Alyson Klein reports: Shadowy criminal gangs with sinister names like The Dark Overlord are terrorizing schools. They hack into district networks and then demand hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom payments, making threats of terrible consequences if schools do not agree to hand over the money. It’s a growing problem that’s now tougher to…
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Cybercrime group relentlessly targets aviation and transportation sectors for years
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A little-known cybercrime group has been relentlessly targeting companies across several industry sectors, including aviation, defense, and transportation, since at least 2017, security firm Proofpoint said in a report published today. Tracked using the codename of TA2541, the group has been one of the most persistent threats in recent years, even if their attacks have…
UK: Confidential Health Data Of Thousands Of Dorset Patients Leaked By Accident
Andrew Goldman reports: The private data of thousands of NHS patients across Dorset was breached during a five-year-period – among the highest in the country. A new study has shown Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (DHC) experienced the fourth highest number of data breaches in the UK, however the trust says this does not…
Cydia Dev Discloses Ethereum L2 Bug — Optimism Attacker Could Have ‘Printed an Arbitrary Quantity of Tokens’
Jamie Redman reports: On February 10, the well-known developer of Cydia and iOS Jailbreak, Jay Freeman, otherwise known as Saurik, published a Twitter thread about a bug he found in the Layer-2 (L2) scaling protocol known as Optimism. According to Freeman, the vulnerability, which has been patched, could have allowed an attacker to create an…
Indicators of Compromise Associated with BlackByte Ransomware
From a newly released Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: SUMMARY This joint Cybersecurity Advisory was developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) to provide information on BlackByte ransomware. As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised multiple US and foreign businesses, including entities in at least three US critical infrastructure…
Deloitte’s $5M Data Security Deal OK Is Sought by Plaintiffs
Jake Holland reports: A $4.95 million settlement with Deloitte Consulting LLP to resolve claims it created websites with poor security should receive final approval, the plaintiffs are arguing in New York federal court. The deal is fair and provides meaningful relief to affected class members, the plaintiffs argued in a supplemental brief filed Thursday in the U.S….