Cyberattacks


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    Royal messes with Texas

    A trio of ransomware attacks targeting the Dallas metro area have the hallmarks of a targeted campaign. They also underscore a very real problem: society is becoming desensitized to disruption.

    By May 26, 2023
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    Broad campaign underway to access US critical infrastructure using small, home office devices

    A state-linked actor, Volt Typhoon, is attempting to gain a foothold across U.S. networks amid rising tensions in the Pacific, Microsoft and the Five Eyes authorities said.

    By May 25, 2023
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    CISA updates ransomware guide 3 years after its debut

    The #StopRansomware guide, updated in partnership with the FBI, NSA and MS-ISAC, reflects aggressive new techniques used by threat actors, including double extortion.

    By May 24, 2023
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    SMBs, regional MSPs under fire from targeted phishing attacks

    Sophisticated cybercriminals are attacking vulnerable target rich and resource poor organizations to reach secondary victims via phishing campaigns, Proofpoint researchers warn.

    By May 24, 2023
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    Dallas under pressure as Royal ransomware group threatens leak

    By listing Dallas on its leak site on the dark web, Royal rebutted the city’s claims that data was not compromised during the attack.

    By May 22, 2023
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    Dole incurs $10.5M in direct costs from February ransomware attack

    The attack impacted about half of Dole's legacy company’s servers and one-quarter of its end-user computers.

    By May 18, 2023
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    UMass Memorial agrees to pay $1.2M to settle FLSA claims stemming from Kronos attack

    A ransomware attack took the UKG product offline for weeks and has spawned several lawsuits.

    By Kate Tornone • May 18, 2023
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    Dallas courts still closed 2 weeks post-ransomware attack

    Continued outages also prevent police from accessing data, which is severely impacting efforts to reduce crime as summer approaches, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said.

    By May 17, 2023
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    Yum Brands faces class action suits from employees after ransomware attack

    The Taco Bell and KFC operator is facing litigation after some personal data of company employees was stolen in the attack.

    By May 16, 2023
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    VMware’s ‘target-rich environment’ is growing more volatile, CrowdStrike warns

    Ransomware groups continue to target VMware because they know the virtualization infrastructure is vulnerable and lacks security tools, threat researchers said.

    By May 16, 2023
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    Emerging ransomware group quickly hits 4 critical infrastructure providers

    The financially motivated threat actor attacked organizations in manufacturing, finance, insurance and pharmaceuticals within a week of its debut. 

    By May 15, 2023
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    Western Digital cyberattack not expected to have material impact on future earnings

    The company is coordinating with law enforcement while it continues a forensic investigation. 

    By May 15, 2023
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    Costs of software supply chain attacks could exceed $46B this year

    Losses attributed to software supply chain attacks will jump 76%, reaching almost $81 billion by 2026, according to Juniper Research.

    By May 12, 2023
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    PaperCut actively exploited by multiple threat actors, targeting education sector

    Education is a key market for the print management software, which threat actors have targeted since mid-April. 

    By May 12, 2023
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    Criminal actors switch tactics after Microsoft began to block macros last year

    Researchers from Proofpoint have seen a rise in HTML smuggling, PDFs and OneNote files for malware delivery since late 2022.

    By May 12, 2023
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    Flood of ransom payments continues as officials mull ban

    The revived debate over the viability of a ransom payment ban comes down to the cost ransomware is causing organizations globally.

    By May 11, 2023
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    Dragos says it thwarted extortion bid by known ransomware threat group

    The hackers accessed limited information by impersonating a new employee, and the cybersecurity firm warns some stolen data may be leaked.

    By May 11, 2023
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    It’s becoming more common for ransomware to lock up data

    Data encryption is at four-year high, despite scenarios where threat actors skip encryption and lean on data theft and extortion, according to Sophos.

    By May 10, 2023
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    Dallas restores core emergency dispatch systems

    “At this point, we do not have evidence or indication that there has been data removed during this attack,” Dallas CIO Bill Zielinski told city officials Monday.

    By May 9, 2023
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    Opinion

    Is cybersecurity doing enough to prevent the next Colonial Pipeline attack?

    Two years have passed since the Colonial Pipeline incident, but critical infrastructure providers aren’t doing enough to proactively mitigate attacks. 

    By Matthew Parsons, Brian Knudtson and Alex Reid • May 8, 2023
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    Western Digital confirms customer data accessed by hackers in attack

    The company has begun notifying customers about stolen data and expects to restore its online store next week.

    By May 8, 2023
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    Former Uber CSO avoids prison time for ransomware coverup

    Joseph Sullivan was convicted last year after covering up a cyberattack while the ride sharing firm was under a Federal Trade Commission probe.

    By May 5, 2023
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    Dallas still recovering from ransomware on eve of municipal election

    City officials say the attack would not affect the election, but many services remain down.

    By May 5, 2023
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    Dallas ransomware attack causes critical service outages

    Websites for the city and its police department, which serves a population of nearly 1.3 million people, currently return 503 error pages.

    By May 4, 2023
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    Companies need a wakeup call to fix chronic security shortcomings, cyber experts say

    One researcher wonders if the industry needs another Snowden-like moment to spring organizations into action.

    By May 3, 2023