The following is a machine translation of a Yomiuri news story: The government is considering introducing an “active cyber defense” system to detect signs of an attack and identify the source of the attack in order to strengthen defense against cyber attacks on critical infrastructure such as communications and electricity. Adjustments will be made in…
Category: Non-U.S.
A packed end to the UK’s cyber summer: Government moves forward with telecoms cybersecurity proposals and consults on a Cyber Duty to Protect
Mark Young and Paul Maynard of Covington and Burling write: UKG) proposals for new, sector-specific cybersecurity rules continue to take shape. Following the announcement of a Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill and a consultation on the security of apps and app stores in the Queen’s Speech (which we briefly discuss here), the UKG issued a…
LockBit updates leak site with post about Sud-Francilien hospital
After weeks of information and misinformation leaking out, and after some outstanding reporting by Valéry Rieß-Marchive on LeMagIT, LockBit 3.0 has publicly confirmed that they are responsible for the attack on South Francilien Hospital Center (CHSF). Consistent with the usual rhetoric we see from threat actors in such circumstances, LockBit tries to put responsibility on…
Lk: Student arrested for hacking Examinations Dept website
Newswire reports on a story out of Sri Lanka: A student from Galle has been arrested for hacking the Department of Examinations’ official website. The Police said the student had hacked the website, retrieved data on the 2021 GCE Advanced Level Examination results, and displayed it on a separate web portal. The suspect had stolen…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Br: National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE) hit by ransomware On September 3, the RansomExx group leaked 62 TB of files from the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE). FDNE is a federal agency of the Ministry of Education, and is responsible for implementing programs such as the National School Nutrition Program. FNDE provided a…
LEAK: European Commission to introduce cyber requirements for Internet of Things products
Luca Bertuzzi reports: The proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act that will be presented next week will mandate baseline cybersecurity standards for all connected devices and stricter conformity assessment procedures for critical products, according to a draft seen by EURACTIV. The proposal is trying to address the widespread vulnerabilities in the booming Internet of Things (IoT)…