This week, law enforcement from 19 countries severely disrupted one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platform, known as LabHost. This year-long operation, coordinated at the international level by Europol, resulted in the compromise of LabHost’s infrastructure. Between Sunday 14 April and Wednesday 17 April a total of 70 addresses were searched across the world, resulting…
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Cybersecurity firm suspects Russia-linked hacking group behind cyberattack on Texas water facility
Tom Olson reports: A hacking group with ties to the Russian government is suspected of carrying out a cyberattack in January that caused a tank at a Texas water facility to overflow, experts from US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Wednesday. The attack took place in Muleshoe, Texas, and coincided with other towns in north Texas…
Lawsuits mount and cyberattack could cost UnitedHealth Group up to $1.6B this year
Christopher Snowbeck of the Star Tribune in Minnesota is doing some great reporting on the Change Healthcare UnitedHealth Group cyberattack. Yesterday, he did a write-up on a Minneapolis therapy clinic suing Change Healthcare. He reports, in part: Twin Cities Counseling says it hasn’t been able to submit payment claims for more than 100 appointments —…
Prominent US senator sees new momentum for healthcare cybersecurity push
Eric Geller reports: As U.S. hospitals struggle to pay their employees amid a cyberattack that knocked out a major payment vendor, a powerful Democratic senator is seizing the moment to push for better security in the sorely vulnerable healthcare sector. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) has introduced legislation that would require hospitals and their technology vendors…
Why CISA is Warning CISOs About a Breach at Sisense
Brian Krebs reports: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense, whose products are designed to allow companies to view the status of multiple third-party online services in a single dashboard. CISA urged all Sisense customers to reset any credentials and secrets that may have been…
Proporsed Rule: Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements
A quick note that the official draft of CIRCA is now published: A Proposed Rule by the Homeland Security Department on 04/04/2024 All information is linked from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/04/2024-06526/cyber-incident-reporting-for-critical-infrastructure-act-circia-reporting-requirements NOTE: This is quite long, so leave yourself time to read it. Comments and related material must be submitted on or before June 3, 2024.