Cyberattacks: Page 4
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LoanDepot reports net loss as cyber-related settlement hit Q2 financial results
The company disclosed $27 million in charges primarily related to a settlement deal in connection with a class action lawsuit.
By David Jones • Aug. 9, 2024 -
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Henry Schein’s slow recovery from cyber incident hits Q2 results
William Blair analysts said the “lingering impacts from the cyberattack are somewhat surprising.”
By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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CrowdStrike snafu was a ‘dress rehearsal’ for critical infrastructure disruptions, CISA director says
Despite the disruption, Jen Easterly said the outage was a "useful exercise" to determine the resiliency of critical infrastructure organizations.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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Deep DiveAre cybersecurity professionals OK?
Absorbing the impacts of cyberattacks takes a personal toll on defenders. Separating the evil they see from all that’s good in the world doesn’t always come easy.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 7, 2024 -
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Ransomware swells despite collective push to curb attacks
Rapid7 researchers observed more than 2,570 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2024. That’s the equivalent of 14 publicly claimed attacks per day, on average.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 6, 2024 -
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Inside the NOC used to defend this year’s Black Hat
With the power of security operations automation, we are freed up from the more mundane tasks and can examine more complex threat patterns to protect the conference.
By James Holland, Senior Solutions Architect, Palo Alto Networks • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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Microsoft confirms Azure, 365 outage linked to DDoS attack
The company said its own response to the outage may have made the impact worse.
By David Jones • July 31, 2024 -
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Some companies pay ransomware attackers multiple times, survey finds
Even after paying a ransom, more than a third of companies either did not receive the decryption keys or were given corrupted keys, Semperis found.
By Justin Bachman • July 31, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Rockwell AutomationWater systems under siege: How CISOs can protect critical infrastructure from cyberthreats
As regulatory oversight evolves, most CISOs are focused on modernizing and improving OT cybersecurity.
July 29, 2024 -
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Healthcare is an ‘easy victim’ for ransomware attacks. How hospitals can mitigate the damage.
Limited resources in a highly connected ecosystem can make hospitals vulnerable, but planning ahead and implementing key protections could help thwart attacks.
By Emily Olsen • July 19, 2024 -
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Majority of SEC civil fraud case against SolarWinds dismissed, but core remains
The court ruling related to claims leading up to and immediately following the 2020 Sunburst supply chain hack.
By David Jones • Updated July 18, 2024 -
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UnitedHealth’s cyberattack response costs to surpass $2.3B this year
The healthcare giant’s new estimate is roughly $1 billion higher than previous forecasts as the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare continues to hamper its profit outlook.
By Rebecca Pifer • July 17, 2024 -
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Weak credentials behind nearly half of all cloud-based attacks, research finds
Credential mismanagement was the top initial access vector for cloud environment attacks during the first half of 2024, a Google Cloud report found.
By Matt Kapko • July 17, 2024 -
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Ransomware leak site posts jumped 20% in Q2
Threat groups claimed attacks on 1,237 organizations during the quarter, marking an increase from Q1. U.S.-based businesses accounted for more than half of all victims, Reliaquest found.
By Matt Kapko • July 16, 2024 -
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AutoNation warns CDK cyberattack will dent quarterly earnings
The major North American car dealership estimates the attack will lead to a $1.50 per-share earnings impact.
By David Jones • July 15, 2024 -
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Snowflake-linked attack on Advance Auto Parts exposes 2.3 million people
One of the few customers to publicly link Snowflake to a third-party intrusion said its database was breached for 40 days.
By Matt Kapko • July 15, 2024 -
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Massive Snowflake-linked attack exposes data on nearly 110M AT&T customers
Attackers breached AT&T’s Snowflake environment for 11 days in April, and stole customers’ call and text message records spanning a six-month period from 2022.
By Matt Kapko • July 12, 2024 -
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MOVEit legal liabilities, expenses pile up for Progress Software
The prospective financial hit from a widely exploited vulnerability in the file-transfer service is growing. Progress confronts lawsuits, regulator scrutiny and government investigations.
By Matt Kapko • July 10, 2024 -
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Snowflake allows admins to enforce MFA as breach investigations conclude
Three months after an attacker targeted more than 100 customer environments, Snowflake is making it easier for existing customers to enforce MFA, but it isn’t requiring it.
By Matt Kapko • July 9, 2024 -
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Sonic Automotive’s sales dip as CDK cyberattack causes material impact
The company reported ongoing service disruptions and said vehicle sales declined after an attack on a third-party vendor.
By Matt Kapko • July 8, 2024 -
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HubSpot reports nearly 50 customer accounts compromised
The customer relationship management vendor said it notified all impacted customers, but it has not publicly disclosed how attackers gained unauthorized access.
By Matt Kapko • July 3, 2024 -
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CDK eyes service restoration for all car dealers by Fourth of July
The software vendor is critical to the automotive retail supply chain. A systemwide outage following a cyberattack has impacted more than 15,000 car dealers since June 19.
By Matt Kapko • July 1, 2024 -
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TeamViewer’s IT network breached through compromised employee credentials
The remote access software provider said the impact of the attack from Midnight Blizzard was limited to its internal network and customer environments were not affected.
By David Jones • July 1, 2024 -
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CDK restores service for small group of car dealers
The software vendor said it will restore critical services in phases, but warned some integrations with third-party vendors might be delayed.
By Matt Kapko • June 27, 2024 -
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CISA warns chemical facilities of potential data theft
The attack targeting the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program was linked to widely exploited vulnerabilities in Ivanti remote access VPNs.
By Matt Kapko • June 25, 2024
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