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Category: Commentaries and Analyses
Meow Leaks: The Interview
Over on SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice writes: We are exclusively publishing the interview that we conducted with the Meow Leaks group and which they gave us in these last hours. We had known the Meow Leaks group as a group attributable, at least for the programming code used, to the Conti (v2) ransomware group….
Insider Threat Research by Binghamton University: Are mass layoffs and data breaches connected?
Binghamton University press release by Anthony Borrelli: The WARN notice gets filed, and among the hundreds of workers who will get the proverbial pink slip, one spiteful ex-employee performs a hack that triggers a massive leak of confidential data ranging from bank account information to social security numbers. It sounds like the trappings of a plot out…
The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did.
by Craig Silverman, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Zero Trust: Inside Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures Investigating how the world’s largest software provider handles the security of its own ubiquitous…
Assessing the Disruptions of Ransomware Gangs
Intel 471 took a look back at law enforcement attempts to disrupt ransomware groups and at the recent Operation Cronos. Their timeline begins in 2021. The report looks at the immediate impact of disruptions and then the long-term impact. Do disruptions really make a significant — and lasting — dent in the problem, or are…
Two recent NYS audits of k-12 districts’ information technology security
The NYS Comptroller’s Office recently released more audits of school districts. Here are two of them: Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (IT) (Broome County) Audit Period July 1, 2021 – February 24, 2023. We extended our audit period to August 31, 2023 to review backup restoration results and November 16, 2023 to…