Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Experts Say Odd Case Offers Forewarning to Others The chief operating officer of a network security firm serving the healthcare sector has been charged by federal prosecutors with crimes stemming from an alleged cyberattack on an Atlanta, Georgia-area medical center in 2018. Some legal experts say the unusual case offers forewarnings to others.
Data Matters
JUNE 11, 2021
On June 2, 2021, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed SB260 , a bill that will amend the state’s existing privacy notice legislation, NRS 603A.300 to.360 (“Existing NV Privacy Law”). SB260 amends the Existing NV Privacy Law by exempting certain persons and information collected about a consumer from the law’s privacy requirements, expanding the types of entities that must facilitate consumer privacy opt-out rights, providing new and updated definitions, authorizing the opportunity to remedy a fa
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney Also Wants Details About Colonial, CNA Payments The House Oversight and Reform Committee is now probing the $11 million payment that meat-producer JBS paid to a cybercriminal gang following a ransomware attack in May. Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney also asked for documents related to ransom payments made by Colonial Pipeline and CNA.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 11, 2021
For three years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police owned and operated a commercial encrypted phone app, called AN0M, that was used by organized crime around the world. Of course, the police were able to read everything — I don’t even know if this qualifies as a backdoor. This week, the world’s police organizations announced 800 arrests based on text messages sent over the app.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Suspect's Device, Seized by Foreign Law Enforcement Agency, May Have Had Private Key Cryptocurrency has a reputation for being tough to trace - no wonder anonymity-craving criminals favor using it. In reality, cryptocurrencies don't make users anonymous. But just how did the FBI recover most of the bitcoins paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware operation?
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Group Uses Compromised Credentials to Attack Cloud Providers, Researchers Say Cryptojacking group TeamTNT is leveraging compromised Amazon Web Services credentials to attack its cloud environments through the platform’s API, according to researchers from Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks.
Threatpost
JUNE 11, 2021
"We hereby keep a right (sic) to forward all of the relevant documentation and data to military agencies of our choise (sic)" REvil reportedly wrote.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Proofpoint Reports Group Rebrands as Fancy Lazarus, Lowers Ransom Amount Traditional ransomware attacks may have taken over the news, but Proofpoint researchers say the malicious actors who presents themselves as the North Korean-backed Lazarus advanced persistent threat group have revamped their distributed denial-of-service ransom extortion strategy and rebranded.
Security Affairs
JUNE 11, 2021
Qatari government-funded international Arabic news channel Al Jazeera announced to have blocked a series of disruptive cyberattacks aimed at its news publishing platform. Qatari government-funded international Arabic news channel Al Jazeera announced to have blocked this week a series of cyberattacks that attempted to disrupt and take over some components of its news publishing platform. “Al Jazeera Media Network was subjected to a series of cyber hacking attempts to penetrate some of its
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
1.5 Million Facebook Passwords Among Leaked Data; Raccoon Infostealer Suspected Some 26 million passwords were exposed in a 1.2 terabyte batch of data found by NordLocker, a security company. It's workaday botnet data, but it highlights a hostile malware landscape, particularly for people still inclined to download pirated software.
Jamf
JUNE 11, 2021
Following a year unlike any other, Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) wrapped up this week with news for enterprise IT, InfoSec leaders, and education IT professionals alike.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Attackers Put 750 GB of Gaming and Company Data for Sale Electronic Arts has acknowledged that a threat actor has breached the gaming giant and has posted a huge swath of gaming and corporate data for sale on the publicly accessible leak site RaidForums. The ad claims to have 780 GB of data.
Security Affairs
JUNE 11, 2021
The current era, where all data is digital, the threats of fraud, breach and data sprawl are more of a reality than ever. In these times, organizations not only take a hit because of the breached data and cyber threats, but also are heavily fined under global privacy regulations. These privacy regulations are in place to encourage security operations within organizations to protect their data from malicious intent.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Cybercrime Market Traded Banking and Payment Credentials The U.S. Justice Department has shut down the Slilpp cybercrime marketplace, which sold stolen credentials related to bank accounts and other payment mechanisms, in a multinational operation.
Security Affairs
JUNE 11, 2021
The US Department of Justice seized the servers and domains of the popular cybercrime marketplace SlilPP. The US Department of Justice announced to have seized the infrastructure of SlilPP , a popular marketplace used by cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen login credentials. The seizure is the result of a multinational operation involving law enforcement agencies in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and Romania.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of lawmakers' grilling of Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount over his handling of the DarkSide ransomware attack. Also featured: How the FBI helped trick criminals into using an encrypted communications service that it was able to monitor.
Security Affairs
JUNE 11, 2021
Experts spotted a new mysterious malware that was used to collect a huge amount of data, including sensitive files, credentials, and cookies. Researchers from NordLocker have discovered an unsecured database containing 1.2-terabyte of stolen data. Threat actors used custom malware to steal data from 3.2 million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Demanding Ransom, REvil Ransomware Operation Leaks Some Data Stolen From Sol Oriens A small U.S. nuclear weapons contractor has confirmed that it suffered a ransomware attack, resulting in the theft of data. Credit for the attack has been taken by the ransomware-as-service operation known as REvil, aka Sodinokibi, which the FBI recently tied to the attack against meatpacking giant JBS.
Security Affairs
JUNE 11, 2021
Italy announced the creation of the national cybersecurity agency, a move aimed at increase the level of cyber security of its infrastructure. The Italian government has announced the creation of a new agency focused on cybersecurity, Prime Minister Mario Draghi provided its strong commitment to the creation of the agency that is tasked to protect the country and its infrastructure from cyber threats.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2021
Analyzing Verizon's 2021 Breach Investigations Report, Talent Management and More Criminals tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, Verizon's 2021 Breach Investigations Report and overcoming the challenges of recruiting cybersecurity professionals are among the latest cybersecurity topics to be featured for analysis by a panel of Information Security Media Group editors.
Threatpost
JUNE 11, 2021
Raft of other proprietary game data and related software and developer kits also pilfered in the unspecified attack, which the company is investigating.
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Troy Hunt
JUNE 11, 2021
Lots of stuff going on this week, beginning with me losing my mind try to get local control of IoT devices. I'm writing up a much more extensive blog post on this, suffice to say it's a complete mess and all of the suggestions I've had have been well-intentioned, but infeasible for various reasons. But as I say in the video, it has all been worth it and I do get a lot of enjoyment from playing with it all ??
Threatpost
JUNE 11, 2021
CD Projekt Red confirmed that employee and game-related data appears to be floating around the cyber-underground, four months after a hack on the Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 11, 2021
The agency spent years running a secure phone network for criminals. So much for “going dark.”.
Dark Reading
JUNE 11, 2021
Nearly a score of cybercriminals allegedly worked together to create the Trickbot malware and deploy it against more than a million users, an unsealed indictment claims.
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WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 11, 2021
The credentials were part of a trove containing 1.2 terabytes of sensitive data extracted between 2018 and 2020.
Dark Reading
JUNE 11, 2021
An investigation has revealed company data has been breached in the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Threatpost
JUNE 11, 2021
Airlines are warned to scour networks for traces of the campaign, likely the work of APT41, lurking in networks.
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