Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Social Media Account Used to Spread Links to Commercial Spyware Malware Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • October 11, 2023 Image: Shutterstock Amnesty International says the Vietnamese government is likely behind a wave of attempted Predator spyware infections against targets including members of […]
Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Litigation Filed Days After Alphv/BlackCat Claimed to Have Stolen Data of 2.5 Million Patients Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 10, 2023 McLaren Health Care faces at least three proposed federal class action lawsuits so far in the aftermath of a […]
Oct 09, 2023NewsroomBotnet / Cyber Threat An ad fraud botnet dubbed PEACHPIT leveraged an army of hundreds of thousands of Android and iOS devices to generate illicit profits for the threat actors behind the scheme. The botnet is part of a larger China-based operation codenamed BADBOX, which also entails selling off-brand mobile and connected TV […]
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Geo Focus: Asia Nation-State Attacks on Defense Manufacturers Rising Since November 2022 Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • October 4, 2023 A Daewoo shipyard in the city of Geoje in South Korea (Image: Shutterstock) South Korean national intelligence has sounded alarms about North Korean hackers […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific Continued Operation of 3 Connecticut Hospitals Now in Question Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 2, 2023 Waterbury Hospital is one of three Prospect Medical Holdings hospitals in Connecticut facing serious financial struggles worsened by an August cyberattack. (Image: Waterbury Hospital) An August cyberattack […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Proposed Class Action Claim Against Amerita Linked to Larger PharMerica Breach Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 28, 2023 Image: Shutterstock Specialty infusion company Amerita is facing a proposed federal class action lawsuit in the wake of a March cyberattack on its […]
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Russian Hackers Target Energy, Law Enforcement Sectors Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • September 26, 2023 The 30th Prince Konstanty Ostrogski Mechanized Brigade training in February 2022 (Image: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) Ukrainian cyber defenders are girding for an onslaught of cyberattacks against energy and […]
Cyber Insurance , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management No Word Yet on Hospital Chain’s Cyber Insurance Claim, Multiple Lawsuits Pending Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 25, 2023 Image: CommonSpirit Chicago-based CommonSpirit is still waiting to hear back on its insurance claim for an October 2022 ransomware attack, but […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response 2,050 Organizations Affected After Data Stolen From Secure File-Sharing Software Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • September 25, 2023 Image: Shutterstock The count of organizations affected by the Clop ransomware group’s most recent mass targeting of secure file transfer software doubled last week. […]