Russian intelligence services are collaborating with notorious ransomware groups in a bid to compromise US government affiliated organisations, a new research from cybersecurity firm Analyst1 has claimed. The report states that two Russian intelligence bureaus – the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and the Federal Security Service (FSB) – worked with individuals from multiple cybercrime gangs…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that Pearson, a British multinational educational publishing and services company, has settled charges of mishandling the disclosure process for a 2018 data breach discovered in March 2019. Pearson agreed to pay a $1 million civil money penalty to settle charges “without admitting or denying the findings”…
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Attackers Claim They Stole 36 Million Unique Customer Records Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • August 17, 2021 T-Mobile’s Times Square store in New York City (Photo: T-Mobile) T-Mobile USA on Monday confirmed that its computer systems were illegally accessed, following reports of an apparent intrusion. But the Bellevue,…
According to a press release, Memorial Health System experienced an information technology security incident in the early morning hours Sunday. User access to information technology applications has been suspended. The hospital has implemented extensive information technology security protocols and is working diligently with security partners to restore information operations as quickly as possible….
Taiwanese chip designer Realtek is warning of four security vulnerabilities in three software development kits (SDKs) accompanying its WiFi modules, which are used in almost 200 IoT devices made by at least 65 vendors. The flaws, which affect Realtek SDK v2.x, Realtek “Jungle” SDK v3.0/v3.1/v3.2/v3.4.x/v3.4T/v3.4T-CT, and Realtek “Luna” SDK up to version 1.3.2, could be…
Maintaining an ongoing military presence in Afghanistan was not in the United States’ national security interests, Biden said. “I’m now the fourth American president to preside over war in Afghanistan – two Democrats and two Republicans,” Biden said. “I will not pass this responsibility onto a fifth President.” He said that America’s strategic rivals such…
Texts purporting to be from parcel and delivery companies are the most prevalent form of ‘smishing’ scams, according to new data provided to UK Finance by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. The data showed that over two-thirds (67.4%) of all UK texts reported as spam to the NCSC’s 7726 text messaging system, operated by Proofpoint, during the 30…
Russian intelligence officers collaborated with ransomware criminals in a bid to breach US government organizations, a new report from cybersecurity firm Analyst1 claims. The report states that two specific Russian intelligence bureaus, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), colluded with individuals from “multiple cybercriminal organizations” to develop and utilize custom malware targeted at compromising…
Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare Hospitals Diverting ER Patients to Other Area Facilities Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 16, 2021 Marietta Memorial Hospital is among three Memorial Health System facilities affected by cyber incident Memorial Health System in Ohio is the latest healthcare entity hit with an apparent…
Pearson, a London-based publishing and education giant that provides software to schools and universities has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data breach resulting in the theft of millions of student records. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement on Monday after the agency found…
