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Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

Security Affairs

According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. The group targeted municipal governments, county governments, public higher education and K-12 schools, and emergency services (e.g., organizations since 2020.

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Episode 228: CISA’s Eric Goldstein on being Everyone’s Friend in Cyber

The Security Ledger

Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), says the agency is all about helping companies and local government to keep hackers at bay. What better time, then, to check in with our friends at CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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REvil Ransomware Gang Starts Auctioning Victim Data

Krebs on Security

. “ Sodin ” and “ Sodinokibi “) used their Dark Web “Happy Blog” to announce its first ever stolen data auction, allegedly selling files taken from a Canadian agricultural production company that REvil says has so far declined its extortion demands.

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At Pride Summit: A Warning On Cyber Literacy

The Security Ledger

Poor cyber literacy is at the root of many of the cybersecurity problems plaguing the U.S. economy, according to Dr. Alissa Abdullah, Deputy CSO at MasterCard. The post At Pride Summit: A Warning On Cyber Literacy appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Iranian hackers access unsecured HMI at Israeli Water Facility

Security Affairs

Researchers from industrial cybersecurity firm OTORIO revealed that a group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at the Israeli Water Facility. This group also hit other American websites, including a governmental education website in Texas. ” concludes the post.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist

KnowBe4

link] Artificial Intelligence Makes Phishing Text More Plausible Cybersecurity experts continue to warn that advanced chatbots like ChatGPT are making it easier for cybercriminals to craft phishing emails with pristine spelling and grammar, the Guardian reports. Top Cybersecurity Newsletter." the Bureau says.

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Episode 231: Solving the US’s Endemic Cybersecurity Worker Shortage

The Security Ledger

Rodney Petersen, the director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) talks about the massive shortage of information security workers at the United States - estimated at more than 400,000 workers. Rodney is the director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).