Cyberattacks: Page 26
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Vice Society raises ransomware pressure on Los Angeles school district
The ransomware group, which has hit at least eight school systems this year, threatened to publish stolen data from the district next Monday.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 30, 2022 -
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State-linked actor targets VMware hypervisors with novel malware
The technique was discovered by Mandiant researchers looking into a campaign designed to avoid EDR detection.
By David Jones • Sept. 29, 2022 -
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US organizations hit by almost half of all ransomware since 2020
American exceptionalism extends to ransomware as organizations based in the U.S. suffered the greatest number of attacks, ahead of Canada and the U.K.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 28, 2022 -
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Australia’s telecom giant Optus avoids ransom demand as attacker reverses course
The threat actor ramped up pressure by leaking data on the Australian company’s customers, then quickly backed down for unknown reasons.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 27, 2022 -
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American Airlines phishing attack involved unauthorized access to Microsoft 365
The airline has begun disclosing additional details to state regulators, confirming more than 1,700 people were impacted.
By David Jones • Sept. 26, 2022 -
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Australia’s second-largest wireless carrier suffers major cyberattack
Optus pinned the blame on a sophisticated threat actor and expressed concern about potential phishing attacks against its customers.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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Malicious OAuth applications used to control Exchange tenants in sweepstakes scam
Microsoft researchers said a threat actor launched credential-stuffing attacks against high-risk accounts that failed to deploy multifactor authentication.
By David Jones • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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Ransom demand escalates fallout from Los Angeles schools cyberattack
The Los Angeles school district hasn’t responded to the demand, following the advice of federal authorities. The stakes are high as sensitive data may hang in the balance.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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American Airlines targeted by threat actor in July data incident
The airline has notified customers about the potential release of personal data, but said there is no evidence of the data being misused.
By David Jones • Sept. 20, 2022 -
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Uber details how it got hacked, claims limited damage
While there's no evidence the rideshare company's codebase was altered, the attacker did gain access to Slack, vulnerability reports and financial data.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 19, 2022 -
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Threat actor breaches many of Uber’s critical systems
After duping an employee into providing their password, the attacker claims it gained access to Uber’s cloud infrastructure and sensitive data.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 16, 2022 -
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Cloud security pros expect elevated risk for serious data breaches
Just one out of five cybersecurity and engineering professionals escaped the previous year without incident.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 14, 2022 -
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Healthcare cyberattacks led to worse patient care, increased mortality, study finds
Delayed procedures and tests were the most commonly reported consequences of healthcare cyberattacks, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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Energy providers hit by North Korea-linked Lazarus exploiting Log4j VMware vulnerabilities
Cisco Talos researchers observed the advanced persistent threat actor infiltrating networks during a six-month campaign.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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By Tony Goulding • Sept. 12, 2022 -
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CISA announces RFI for critical infrastructure cyber reporting mandate
The agency plans to publish the information request in the Federal Register on Monday and will kick off a national listening tour.
By David Jones • Sept. 9, 2022 -
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CISA issues advisory after vulnerabilities found on Baxter infusion pumps
The weaknesses could allow attackers to access WiFi data and make the device unavailable.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Updated Sept. 8, 2022 -
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Healthcare fintechs targeted by cybercriminals
Cybersecurity professionals say healthcare payments processing firms are particularly vulnerable to information technology breaches and ransomware attacks.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 8, 2022 -
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Los Angeles school district hit by ransomware attack
Schools reopened after the holiday weekend but many IT systems remain inaccessible. A districtwide password reset is underway.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 6, 2022 -
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Email hacking scheme leads to attempted theft of $13M from Pennsylvania school district
Local government agencies intercepted and recovered $10.3 million in funds stolen from Chester Upland School District.
By Anna Merod • Sept. 6, 2022 -
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Most organizations remain unprepared for ransomware attacks
Too many organizations are failing to meet cybersecurity demands. Ransomware attacks abound and humans are still the weakest link.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 6, 2022 -
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PyPI contributors targeted by JuiceLedger in latest attack against open source
The supply chain attack represents a potential risk to organizations using open source, researchers from SentinelOne and Checkmarx say.
By David Jones • Sept. 6, 2022 -
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Okta CEO pushes for passwordless future in wake of phishing attacks
Customers that rely on passwords and log-in pages are putting their organizations at greater risk of attack, Todd McKinnon told analysts.
By Matt Kapko • Sept. 2, 2022 -
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Okta entangled by Twilio phishing attack
The threat actor initiated one-time password requests as they searched dozens of phone numbers linked to a single targeted organization.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 30, 2022 -
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Twilio discloses more victims as phishing attack effects cascade
The communications and identity authentication provider said it has discovered 163 victims thus far.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 29, 2022
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