Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

An international law enforcement operation shuts down the infrastructure of the Ragnar Locker ransomware operation. Law enforcement from the US, Europe, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Latvia conducted a joint operation that led to the seizure of the Ragnar Locker ransomware’s infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

branch of Toyota, stealing 240GB of files containing information on Toyota employees, customers, contracts, and financial details. branch of Toyota, stealing 240GB of files containing information on Toyota employees, customers, contracts, and financial details. The threat actor ZeroSevenGroup claims to have breached a U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Cronos’ led to the disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. A joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries has disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities 113

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

The FBI is informing victims of LockBit ransomware it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that could allow some of them to decrypt their data. The FBI is inviting victims of LockBit ransomware to come forward because it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that could allow them to recover their encrypted data for free.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. “RagnarLocker ransomware actors work as part of a ransomware family, frequently changing obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and prevention.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020.

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Its services are used by companies and financial institutions including BMW, Vodafone, the Australian government, Westpac, ANZ, HSBC, and Virgin Money. Financial services are the main target for cybercriminals, so the threat for the organizations and their customers is severe.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Akamai announced it has mitigated the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a U.S. financial company. Cybersecurity firm Akamai successfully identified and prevented a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting an unnamed, leading American financial institution. gigabits per second.

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Financial Services Ransomware Cybersecurity IT 131

Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

On June 24, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or the “Department”) announced it had entered into a $5 million settlement with Carnival Corp. Since Carnival was licensed by the Department to sell insurance in NY State, it was treated as a covered entity under the Cybersecurity Regulation.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. Image: Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement provided additional details about the international Operation Cronos that led to the disruption of the Lockbit ransomware operation. Yesterday, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation.

Energy and Utilities 108

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 108

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Ransomware. Ransomware is the fastest-growing trend. Cyberattack Statistics. Types of Cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Data breaches Ransomware Artificial Intelligence 87

Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

A few days after the Advisory, Ukrainian government websites were attacked by Russian actors while the Russian government simultaneously arrested members of the notorious ransomware gang REvil. Best Practices to Minimize Disruptions. Like an incident response plan, MFA has become a critical element of cybersecurity programs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. ICICI Bank’s response Threat to financial accounts Finance and insurance are one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals. million files belonging to ICICI Bank.

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Personal data Phishing Risk Communications 98

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

users encounter mobile phishing attacks More than 50% of all mobile devices were exposed to a mobile attack in 2022 Why is mobile so prevalent and why are attacks working? "A leader tasked with cybersecurity can get ahead of the game by understanding where we are in the story of machine learning (ML) as a hacking tool," Tyson writes. "At

Phishing 83

Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 83

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) posted proposed amendments (“Proposed Amendments”) to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (“Cybersecurity Regulations”). The risk assessments required by Section 500.9

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Risk Passwords 55

KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

There are going to be a raft of scams varying from blood drives to pleas for charitable contributions for victims and their families. Unfortunately, this type of scam is the worst kind of phishbait, and it is a very good idea to inoculate people before they get suckered into falling for a scam like this. businesses.

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Phishing Security awareness Compliance Risk 81

Data Matters

MARCH 21, 2022

Congress has passed a significant new cybersecurity law that will require critical infrastructure entities to report material cybersecurity incidents and ransomware payments to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 and 24 hours, respectively. Background. Section 2240(16). a supply chain compromise.

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Ransomware Cybersecurity Agriculture Communications 94

The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2022

It is now more important than ever for companies to share cyberattack and ransomware data with the government to ensure that we can defend and prepare much better than before. Ransomware payments must be reported within 24 hours, and all cyber incidents must be declared within 72 hours. Sharing attack intel.

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Ransomware Government Agriculture Encryption 305

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication, and ransomware attacks are only the tip of the iceberg. It’s no surprise that passwordless authentication is at the core of Gartner’s report on emerging technologies and trends for 2022. Underscoring this trend, Uber was recently hacked — through its authentication system.

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Authentication Passwords Artificial Intelligence Financial Services 203

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang added Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital to the list of victims on its Tor leak site The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack on Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital. Come on guys, seriously?

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Ransomware Phishing Encryption Privacy 121

Data Protection Report

APRIL 9, 2024

On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”), which imposes new reporting requirements for entities operating in critical infrastructure sectors.

Ransomware 84

Ransomware Agriculture Cybersecurity Government 84

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Tech consultancy IDC recently estimated that global spending on security-related hardware, software and services is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 9.2% billion by 2022. a year and is on a curve to reach $133.8 It’s not for lack of best practices frameworks. based start-up, SecurityFirst.

Security 159

Security Encryption Compliance Data breaches 159

Data Protection Report

MARCH 16, 2022

On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed an omnibus spending bill into law, which, in part, requires companies to report cyber incidents and ransom payments. Covered entities may operate in a number of critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, financial services, food and agriculture, healthcare, and information technology.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

Does an insurance policy that covers direct physical loss or damage to media cover the situation where ransomware renders downloaded software useless because it could not be decrypted? 2022-Ohio-4649 (Ohio Dec. 27, 2022). 21, 2022) (2022 WL 17826875. 22, 2022), 6. b. Answers are below. 3. c.

Privacy 115

Privacy Cybersecurity Personal data Insurance 115

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) IT services Taiwan Yes 2,451,197 RMH Franchise Corporation Source (New) Hospitality USA Yes 1.5 Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) IT services Taiwan Yes 2,451,197 RMH Franchise Corporation Source (New) Hospitality USA Yes 1.5 Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 TB Paysign, Inc.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

*Reprinted with permission from the May 6, 2022 edition of the New York Law Journal © 202X ALM Global Properties, LLC. In March 2022, the White House issued a dramatic warning based on “evolving intelligence” about potential Russian cyberattacks on the United States in response to U.S.-imposed All rights reserved. Agency (Feb.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

Overall, the use of stolen credentials is the overwhelming leader in data breaches, being involved in nearly 45% of breaches – this is more than double the second-place spot of "Other" (which includes a number of types of threat actions) and ransomware, which sits at around 20% of data breaches. In 2022, they reportedly stole around $1.7

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Data breaches Phishing Security awareness Ransomware 72

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For many years, Ika held a key position at one of Russia’s largest Internet service providers, and his (mostly glowing) reputation as a reliable provider of web hosting to the Russian cybercrime community gave him an encyclopedic knowledge about nearly every major player in that scene at the time.

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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a “pre-proposed outreach” of material proposed changes to almost every section of its cybersecurity regulations, and would affect each entity covered by the current regulations of 23 NYCRR Part 500. Cybersecurity Risk Assessments.

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Cybersecurity Risk Passwords Compliance 59

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

This article looks at the top 40 cybersecurity startups to watch in 2022 based on their innovations in new and emerging technologies, length of operation, early funding rounds, scalability, and more. Read more: Top Enterprise Network Security Tools for 2022. Also read: Top Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions for 2022.

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Cybersecurity Cloud Compliance Analytics 142

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and goes into effect January 1, 2023, for all data collected starting January 1, 2022 1. It goes on with examples: Sensitive personal information will include financial information, account log-in credentials, a consumer’s identification numbers (e.g., How does CPRA relate to CCPA?

Privacy 62

Privacy GDPR Compliance Data breaches 62

KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. According to the report, the financial services industry as a target has increased by 72% over 2022 and was the single largest target of financial fraud attacks, representing 49% of all such attacks.

Phishing 75

Phishing File names Security awareness Risk 75

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Known data breached Discord (via Spy.pet) Source (New) IT services USA Yes 4,186,879,104 Baidu, Inc., Source (New) Finance USA Yes 1,955,385 BerryDunn and Reliable Networks Source (New) Finance and IT services USA Yes 1,107,354 VISAV Limited Source (New) IT services UK Yes >1,000,000 Designed Receivable Solutions, Inc.

Data Privacy 79

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 79

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 16, 2022

On March 9, 2022, the Biden Administration released its much-anticipated “ Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets ” (“Executive Order”). In June 2021, the House Committee on Financial Services also organized a Digital Assets Working Group. Background. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation.”

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