Cyberattacks: Page 7
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Volt Typhoon exploiting zero-day in campaign targeting ISPs, MSPs
Researchers from Black Lotus Labs warn the state-linked adversary is exploiting a vulnerability in Versa Director using custom web shells against the telecom sector.
By David Jones • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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Seattle airport confronts 4th day of cyberattack outages
Most flights are departing and arriving as scheduled, but the Port of Seattle’s websites, phone, email and Wi-Fi are down. Manual processes at check-in counters are causing delays.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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Several Port of Seattle systems down following ‘possible cyberattack’
IT systems at the port and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport remain offline. The port first reported system outages Saturday morning.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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Halliburton hit by cyberattack, certain systems impacted
Federal officials said energy services have not been affected, however the company is still working on remediation.
By David Jones • Updated Aug. 23, 2024 -
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After a wave of attacks, Snowflake insists security burden rests with customers
The cloud-based data warehouse vendor remains “slightly muted” about the attacks on its customers because it wasn’t breached, CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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Microchip Technology operations, order fulfillment disrupted by cyberattack
The Arizona-based chipmaker disclosed the intrusion in a regulatory filing. Manufacturing facilities and certain IT systems are impacted.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 21, 2024 -
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CISA warns of active exploits hitting popular CI/CD tool Jenkins
Researchers at CloudSEK and Juniper Networks said a ransomware group targeted Brontoo Technology Solutions by exploiting the critical CVE. The attack disrupted banks in India.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 20, 2024 -
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Manual techniques are fueling ransomware attacks, CrowdStrike says
2024 is on track to be the highest-grossing year for ransomware payments, Chainalysis found, and threat groups are going after the technology sector.
By Matt Kapko • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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M&A activity can amplify ransomware insurance losses, research finds
The financial severity of claims related to ransomware attacks increased more than 400% from 2022 to 2023, the study found.
By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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Attackers target legacy Cisco Smart Install features
Thousands of Cisco Smart Install IPs remain exposed to the internet as CISA warns that organizations are still employing weak passwords.
By David Jones • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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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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