NYS DFS Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance on Risk Assessments for Financial Services Entities

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS): September 10, 2026 New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow today issued new cybersecurity guidance outlining the Department’s expectations for DFS-… Continue reading NYS DFS Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance on Risk Assessments for Financial Services Entities→

Ukrainian National Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware

There’s an update to a previously reported case. From the Department of Justice, this press release: Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced today to four years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in con… Continue reading Ukrainian National Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware→

“Network outage” disrupts Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey as ransomware group posts samples

Joseph Topping reports: Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey kept classrooms open during a districtwide network outage that disrupted communications and digital instruction throughout the first week of school. The district initially attributed the ou… Continue reading “Network outage” disrupts Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey as ransomware group posts samples→