Cybercrime , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Email Security & Protection Window Closing to Secure Small Organizations from Ransomware Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • March 10, 2021 Computer security researchers have acquired an enormous list of compromised email servers from the perpetrators of the mass Microsoft Exchange compromises – a lucky but not uncommon…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Legislation & Litigation Proposal Comes as SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange Hacks Are Investigated Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • March 9, 2021 Reps. Colin Allred (left) and Jack Bergman support the legislation. Legislation introduced in the House would allow U.S. citizens to file lawsuits against foreign…
Famed anti-virus pioneer John McAfee has been indicted on charges of cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering and more. The 75-year-old, who is in Spain awaiting extradition to the US for tax evasion, is accused of conspiring with executive advisor Jimmy Watson and others on two fraud schemes running from December 2017-October 2018. The first was a…
The European Banking Authority (EBA) on Monday said it had been a victim of a cyberattack targeting its Microsoft Exchange Servers, forcing it to take its email systems offline as a precautionary measure temporarily.“As the vulnerability is related to the EBA’s email servers, access to personal data through emails held on that servers may have…
Cybercrime as-a-service , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Endpoint Security ‘The Most Widely Successful Wormable Malware Becomes Almost a Permanent Hangover’ Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 9, 2021 WannaCry’s ransom note Where were you on May 12, 2017? For many cybersecurity professionals, the answer is “trying to contain the fallout from WannaCry,”…
QNAP storage devices hijacked by UnityMiner cryptocurrency malware | IT Security News 9. March 2021 Early last week researchers at 360Netlab received reports that QNAP NAS devices were being targetted by a new form of attacks. QNAP is a Taiwanese manufacturer of hardware, including network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Internet of Things (IoT) and NAS devices…
In 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that the DoD routinely found cyber vulnerabilities late in the development process, and despite efforts to address the problem, the DoD still has room for improvement. Even as there has been more cybersecurity testing during development than with past acquisition programs, the DoD still needs to improve…
After SITA gave an official statement last Thursday affirming it had been the subject of a sophisticated cyberattack, more airlines affirmed they had been directly influenced. It seems the SITA security breach affected all carrier members of Star Alliance and the One World alliance. In a statement, SITA representative Edna Ayme-Yahil declined to say…
Defense Vague contract language hampers cybersecurity for weapons systems, GAO says By Lauren C. Williams Mar 08, 2021 The cybersecurity of the Defense Department’s weapons systems may hinge on clear contract requirements, according to a recent report. The Government Accountability Office found that missing or vague cybersecurity requirements in acquisitions contracts for…
The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Scotland is fending off “an ongoing cyber incident” that has shut down its campuses. In a message to students and staff yesterday afternoon, the institution, which spans 13 locations across the northernmost part of the UK, warned that “most services” – including its Brightspace virtual learning…
