Reuters reports: The Slovak parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack brought down its IT systems, parliament speaker Boris Kollar said. “We have identified a cyber security incident… There is a signal coming from some point which jams our systems, computers, we cannot even serve the lawmakers in our cafeteria,” Kollar told…
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Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Food Stamps and Attempt to Purchase a Luxury Vehicle
A Georgia man was sentenced to federal prison today for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and attempt to purchase a luxury vehicle worth nearly $80,000. Mackenzie Braswell Sherman, 38, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and one year of supervised release. According to court documents, in…
After CommonSpirit ransomware attack: Why healthcare M&A is a ‘huge’ cybersecurity risk
Samantha Liss reports: As CommonSpirit Health, formed by the merger of Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives in 2019, continues to deal with the fallout from a ransomware attack three weeks ago, security experts say such tie-ups and acquistions make healthcare systems more vulnerable to security breaches. M&A in healthcare “creates a huge risk” and a…
Microsoft links Raspberry Robin worm to Clop ransomware attacks
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Microsoft says a threat group tracked as DEV-0950 used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of a victim previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. DEV-0950 malicious activity overlaps with financially motivated cybercrime groups tracked as FIN11 and TA505, known for deploying Clop payloads ransomware on targets’ systems. Read more at BleepingComputer
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close, phishing incidents still pose a challenge
Despite attempts to educate employees and consumers how not to fall for phishing attacks, they continue to pose a significant risk to businesses and individuals. Here are just three current news items from different sectors that all show the impact of phishing. Kristen Jordan Shamus reports: The personal information of about 33,850 Michigan Medicine patients…
A Judge Has Finalized the $63M OPM Hack Settlement. Feds Now Have Two Months to Sign Up for Damages.
Eric Katz reports: A federal judge on Wednesday formally finalized a $63 million settlement that will soon allow thousands of current and former federal employees to receive payouts as part of the agreement stemming from a 2015 breach of data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said all parties…