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Pro-Russia hackers target critical infrastructure in North America and Europe

Security Affairs

Pro-Russia hacktivists have been targeting and compromising small-scale Operational Technology (OT) systems in North American and European Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS), Dams, Energy, and Food and Agriculture Sectors. In early 2024, several U.S.-based The malicious activity began in 2022 and is still ongoing.

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FBI obtained 7,000 LockBit decryption keys, victims should contact the feds to get support

Security Affairs

” said Bryan Vorndran, the Assistant Director at the FBI Cyber Division, during the 2024 Boston Conference on Cyber Security. This call to action comes after law enforcement took down LockBit’s infrastructure in February 2024 in an international operation dubbed “ Operation Cronos.” continues the NCA.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. In January 2024, it identified more potential victims, and has now written to inform them that their personal data may have been compromised in the incident. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 of the Standard.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Further victims of last year’s Perry Johnson & Associates data breach identified Last year, the medical transcription company PJ&A (Perry Johnson & Associates) suffered a data breach in which an unauthorised third party was able to access its computer network. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 of the Standard.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

pic.twitter.com/SvpbeslrCd — vx-underground (@vxunderground) February 19, 2024 The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group. Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized.

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Surveying Community Webs Members’ Digital Preservation Needs

Archive-It

by the Community Programs team Community Webs members and the Community Programs team gathered in the spring of last year for a virtual meeting, Future Webs , to reflect on the success and achievements of the program and chart next steps in 2024 and beyond.

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

IBM Big Data Hub

6 More intense droughts and water scarcity Global warming is causing more intense droughts and affecting water storage on land, decreasing access to freshwater. Parts of Africa will be especially vulnerable, with agricultural yields declining by as much as 50% in some areas. Even if the temperature rise is limited to 1.5 °C limit.