Allianz Life and WestJet lead the way, along with a niche software shop A trio of companies disclosed data breaches this week affecting approximately 3.7 million customers and employees across North America.… READ MORE HERE…

‘Phantom Taurus’ created custom malware to hunt secrets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Threat-hunters at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have decided a gang they spotted two years ago is backed by China, after seeing it sling a new variety of malware.… READ MORE HERE…

50,000 firewall devices still exposed Nearly 50,000 Cisco ASA/FTD instances vulnerable to two bugs that are actively being exploited by “advanced” attackers remain exposed to the internet, according to Shadowserver data.… READ MORE HERE…

The federal government’s not the only thing shutting down on Oct. 1 The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday will cut its ties to – and funding for –  the Center for Internet Security, a nonprofit that provides free and low-cost cybersecurity services to state and local governments.… READ MORE HERE…