A ransomware affiliate hacker known as "Bassterlord" has been involved with REvil, LockBit, Avaddon and Ransomware X. Jon DiMaggio, chief security strategist at Analyst1, convinced the hacker to talk about his hacking career in chats that might amount to the an exit interview.
A woman suing Lehigh Valley Health Network dropped her push for a court order requiring the medical center to pay ransomware hackers in exchange for their pledge to remove from the dark web partially naked exam room photos stolen during a hacking incident.
Pre-RSA social media gaming predicted it. Many predicted they would loath it. And it happened: Discussions at this year's RSA conference again and again came back to generative artificial intelligence - but with a twist. Even some of the skeptics professed their conversion to the temple of AI.
The pandemic brought about notable shifts in technology and cybersecurity. It also widened the attack surface, making it bigger than ever before. This change is driven by factors such as hybrid workplaces, cloud migration and SaaS dependencies, according to SANS Institute's Ed Skoudis.
RTM Locker ransomware-as-a-service operators have now turned their attention to Linux, network-attached storage devices and ESXi hosts. The highly structured group appears to be using a new ransomware strain that shows traces of Babuk ransomware's leaked source code.
Now in its 10th year, the Thales Data Threat Report outlines and quantifies the key threats faced by the global cybersecurity industry. Ransomware continues to be a growing threat but, surprisingly, more than half of respondents have no defense plan in place, said Thales' Todd Moore.
Point32Health, which provides health plans to millions of New Englanders and is Massachusetts' second-largest health insurer, is still struggling to recover 10 days after it identified a ransomware attack that forced the company to take many of its IT systems and functions offline.
An affiliate of the Russian-speaking Clop ransomware-as-a-service gang and the LockBit cybercrime group are each exploiting vulnerabilities in popular print management software. PaperCut began urging customers to update their software earlier this month after customer reports of suspicious activity.
Automated XDR platforms are increasingly sought after as organizations grapple with tool sprawl and the complexity of their security stack. But is there a risk of XDR platforms becoming a single point of failure? Microsoft Senior Director Scott Woodgate emphasized building "resiliency" for XDR.
Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. In the days between April 21 and April 27, the spotlight was on the arrest of a Ukrainian trafficker in stolen data, a U.S. Navy shipbuilder and incidents in Canada, India and Kenya.
Digital communication has fundamentally transformed how businesses operate today, with employees relying on email, instant messaging and other tools to collaborate and communicate effectively. This shift has also introduced new security risks, as humans are a primary target for attackers.
OT attacks have doubled. Mark Cristiano, global commercial director of cybersecurity services at Rockwell Automation, discusses how organizations can develop a strategic approach to OT security that aligns with their risk profile, cyber maturity and ability to absorb change.
The United Kingdom should augment its cryptocurrency asset seizure abilities as part of an effort to combat ransomware and other cybercrime, a parliamentary panel heard. The rate of seizures is not commensurate with the level of crypto adoption, said Aidan Larkin, CEO of Asset Reality.
She's been assistant general counsel at the CIA and undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security. She is on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Now an adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Suzanne Spaulding will keynote at RSA Conference 2023. Her topic: ransomware.
In the days between April 14 and April 20, the spotlight was on the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a ransomware attack on American payments firm NCR, German automotive and arms producer Rheinmetall, state agencies in the Philippines, Indian rental platform RentoMojo, and Point32Health.
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