What do you do when you have suffered an embarrassing data breach, your attacker(s) are taunting and criticizing you publicly, and some of your data has already been leaked? This month, DataBreaches notes that two victims in different countries are both seeking court injunctions in the hope that they can get stolen data removed from…
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
Hackers Could Have Remotely Controlled Kia Cars Using Only License Plates
Ravie LakshmananRavie Lakshmanan Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of now patched vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed remote control over key functions simply by using only a license plate. “These attacks could be executed remotely on any hardware-equipped vehicle in about 30 seconds, regardless of whether it had an…
SANS Institute: Top 5 dangerous cyberattack techniques in 2024
Josh Nadeau writes: SANS Institute — a leading authority in cybersecurity research, education and certification — released its annual Top Attacks and Threats Report. This report provides insights into the evolving threat landscape, identifying the most prevalent and dangerous cyberattack techniques that organizations need to prepare for. This year’s report also highlighted the main takeaways from the SANS…
Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks
Ravie Lakshmanan reports: A hacktivist group known as Twelve has been observed using an arsenal of publicly available tools to conduct destructive cyber attacks against Russian targets. “Rather than demand a ransom for decrypting data, Twelve prefers to encrypt victims’ data and then destroy their infrastructure with a wiper to prevent recovery,” Kaspersky said in a Friday…
Nearly 1/3 of ransomware victims had at least one infostealer infection in preceding months — researchers
Some food for thought from a report by SpyCloud: MASSIVE SCALE OF IDENTITY EXPOSURES CREATES NEW RISKS The scale of identity exposure due to infostealers is massive: 61% of breaches last year were malware-related and responsible for 343.78 million stolen credentials. Our recaptured data also shows that as many as 1 in 5 people are…
Failure to Safeguard, Two Cyber Intrusions, and an $850,000 SEC Settlement
Melissa Pascualini of JacksonLewis writes: … In a recent settlement agreement with the SEC, a New York-based registered transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company LLC, formerly known as American Stock Transfer & Trust Company LLC, agreed to pay $850K to settle charges that it failed to assure client securities and funds were protected against theft or…