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Black Basta ransomware group’s techniques evolve, as FBI issues new warning in wake of hospital attack
Security agencies in the United States have issued a new warning about the Black Basta ransomware group, in the wake of a high-profile attack against the healthcare giant Ascension. The cyber attack last week forced the Ascension computer systems offline, and caused some hospital emergency departments to turn away ambulances “in order to ensure emergency…
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How DDR Can Bolster Your Security Posture
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Hackers Use DNS Tunneling to Scan and Track Victims
Palo Alto Networks warns threat actors are using DNS tunneling techniques to probe for network vulnerabilities Read More
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FCC Names and Shames First Robocall Threat Actor
In a first, the FCC has designated “Royal Tiger” as a malicious robocall threat group Read More
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Prison for cybersecurity expert selling private videos from inside 400,000 homes
A Korean cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for illegally accessing and distributing private photos and videos from vulnerable “wallpad” cameras in 400,000 private households. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Critical Vulnerabilities in Cinterion Modems Exposed
The flaws include CVE-2023-47610, a security weakness within the modem’s SUPL message handlers Read More
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Mallox Ransomware Deployed Via MS-SQL Honeypot Attack
Analyzing Mallox samples, Sekoia identified two distinct affiliates using different approaches Read More
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How to Stop Phone Spoofing
From impersonating police officers in Pennsylvania to employees of the City of San Antonio, scammers have been impersonating officials nationwide in order to scam people. A nurse in New York even lost her life savings to a spoofing scam. Phone spoofing is a technique used by callers to disguise their true identity and phone number…
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Ascension Ransomware Attack Diverts Ambulances, Delays Appointments
A ransomware attack on US private healthcare provider Ascension has disrupted patient care, with several hospitals currently on diversion Read More
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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?
Last week, the United States joined the U.K. and Australia in sanctioning and charging a Russian man named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader of the infamous LockBit ransomware group. LockBit’s leader “LockBitSupp” claims the feds named the wrong guy, saying the charges don’t explain how they connected him to Khoroshev. This post examines the…