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BOSTON — The Florida company whose software was exploited in the devastating Fourth of July weekend ransomware attack, Kaseya, has received a universal key that will decrypt all of the more than 1,000 businesses and public organizations crippled in the global incident. Kaseya spokeswoman Dana Liedholm would not say Thursday how the key was obtained…

TSA tightens cyber rules for pipelines By Adam Mazmanian Jul 21, 2021 A new directive issued by the Transportation Security Administration requires fuel pipeline operators to institute mitigation and recovery measures to protect against ransomware attacks and other known cybersecurity threats. This is the second directive issued by TSA in the wake of…

Security researchers at Check Point Research (CPR) on Wednesday disclosed a new strain of cross-platform malware that steals sensitive information from Apple’s macOS users. The malware identified as “XLoader” is currently being is distributed in the form of malware-as-a-service (MaaS) on the dark web forum as a botnet loader service for as low as $49,…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response , Ransomware Extortionists Demand $50 Million – Payable in Monero Cryptocurrency – From Oil Giant Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • July 22, 2021     Saudi Aramco’s gas processing plant in Khursaniyah, Saudi Arabia (Photo: Saudi Aramco) Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil and natural…

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of ongoing investigations into how NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware is allegedly being used to spy on dissidents, journalists, political rivals, business leaders and even heads of state – and a discussion of whether the business model should be banned. In this report, you’ll hear…