Daily Cyber Brief
New and old ransomware groups cause havoc globally, severed fiber lines impact internet connectivity, and "Furball" Android spyware receives an update...
Cybersecurity
Singapore has created a new task force to help businesses and research and educational institutions defend against an increased number of ransomware attacks. The Counter Ransomware Task Force (CRTF), in particular, will focus on protecting those entities that may…
A Russian-speaking ransomware group dubbed OldGremlin has been attributed to 16 malicious campaigns aimed at entities operating in the transcontinental Eurasian nation over the course of two and a half years The group's victims include companies in sectors such as…
A major Internet cable in the South of France was severed yesterday at 20:30 UTC, impacting subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia, and the United States and causing data packet losses and increased website response latency. Cloud security company Zscaler reports that…
A hospital network in Wisconsin and Illinois fears visitor tracking code on its websites may have transmitted personal information on as many as 3 million patients to Meta, Google, and other third parties. Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) reported the potential breach to the US…
Cloud storage misconfigurations of the sort that Microsoft disclosed late yesterday continue to be a major contributor to data breaches. Microsoft Security Response Center said in a post that information shared by prospective clients with the company in recent years potentially…
A new version of the Ursnif malware (a.k.a. Gozi) emerged as a generic backdoor, stripped of its typical banking trojan functionality. This change could indicate that the operators of the new version are focusing on distributing ransomware. Codenamed “LDR4,” the new variant…
On October 10, 2022, there were 576,562 LinkedIn accounts that listed their current employer as Apple Inc. The next day, half of those profiles no longer existed. A similarly dramatic drop in the number of LinkedIn profiles claiming employment at…
Ransomware has grown by 466% since 2019 and is increasingly being used as a precursor to physical war. The findings come from Ivanti's Ransomware Index Report Q2–Q3 2022, which the company shared with Infosecurity earlier today. The data also shows ransomware groups…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) unveiled new cybersecurity regulations for passenger and freight railroad carriers this week, expanding its list of critical infrastructure industries given specific guidelines for how to protect their…
A new version of the 'FurBall' Android spyware has been found targeting Iranian citizens in mobile surveillance campaigns conducted by the Domestic Kitten hacking group, also known as APT-C-50. The spyware is deployed in a mass-surveillance operation…