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David Perera

Washington, D.C.

Editorial Director, News at Information Security Media Group (ISMG)

Editorial Director, News at InfoRiskToday

Editorial Director, News at BankInfoSecurity

Editorial Director, News at Data Breach Today

Editorial Director, News at HealthcareInfoSecurity

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  • Check Point Breach 'Very Pinpointed Event'

    3 weeks ago | databreachtoday.com | David Perera

    Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Hackers Claim on BreachForums to Have Stolen 'Highly Sensitive' Data David Perera (@daveperera) • March 31, 2025     Image: Shutterstock Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point rejected Monday a hackers' assertion that the company fell to a cyberattack resulting in "highly sensitive" information offered for sale on an online marketplace for illicit data.

  • Rootkit, Backdoor and Tunneler: Ivanti Malware Does It All

    3 weeks ago | databreachtoday.com | Prajeet Nair |David Perera

    Network Firewalls, Network Access Control , Security Operations CISA Publishes Anatomy of Advanced Ivanti VPN Malware Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) , David Perera (@daveperera) • March 31, 2025     Image: Shutterstock Hackers using Trojans connected to a malware family deployed by Chinese nation-state hackers are actively exploiting a now-patched vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances.

  • X Social Media Platform Hit by Apparent DDoS

    1 month ago | databreachtoday.com | David Perera

    DDoS Protection , Security Operations 'Dark Storm Team" Takes Responsibility for 4 Major Outages on Monday David Perera (@daveperera) • March 10, 2025     Image: Shutterstock Repeated outages Monday on social media platform X - formerly Twitter - are the result of a distributed denial of service attack, asserted platform owner Elon Musk in a sporadically available tweet.

  • X Social Media Platform Hit by Apparent DDoS Attack

    1 month ago | bankinfosecurity.com | David Perera

    DDoS Protection , Security Operations 'Dark Storm Team' Takes Responsibility for 4 Major Outages on Monday David Perera (@daveperera) • March 10, 2025     Image: Shutterstock Repeated outages on social media platform X - formerly Twitter - on Monday are the result of a distributed denial of service attack, asserted platform owner Elon Musk in a sporadically available tweet.

  • X Social Media Platform Hit by Apparent DDoS

    1 month ago | thetechstreetnow.com | David Perera

    26 minutes ago   bankinfosecurity 'Dark Storm Team" Takes Responsibility for 4 Major Outages on Monday David Perera (@daveperera) • March 10, 2025 Repeated outages Monday on social media platform X - formerly Twitter - are the result of a distributed denial of service attack, asserted platform owner Elon Musk in a sporadically available tweet.

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Dave Perera
Dave Perera @daveperera
12 Dec 22

Feds arrest Sam Bankman-Fried, per the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York @SDNYnews. Bankman-Fried was due to testify Tuesday morning before the House Financial Services Committee about the FTX collapse. #cryptocurrency https://t.co/fC6JiXfJlw

Dave Perera
Dave Perera @daveperera
7 Nov 22

RT @BrettCallow: "The vast majority of ransomware attacks could be blocked outright if victims focused on cybersecurity basics, says Britai…

Dave Perera
Dave Perera @daveperera
3 Nov 22

Sentencing date for former #Uber CSO Joe Sullivan looks set for March 9. https://t.co/CBwM9QQsse