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Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: TraderTraitor: North Korean State-Sponsored APT Targets Blockchain Companies

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Dissent

From the Summary: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) are issuing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to highlight the cyber threat associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group since at least 2020….

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Learning Opportunities from Ransomware and Redline Infostealer Events Inside America’s Universities

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Dissent

Britton White writes:  After a university was recently hit with Ransomware, I decided to research the university’s domain name searching for any users who might have been hit with Redline Infostealer/Malware. To no surprise, I found many students had unknowingly had their saved browser credentials scraped (stolen/exfiltrated). It didn’t take long to find a student…

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Conti’s Ransomware Toll on the Healthcare Industry

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: Conti — one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. But new information confirms this pledge was always a lie, and that Conti has launched more than 200 attacks against hospitals and other…

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RIPTA says it paid hackers $170K in ransom money after massive data breach

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Dissent

ABC6 reports: The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority said Thursday it paid hackers $170,000 in ransom money after a massive data breach in August. The hack exposed the names, birth dates, and social security numbers of thousands of state employees, some of which didn’t even work for the agency. Read more at ABC6. The incident, which affected 22,000…

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Patients increasingly suing hospitals over data breaches

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Dissent

Jeff Lagasse reports: Industries are increasingly being sued by consumers for data breaches, but the sector with the biggest litigation increase is healthcare, according to new findings from the law firm BakerHostetler. In fact, healthcare comprises 23% of lawsuits due to data breaches. The next highest after that is business and professional services at 17%,…

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Russian hackers tried to sabotage Ukrainian power grid – officials, researchers

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Dissent

Reuters reports: Russian hackers attempted to launch a destructive cyberattack on Ukraine’s electricity grid last week, Ukrainian officials and cybersecurity researchers said on Tuesday. The group, dubbed “Sandworm” by security researchers and previously tied to destructive cyberattacks attributed to Russia, deployed destructive and data-wiping malware on computers controlling high voltage substations in Ukraine, the Computer…

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