New Known Breaches in the Past Week - August 6, 2021

Many companies struggle with all of the cybersecurity documentation, processes, and policies that can limit their business growth and REALLY stress them out. Omnistruct serves as an enterprise partner for the critical policies, processes, and documentation needed to make sure all of that data and revenue is well protected against cyber threats and that the company stays in compliance with all rules and regulations.

A Silicon Valley VC firm with $1.8B in assets was hit by ransomware

Advanced Technology Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in assets under its management, was hit by a ransomware attack in July that saw cybercriminals steal personal information on the company’s private investors, or limited partners (LPs). By Zack Whittaker I August 4, 2021 Read More

Over 60 Million Americans Exposed Through Misconfigured Database

Security researchers have discovered an online database completely unsecured and exposed to the public internet, containing the personal details of at least 63 million Americans. By Phil Muncaster I August 4, 2021  Read More

Misconfigured Apache Hadoop YARN Exploited for Cryptomining

A recent analysis has revealed how cybercriminals are taking advantage of misconfigured Apache Hadoop YARN. It is a cluster management technology and part of the Hadoop framework used for executing tasks. The report includes details about payload delivery, attack tactics, and basic security advice. By Cyware Alerts I August 5, 2021  Read More