Intelligent CISO Issue 46 | Page 25

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UNITED STATES
It has been reported that the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) is warning that Russia may pursue a cyberattack against the US as tensions escalate over Moscow ’ s build-up of forces near the border with Ukraine . The DHS bulletin outlined that Russia could launch such an attack if it perceived any US or NATO response to be a threat to its own national security .
GLOBAL
Red Cross has been hit by a cyberattack that has exposed over 515,000 vulnerable people ’ s data , forcing the organisation to shut down systems and operations .
The attack compromised personal data and confidential information on more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people , including those separated from their families due to conflict , migration and disaster , missing persons and their families , and people in detention . The data originated from at least 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies around the world . www . intelligentciso . com
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