Data Breach Today
APRIL 30, 2022
Killnet Claims Responsibility for Targeting Romanian Authorities The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine, along with the National Bank of Ukraine, are warning of massive DDoS attacks against pro-Ukrainian targets. The intelligence service in Romania, SRI, also warns of a similar type of attack targeting sites belonging to its national authorities.
Dark Reading
MAY 3, 2022
The same infrastructure traced back to Russian-speaking threat group Nobelium is being used to set up misspelled domain names, presaging impersonation attacks bent on credential harvesting, analysts say.
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Security Affairs
MAY 2, 2022
IoT gizmos make our lives easier, but we forget that these doohickeys are IP endpoints that act as mini-radios. They continuously send and receive data via the internet and can be the easiest way for a hacker to access your home network. IoT devices can spy on people, steal data, or bring down vast swathes of the internet, as happened in 2016 when Mirai malware infiltrated devices such as baby monitors and refrigerators and locked them into a botnet for the Dyn cyberattack.
Krebs on Security
MAY 2, 2022
Image: Proxima Studios, via Shutterstock. Faced with a brain drain of smart people fleeing the country following its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is floating a new strategy to address a worsening shortage of qualified information technology experts: Forcing tech-savvy people within the nation’s prison population to perform low-cost IT work for domestic companies.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 3, 2022
California Resident Found Guilty on Total of 6 Criminal Counts Sercan Oyuntur, a 40-year-old California resident, has been found guilty of stealing payments of over $23 million from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The stolen payment was meant for DOD's jet fuel suppliers.
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Data Matters
MAY 4, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Sidley announced today that David Lashway and John Woods have joined as partners in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lashway and Mr. Woods join Sidley from Baker McKenzie where they started and led the global cybersecurity practice group for over 10 years. “David and John’s industry leading knowledge and global experience provide a rare viewpoint of the current geopolitical risks in the world today and will have an immediate and positive im
Hunton Privacy
MAY 2, 2022
On April 5, 2022, North Carolina became the first state in the U.S. to prohibit state agencies and local government entities from paying a ransom following a ransomware attack. North Carolina’s new law, which was passed as part of the state’s 2021-2022 budget appropriations , prohibits government entities from paying a ransom to an attacker who has encrypted their IT systems and subsequently offers to decrypt that data in exchange for payment.
Data Breach Today
MAY 4, 2022
John Riggi and Carolyn Crandall Discuss the Top Threats John Riggi, national adviser for cybersecurity at the American Hospital Association, and Carolyn Crandall, chief security advocate at Attivo Networks, explain why threats involving the Russia-Ukraine war are exacerbating cybersecurity pressures on healthcare sector entities in the U.S. and globally.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 5, 2022
Ransomware? I think you may have heard of it, isn’t the news full of it? Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. Related: Make it costly for cybercriminals. The media paid close attention to ransomware attacks last year, as they had a significant impact on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel distributor, and JBS, the nation’s largest meat distributor.
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Jamf
MAY 5, 2022
Yes; Apple devices have a lower cost of ownership when compared to other technology in the classroom. But it’s not just about the bottom line. Apple devices better prepare schools for remote education, improve digital literacy and teach students skills that will be required in tomorrow’s workplace.
Dark Reading
MAY 3, 2022
As the talent shortage rages on, companies have found mentorship programs to be one of the best ways to obtain the security skills they need to develop their existing teams.
Data Breach Today
MAY 5, 2022
Rules Similar to Privacy Laws Passed in California, Colorado, Virginia and Utah Connecticut has just become the fifth U.S. state to get a comprehensive data privacy and online monitoring law, as Senate Bill No. 6 passed into law on Wednesday. The law will go into effect on July 1, 2023, which means that organizations in the state have just 14 months to prepare for compliance.
eSecurity Planet
MAY 3, 2022
Databases contain some of the most critical data in enterprises, so vulnerabilities in them are serious issues. Researchers at Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB recently discovered thousands of databases exposed to the internet that could have been exploited when they were left unprotected. The Attack Surface Management team at Group-IB said it constantly scans the IPv4 landscape for exposed databases, potentially unwanted programs, and other risks.
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Threatpost
MAY 3, 2022
Popular apps to support people’s psychological and spiritual well-being can harm them by sharing their personal and sensitive data with third parties, among other privacy offenses.
Dark Reading
MAY 2, 2022
Breaches can happen to anyone, but a well-oiled machine can internally manage and externally remediate in a way that won't lead to extensive damage to a company's bottom line. (Part 1 of a series.
Data Breach Today
MAY 4, 2022
Mosyle Wants to Expand Beyond MDM and Provide a Holistic Apple Security Platform Mosyle closed a $196 million funding round to expand beyond mobile device management and provide a holistic security platform for Apple devices. The company wants to boost adoption of Mosyle Fuse, which combines MDM, endpoint security, encrypted DNS, identity management and app management.
Security Affairs
MAY 4, 2022
Pro-Ukraine hackers are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen Russian and Belarusian websites. Pro-Ukraine hackers, likely linked to Ukraine IT Army , are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen websites belonging to government, military, and media.
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IT Governance
MAY 3, 2022
Welcome to our latest monthly review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We discovered 80 security incidents in April, resulting in 14,329,78 compromised records. You can find the full list of data breaches below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox.
KnowBe4
MAY 2, 2022
A phishing campaign is using short, terse emails to trick people into visiting a credential-harvesting site, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. The email informs recipients that two incoming messages were returned to the sender, and directs the user to visit a link in order to view the messages. Since the emails are so short, the scammers avoid risking typos or grammatical errors that could have tipped off the recipient.
Data Breach Today
MAY 2, 2022
California Resident Found Guilty on Total of 6 Criminal Counts Sercan Oyuntur, a 40-year-old California resident, has been found guilty of stealing payments of over $23 million from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The stolen payment was meant for DOD's jet fuel suppliers.
Security Affairs
MAY 3, 2022
China-linked Curious Gorge APT is targeting Russian government agencies, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that an APT group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF), tracked as Curious Gorge , is targeting Russian government agencies. The Google TAG team published a report focused on cybersecurity activity in Eastern Europe.
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Troy Hunt
MAY 6, 2022
It's back to business as usual with more data breaches, more poor handling of them and more IoT pain. I think on all those fronts there's a part of me that just likes the challenge and the opportunity to fix a broken thing. Or maybe I'm just a sucker for punishment, I don't know, but either way it's kept me entertained and given me plenty of new material for this week's video 😊 References The book is almost ready to launch!
Dark Reading
MAY 3, 2022
By providing these apps and other add-ons for SaaS platforms and associated permissions, businesses present bad actors with more opportunities to gain access to company data.
Data Breach Today
MAY 2, 2022
Amit Basu of International Seaways on the Various Approaches to Zero Trust As one embarks on a zero trust journey, it's best to start with a network approach, according to Amit Basu, who is vice president, chief information officer and chief information security officer at International Seaways, a New York-based tanker company.
Security Affairs
MAY 4, 2022
A security researcher discovered that samples of Conti, REvil, LockBit ransomware were vulnerable to DLL hijacking. The security researcher John Page aka ( hyp3rlinx ) discovered that malware from multiple ransomware operations, including Conti , REvil , LockBit , AvosLocker , and Black Basta, are affected by flaws that could be exploited block file encryption.
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Hunton Privacy
MAY 2, 2022
On April 28, 2022, India issued new guidance relating to “information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for Safe & Trusted Internet.” Notably, the guidance requires “service providers, intermediary, data centre, body corporate and Government organizations” to report cyber incidents to India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (“CERT-In”) within six hours of noticing such incidents or being notified about such incidents.
Schneier on Security
MAY 4, 2022
Mandiant is reporting on a new botnet. The group, which security firm Mandiant is calling UNC3524, has spent the past 18 months burrowing into victims’ networks with unusual stealth. In cases where the group is ejected, it wastes no time reinfecting the victim environment and picking up where things left off. There are many keys to its stealth, including: The use of a unique backdoor Mandiant calls Quietexit, which runs on load balancers, wireless access point controllers, and other types
Data Breach Today
MAY 2, 2022
5 Kellogg Community Colleges - and Nearly 8,400 Students - Affected All five campuses of the Kellogg Community College, or KCC, have suspended classes until further notice as the result of a ransomware attack, according to its website. The campuses in Battle Creek, Albion, Coldwater, Hastings and Fort Custer Industrial Park in Michigan house nearly 8,400 students.
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