Omer Benjakob, Aaron Rabinowitz, and Ran Shimoni report: One Friday morning in January, office telephones in the city hall of Modi’in Ilit fell silent. Employees who were in the building quickly realized that something unusual was happening. They were locked out of their computers, unable to access files and emails. The reason only became clear…
How the new Microsoft Recall feature fundamentally undermines Windows security – Beaumont
Kevin Beaumont writes: Yesterday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sat down with the media to introduce a new feature called Recall, as part of their Copilot+ PCs. It takes screenshots of what you’re doing on constantly, by design. Previously, Kevin wrote: For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base…
Ransomware group says it will release stolen London Drugs data if it doesn’t get $25M in 48 hours
Michael John Lo reports: A ransomware gang is threatening to release confidential data it claims to have stolen from London Drugs if it isn’t paid $25 million by Thursday. The retailer and pharmacy chain closed all of its 79 stores in Western Canada after a cybersecurity breach was discovered on April 28. Stores, including ones…
100 Groups Urge Feds to Put UHG on Hook for Breach Notices
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: More than 100 medical associations and industry groups representing tens of thousands of U.S. doctors and healthcare professionals have banded together to urge federal regulators to hold Change Healthcare responsible for breach notifications related to a massive February ransomware attack. The groups in a letter Monday asked the U.S. Department of Health and…
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
Michael Phillis and Matthew Daly report: Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water. About 70% of utilities inspected by federal officials over the…
More than one year later, New Jersey school district reveals data breach with sensitive info
NJ 101.5 FM reports: A Monmouth County school district hid details about a cyber-attack for over a year. Only now are they revealing student’s sensitive personal data was compromised. Officials at Shore Regional High School District in West Long Branch began notifying families on Friday. On Monday they issued a public statement. […] Shore Regional…