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Background Microsoft has reported multiple exploits being used to attack on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server in limited and targeted attacks. In the attacks observed, the threat actor used these vulnerabilities to access on-premises Exchange servers which enabled access to email accounts, and allowed installation of additional malware to facilitate long-term access to victim environments….
Ireland’s health service, the HSE, says they are refusing to pay a $20 million ransom demand to the Conti ransomware gang after the hackers encrypted computers and disrupted health care in the country. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), the country’s publicly funded healthcare system, shut down all of their IT systems on Friday after suffering a…
Beijing has furiously accused NATO of ‘exaggerating “China threat theory” and artificially creating confrontations’ after the Western alliance vowed to take on the country for the first time on Monday. NATO leaders said they would work together to counter the ‘systemic challenges’ posed by Beijing’s policies, as US President Joe Biden renewed Washington’s transatlantic ties at his…
Governance & Risk Management , Network Detection & Response , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Both Firms Buy Two Cybersecurity Companies Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 27, 2021 Brisk M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector continues. Among the latest moves: Deloitte and Sophos each have announced two acquisitions See Also: An All-in-One Vulnerability…
Cybercrime , Forensics , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Prodaft: APT Group Uses ‘Unprecedented Malware Detection Sandbox’ Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • March 22, 2021 SolarWinds attack timeline (Source: Prodaft) Swiss cybersecurity firm Prodaft says it has accessed several servers used by an advanced persistent threat group tied to the SolarWinds supply chain attack. These…
Governance & Risk Management , Incident & Breach Response , IT Risk Management Department Recently Received a ‘D’ Grade for Its Cybersecurity Defenses Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • August 23, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken briefing reporters earlier this month (Source: State Department) The U.S. State Department reportedly recently sustained a cyber incident…
