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Operation Cronos: law enforcement disrupted the LockBit operation

Security Affairs

pic.twitter.com/SvpbeslrCd — vx-underground (@vxunderground) February 19, 2024 LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized. on January 5, 2020.

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Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz

Security Affairs

Kraft Heinz is an American food company, it is one of the largest food and beverage manufacturers globally. ” The Snatch ransomware was first spotted at the end of 2019, Sophos researchers discovered a piece of the Snatch ransomware that reboots computers it infects into Safe Mode to bypass resident security solutions.

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European Commission Releases Factsheet on Artificial Intelligence

Hunton Privacy

On July 4, 2019, the European Commission published a factsheet on artificial intelligence (“AI”) for Europe (the “Factsheet”). The factsheet also includes some examples of projects conducted by the Commission in AI (including in agriculture, data and eHealth, public administration and services, and transport and manufacturing).

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” on January 5, 2020.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2020 ­– 7 billion records breached

IT Governance

University of Missouri Health Care discloses 2019 security incident (unknown). Tait Towers Manufacturing discloses security incident affecting employee data (unknown). Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is notifying clients of a privacy breach (134). Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). hack (350,000).

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Summer Road Trip: Chicago and Pittsburgh

Unwritten Record

While we enjoy the modern cosmopolitan sights, it’s fun to remember the lengthy history of the city as an agricultural and industrial hub. The photographs in the American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs (165-WW NAID 533461 ) of people at work are fascinating: ( 165-WW-594A-2 : Shells manufactured for Ordnance Dept.;