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

Posted by [Omnistruct Marketing](https://blog.omnistruct.com/author/omnistruct-marketing) on Aug 11, 2021 3:50:26 AM

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## 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](https://email.omnistruct.com/e2t/tc/VWCtPB8HMGpNW4C2F-05WcHFQW5wYw0_4vXk3lN2v9B377m4bpV5X_Kf7CgRD0W1bqqnJ21h_hwW57HNjl6PK6pSW5m_c6r8zQcJSW4n8j7x9k4yl0W6R1Bwb1pGWFTW5Vhbzn6t_gx7W2nvM2v8wBGsfVr1KHj8vnKxcW7MP4S07ZQGBkW7DVHX24N9183W7-2Z_h70MDPnW3bYBjG47Z1pZVn5BW63WJPNFW73SgB678KDRmW6ng_702Fn33yW7__87v99nXhLW74DfDb45M8bGW8ST83m6F-hSyN32WlRDb8LvmW2fBLxM6Mdl5NW29CtXx4LxsTFW7sMFP_9bG6BZVDc04v4DdG-KW1Z2prb2Rqs56W1ySgrS71FMm1W675Rb58lzGNXW6wKVlC5JVbjyW8tCJpS8Px91wW4bxF1B18V0GWW2Nsrp31MQXt8N5t1hRytl-2vW4XRSnW53FpTlW8btVdV8c2pZrW81lJ3r2Q425KW1V-rM91rLP7yV5h3Nf5ptRtsW9d97lx6CRfKwW43tV3_495twWN49YWr3k4TFxV8qR6G1LMWY_W4DjQPb83BRtlW1pQ_db6-2x4CW67TwYC1RV-_CW5_gX5l2JRzjXW91xLR536jQVJW19zhxw6qKx4YN2qtQlhrLTy0W7GtZ8J43PCKjW2kRbsL5Fsgg7W6dF3xm8cDv_4W7pTlqM6JNbV7W8vnTCr1nzpZkW2hDtTn9k_rQcVZ2C8Z323xVVW4qVNgD5_8NymW4TY2K3557jlkW48TBQM25Tsr5W1s3s2k2LrfNxW86s8h47DHYxtW5svkKL51Kt9BW1fVvYK7f7t7XW6sBXtY7s1pwn3cFh1)

 

## 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](https://email.omnistruct.com/e2t/tc/VWCtPB8HMGpNW4C2F-05WcHFQW5wYw0_4vXk3lN2v9B135nxG7V3Zsc37CgFdFW4gs-qW7FPhLTW6dl-2q5w7z4TW4NScWT222DrbVW0ljr1pvhsdV-p9rk8jg8xCW6RRSF02dVf4CN2gDlbMKlrnhW3G2XJF7G7scHN25XN87_T8XMW4kjr1s55B15GN93dwQ9mGv-xW6PXBdZ7rGlVnW7yqSsy2VTPVrW3Kkqtx5XV-D_W5jwkNs3m37y3W6RfTnW3pC4TgW42Xg6B3X9XXhW17rlwS2KfCCNW6hR5l93_wymMW6hzNzT9cRhXDVJ_BRs5ST1bRVTw9Bh4xgqNGW8FkR7B6RBnyhW5tj0vv89KPhfN3XpFgVr9dvHW7RBGGm2r502rN4bdzBr2ZHvbW2b7qnX3_m3RlN3Nsg1RLFh2PN5sMy_Xp32gbW5ztyCY3yDsGyW3JXPmP6_bpBN38fV1)

 

## 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](https://email.omnistruct.com/e2t/tc/VWCtPB8HMGpNW4C2F-05WcHFQW5wYw0_4vXk3lN2v9B135nxG7V3Zsc37CgMbrW3-9ZFF3sc6PPW91mTTT5Lc-WjW6DkVgq1LS76PW2ts9yP5Zx0Y9W6Xjg-n3xb2dCW20kTHN6zWXVsN4-WKGF5qntLW1dXyr690-KbhW8B7PTJ1d_B7fW2l7SLt2M4B_PVTLWpB64ZhBBN3wmR4BkkZtKN6KW-pFw8W80N6kshF37r8Z3W4K4KSz8frLYKVYG-0f3YpqlCW4ZtwGp1W0VhvW3LT0TB1Jb5HfW1rGG0P5htLn7W2W5PTg6ysV47W5Q0SqX16wF2rW32qR717C9vSkW47S-2-7dj7rdVPX1_43DpybBW4r5fmS7bmF8xW6XXq4W6lYSCvN4zmtrxKtwXFW3d6qYv3cgwkNW5R2Nf02yjF29W92f06L3f-bZfW1ZqZlT5pd7RyW6y7jV08QX9jV351P1)

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