryptojacking continues to be a staple in cybercriminal tool belts
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The IT Army of Ukraine, a pro-Ukraine hacktivist group, claims it has gained access to 1.5GB of Gazprom data. Gazprom is Russia's largest natural gas company and also its largest contributor to the state budget. More: - According to the group, the hacked archive contains more than 6,000 files of the Gazprom group of companies regarding:
- financial and economic activities;
- reports on testing and drilling;
- and the implementation and adjustment of automated systems at the Koviktinsky well, which is considered one of Russia's largest gas fields.
- Gazprom's revenue in 2020 was $87.7B.
- The hacktivist group made the announcement on its Telegram channel, posting a picture of what it claims is a partnership agreement document from Gazprom's archives.
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Saviynt has raised a $205M debt funding round to offer identity management software. Tech Capital Solutions group led the round. More: - Savyint offers identity management solutions for:
- Governance and administration,
- Third-party access governance for business transactions,
- Application access governance,
- Data files access governance, etc.
- The company operates in verticals such as government, healthcare, manufacturing, education, etc. Some of its clients include:
- Gordon Food Services,
- Wienerberger,
- Origin, and
- First Solar.
- The company has raised $375M since its inception in 2010.
- Saviynt is based in El Segundo, California.
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Sentra has raised a $30M Series A funding round to offer advanced cloud security features for enterprises. The company has raised $53M since its inception. More: - Sentra's platform connects to its client's multi-cloud environment quickly and discovers 100% of data stores without any negative impact on workload performance while maintaining its security.
- Standard Industries, Munich Re Ventures, Moore Capital, Xerox, INT3, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Zeev Ventures led the funding round.
- Sentra aims to use this funding round to expand to new markets
- The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- GitHub has announced that hackers stole encrypted code signing certificates that affect some versions of GitHub Desktop for apps that are used in Mac and Atom.
- Researchers have tracked a packer that hackers have used to deploy some of the most dangerous malware in the last six years without worrying about being tracked.
- 97% of the 134 million cyberattacks against IoT devices have happened in the past six months, according to a new report.
- The stock price of U.K. cybersecurity company Darktrace has dropped to record lows after a major hedge fund placed short positions. Investors are doubting the company's financial claims and its overall sales report.
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