The U.S. government is struggling to convince hospitals that they need to spend time and money fighting hackers and provide useful advice to them, a problem that could have lethal consequences as the country’s ransomware crisis rages on. “I don’t think we’ve figured out how to talk to the small and medium-sized organizations in a […]
Vivendi Ticketing US d/b/a See Tickets is notifying 323,498 consumers of a data security incident that compromised consumers’ payment card information. In a notification letter being sent this week, the ticket broker states that in May, they became aware of unusual activity on some of their e-commerce sites. Forensic specialists determined that unauthorized individuals had […]
The Cuba ransomware gang, who are thought to be in Russia, have changed things up a bit and recently attacked U.S. critical infrastructure — something most gangs have avoided after DarkSide attacked Colonial Pipeline in 2021. Read more of this article at BlackBerry.
In other defense-related news, U.S. intelligence agencies have issued a warning about foreign spies targeting the American space industry as well as cyberattacks against the nation’s satellite infrastructure. Read more of this article by Brett Tingley at Space.com.
A supply-chain attack that has hit about 100 victims has been linked to a previously unidentified hacking group called “Carderbee. Read more of this article at Threat Intelligence.
In a new HiatusRAT malware campaign, threat actors targeted a U.S. Department of Defense server in a reconnaissance attack. Read more of this article by Sergiu Gatlan at Bleeping Computer.
You’re on a call with someone and they can hear you keyboarding. Can they figure out what you typed or steal any passwords you typed in while on the call? Read more of this article by Bill Toulas at Bleeping Computer.
Schools that haven’t already reopened this year will be reopening this week, which makes this a great time for ransomware gangs to strike. All school districts should be hypervigilant and make sure they have a rapid response plan and an emergency backup plan in place. A number of school districts have already been reporting attacks […]
Prospect Medical Holdings has now confirmed what already seemed clear to researchers and those who check leak sites. The threat actors did get files with personal information. Prospect Medical Holdings is confirming new details about a massive data theft from three Connecticut hospitals and others around the country in a nearly month-old cyber attack by a shadowy […]
Some Insights From IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report
Joe Lazzarotti at The Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report calls our attention to some interesting findings in IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report. Some of these will not surprise you, but some may: Read more details on Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report.