Fromm Europol’s press release: In an operation coordinated by Europol and involving nine countries, law enforcement have seized the illegal dark web marketplace “Monopoly Market” and arrested 288 suspects involved in buying or selling drugs on the dark web. More than EUR 50.8 million (USD 53.4 million) in cash and virtual currencies, 850 kg of…
Wichita State University restoring systems after cyber attack
Over the weekend, Wichita State University took proactive measures and disconnected several University systems to isolate an unauthorized attempt by a third party to access the University’s systems, according to a statement of the school’s website. Most of the University system access has been restored and there has been no indication that any of the…
PENNCREST School District dealing with ransomware attack
A May 1 announcement by PENNCREST School District in Pennsylvania begins: Over the weekend, the PENNCREST School District became aware of a situation, believed to be a ransomware event, which has disrupted certain aspects of our operations. We quickly took steps to implement our Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan. Following our plan, we shut down and…
Montana State University update on “cyberattack” doesn’t disclose it’s ransomware
Montana State University was hit with a cyberattack on April 20. They are still working to recover from it. Here is their latest update: Campus network update: NetID password changes, service status page Sent at 8:18 a.m. Friday, April 28, via email to students, faculty and staff. As work continues to return Montana State University’s…
The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack Ever
Kim Zetter has a fascinating piece on the run-up to the SolarWinds attack. Here’s a snippet: In fact, the Justice Department and Volexity had stumbled onto one of the most sophisticated cyberespionage campaigns of the decade. The perpetrators had indeed hacked SolarWinds’ software. Using techniques that investigators had never seen before, the hackers gained access…
Suffolk, without a cyberattack recovery plan, hires chief to create one
Vera Chinese reports: Suffolk County’s new chief security information officer, announced Monday by County Executive Steve Bellone, will be charged with creating a recovery plan for potential cyberattacks in the future, administration officials said. The lack of a stand-alone recovery plan before a breach was discovered Sept. 8 likely contributed to the amount of time it has taken…