The White House Is Deciding Whether to Support a Bureau of Cyber Statistics

Breach Notification , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service 40 Million Credit Applications Also Stolen; Social Security Numbers Exposed Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 18, 2021     T-Mobile’s store in Times Square, New York (Photo: T-Mobile) T-Mobile USA has confirmed that its systems were breached and that investigators have found that details for 8.6 million…

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…

In a press release, the US Department of Justice declared it had charged a Latvian woman for her part in reportedly creating and deploying the Trickbot malware, which infected millions of devices, targeting schools, healthcare institutions, public utilities, and governments. The agency claims that Alla Witte was part of a criminal organization known as the…

NGA Picks Four States for Academy on Cybersecurity PolicyFour states have been chosen by the National Governors Association (NGA) for its 2021 Policy Academy to Advance Whole-of-State Cybersecurity. Kansas, Missouri, Montana, and Washington have all been selected by the NGA Center for Best Practices to work directly with the NGA on cybersecurity governance, workforce development, and government partnership…

Federal agencies are warning of potential ransomware attacks targeted at U.S. organizations ahead of Labor Day weekend following cyberattacks during previous holidays this year.  The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday issued an alert outlining their concerns, noting that while there was no intelligence around specific threats, other holiday weekends…

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of a spike in sextortion attacks since the beginning of 2021 that caused $8M losses. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning of a significant increase in sextortion complaints since the beginning of 2021. In a sextortion attack, threat actors threaten to distribute the victims…