Cyberattacks: Page 16
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Frontier Communications hit by cyberattack, IT systems impacted
The telecom provider said a cybercrime group intruded its IT infrastructure and gained access to PII. The operational disruption following its containment "could be considered material."
By Matt Kapko • April 19, 2024 -
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Palo Alto Networks warns firewall exploits are spreading
Attempted exploits and attacks linked to the zero-day vulnerability, which has a CVSS of 10, grew after proof of concepts were released.
By Matt Kapko • April 18, 2024 -
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Cisco Duo MFA message logs exposed in third-party breach
About 1% of the MFA and single sign-on provider’s business customers are impacted. An attacker intruded the third-party vendor’s systems via phishing.
By Matt Kapko • Updated Aug. 26, 2024 -
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UnitedHealth expects up to $1.6B hit from Change cyberattack this year
Investors on Tuesday got a clearer picture of the cyberattack's financial fallout on the healthcare juggernaut. Some said it wasn't as bad as they'd feared.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 16, 2024 -
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Federal agencies caught sharing credentials with Microsoft over email
U.S. government agencies are in jeopardy of Russia-linked cyberattacks, and although CISA isn’t aware of any compromised environments, officials warn the risk is exigent.
By Matt Kapko • April 12, 2024 -
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Mandiant spots advanced exploit activity in Ivanti devices
The incident response firm identified eight threat groups targeting the remote access VPNs and observed evolved post-exploitation activity.
By Matt Kapko • April 9, 2024 -
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Change Healthcare asks to consolidate dozens of cyberattack class-action lawsuits
Lawsuits against the UnitedHealth subsidiary are racking up following a cyberattack against the technology firm in late February.
By Emily Olsen • April 9, 2024 -
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D-Link tells customers to sunset actively exploited storage devices
The networking hardware vendor advised owners of the affected devices to retire and replace them. There is no patch available for the vulnerability.
By Matt Kapko • April 8, 2024 -
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Omni Hotels & Resorts hit by cyberattack
The hotel chain has been responding to the attack since March 29, when it shut down some of its systems.
By Noelle Mateer • April 8, 2024 -
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Ivanti pledges security overhaul after critical vulnerabilities targeted in lengthy exploit spree
CEO Jeff Abbott said significant changes are underway. The beleaguered company committed to improve product security, share learnings and be more responsive to customers.
By David Jones • April 4, 2024 -
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Microsoft Exchange state-linked hack entirely preventable, cyber review board finds
The technology giant’s corporate culture fell short on security investments and risk management, and needs significant reforms, according to a damning report by the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board.
By David Jones • April 3, 2024 -
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CISA asserts no data stolen during Ivanti-linked attack on the agency
Threat actors gained access to and potentially compromised two CISA systems weeks after the agency applied Ivanti’s initial mitigation measures.
By Matt Kapko • April 2, 2024 -
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Hospital groups question HHS about data breach reporting after Change Healthcare attack
In a Thursday letter, the American Hospital Association urged the HHS’ Office of Civil Rights to reduce “duplicative” breach notifications from the cyberattack.
By Susanna Vogel • March 25, 2024 -
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From silos to synergy: how IT-OT integration strengthens industrial cybersecurity
Disconnects between IT and OT teams hinder stronger cybersecurity; it’s time to flip the script. IT and OT teams hinder stronger cybersecurity; it’s time to flip the script.
By Qiang Huang, Vice President of product management, cloud delivered security services of Palo Alto Networks • March 25, 2024 -
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Threat groups hit enterprise software, network infrastructure hard in 2023
Recorded Future observed an approximately threefold increase in actively exploited high-risk vulnerabilities in enterprise software and network infrastructure, such as VPNs.
By Matt Kapko • March 22, 2024 -
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Novel variant of wiper linked to Viasat attack during Ukraine war raises new fears
Researchers at SentinelLabs warn the new variant, called AcidPour, could place IoT, networking devices at risk.
By David Jones • March 22, 2024 -
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Change Healthcare’s drawn-out recovery catches flak from cyber experts
At least 100 services remain offline four weeks after the UnitedHealth Group detected an intrusion in its medical claims clearinghouse. Experts say the impacts are unprecedented.
By Matt Kapko • March 21, 2024 -
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Change Healthcare cyberattack could damage credit at small providers: Fitch
Smaller companies may already have worse credit ratings and could struggle with cash flow disruptions caused by the outage.
By Emily Olsen • March 21, 2024 -
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Five Eyes implores critical infrastructure execs to take China-linked threats seriously
Officials are pushing tips to help potential victims detect and mitigate Volt Typhoon’s evasive techniques as the was warnings take on urgency.
By Matt Kapko • March 20, 2024 -
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More warnings emerge about state-linked cyber threats to water infrastructure
The White House and EPA set an urgent virtual meeting with state homeland security and other top officials, citing efforts to boost the resiliency of drinking and wastewater treatment systems.
By David Jones • March 20, 2024 -
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How companies describe cyber incidents in SEC filings
The words businesses use in cybersecurity disclosures matter. They can channel confidence in the recovery process, potential impacts and legal liabilities.
By Matt Kapko • March 19, 2024 -
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Audit committees rank cybersecurity as top priority amid SEC crackdown
Cyberattacks are just one of several rapidly changing threats confronting audit committees, according to the Center for Audit Quality and Deloitte.
By Jim Tyson • March 14, 2024 -
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Change Healthcare locates ransomware attack vector
Though the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary’s recovery efforts are ongoing, a forensic analysis identified a safe system restoration point.
By Matt Kapko • March 14, 2024 -
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HHS opens investigation into Change Healthcare cyberattack
The Office for Civil Rights will focus on whether protected health information was breached and if UnitedHealth complied with privacy and security requirements.
By Emily Olsen • March 14, 2024 -
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White House meets with UnitedHealth, industry groups on Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout
Officials called on payers to cut red tape and offer financial support to providers, including advanced payments.
By Emily Olsen • March 13, 2024
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