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Change Healthcare cyberattack having ‘far-reaching’ effects on providers
Providers said the outage at the UnitedHealth-owned technology company has affected billing, eligibility checks, prior authorization requests and prescription fulfillment.
By Emily Olsen , Susanna Vogel • March 5, 2024 -
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AlphV’s hit on Change Healthcare strikes a sour note for defenders
The ransomware group didn’t just regroup quickly after a law enforcement takedown. It carried out the worst attack on U.S. infrastructure to date, according to experts.
By Matt Kapko • March 4, 2024 -
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A wave of rules, regulations and federal action is putting pressure on businesses to shore up security amid a backdrop of emboldened threat actors has a nice ring to it.
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In ConnectWise attacks, Play and LockBit ransomware exploits developed quickly
The incidents highlight rapid ongoing exploitation by criminal threat actors as customers are urged to patch.
By David Jones • March 4, 2024 -
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Why Okta is overhauling its priorities, culture around security
CSO David Bradbury acknowledges the company’s brand is tarnished. “We need a track record of zero breaches. That’s what builds trust.”
By Matt Kapko • March 1, 2024 -
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Okta reports ‘minimal’ financial impact following support portal attack
The identity and access management firm is promising to make security a top priority, even though Okta’s CFO said the attack fallout is “not quantifiable.”
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Okta, with a bruised reputation, rethinks security from the top down
CSO David Bradbury detailed to Cybersecurity Dive what the identity and access management company got wrong and the security pledges it's making to customers.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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LockBit group revives operations after takedown
The comeback is no surprise to experts — and some think LockBit as a brand is dead — but the reemergence underscores persistent challenges for authorities.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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MGM Resorts’ cyberattack headache continues as regulators launch investigations
The company said it could face fines in connection with regulatory inquiries stemming from the social engineering attack.
By David Jones • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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ConnectWise ScreenConnect faces new attacks involving LockBit ransomware
A variety of hackers are working to exploit a critical vulnerability in the remote desktop application.
By David Jones • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Cloud intrusions spiked 75% in 2023, CrowdStrike says
Threat actors are targeting organizations’ inconsistent cloud security systems to intrude networks and maintain persistence.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack
The UnitedHealth-owned healthcare technology company disconnected its systems after detecting an “outside threat,” according to a status update page.
By Emily Olsen • Feb. 22, 2024 -
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IBM marks monumental shift in valid account attacks
X-Force identified a 71% increase in valid account credential attacks, the most common point of entry last year.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Critical infrastructure vendor PSI Software hit by ransomware
The Germany-based company shut down systems after it detected the intrusion, and it remains offline.
By Matt Kapko • Updated Feb. 21, 2024 -
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LockBit operations dismantled following international takedown
An international group of law enforcement partners seized the infrastructure of the prolific ransomware group, obtaining decryption keys along the way.
By David Jones • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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AlphV claims hit on Canada’s Trans-Northern Pipelines
The pipeline operator confirmed its internal systems, including communications, were impacted by a November cyberattack. However, the pipelines and fuel delivery were never disrupted.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Microsoft Azure customers hit by phishing, account takeover attacks
More than 200 organizations have been targeted via employee compromise, Proofpoint said.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Attackers hit more networking gear, this time a critical Fortinet CVE
The active exploits of Fortinet appliances come during a heightened period of China state-linked malicious activity targeting networking equipment.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Chicago children’s hospital confirms cyberattack, continues to provide care
Lurie Children’s Hospital took its computer systems offline more than a week ago.
By Emily Olsen • Updated Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Ransomware actors hit zero-day exploits hard in 2023
Ransomware payments surpassed $1.1 billion and researchers say attack sprees targeting MOVEit, GoAnywhere, Citrix devices and PaperCut helped fuel the surge.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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AnyDesk attack response stirs threat analyst criticism and doubts
The company said session hijacking is "extremely unlikely" and credential compromise is a "theoretical risk," but a possibility it cannot rule out.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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Clorox says it incurred $49M in costs from 2023 cyberattack
The breach caused system disruptions that led to order processing delays and “significant product outages,” negatively impacting net sales and earnings.
By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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Mortgage industry attack spree punctuates common errors
Attacks against Mr. Cooper Group, Fidelity National Financial, First American Financial and loanDepot impacted operations and put customers in a bind.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Ivanti VPNs face renewed threat activity after initial patch release and new CVEs
After weeks of mitigation efforts, CISA ordered federal civilian agencies to disconnect the devices.
By David Jones • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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AnyDesk initiates extensive credentials reset following cyberattack
The widely used remote access tool revoked all passwords to its web portal as researchers warn about potential theft of AnyDesk’s code signing certificate.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 5, 2024 -
Courtesy of Cloudflare
Cloudflare hit by follow-on attack from previous Okta breach
A threat actor that previously intruded Cloudflare’s network through its Okta environment regained access with mistakenly unrotated credentials.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 2, 2024
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