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FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals

Krebs on Security

Department of Homeland Security hastily assembled a conference call with healthcare industry executives warning about an “imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. ” The warning came less than 24 hours after this author received a tip from Alex Holden , founder of Milwaukee-based cyber intelligence firm Hold Security.

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

Security Affairs

The Snatch ransomware group announced it had hacked the food giant Kraft Heinz, the company is investigating the claims. The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked Kraft Heinz in August and on December 14, it added the company to the list of victims on its leak site. ” reads the alert.

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Future of Payments Security. This largely follows the trend in the industry of moving transactions primarily to a more web-focused infrastructure. Figure 1: Web application breaches in the Retail industry. Securing digital transactions. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 09:17. Criminals use a wide range of methods to commit fraud.

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. I would define this group of references as reports. Those reports have been divided into 4 timing groups in order to simplify the evaluation process. and more personal thoughts.

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BlackMatter ransomware gang hit Technology giant Olympus

Security Affairs

Olympus issued a statement to announce that its European, Middle East and Africa computer network was hit by a ransomware attack. A ransom note that was found on the infected systems claimed that the company was hit by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The group is looking for corporate networks in the US, the UK, Canada, or Australia.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. All four pleaded guilty to conspiracy and racketeering charges. The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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MY TAKE: ‘Digital trust’ has a huge role to play mitigating cybersecurity threats, going forward

The Last Watchdog

Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures. It used to be that trusting the connection between a workstation and a mainframe computer was the main concern. And yet at this moment, digital trust isn’t where it needs to be on the boardroom priority list or the IT security team’s strategy. Trust under siege.