A ransomware attack on a medical practice management services firm that included the possible "removal" of files containing patient information is among the latest security incidents involving similar third-party vendors.
The Desorden hacker group, previously known for its exploits against computer giant Acer and a Singaporean employment agency, has now targeted Thai luxury hotel chain Centara Hotels & Resorts. The group claims to have stolen 400GB of data from the hotel chain's network.
North Korean advanced persistent threat group Lazarus - aka Hidden Cobra - is developing supply chain attack capabilities using its multiplatform malware framework, MATA, for cyberespionage goals, according to researchers from Kaspersky.
CISA announced that Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman will be the agency's senior election security lead. She will become a top security official within the Biden administration, inheriting a role that has garnered public attention following interference in 2016 and fraud claims in 2020.
As vice president of Red Team Services at CyberArk, Shay Nahari has an up-close view of an enterprise's soft defenses. He sees adversaries attack workforce users and compromise credentials. The lines between identity and privilege are colliding. More than ever, Nahari says, context matters.
Singapore healthcare firm Fullerton Health confirms that a data breach in the server of its vendor partner Agape Connecting People was responsible for the leak of 400,000 user accounts. The incident marks the fourth major data breach incident involving third-party vendors in Singapore this year.
Telecom company Voipfone has come under a severe "extortion-based" DDoS attack from foreign entities, according to a tweet by the U.K.-based company. The attack is likely a continuation of the one observed on Thursday, although the company stated that all its systems remained operational.
The U.S. Department of State will create a Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, led by a Senate-confirmed ambassador-at-large, to advance its cybersecurity diplomacy efforts, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The move is a response to a challenging global threat landscape.
Where is cryptocurrency being adopted most broadly? Where are scams emerging, and where is there growing grassroots support? These are among the questions answered by the Chainalysis 2021 Global Cryptocurrency Adoption report. Researcher Kimberly Grauer shares findings and analysis.
An attack on systems that govern fuel subsidies in Iran reportedly hit all fuel stations and left many of the country’s citizens without gas for hours. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting says that a cyberattack caused widespread disruption to the country's fuel distribution network.
Will the notorious ransomware operation known as REvil, aka Sodinokibi, reboot yet again after someone apparently messed with its infrastructure? Experts suggest that the operation's brand is burned, and administrators will launch a new group. Many affiliates, meanwhile, already work with multiple groups.
As the workplace quickly evolves, people are working from everywhere and accessing data from anywhere. Suddenly CISOs must manage not just external threats, but countless risks from within which always prove more elusive and harder to detect or prevent than traditional external ones. While the most common insider...
International law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced that some 150 suspects have been arrested globally for buying or selling illegal goods, following a 10-month sting operation, code name "Operation DarkHunTOR," targeting the dark web.
In preparation for the relaunch of ISMG’s education platform, CyberEd.io, Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Brian Barnier, who is designing a course on critical thinking and design thinking, discuss the need for reorienting toward systems thinking in cybersecurity.
The operators behind Groove ransomware are calling on other extortion gangs to join forces to attack the U.S. public sector, according to chatter seen on underground forums, reports malware research organization vx-underground, citing a blog posted by the gang on a Russian site.
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