Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake emails about a cybercrime investigation.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 21, 2021
Million RPS Attack Originated From Over 20,000 Bots In 125 Countries Security firm Cloudflare says it detected and mitigated a 17.2 million request-per-second (rps) distributed denial of service attack, almost three times larger than any previously reported HTTP DDoS attack
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The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 19, 2021
TMobile has now issued a formal apology and offered free identity theft recovery services to nearly 48 million customers for whom the telecom giant failed to protect their sensitive personal information.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 31, 2021
Virtually all compilers — programs that transform human-readable source code into computer-executable machine code — are vulnerable to an insidious attack in which an adversary can introduce targeted vulnerabilities into any software without being detected, new research released today warns.
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Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 16, 2021
A 24-year-old New York man who bragged about helping to steal more than $20 million worth of cryptocurrency from a technology executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 5, 2021
Ivanti, Sophos, Deloitte, Cerberus Sentinel and Feedzai Announce Deals Cybersecurity acquisitions continue at an intense pace, with Ivanti, Sophos, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory, Cerberus Sentinel and Feedzai all making moves to bolster their security portfolios
Architect Security
JANUARY 25, 2021
I was asked recently to provide some thoughts on physical data destruction for an article David Spark ( CISOseries.com, Twitter: @dspark , LinkedIn) was working on. Here are my complete musings on the subject: The initial step when considering data destruction is basically the same first step in data protection: Take time to understand what kind of data you’re working with. Policy around data classification is going to dictate certain aspects of how that data must be treated.
Krebs on Security
MAY 14, 2021
The DarkSide ransomware affiliate program responsible for the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline this week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the country is running for the hills.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 13, 2021
Researchers Say the Tool Is Designed To Help Gangs Launder Bitcoin Cybercriminals have developed a blockchain analytics tool on the darknet that could help a gang launder illegally obtained bitcoin, and they are actively marketing it, according to the cryptocurrency analytics firm Elliptic.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Many Files Crypto-Locked Before July 13 Unlockable via Free Bitdefender Decryptor Score one for the good guys in the fight against ransomware: Anyone who fell victim to REvil, aka Sodinokibi, crypto-locking malware before July 13 can now decrypt their files for free, thanks to a decryptor released by security firm Bitdefender.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 28, 2021
Uptick in Hive Ransomware Activity Spotted The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about Hive ransomware after the group took down Memorial Health System last week.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Microsoft Sparred with SecureWorks Over Impact But Relents Microsoft has indicated it will make changes to reduce the risk around what a security vendor says is a vulnerability that lets attackers run brute-force credential attacks against Azure Active Directory.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2021
US Breach Notification Transparency Declining, Identity Theft Resource Center Warns The number of breach reports filed by U.S. organizations looks set to break records, as breaches tied to phishing, ransomware and supply chain attacks keep surging, the Identity Theft Resource Center warns.
Data Breach Today
JULY 26, 2021
Fewer Victims Paying Attackers Simply to Delete Stolen Data, Coveware Reports Good news on the ransomware front: The average ransom paid by a victim dropped by 38% from Q1 to Q2, reaching $136,576, reports ransomware incident response firm Coveware.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Facebook and its sister properties Instagram and WhatsApp are suffering from ongoing, global outages.
Data Breach Today
JULY 16, 2021
Palo Alto Networks Report Describes Tactics of Group Leveraging Open-Source Tools The gang behind the ransomware strain known as Mespinoza, aka PYSA, is targeting manufacturers, schools and others, mainly in the U.S. and U.K., demanding ransom payments as high as $1.6
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Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2021
Biden Administration Says Attempted Ransomware Disruption Efforts Won't Be Immediate As the Biden administration attempts to force Russia to crack down on its domestic cybercriminals, one challenge will be the sheer diversity of attack code being wielded and individuals involved.
Data Breach Today
JULY 24, 2021
StrongPity Campaign Targeted Syrian E-Governance Website Hack-for-hire group StrongPity deployed Android malware to target Syria's e-government site visitors as part of its latest cyberespionage campaign, a new report by security firm Trend Micro details
Data Breach Today
JULY 13, 2021
Flaw in Serv-U File-Transfer Software Unconnected to Orion Supply-Chain Attack Attackers have been actively exploiting a zero-day flaw in SolarWinds' Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server and Serv-U Secured FTP software, the security software vendor warns.
Data Breach Today
JULY 26, 2021
Software Firm Continues Helping Ransomware Victims to Recover Remote management software company Kaseya said Monday that it obtained a universal decryptor key without paying a ransom to the REvil - aka Sodinokibi - gang that hit the firm with a ransomware attack.
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Enterprises poured $73 billion into data management software in 2020 – but are seeing very little return on their data investments. 22% of data leaders surveyed have fully realized ROI in the past two years, with 56% having no consistent way of measuring it.
Data Breach Today
JULY 15, 2021
Tortoiseshell' Group Used the Social Network to Contact Targets Facebook's threat intelligence team says it has disrupted an Iranian advanced persistent threat group that was using the social network as part of an effort to spread malware and conduct cyberespionage operations, primarily in the U.S.
Data Breach Today
JULY 5, 2021
Yet Another Ransomware Attack Targets Managed Service Providers to Maximize Profits The REvil ransomware operation behind the massive attack centering on Kaseya, which develops software used by managed service providers, has offered to decrypt all victims - MSPs as well as their customers - for $70 million in bitcoins.
Data Breach Today
JULY 4, 2021
REvil Malware Suspected of Infecting Scores of IT Management Companies, Clients U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered federal intelligence agencies to investigate the incident involving IT management software vendor Kaseya.
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2021
Affiliate-Driven Approach and Regular Malware Refinements Are Key, Experts Say REvil, aka Sodinokibi, is one of today's most notorious - and profitable - ransomware operations, driven by highly skilled affiliates who share profits with the operators.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 23, 2021
As ransomware continues to pummel organizations, if they do get hit, then from an incident response standpoint, what are the essential steps they should take to smooth their recovery? Veteran ransomware-battler Fabian Wosar, CTO of Emsisoft, shares essential steps and guidance for recovery
Krebs on Security
MAY 11, 2021
The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe , stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 5, 2021
Claudia Natanson Describes Vision of U.K.’s s New Self-Regulatory Body U.K. Cyber Security Council is a new self-regulatory body for the profession. It is tasked by the U.K. Government to execute their vision for the U.K.
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