The ransomware-as-a-service group LockBit 2.0 has claimed that it will leak all the stolen data from an attack on tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas. The attack reportedly came to light in late February, which led to the disruption of some plant operations.
As war in Ukraine rages and the Putin regime continues to drive toward population centers in the former Soviet state, U.S. cybersecurity officials remain on high alert - questioning whether the Russians will elevate the cyberwar against their Western neighbor or even NATO networks.
Automotive technology/parts supplier Denso confirmed that it suffered a ransomware attack last week. Investigations are ongoing. The company has not disclosed the ransom demanded or the attacker's name, but dark web monitoring platform DarkTracer says it's the work of the Pandora ransomware group.
Healthcare sector entities increasingly need to implement a zero trust approach with their security, says federal adviser Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Healthcare. Zero trust, he says, integrates "a lot of different architecture and systems … that have to work in concert with each other."
A healthcare services contractor agrees to pay a $933,000 settlement in a whistleblower case about alleged false claims about the security of electronic medical records of military personnel and diplomats. It is the first settlement under the Department of Justice's new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative.
Video game developer Ubisoft has confirmed that a cybersecurity incident caused temporary disruption to some of its games, systems and services, and the ransomware gang Lapsus$, which was behind the breaches at Samsung and Nvidia, is implying that it may have been responsible.
What are the ethics of paying ransom to cybercriminals who might be working as a proxy cyber force in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Realistically, whether or not to pay often comes down to a business decision. But Russia's invasion further complicates the optics for ransomware victims.
The U.S. OMB recently released its latest deliverable as part of President Biden's cybersecurity executive order. Former federal CISO Grant Schneider discusses this guidance and shares best practices for agencies and organizations to improve the security of their software supply chain.
Pete Barker was a cybersecurity Digital Loss Prevention practitioner before joining SpyCloud as Director of Fraud & Identity. He saw first-hand the impact of COVID-19 on fraud incidents, which are more automated and broadly targeted. He explains how "COVID changed all the rules" and how defenders can raise their game.
Expel is out with its new forward-looking report, "Great eXpeltations," and among the topics covered is supply chain targeting. Jon Hencinski of Expel and Bruce Potter of Clear Street share insights on why organizations must pay attention to these attacks.
Ukraine's cybersecurity authority says the country is fighting its first-ever hybrid war - combining conventional and digital warfare strategies and tactics. In this time of high alert, Rob Dartnall of Security Alliance calls for organizations to develop their threat intelligence capabilities.
Hacking group MuddyWater, linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, is targeting Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula to conduct espionage and intellectual property theft and to deploy ransomware and destructive malware. The campaign uses malicious documents to deploy RATs on systems.
International hacking collective Anonymous on Thursday announced that it has hacked the Russian censorship agency known as Roskomnadzor. The group released 364,000 files it says show intensified censorship around the perception of the Ukraine invasion, which began in late February.
After months of political infighting, a landmark cybersecurity provision requiring critical infrastructure providers to report security incidents and ransom payments has passed both chambers of Congress and now heads to President Joe Biden's desk. The mandate is part of an omnibus spending bill.
Despite the drumbeat that began about a decade ago for healthcare entities to bolster their identity and access management, it is still an "incredibly weak" area for many, Lee Kim of HIMSS says. She discusses the effects of cyberattack trends and the Ukraine-Russia War on healthcare organizations.
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