Data Breach Today
MARCH 23, 2022
Bulletin Reportedly Issued Just Days Before Biden Warned of Cyber Activity Just days before U.S. President Joe Biden warned that intelligence is pointing toward potential Russian cyberattacks against the U.S., the FBI reportedly issued an urgent bulletin contending that Russian IP addresses have conducted network scanning activity on at least five U.S. energy firms.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 23, 2022
Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$ , a relatively new cybercrime group that specializes in stealing data from big companies and threatening to publish it unless a ransom demand is paid. Here’s a closer look at LAPSUS$, and some of the low-tech but high-impact methods the group uses to gain access to targeted organizations.
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The Last Watchdog
MARCH 21, 2022
It’s an irony often noted about wealth: The more money you have, the more you have to worry about money – managing it, protecting it, nurturing it for further growth. Related: Using employees as human sensors. For businesses, the same is now true about information. Data has become critical to your organization’s success. At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromis
Security Affairs
MARCH 25, 2022
Anonymous announced that the affiliate group Black Rabbit World has leaked 28 GB of data stolen from the Central Bank of Russia. This week the Anonymous hacker collective claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia and stole accessed 35,000 documents. The group of hacktivists announced that will leak the stolen documents in 48 hours. Anonymous hacks Russia's Central Bank and more than 35,000 files will be exposed in 48 hours. pic.twitter.com/0VUhqVmo89 — Anonymous (@LatestAnonPres
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 25, 2022
FBI Puts Russian Carder on the Most Wanted List of Cybercriminals The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted a 23-year-old Russian national for operating a cybercriminal marketplace that sold thousands of stolen login credentials, PII and authentication tools, according to U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston of the Eastern District of Texas.
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Krebs on Security
MARCH 22, 2022
Pavel Vrublevsky , founder of the Russian payment technology firm ChronoPay and the antagonist in my 2014 book “ Spam Nation ,” was arrested in Moscow this month and charged with fraud. Russian authorities allege Vrublevsky operated several fraudulent SMS-based payment schemes, and facilitated money laundering for Hydra , the largest Russian darknet market.
Security Affairs
MARCH 25, 2022
Google addresses an actively exploited zero-day flaw with the release of Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google fixed an actively exploited high-severity zero-day vulnerability with the release of Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google has released Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users to address a high-severity zero-day bug, tracked as CVE-2022-1096, exploited in the wild.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 23, 2022
Organization's Data Center Isolated to Contain Targeted Ransomware Attack Greek postal service Hellenic Post says a ransomware incident has forced it to pull a majority of its operations offline. It is working with IT security experts to probe the attack and restore services. Its subsidiary ELTA Courier has taken over nearly all operations to maintain business continuity.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 23, 2022
As Russia's failures mount in its war against Ukraine, can Biden prevent an isolated Putin from doing the unthinkable?
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ARMA International
MARCH 22, 2022
For as long as there has been communication and work, there has been a means of documenting and tracking it. Sales receipts, pay stubs, tax documents, letters, memoranda, and beyond all have value at one time or another. Sometimes, those records need to be revisited or referenced later down the road in connection with, for example, taxes, audits, or other reviews.
Security Affairs
MARCH 24, 2022
The Anonymous hacker collective claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia and stole accessed 35,000 documents. Anonymous continues to target Russian government organizations and private businesses, now it is claiming to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia. The popular hacker collective claims to have compromised the systems of the Central Bank of Russia and stole 35,000 files, it announced that will leak it it in 48 hours.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 24, 2022
Lapsus$ Gained Access to a Sitel Support Engineer's Computer Via Remote Hosting Okta says it should have notified customers of a breach earlier and that Lapsus$ compromised a laptop belonging to Sitel, a third-party customer support firm, via remote desktop protocol, enabling it to infiltrate Okta's network. Cybersecurity experts discuss the impact of the breach and offer mitigation advice.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 20, 2022
A brief history and the ramifications of cluster bombs, history’s most indiscriminate weapon.
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Schneier on Security
MARCH 24, 2022
In kernel version 5.17, both /dev/random and /dev/urandom have been replaced with a new — identical — algorithm based on the BLAKE2 hash function, which is an excellent security improvement.
Security Affairs
MARCH 25, 2022
UK police suspect that a 16-year-old from Oxford is one of the leaders of the popular Lapsus$ extortion group. The City of London Police announced to have arrested seven teenagers suspected of being members of the notorious Lapsus$ extortion gang , which is believed to be based in South America. “Four researchers investigating the hacking group Lapsus$, on behalf of companies that were attacked, said they believe the teenager is the mastermind.” states Bloomberg that first reported t
Data Breach Today
MARCH 25, 2022
Lapsus$ Claimed Responsibility for Many Hacks, Including Okta and Microsoft Police in London say they've arrested seven people tied to the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for data breaches involving Okta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Ubisoft and more. The names of those arrested have not been released.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 23, 2022
The biggest hack since Russia’s war began knocked thousands of people offline. The spillover extends deep into Europe.
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eSecurity Planet
MARCH 21, 2022
The final piece of the complicated Mandiant-FireEye split and subsequent FireEye-McAfee merger fell into place today, as McAfee’s cloud security business was officially spun off under the new name of Skyhigh Security. McAfee Enterprise and FireEye were acquired by Symphony Technology Group last year as Mandiant became a standalone company. STG also owns RSA Security, which remains a separate company.
Security Affairs
MARCH 19, 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that AvosLocker ransomware is being used in attacks targeting US critical infrastructure. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of AvosLocker ransomware attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure. The advisory was published in coordination with the US Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affi
Data Breach Today
MARCH 22, 2022
Ransomware Group Leaks Stolen Data, Including Personal Information for Volunteers Yet another ransomware-wielding group of criminals has hit an organization in the health sector. This time, it's cybercrime group RansomEXX, which has been trumpeting an attack against the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 22, 2022
Lapsus$ leaking Microsoft source code would be bad enough. Breaching Okta could be much, much worse.
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OpenText Information Management
MARCH 22, 2022
In the energy industry, up to 80% of employees' time is spent searching through unstructured information to get work done. The post Integration matters to the world around us appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Security Affairs
MARCH 25, 2022
The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. “The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who worked for the Russian government, with attempting, supporting a
Data Breach Today
MARCH 25, 2022
Lapsus$ Claimed Responsibility for Numerous Hacks, Including of Okta and Microsoft Police in London say they've arrested seven people that the BBC reports are tied to the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for data breaches involving Okta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Ubisoft and more. The names of the suspects, who are mostly teenagers, have not been released.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 24, 2022
The Justice Department unsealed indictments against four alleged Russian hackers said to have targeted US energy infrastructure for nearly a decade.
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The Last Watchdog
MARCH 24, 2022
It can be a real hassle to keep track of the passwords you use. So many people use the same combination of username and password for every account. However, this isn’t a good idea. In fact, it’s terrible. Related: Kaseya hack exacerbates supply chain exposures. You see, these days, many data breaches could be traced back to people using the same password across multiple accounts.
Security Affairs
MARCH 24, 2022
A researcher discovered critical flaws that can be exploited by remote attackers to hack a building controller popular in Russia. A researcher has identified critical vulnerabilities that can allegedly be exploited to remotely hack a building controller predominantly used by organizations in Russia. Researcher Jose Bertin discovered critical flaws affecting a controller made by Russian company Tekon Avtomatika which is widely used by organizations in Russia.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 25, 2022
Nuclear Plants, Utilities, and Oil and Gas Firms Allegedly Targeted by Hackers The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed two indictments against suspected Russian nation-state actors on conspiracy charges for attacks on the global energy sector. The move comes as the White House warns of an increased risk of cyberattacks from Russia as its invasion of Ukraine continues.
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