Britain's Conservative Party is holding a leadership contest, with the winner set to become the country's next prime minister. But the balloting process has been delayed after the National Cyber Security Center warned that hackers could abuse a process allowing members to change their online vote.
Health insurer Aetna ACE reported to federal regulators a health data breach affecting nearly 326,000 individuals tied to an apparent ransomware incident involving OneTouchPoint, a subcontractor that provides printing and mailing services to one of the insurer's vendors.
Attackers drained crypto assets worth nearly $200 million on Monday from cross-chain bridge Nomad, a "security-first cross-chain messaging protocol." Experts say the attack occurred after Nomad updated its smart contracts and inadvertently made it easy to spoof transactions.
As ransomware actors continue to ply their trade, prospective victims need to get better at all three phases of an attack: Before, during and after. Andrew Stone of Pure Storage shares insights on how to improve defensed by focusing on hygiene, authentication, awareness and logging.
Hackers are turning to cryptojacking to make easy money despite the fall in cryptocurrency valuation, including ransomware cybercriminals attracted by the lower-stakes world of cryptojacking, says threat intelligence firm SonicWall. The financial industry has seen a surge in cryptojacking attacks.
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reportedly plans to release new guidance requiring banks to reimburse consumers for certain money-transfer service scams. Ken Palla, former director at Union Bank, says banks might look to the U.K. for examples of how to stop authorized push payment fraud.
How many organizations fall victim to a ransomware outbreak? How many victims pay a ransom? How many victims see stolen data get leaked? A new study from the EU's cybersecurity agency ENISA offers answers, but carries major caveats due to rampant underreporting of such attacks.
The Australian Federal Police have charged a 24-year-old Melbourne man for allegedly creating global spyware purchased by over 14,500 individuals across 128 countries. Priced at $25, once it is installed on a victim's computer, it can be used to steal personal information or spy on individuals.
A 2020 breach of US courts' digital docketing system was done by three foreign actors, said Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., House Judiciary Committee chairman. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democratic member of Senate Intelligence, said the U.S, Administrative Office of the Courts is hiding the attack's gravity.
Ukrainian and U.S. officials pledged closer cybersecurity collaboration, announcing a memorandum of cooperation after Ukrainian officials discussed Russian threat actors in a meeting with the FBI in New York. "Cyberthreats cross borders and oceans," said CISA head Jen Easterly.
Lisa Sotto of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP joins three ISMG editors to discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including data breach preparedness, the evolution of LockBit 3.0 and the potential impact of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022.
Here's unwelcome ransomware news: When a ransomware victim chooses to pay a ransom, the average amount has increased to $228,125, reports ransomware incident response firm Coveware. On the upside, however, big-name ransomware groups are having a tougher time attracting affiliates.
Another proposed federal class action lawsuit alleges Facebook uses its Pixel tracking tool to collect millions of individuals' sensitive health data from healthcare provider websites without patients' knowledge or consent. HIPAA prohibits the use of PHI for marketing purposes without consent.
Fifty bucks gets cybercriminals access to a phishing-as-a-service platform for campaigns impersonating major brands in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Researchers from IronNet say the prices offered on "Robin Banks" are substantially less than comparable service providers.
Microsoft is revealing details of an advanced spyware campaign in a bid to neutralize its effectiveness. It fingers Austrian firm DSIRF as responsible for coding malware known as "Subzero," which Microsoft researchers dub "Knotweed." Pressure is mounting on companies that supply spyware apps.
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