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ALPHV/BlackCat responsible for Change Healthcare cyberattack

ALPHV/BlackCat behind Change Healthcare

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by Jessica Lyons / 17h

US government's bounty hasn't borne fruit as whack-a-mole game goes on The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is reportedly responsible for the massive Change Healthcare cyberattack that has disrupted pharmacies across the US since last week.…

U-Haul tells 67K customers that cyber-crooks drove away with their personal info

33by Jessica Lyons / 3d

Thieves broke into IT system using stolen login U-Haul is alerting tens of thousands of folks that miscreants used stolen credentials to break into one of its systems and access customer records that contained some personal data.…

Data watchdog tells off outsourcing giant for scanning staff biometrics despite 'power imbalance'

Serco Leisure ordered to stop using facial

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22by Lindsay Clark / 1d

2,000 employees at 38 facilities had data processed 'unlawfully', ICO says A data protection watchdog in the UK has issued an enforcement notice to stop Serco from using facial recognition tech and fingerprint scanning to monitor staff at 38 leisure centers it runs.…

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Cybercrims: When we hit IT, they sometimes pay, but when we hit OT... jackpot

2 TTPs

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by Jessica Lyons / 4h

Or so says opsec firm, which confirms 70% of all industrial org ransomware in 2023 targeted manufacturers Analysis Cybercriminals follow the money, and increasingly last year that led them to ransomware attacks against the manufacturing industry.…

Broadcom builds a better SASE out of VMware VeloCloud and Symantec

Broadcom and VMware modernize networks

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by Simon Sharwood / 6h

First integration across properties, as end user compute division readies to leave home Broadcom has delivered on its 2023 teaser of integration between VMware's SD-WAN and Symantec's Security Service Edge, by today debuting the "VMware VeloCloud SASE, Secured by Symantec" at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.…

China warns of fake digital currency wallets fleecing netizens

by Simon Sharwood / 10h

Scammers' tactics are tiresomely familiar: get-rich-quick schemes and data harvesting China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has warned local netizens that fake wallet apps for the nation's central bank digital currency (CBDC) are already circulating and being abused by scammers.…

Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta's Messenger encryption

Nevada sues Meta over encryption

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by Thomas Claburn / 16h

State government says it's thinking of the children A law firm acting on behalf of the Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has asked a state court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) denying minors access to encrypted communication in Meta's Messenger application.…

Back from the dead: LockBit taunts cops, threatens to leak Trump docs

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by Jessica Lyons / 19h

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FBI prevents LockBit ransomware attack

Officials have until March 2 to cough up or stolen data gets leaked Updated LockBit claims it's back in action just days after an international law enforcement effort seized the ransomware gang's servers and websites, and retrieved more than 1,000 decryption keys to assist victims.…

Everything you need to know about NIS2

by Elizabeth Coles / 1d

Get prepared for the EU’s upgraded cybersecurity directive Webinar The original European Union Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive certainly led to an improvement in member states' cybersecurity defences, but it struggled to do everything required as cyberattacks and threats scaled up with the growth in digitalization.…

Fox News 'hacker' turns out to be journalist whose lawyers say was doing his job

Valid Accounts (Enterprise T1078)

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by Brandon Vigliarolo / 1d

Also, another fake iOS app slips into the store, un-cybersafe EV chargers leave UK shelves, and critical vulns Infosec in brief A Florida journalist has been arrested and charged with breaking into protected computer systems in a case his lawyers say was less "hacking," more "good investigative journalism." …

FEB 25, 2024

Security is hard because it has to be right all the time? Yeah, like everything else

by Larry Peterson / 1d

It takes only one bottleneck or single point of failure to ruin your week Systems Approach One refrain you often hear is that security must be built in from the ground floor; that retrofitting security to an existing system is the source of design complications, or worse, outright flawed designs.…

FEB 23, 2024

LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest

Global police disrupt LockBit ransomware

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by Connor Jones / 3d

Investigating LockBit’s finances has blown previous estimates of the operation’s wealth out of the water Authorities digging into LockBit's finances believe the group may have generated more than $1 billion in ransom fees over its four-year lifespan.…

LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8

Global police disrupt LockBit ransomware

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by Connor Jones / 3d

NCA still left enough for onlookers to wonder if there's anything more to come The grand finale of the week of LockBit leaks was slated to expose the real identity of LockBitSupp – the alias of the gang's public spokesperson – but the reveal has fallen short of expectations.…

Tips on meeting complex cloud security challenges

by Elizabeth Coles / 4d

Learn about the benefits of applying advanced automation to policy management practices Webinar Dealing with the double trouble of relentless cyber threats and regular technology refresh cycles can stretch already overworked security practitioners. And orchestrating the transition to cloud-