PLUS: More data leaks at the US Patent Office; LockBit still tough enough for Wichita; and some critical vulnerabilities in brief Encrypted email service Proton Mail is in hot water again, and for the same thing that earned it flack…
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Ransomware negotiator weighs in on the extortion payment debate with El Reg
As gang tactics get nastier while attacks hit all-time highs Interview Ransomware hit an all-time high last year, with more than 60 criminal gangs listing at least 4,500 victims – and these infections don’t show any signs of slowing.… This…
Critical infrastructure security will stay poor until everyone pulls together
Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi tells us what’s needed to defend vital networks Interview Take a glance at the cybersecurity headlines of late, and you’ll see a familiar phrase that keeps cropping up: Critical infrastructure. … This article has been indexed from…
Critical infrastructure security will stay poor unless everyone pulls together
Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi tells us what’s needed to defend vital networks Interview Take a glance at the cybersecurity headlines of late, and you’ll see a familiar phrase that keeps cropping up: Critical infrastructure. … This article has been indexed from…
Iran most likely to launch destructive cyber-attack against US – ex-Air Force intel analyst
But China’s the most technologically advanced Interview China remains the biggest cyber threat to the US government, America’s critical infrastructure, and its private-sector networks, the nation’s intelligence community has assessed.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…
Cybercriminals hit jackpot as 500k+ Ohio Lottery lovers lose out on their personal data
Not a lotto luck for these powerball hunters More than half a million gamblers with a penchant for powerballs will be receiving some fairly unwelcome news very soon, if not already, as cybercriminals have made off with their personal data.……
Microsoft’s Brad Smith summoned by Homeland Security committee over ‘cascade’ of infosec failures
Major intrusions by both China and Russia leave a lot to be answered for The US government wants to make Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith, the latest tech figurehead to field questions from a House committee on its…
GhostStripe attack haunts self-driving cars by making them ignore road signs
Cameras tested are specced for Baidu’s Apollo Six boffins mostly hailing from Singapore-based universities have proven it’s possible to attack autonomous vehicles by exploiting the system’s reliance on camera-based computer vision and cause it to not recognize road signs.… This…
‘Four horsemen of cyber’ look back on 2008 DoD IT breach that led to US Cyber Command
‘This was a no sh*tter’ RSAC A malware-laced USB stick, inserted into a military laptop at a base in Afghanistan in 2008, led to what has been called the worst military breach in US history, and to the creation of…
Ex-White House election threat hunter weighs in on what to expect in November
Spoiler alert: We’re gonna talk about AI Interview Mick Baccio, global security advisor at Splunk, has watched the evolution of election security threats in real time.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article:…
US faith-based healthcare org Ascension says ‘cybersecurity event’ disrupted clinical ops
Sources claim ransomware is to blame Healthcare organization Ascension is the latest of its kind in the US to say its network has been affected by what it believes to be a “cybersecurity event.”… This article has been indexed from…
Global attackers targeting US critical infrastructure should be ‘wake-up call’
Having China, Russia, and Iran routinely rummaging around is cause for concern, says ex-NSA man RSAC Digital intruders from China, Russia, and Iran breaking into US water systems this year should be a “wake-up call,” according to former National Security…
Dell customer order database of ’49M records’ stolen, now up for sale on dark web
IT giant tries to downplay leak as just names, addresses, info about kit Dell has confirmed information about its customers and their orders has been stolen from one of its portals. Though the thief claimed to have swiped 49 million…
What do Europeans, Americans and Australians have in common? Scammed $50M by fake e-stores
BogusBazaar ripped off shoppers and scraped card details, but not in China A crime ring dubbed BogusBazaar has scammed 850,000 people out of tens of millions of dollars via a network of dodgy shopping websites.… This article has been indexed…
Undersea cables must have high-priority protection before they become top targets
It’s ‘essential to national security’ ex-Navy intel officer tells us Interview As undersea cables carry increasing amounts of information, cyber and physical attacks against them will cause a greater impact on the wider internet.… This article has been indexed from…
Undersea cables are high-priority targets – it’s high time to make these global pathways more resilient
It’s ‘essential to national security’ ex-Navy intel officer tells us Interview As undersea cables carry ever-increasing amounts of data, they become even higher priority targets for both cyber and physical attacks.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
CISA boss: Secure code is the ‘only way to make ransomware a shocking anomaly’
And it would seriously inconvenience the Chinese and Russians, too RSAC There’s a way to vastly reduce the scale and scope of ransomware attacks plaguing critical infrastructure, according to CISA director Jen Easterly: Make software secure by design.… This article…
One year on, universities org admits MOVEit attack hit data of 800k people
Nearly 95M people in total snagged by flaw in file transfer tool Just short of a year after the initial incident, the state of Georgia’s higher education government agency has confirmed that it was the victim of an attack on…
UK opens investigation of MoD payroll contractor after confirming attack
China vehemently denies involvement UK Government has confirmed a cyberattack on the payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) led to “malign” forces accessing data on current and a limited number of former armed forces personnel.… This article…
Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight
On the plus side, infosec’s a good bet for a long, stable career Interview This year is an unfortunate anniversary for information security: We’re told it’s a decade since ransomware started infecting corporations.… This article has been indexed from The…