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At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture

The Security Ledger

The FBI will host an event exploring agricultural cyber risks in Omaha, Nebraska amid growing concerns of cyber attacks on US agriculture as farms embrace precision agriculture. The post At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

Security Affairs

The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020. organizations since 2020.

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A Russian national charged for committing LockBit Ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

DoJ charged a Russian national with conspiring to carry out LockBit ransomware attacks against U.S. The Justice Department announced charges against the Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov (20) for his role in numerous LockBit ransomware attacks against systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.

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Clop group obtained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees

Security Affairs

Clop ransomware gang gained access to the email addresses of more than 632K US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice. Russian-speaking Clop ransomware group gained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice. ” states Bloomberg.

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Operation Cronos: law enforcement disrupted the LockBit operation

Security Affairs

An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Cronos’ led to the disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. A joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries has disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. on January 5, 2020.

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BlackByte ransomware breached at least 3 US critical infrastructure organizations

Security Affairs

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the BlackByte ransomware gang has breached at least three organizations from US critical infrastructure sectors. Secret Service (USSS) to provide information on BlackByte ransomware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” reads the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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San Francisco 49ers NFL team discloses BlackByte ransomware attack

Security Affairs

A ransomware attack hit the corporate IT network of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, The Record reported. The San Francisco 49ers NFL team has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, the news was reported by The Record. The experts spotted the BlackByte ransomware while investigating a recent malware incident. Pierluigi Paganini.