Cyberattacks: Page 29
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Cyberattacks keep targeting colleges. How can they protect themselves?
Higher ed's sprawling systems mean cybersecurity doesn't come easy — or cheap. But smart strategies and thinking through risk can go a long way.
By Liz Farmer • Dec. 9, 2021 -
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A month after 'malicious' cyberattack, a small Colorado utility still doesn't have all systems back online
Delta-Montrose Electric Association is still working to restore its payment and billing systems. Security experts say the recovery time points to a need for better backups.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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Cuba ransomware targets critical infrastructure, steals $44M in payments
The threat actors compromised at least 49 organizations across the financial, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology sectors.
By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 6, 2021 -
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Marriott is still covering — and recovering — expenses from its 2018 data breach
The hotel has seen an increase in renewal costs for its cyber insurance "over the last several years," the company said.
By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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Majority of US retailers, critical infrastructure unscathed after holiday cyber warnings
Industry averted a major cyber incident amid warnings from the FBI and CISA, though home furnishings retailer Ikea fought to contain a sophisticated phishing attack.
By David Jones • Nov. 30, 2021 -
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2 community colleges close to recover from cyberattacks
Lewis and Clark Community College and Butler County Community College are closing their campuses as they restore their servers and systems.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 30, 2021 -
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DDoS threats linger as peak holiday shopping begins
Slow or crashing websites can stem from failure to prepare, an unexpected bug or a denial-of-service attack, which have grown more severe this year, Cloudflare's Patrick Donahue said.
By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 24, 2021 -
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GoDaddy breach raises questions about how to secure identity in the enterprise
More than one million current and former WordPress customers had their data exposed by the attack, which could expose organizations to downstream phishing attacks and ransomware, security researchers said.
By David Jones • Updated Nov. 24, 2021 -
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Recovering ransom payments could become routine for law enforcement
Backed by blockchain analysts and crypto-tracers, law enforcement agencies want to become more proficient in seizing ransomware-related funds.
By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 23, 2021 -
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FBI justifies its decision to withhold Kaseya decryptor
The law enforcement agency prioritized the long-term benefits of a delay over the immediate decryption key release.
By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 17, 2021 -
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Sinclair Broadcast still assessing financial impact of ransomware attack
While the news provider maintains cyber insurance to cover losses related to security risk and business interruption, such policies may not be enough to cover the losses, President and CEO Chris Ripley said.
By David Jones • Nov. 4, 2021 -
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SolarWinds threat actor targets cloud services, Microsoft 365 mailboxes
The threat actor is using a tactic called EWS impersonation to target mailboxes in Microsoft 365 and is also using cloud service providers to target end users, Mandiant researchers said.
By David Jones • Nov. 1, 2021 -
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The most 'anxiety-inducing' cyberattacks of 2021 for IT and security
"PrintNightmare is just like the flipping gift that keeps on giving," Jason Slagle of CNWR IT Consultants said. "You can get popped by it, and then literally every week there's some sort of update."
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 29, 2021 -
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Identity crisis: Why ransomware groups rebrand — and disappear
Criminals are not known for telling the truth, but what they say is usually the only explanation for a disappearance. Even if it is a lie.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 28, 2021 -
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SolarWinds threat actor targeted IT service providers in thousands of attacks, Microsoft says
The campaign from the Russian nation-state threat actor Nobelium was caught early, but there were at least 14 compromises involving password spraying and phishing to gain access.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 25, 2021 -
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Sponsored by CybersourceHow businesses are tackling fraud in a digital-first reality
With digital transactions and eCommerce continuing to grow in volume, successfully taking on fraud will require businesses to explore and rely on new tools and technologies.
Oct. 25, 2021 -
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Sinclair Broadcast becomes latest media group to face ransomware attack
Researchers linked the incident that disrupted weekend broadcasts to Evil Corp., which used a ransomware strain associated with WastedLocker.
By David Jones • Updated Oct. 21, 2021 -
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The public needs to understand what's at stake with cyberattacks, DHS adviser says
The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack was a "crisis of communication" between the company and consumers, Homeland Security Adviser Suzanne Spaulding said.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 15, 2021 -
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Users have bad security habits. What can businesses do?
"As strange as it sounds, in the case of a security incident in the enterprise, you can't blame the user," Bitdefender's Alex "Jay" Balan said.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 14, 2021 -
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OpinionHow to secure the enterprise against REvil-style attacks
There is no way to fully protect against advanced attacks such as zero-day vulnerabilities or nation-state threats — responding quickly is critical to minimizing damage.
By Chris Silva • Oct. 12, 2021 -
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War room preparation key to ransomware response, experts say
Companies need to assemble stakeholders ahead of an attack and be ready for potential fallout from litigation, reputational risk and operations disruption.
By David Jones • Oct. 11, 2021 -
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Why CEOs become communication chiefs after a cyberattack
When ransomware hit, the CEOs of Colonial Pipeline and Accellion paused their day-to-day duties. Their immediate new roles? Communication.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 7, 2021 -
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REvil, DarkSide highlight surge in Q2 ransomware attacks: report
The government sector saw more ransomware attacks, while financial services companies faced increased threats in the cloud, according to McAfee Enterprise research.
By David Jones • Oct. 4, 2021 -
Ransomware attacks put availability of medical devices at risk: FDA cyber chief
Industry reached a "watershed moment" earlier this year when a device outage caused by malware endangered patient lives, said the acting director of cybersecurity at CDRH.
By Greg Slabodkin • Oct. 4, 2021 -
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Microsoft warns of new credential-stealing backdoor from SolarWinds threat actor
The newly identified malware, called FoggyWeb, has been observed since April and is used to steal from compromised AD FS servers.
By David Jones • Sept. 28, 2021
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