Summary This joint advisory is the result of analytic efforts among the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). Working with U.S. government partners, CISA, Treasury, FBI, and USCYBERCOM identified malware and indicators of compromise (IOCs) used by the…
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Hancock County school district hit by cyber attack, internet connectivity affected
Matt McKinney reports: Schools in the Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County district were subject to a cyber attack over the last two days, primarily affecting internet connectivity for teachers and students. No personal information for students, families or staff was compromised, as officials believe it was a targeted attack focused on taking down…
A vigilante is sabotaging the Emotet botnet by replacing malware payloads with GIFs
Catalin Cimpanu reports: An unknown vigilante hacker has been sabotaging the operations of the recently-revived Emotet botnet by replacing Emotet payloads with animated GIFs, effectively preventing victims from getting infected. The sabotage, which started three days ago, on July 21, has grown from a simple joke to a serious issue impacting a large portion of the Emotet…
Cypriot man, accused of hacking Armor Games and Ripoff Report extradited to U.S.
Seen on KNEWS: The Republic of Cyprus has extradited two alleged cyber criminals to the United States, including a young man who is the first Cypriot national to be extradited under an extradition treaty with the US. Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, a 21-year-old from Nicosia and the first Cypriot national to be extradited to the United States,…
Why should the health plan offer credit monitoring in this case? (UPDATED)
I was reading yet another press release about an incident involving protected health information. This one was from Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia. Let me start by quoting the relevant part and then I’ll meet you on the other side: On May 8, 2020, the Independence Blue Cross Privacy Office was notified that certain member information…
NHAI server attacked by malware, govt says no data loss
Anisha Dutta reports: The server of government’s highway construction arm–the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) was attacked by a malware Sunday night, according to officials aware of the development. When the malware attacked the email server of the authority, it may have also impacted the huge pool of data on highways and confidential information…