Lawrence Abrams reports: The REvil ransomware operation has added a new ability to encrypt files in Windows Safe Mode, likely to evade detection by security software and for greater success when encrypting files. Windows Safe Mode is a special startup mode that allows users to run administrative and diagnostic tasks on the operating system. This…
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Russian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Introduce Malware into a U.S. Company’s Computer Network
More big news out of DOJ yesterday: an update on a previously reported case involving Tesla: A Russian national pleaded guilty in federal court today for conspiring to travel to the United States to recruit an employee of a Nevada company into a scheme to introduce malicious software into the company’s computer network. According to…
NZ: Lumino dental firm email hack: Patient information accessed
Nicholas Pointon reports: A dental company with 120 practices nationwide is confident a data breach at a Wellington surgery was an isolated incident. Wellington Oral Surgery, which is owned by Lumino, discovered on Monday a staff member’s email account had been hacked and patients’ personal information had been accessed. The company sent out a notice…
SG: Revised Guides on Managing Data Breach and Active Enforcement Now Available
An announcement from the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore: The PDPC has updated Guide to Managing Data Breaches 2.0 (now known as the Guide on Managing and Notifying Data Breaches under the PDPA) with details of the mandatory data breach notification requirement under the PDPA. Access the Guide here. The Guide on Active Enforcement has…
At-a-glance: the new UK Cyber Security Council
GRC World Forums writes: What is the new UK Cyber Security Council and what will it do? The council is a new independent body which the UK government says will “boost career opportunities and professional standards” in the cyber security sector. It is intended to be a single voice for the industry in the UK…
Acer Data Breach, Sodinokibi ransomware group publishes first stolen data
Marco A. DeFelice reports: The Sodinokibi (REvil) ransomware group publishes on its website, within the Tor networks, the first documents stolen from Acer during a recent cyber attack. Acer, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of computers, monitors, HD Ready televisions, virtual reality devices, smartphones and many other electronic products….