From a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (TLP:White): SUMMARY The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. CyberCommand Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSCUK) have observed a group of Iranian government-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) actors, known as MuddyWater, conducting cyber espionage…
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NZ technology company hacked, data stolen
Andrew Macfarlane reports: iTCo, which is based in Rotorua, says it was the subject of a ransomware cyberattack in early February. Those responsible are claiming to have stolen more than 4 gigabytes of data. Note: this is not the same firm that Hive threat actors named on their site, which is ITSinfocom.com. This firm is…
Hackers Sell Backdoors Into A $2 Billion Nonprofit, A Californian Hospital, And Michigan Government
Thomas Brewster reports: They’re called access brokers: hackers who find ways onto business or government computers and open up backdoors, charging others for entry. Typical buyers include cybercriminals wielding ransomware, the malware that’s been a scourge for global businesses and governments in recent months. For the sellers, advertising their breaches in the dark forums of…
Dr. Douglas C. Morrow, OD Notifies Patients of Data Security Incident
Look at the timeline. Was this a ransomware incident that encrypted data and made it more difficult to investigate? Why did it take so long from some of these benchmarks to notification? AUBURN, Ind., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On May 16, 2021, Dr. Douglas C. Morrow, OD (“Dr. Morrow”) experienced a data security incident that prevented users from accessing…
Boston law firm Taylor, Ganson & Perrin notifies clients of data breach
One month after first detecting a problem, Boston law firm Taylor, Ganson & Perrin LLP is providing notice of a data security breach. Like many law firms who have experienced breaches, clients’ medical information and what might be protected health information may have been accessed or acquired by the unnamed threat actor(s), but whether it…
Broward schools took extraordinary steps to hide key details of massive data breach
Scott Travis reports: When the Broward School District learned that hackers may have accessed the personal data of thousands of people from district servers, its response was to hide and delay. The district took extraordinary steps to keep the public, including 50,000 potential victims, from learning about ransomware attacks that took place from November 2020 to March…