Cybersecurity

New Guidance Urges US Water Sector to Boost Cyber Resilience

Critical Infrastructure Security CISA, EPA and FBI Warn of Increased Cyberthreats Targeting US Water Systems Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 19, 2024     CISA, the EPA and the FBI urged water sector officials to bolster cyber defenses in guidance published on Thursday. (Image: Shutterstock) The water and wastewater sector is grappling with cybersecurity challenges […]

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CISA’s 1,200 pre-ransomware alerts saved organizations millions in damages

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s pre-ransomware notification initiative, which aims to reduce risk by alerting organizations of early-stage ransomware activity, resulted in more than 1,200 pre-ransomware notifications in 2023.  The federal agency’s effort had […]

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NS-STEALER Uses Discord Bots to Exfiltrate Your Secrets from Popular Browsers

Jan 22, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Cyber Threat Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Java-based “sophisticated” information stealer that uses a Discord bot to exfiltrate sensitive data from compromised hosts. The malware, named NS-STEALER, is propagated via ZIP archives masquerading as cracked software, Trellix security researcher Gurumoorthi Ramanathan said in an analysis published last week. The […]

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LockBit gang claims the attack on the sandwich chain Subway

LockBit ransomware gang claims the attack on the sandwich chain Subway Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2024 The LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Subway, the American multinational fast food restaurant franchise.  Subway IP LLC is an American multinational fast-food restaurant franchise that specializes in submarine sandwiches (subs), wraps, salads, and drinks. The Lockbit ransomware group added […]

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Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release

Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2024 Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the admin of the BreachForums hacking forum, has been sentenced to 20 years supervised release. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the admin of the BreachForums hacking forum, was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release. In July, […]