The White House was working closely with top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday (9 May) to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network supplying populous eastern states. The attack is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes reported and has prompted…
Four individuals behind a “bulletproof hosting” site have pleaded guilty to US racketeering charges, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced. The service, designed to accommodate criminal activities and help clients evade detection, was founded by Russians Aleksandr Grichishkin and Andrei Skvortsov. The other two parties are Lithuanian Aleksandr Skorodumov and Estonian Pavel Stassi, who…
Last month, top executives from Amazon, Microsoft, Cisco, FireEye and dozens of other firms joined the Justice Department in delivering an 81-page report calling for an international coalition to combat ransomware. Leading the effort inside the Justice Department are Lisa Monaco, the deputy attorney general, and John Carlin, who led the agency’s national security division…
WASHINGTON — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel across the East Coast after a ransomware attack, the White House says. The government is planning for various scenarios and working with state and local authorities on measures to mitigate any potential supply issues, officials said…
Four Eastern European nationals face 20 years in prison for Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) charges after pleading guilty to providing bulletproof hosting services between 2008 and 2015, which were used by cybercriminals to distribute malware to financial entities across the U.S.The individuals, Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, and Andrei Skvortsov, 34, of Russia; Aleksandr
Covid vaccines are less effective against the variant of the virus identified in India, research has shown. But they would still prevent very seriously illness, University of Cambridge microbiologist Prof Ravindra Gupta said. He told BBC World News: “The virus can potentially infect people who have already been vaccinated, albeit with reduced severity – so…
HOUSTON — The operator of the largest petroleum pipeline between Texas and New York, which was shut down after a ransomware attack, declined on Sunday to say when it would reopen, raising concerns about a critical piece of infrastructure that carries nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supplies. While the shutdown has so far…
Cyber operatives affiliated with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have switched up their tactics in response to previous public disclosures of their attack methods, according to a new advisory jointly published by intelligence agencies from the U.K. and U.S. Friday. “SVR cyber operators appear to have reacted […] by changing their TTPs in an…
A ransomware attack on the US Colonial Pipeline was not a surprise, as experts have been warning of increased attacks, Oxford Information Labs chief executive Emily Taylor has said. She told BBC World News: “Experts have been warning about increased rates of ransomware attacks and also the vulnerability of critical infrastructure such as this pipeline…
Amidst the pandemic overwhelming the capacity of many hospital systems, malicious hackers have been quick to target healthcare providers and medical agencies. These cyber-attacks have hit both the United States and Europe in recent months, serving as a reminder for organizations to closely review their information security posture during these times of uncertainty. Despite certain…
