by Craig Silverman, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally published on ProPublica. Series: Zero Trust:Inside Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures Investigating how the world’s largest software provider handles the security of its own ubiquitous products. […]
The Record reports that Cleveland shut down its city hall on Monday in response to a cyberattack. In a statement to Recorded Future News, a city spokesperson would not say what systems were shut down due to the incident but confirmed that police, fire and emergency medical services are still functioning, as is the 911 […]
A draft of federal cyber incident reporting rules for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) has been posted in the Federal Register. It’s not exactly light reading, weighing in at a whopping 447-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The rules will require critical infrastructure entities to notify the federal government of […]
On February 15, the U.S. Department of State offered a $10 million reward for “information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the Transnational Organized Crime group behind the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware variant. In addition, a reward offer of up to $5,000,000 is offered for information leading to the […]
The Independent reports: China has been accused of a “malign” cyberattack on Britain after it allegedly accessed millions of voters’ personal details during a hack on the election watchdog. The UK is poised to sanction those believed to be involved in Chinese state-backed interference, after deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden sets out details about the alleged incident later on […]
Even companies that invest a lot in security can get hit — and hit hard. In this week’s news, perhaps the biggest story involves Microsoft and Russia. The Associated Press reports: Microsoft said Friday it’s still trying to evict the elite Russian government hackers who broke into the email accounts of senior company executives in November […]
The attack on United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare unit continues to cause major problems. Pharmacies are struggling to fill prescriptions, patients cannot get their medications, and payment processes for providers are impacted. The problems began February 21 after hackers, subsequently identified as the AlphV (BlackCat) group, gained access to UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit. How they gained […]
The Record reports: The U.S. and partners around the world ousted Russian government hackers from a network of more than 1,000 home and small business routers, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. The law enforcement action, dubbed Operation Dying Ember, has not been previously announced. “Working with U.S. and worldwide law enforcement partners we […]
Reuters reports: Veon, the parent company of Ukraine’s largest mobile operator Kyivstar, will take a hit of around 3.6 billion hryvnias ($95 million) in revenue in 2024 due to a massive cyberattack in December, the Dutch telecoms group estimated on Thursday. The estimated lost revenue is associated with measures Kyivstar has taken to compensate customers […]
Chinese hackers are increasingly deploying ransomware – researchers
Researchers at Sentinel Labs and Recorded Future report that Chinese-linked cyberespionage campaigns are increasingly deploying ransomware. CyberScoop reports that their research suggests that ransomware is reportedly used in the final stage of cyberespionage operations to either make money, distract adversaries, or make it more difficult to attribute their work: The report that Chinese hackers are […]