Over on Suspect File, Marco A. De Felice has an exclusive on an attack by Medusa on Levare International, formerly known as Borets International. Levare, headquartered in Dubai, is a manufacturer of artificial lifts and submersible pumps used by the oil and gas industry. Its U.S. headquarters is in Houston, Texas. Suspect File reports that…
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US cyber body to review cloud computing safety, Microsoft breach
Reuters reports: August 11 — A U.S. cyber safety body will review issues relating to cloud-based identity and authentication infrastructure that will include an assessment of a recent Microsoft (MSFT.O) breach that led to the theft of emails from U.S. government agencies, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Friday. The review by the Cyber…
CISA: Review Of The Attacks Associated with Lapsus$ And Related Threat Groups Report
Executive Summary Beginning in late 2021 and continuing late into 2022, a globally active, extortion-focused cyber threat actor group attacked dozens of well-known companies and government agencies around the world. It penetrated corporate networks, stole source code, demanded payments while rarely following up, lodged political messages in shadowy online forums, and swiftly moved on to…
Nearly 1.5 million affected by data breach at Alberta Dental Service Corporation
CBC reports: A significant data breach has compromised the personal information of about 1.47 million Albertans, the Alberta Dental Service Corporation said Thursday. In a statement, ADSC said certain data from public dental benefits programs it administers for the provincial government was implicated in a recent cybersecurity breach. ADSC learned it was the victim of…
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to $1.25 Million Business Email Compromise Scam Impacting U.S. Company
WASHINGTON – Onwuchekwa Nnanna Kalu, 39, a Nigerian National from Rivers State, Nigeria, pleaded guilty today to stealing $1.25 million from an investment firm located in Boston, through a business email compromise (“BEC”) scam. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist, of the FBI Washington Field…
SolarWinds’ $26 Million Deal in Russian-Hack Suit Gets Final Nod
Christopher Brown reports: SolarWinds Corp. will pay $26 million to settle an investor suit alleging it failed to disclose security vulnerabilities before a massive cyberattack, under an agreement given final approval by a federal court. Investors alleged the technology company misled them about its security practices before announcing a suspected Russian hack in late 2020, causing the…