Cybersecurity

Feds seize $1.4 million of tech support scam proceeds with the help of crypto firm

The cryptocurrency company Tether seized $1.4 million on behalf of U.S. law enforcement investigating a tech support scam targeting elderly citizens, the company announced Tuesday — as it attempts to burnish its reputation amid accusations that its USDT coin is the currency of choice for online fraudsters. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District […]

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UN experts investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at about $3 billion

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction. And the high volume of cyberattacks by North Korean hacking groups who report to the […]

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MongoDB Suffers Security Breach, Exposing Customer Data

Dec 17, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Security MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it’s actively investigating a security incident that has led to unauthorized access to “certain” corporate systems, resulting in the exposure of customer account metadata and contact information. The American database software company said it first detected anomalous activity on December 13, 2023, and that […]

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Payments processor Tipalti investigating ransomware attack

Dive Brief: Accounts payable software vendor Tipalti said it’s investigating a ransomware attack that prolific threat group AlphV claimed responsibility for on Saturday.  “Over the past weekend, a ransomware group claimed that they allegedly gained access to confidential information belonging to Tipalti and its customers,” Tipalti said in a Monday post on X, the social […]

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IMPERIAL KITTEN Deploys Novel Malware Families

CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations has been investigating a series of cyberattacks and strategic web compromise (SWC) operations targeting organizations in the transportation, logistics and technology sectors that occurred in October 2023. Based on a detailed examination of the malicious tooling used in these attacks, along with additional reporting and industry reports, CrowdStrike Intelligence attributes this […]

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Portneuf Medical Center latest in a string of cyberattacks – East Idaho News

POCATELLO — Portneuf Medical Center is investigating a possible security breach that has the hospital’s emergency room on divert status. Administrators learned of the issue on Thursday, according to Mary Keating, spokesperson for Portneuf Medical Center. “We became aware of a network outage due to a potential security incident that is affecting Portneuf Medical Center,” […]