CISA has released a new module in its Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET): the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA). CSET is a desktop software tool that guides network defenders through a step-by-step process to evaluate their cybersecurity practices on their networks. CSET—applicable to both information technology (IT) and industrial control system (ICS) networks—enables users to perform…
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Coordinated Action Cuts Off Access To VPN Service Used By Ransomware Groups
This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities in Europe, the US and Canada have seized the web domains and server infrastructure of DoubleVPN. This is a virtual private network (VPN) service which provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims. This coordinated takedown, led by the Dutch National Police (Politie), under jurisdiction of the…
UK arm of international charity the Salvation Army hit by ransomware attack
Gareth Corfield reports: Criminals infected the Salvation Army in the UK with ransomware and siphoned the organisation’s data, The Register has learned. A Salvation Army spokesperson confirmed the evangelical Christian church and charity was compromised, and said it alerted regulators in the UK. Read more on The Register.
Bordeaux-Gironde Chamber of Commerce & Industry hit by ransomware in France; Gerry Weber hit in Germany
Sud Ouest reports that the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) for Bordeaux-Gironde was the victim of a cyberattack on June 25. Accoridng to a translation of the report, CCI’s firewall system prevented the attackers from exfiltrating any data, but access to the network was blocked. Officials refused to pay an unspecified ransom demand and…
Frederick Public Schools in Oklahoma back up and running after ransomware attack (updated)
DataBreaches.net has become aware of yet another school district that fell victim to a ransomware attack. The Frederick Public Schools in Oklahoma was breached a few months ago, but they had not yet disclosed the incident publicly as they have been working to recover from backups and to notify everyone who may have been impacted….
Builder for Babuk Locker ransomware leaked online
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The builder for the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online this week, allowing easy access to an advanced ransomware strain to any would-be criminal group looking to get into the ransomware scene with little to no development effort. According to a copy of the leak, obtained and tested by The Record, the Babuk…