Expect new rules in upcoming weeks US hospitals will be required to meet basic cybersecurity standards before receiving federal funding, according to rules the White House is expected to propose in the next few weeks.… This article has been indexed…
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US government tells hospitals: Meet security standards or no federal dollars for you
Expect new rules in upcoming weeks US hospitals will be required to meet basic cybersecurity standards before receiving federal funding, according to rules the White House is expected to propose in the next few weeks.… This article has been indexed…
Be honest. Would you pay off a ransomware crew?
Today us vultures are debating bans on ransom payments, deplorable tactics by extortionists, and more Kettle Believe us, we wish there was a simple solution that could stop ransomware dead in its tracks for good.… This article has been indexed…
Cybercrooks play dress-up as ‘helpful’ researchers in latest ransomware ruse
Posing as cyber samaritans, scumbags are kicking folks when they’re down Ransomware victims already reeling from potential biz disruption and the cost of resolving the matter are now being subjected to follow-on extortion attempts by criminals posing as helpful security…
ShinyHunters chief phisherman gets 3 years, must cough up $5M
Sebastien Raoult developed various credential-harvesting websites over more than 2 years A key member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime group is facing three years in the slammer and being forced to return $5 million in criminal proceeds.… This article has been…
New year, new updates for security holes in Windows, Adobe, Android and more
Nothing under exploit… The calm before the storm? Patch Tuesday Microsoft rang in the New Year with a relatively calm Patch Tuesday: Just 49 Windows security updates including fixes for two critical-rated bugs, plus four high-severity Chrome flaws in Microsoft…
New year, more bugs in Windows, Adobe, Android to be fixed
Nothing under exploit… Is this the calm before the storm? Patch Tuesday Microsoft rang in the New Year with a relatively calm Patch Tuesday: Just 49 Windows security updates including fixes for two critical-rated bugs, plus four high-severity Chrome flaws…
SEC Twitter hijacked to push fake news of hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETF approval
Buy the hype, sell the, wait, what do we do now?! Breaking The SEC today said its Twitter/X account was hijacked to wrongly claim it had approved hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETFs, causing cryptocurrency to spike and then slip in price.……
New year, new bugs in Windows, Adobe, Android, more to be fixed
Nothing under exploit… Is this the calm before the storm? Patch Tuesday Microsoft rang in the New Year with a relatively calm Patch Tuesday: Just 49 Windows security updates including fixes for two critical-rated bugs, plus four high-severity Chrome flaws…
SEC Twitter hijacked to push fake news of hotly anticipated ETF approval
Buy the hype, sell the, wait, what do we do now?! Breaking The SEC today said its Twitter account was hijacked to wrongly claim it had approved hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETFs, causing cryptocurrency to spike and then slip in price.……
And that’s a wrap for Babuk Tortilla ransomware as free decryptor released
Experts’ job made ‘straightforward’ by crooks failing to update encryption schema after three years Security researchers have put out an updated decryptor for the Babuk ransomware family, providing a free solution for victims of the Tortilla variant.… This article has…
Apache OFBiz zero-day pummeled by exploit attempts after disclosure
Issue has been patched so be sure to check your implementations SonicWall says it has observed thousands of daily attempts to exploit an Apache OFBiz zero-day for nearly a fortnight.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…
British Library: Finances remain healthy as ransomware recovery continues
Authors continue to lose out on owed payments as rebuild of digital services drags on The British Library is denying reports suggesting the recovery costs for its 2023 ransomware attack may reach highs of nearly $9 million as work to…
Facebook, Instagram now mine web links you visit to fuel targeted ads
Also: Twitter hijackings, BEC arrest, and critical vulnerabilities Infosec in brief We gather everyone’s still easing themselves into the New Year. Deleting screens of unread emails, putting on a brave face in meetings, and slowly getting up to speed. While…
Ransomware payment ban: Wrong idea at the wrong time
Won’t stop the chaos, may lead to attacks with more dire consequences Opinion A general ban on ransomware payments, as was floated by some this week, sounds like a good idea. Eliminate extortion as a source of criminal income, and…
After injecting cancer hospital with ransomware, crims threaten to swat patients
Remember the good old days when ransomware crooks vowed not to infect medical centers? Extortionists are now threatening to swat hospital patients — calling in bomb threats or other bogus reports to the police so heavily armed cops show up…
After crippling cancer hospital with ransomware, crims threaten to swat patients
Remember the good old days when ransomware crooks vowed not to infect medical centers? Extortionists are now threatening to swat hospital patients — calling in bomb threats or other bogus reports to the police so heavily armed cops show up…
BreachForums boss busted for bond blunders – including using a VPN
Fitzpatrick faces potentially decades in prison later this month, so may as well get some foreign Netflix in beforehand The cybercriminal behind BreachForums was this week arrested for violating the terms of his pretrial release and will now be held…
Sandworm’s Kyivstar attack should serve as a reminder of the Kremlin crew’s ‘global reach’
‘Almost everything’ wiped in the telecom attack, says Ukraine’s top cyber spy Russia’s Sandworm crew appear to have been responsible for knocking out mobile and internet services to about 24 million users in Ukraine last month with an attack on…
X-ploited: Mandiant restores hijacked Twitter account after attempted crypto heist
Miscreants mock Google-owned security house: ‘Change password please’ Miscreants took over security giant Mandiant’s Twitter account for several hours on Wednesday in an attempt to steal cryptocurrency, then trolled the Google-owned security shop, telling its admins to change the password.……