Daphne Zhang reports: T-Mobile US Inc.’s recent cyber insurance victory in Washington state court helps clear the way for organizations to use third-party data breach settlement payments to satisfy skyrocketing cyber insurance deductibles. The Nov. 28 Washington appeals court ruling held that the telecom giant satisfied a $10 million deductible under a cyber policy with a Zurich…
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HC3: Analyst Note: LockBit 3.0 Ransomware
Report: 202212121700 LockBit 3.0 Ransomware December 12, 2022 Executive Summary LockBit 3.0 is the newest version of the LockBit ransomware that was first discovered in September 2019. The ransomware family has a history of using the Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model and typically targets organizations that could pay higher ransoms. Historically, this ransomware employs a double extortion…
FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked
Brian Krebs reports: InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly…
Public Notice: Disruptions and delays in services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Barbados
December 13: The Public is advised that the QEH is currently Investigating a cyber security incident on its Internet network. A number of areas appears to have been affected. There will be disruptions and delays in services, the duration of which is unknown at this time. The hospital’s IT Department in conjunction with MIST and…
KS: Legislative Post Audit report identifies IT concerns at state agencies, school districts
Phil Anderson reports: A report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit that was released this week identified a number of information technology security concerns found over a three-year period at state agencies and school districts. The report was made public during a session on Monday at the Statehouse. According to the report, the…
TPG Telecom says up to 15,000 email accounts of business customers hacked
Reuters reports: Australia’s No. 2 telecom provider TPG Telecom Ltd (TPG.AX) said on Wednesday its cyber security adviser Mandiant notified the company of unauthorised access to an exchange service that hosts email accounts of up to 15,000 business customers. The hack was an attempt to access customers’ cryptocurrency and financial information, TPG said. Read more…