Collaborate Disseminate
This was predictable, but it’s also a damned shame. Alexandra Kelley and David DiMolfetta report: Jen Easterly, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s stalwart champion and a figurehead among cybersecurity and intelligence commun… Continue reading CISA Director Jen Easterly to depart on Inauguration Day
Jamie Tarabay reports: The Biden administration plans to support a controversial cybercrime treaty at the United Nations this week despite concerns that it could be misused by authoritarian regimes, according to senior government officials. The agreeme… Continue reading Biden Administration to Support Controversial UN Cyber Treaty
Michael Kan reports: Have I Been Pwned has long been one of the most useful ways to learn if your personal information was exposed in a hack. But a new site offers its own powerful tool to help you check if your data has been leaked to cybercriminals. … Continue reading DataBreach.com Emerges as Alternative to HaveIBeenPwned
HHS OCR announced a second ransomware investigation settlement today. This one involved Bryan County Ambulance Authority (BCAA), a provider of emergency medical services in Oklahoma. The Bryan County Ambulance Authority breach occurred in November 202… Continue reading HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $90,000
Reuters reports: The Russian Foreign Ministry was targeted by a severe cyber attack on Wednesday, coinciding with the major BRICS summit taking place in the country, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Earlier Zakharova said that the ministry had been t… Continue reading Russia says ‘unprecedented’ cyber attack hits foreign ministry amid BRICS summit
Matt L. Hall reports: Hackers have again created havoc with the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine, just one day after the site reported it had been restored. While Archive-It and the Internet Archive blog are still up, currently, the rest of IA’… Continue reading Hackers Disable Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine Once Again
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois, June 14: CHICAGO — Two men have been charged in federal court in Chicago with operating “Empire Market,” a dark web marketplace that enabled users to anonymously buy and sell more than $430 m… Continue reading Owners of “Empire Market” Charged in Chicago With Operating $430 Million Dark Web Marketplace
Brian Krebs reports: A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider, a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio, LastPass, DoorDash, Mailchimp, and nearly 130 other organiz… Continue reading Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested
May 30, 2024 HC3: Analyst Note TLP:CLEAR Report: 20240530120 Executive Summary A Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is a type of cyber attack in which an attacker uses multiple systems, often referred to as a botnet, to send a high volume of t… Continue reading HC3: Analyst Note: Healthcare Sector DDoS Guide
Marco A. De Felice (aka @amvinfe) writes: Embargo is yet another ransomware group emerging in the digital extortion landscape, a group that some industry analysts compare to the much more well-known Alphv group. However, programming similarities do not… Continue reading Never heard of the Embargo ransomware group? SuspectFile provides some insight.