Nick Carding reports from the between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place dept.: Security checks to keep the NHS safe from hackers have been delayed to help managers deal with covid-19. The service has also been warrned of attempts to exploit the pandemic by online fraudsters. The six-month delay means NHS trusts do not need to complete a cybersecurity checklist until…
Category: Of Note
New Nefilim Ransomware Threatens to Release Victims’ Data
Lawrence Abrams reports: A new ransomware called Nefilim that shares much of the same code as Nemty has started to become active in the wild and threatens to release stolen data. Nefilim became active at the end of February 2020 and while it not known for sure how the ransomware is being distributed, it is…
The Cyber Intelligence Analyst’s Cookbook
There’s a new — and free — OSINT resource from Open Source Researchers that I want to let you all know about: The Cyber Intelligence Analyst’s Cookbook Volume 1 : A primer for Open Source Intelligence Collection and Applied Research An excerpt from the Preface: Anyways, I started with this brain dump of my process…
Urgent care walk-in centers in Texas and Florida suffer cyberattacks
Attacks on the healthcare sector continue, but as this blogger observed in reporting on hacks by thedarkoverlord, it’s often the attackers who first reveal the breaches while the victims may not even reply to inquiries. AffordaCare Urgent Care Clinic is a walk-in urgent care clinic network in Texas that advertises that they can provide care…
Czech hospital hit by cyberattack while in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Brno University Hospital in the city of Brno, Czech Republic, has been hit by a cyberattack right in the middle of a COVID-19 outbreak that is picking up steam in the small central European country. Hospital officials have not revealed the nature of the security breach; however, the incident was deemed severe enough to postpone…
“Too late”: Cyberspace Solarium Commission report paints dark picture of US ravaged by cyberattacks
Lucy Ingham reports: Along-awaited report by the US Cyberspace Solarium Commission has been published, warning of a “catastrophic cyberattack” that leaves the nation in tatters. The report begins with an unorthodox start: a piece of fiction written by American political scientist Peter Singer and national security writer and analyst August Cole entitled “A Warning From Tomorrow”. Written…